Windows 10: Custom Colors

Add up to 8 Custom Colors in Settings/Personalization/Colors with this Registry Script.





Copy the Code and Paste into Notepad and save as Accents.reg file
Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\0] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\0\Theme0] "Color"=dword:008cd4e0 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\0\Theme1] "Color"=dword:00996633 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\1] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\1\Theme0] "Color"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\1\Theme1] "Color"=dword:00ffffff [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\2] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\2\Theme0] "Color"=dword:004b3d20 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\2\Theme1] "Color"=dword:00839fa6 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\3] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\3\Theme0] "Color"=dword:002b3148 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents\3\Theme1] "Color"=dword:00a6ac6b[/quote] You'll need to add your own custom colors in BGR hexadecimal format behind each dword:
Example: This Blue is R-153, G-217, B-234 but you will enter it backwards into a RGB to Hex convertor:











and apply it for the proper spectrum color to show.

:)

 

Windows 10 Personalization will not let me change to the custom color

So I wanted to use a custom color and I searched Google, found the discussion with the tutorial for setting the custom color using the registry.

Set a custom RGB color in windows 10 for taskbar and start menu

Firstly, I did not have the custom color box because SpecialColor did not exist in the registry, so that was weird. I had to add it in (and did so exactly as it was shown in the tutorial). I can set the custom color just fine, but unfortunately selecting
the custom color box instead selects a different color (The standard shade of blue, to be precise). Selecting it again changes the check mark and outline so that the custom color box appears to be selected, but does not change the color and if I go to a different
setting and go back, blue is still selected. I'm not sure what is causing this, but I did note that the blue it selects is the color of the default Windows theme on Windows 10. Any way to fix this would be appreciated.

 

Background colour!

Have you looked at Settings, Personalization, Colors, Custom color?

 

More good info Edwin.
Thanks *Smile So will there be a limitation to the amount of entries?
It's so weird that they introduce this new "Settings" environment in Windows 10 knowing fully that these options are available to the environment but not give use all the options. This palette of colors could be smaller to give more room for more colors. IMO it's like a bunch of kindergardeners created this interface and forgot to add stuff. lol can't wait for windows ver 10.6832044492

 

Apparently the registry will only accept 8 additional entries! *Confused

You have to be careful of the colors you choose or you'll get some pretty 'pukey' looking colors in the immersive UI:

 

I thought I had seen this somewhere else but couldn't remember till last nite. In Winaerotweaker under Custom Accents it allows you choose random colors. Hope this helps.
*Smile

 

Done but they don't show up in:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Accents

or else