Colors

Overview of colors.

Color is integral to achieving the fresh, friendly, and simple experience of Microsoft® Windows® XP. The Windows XP look is characterized by blue complemented with red, amber, and green. Gradients, glows, and textures give life and dimension to Windows XP colors. Color helps guide users through their experience. For example, the red Close button helps improve discoverability of how to close a window.

The tables below provides a sample of the colors that Windows XP uses. Because the look uses many gradients, Microsoft recommends that you refer to the actual user interface to see the range of color values.

The following table shows the basic colors that Windows XP uses.

The following table shows the control colors that Windows XP uses.