How to Change Button Face Color in Windows 10


The button face color is the cell color used in classic Win32 system windows, dialogs, and property pages in Windows 10

The button face color is light gray by default.

This tutorial will show you how to change the button face color used for your account in Windows 10.

The button face color you set will only be applied to your current theme. If you change your theme, it will also change the button face color to what is set or saved for the selected theme.


EXAMPLE: Button face color when changed to "dark gray"

These are some of the system windows, dialogs, and property pages I found the button face color change in so far. Please feel free to post a screenshot here of other items you notice the button face color change in.

Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_date_and_time.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_mouse_properties.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_properties_page.png
Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_gpedit-1.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_gpedit-2.png
Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_hyper-v.jpg Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_mspaint.jpg
Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_open.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_save_as.png
Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_secpol-1.jpg Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_secpol-2.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_run.png
Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_power_options.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_notepad.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_users_and_groups.png
Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_registry_editor.png Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-button_face_hyper-v.jpg



Here's How:

1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors

Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-change_button_face_color-1.png

3. In the right pane of the Colors key, double click/tap on the ButtonFace string value to modify it. (see screenshot above)

4. Enter the 3 Red Green Blue (ex: 140 140 140) numbers (see tip box below) for the color (ex: dark gray) you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

The default RGB value is 240 240 240 for the color light gray.

Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-change_button_face_color-2.png

Tip   Tip
To find out the Red Green Blue (RGB) numbers for the custom color you want:

A) Open Paint (mspaint.exe).

B) Click/tap on the Edit colors button in the Home tab.

C) Select a color, and adjust the color to what you want.

D) The Red Green Blue numbers for the color will be at the bottom right corner of the Edit Colors dialog.

E) When finished, you can close Edit Colors and Paint.

Change Button Face Color in Windows 10-rgb_in_paint.jpg

5. Close Registry Editor.

6. Sign out and sign in to apply.

7. You may need to repeat this tutorial until you find a button face color that looks good to you.


That's it,
Shawn


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