

Select “Show accent color on the following surfaces” and tick one of the following or both – “Start, taskbar, and action center” or “Title bars and window borders”. Select surfaces to show the accent color on. To set a different color, click “Custom color”.Ĭlicking “Automatically pick an accent color from my background” allows Windows to select a suitable color based on your wallpaper. Choose color among suggested by clicking under “Recent colors” or “Windows colors”. There are four options to select it manually. The “Light” mode does not support the taskbar color change – any chosen color will appear grey.Īccent color applies to the “Start” button, taskbar, action center, title bars, and window borders. The “Custom” option provides a combination of any wallpaper and accent color. “Dark” does the job in darker settings, making buttons and apps black/dark grey. “Light” mode is basically a standard theme and is best suited for bright spaces, setting a white color for the start button, taskbar, action center, and most apps. Windows 10 offers “Light”, “Dark” and “Custom” color modes.

