Colors

👉 XAML theme resources

Windows 10 themes ( "Light" , "Dark" , and "HighContrast" can be specified as a property of the Application element:

_App.xaml

RequestedTheme="Light"

Individual elements are colors by using markup extension resource dictionaries:

Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}"

Using the ThemeResource resource dictionary, you can use several colors tied to the accent color chosen by the user in Settings > Personalization > Colors:

• SystemControlHighlightAltListAccentHighBrush
• SystemControlHighlightAltListAccentMediumBrush
• SystemControlHighlightAltListAccentLowBrush

Dark theme

Light theme