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Asked: 2026-05-13T07:23:18+00:00

Okay here is a softball beginner WPF question. By default the background of the

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Okay here is a softball beginner WPF question.

By default the background of the window is white. I’m trying to hack in an error reporting form and I want to emulate the more standard windows look and feel.

Any easy way to grab the default color for the background?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Using the SystemColors class and specifically the WindowColor property. When using xaml it is better to use DynamicResources and therefore use the …Key properties. That way your application changes in the fly when the user changes the color in Windows. 

    <Window>
  <Window.Background>
    <SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowColorKey}}">
    </SolidColorBrush>
  </Window.Background>
</Window>

    Using the …BrushKey properties makes it easier to use when in need of a brush

    <Window Background="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}">
</Window>

    PS: WPF Windows should already have the correct color by default

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