Language Reference - System Colour Constants
The following system constants may be used in the method language
| Constant | Value |
| ColourScrollbar | Scroll bar grey area |
| ColourDesktop | Desktop colour |
| ColourActiveCaption | Active window title bar. (Specifies the left side colour in the colour gradient of an active window's title bar if the gradient effect is enabled) |
| ColourInactiveCaption | Inactive title bar. (Specifies the left side colour in the colour gradient of an inactive window's title bar if the gradient effect is enabled) |
| ColourMenu | Menu colour |
| ColourWindow | Window background colour |
| ColourWindowFrame | Window frame colour |
| ColourMenuText | Text in menus |
| ColourWindowText | Text in windows |
| ColourCaptionText | Text in caption, size box and scroll bar arrow box |
| ColourActiveBorder | Active window border |
| ColourAppWorkspace | Background colour of multiple document interface (MDI) applications |
| ColourHighlight | Item(s) selected in a control |
| ColourHighlightText | Text of items selected in a control |
| ColourBtnFace | Face colour for three-dimensional display elements |
| Colour3Dshadow | Shadow colour for three-dimensional display elements (for edges facing away from the light source) |
| ColourGreyText | Greyed (disabled) text. This colour is set to 0 if the current display driver does not support a solid grey colour |
| ColourBtnText | Text on push buttons. Also used as the background colour for any dialog with a normally light grey background |
| ColourInactiveCaptionText | Colour of text in an inactive caption |
| Colour3Dhightlight | Highlight colour for three-dimensional display elements (for edges facing the light source) |
| Colour3DdkShadow | Dark shadow for three-dimensional display elements/td>
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| Colour3Dlight | Light colour for three-dimensional display elements (for edges facing the light source) |
| ColourInfoText | Text colour for tool tip controls |
| ColourInfoBK | Background colour for tool tip controls |
| ColourTransparentSpecial | Colour used by Equinox to indicate that the background should show through |