# Desktop colour

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148 "2001-11-30T17:00:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148/1 "2001-11-30T17:00:39Z")

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i have Windows Me and it has a nice blue colour for the background to the desktop. my dad has W98SE and he is jealous cos his desktop is a bit of a cruddy dull bluey green colour.

is there any way of changing his to same colour as mine?

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148/2 "2001-11-30T17:06:16Z")

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Do you mean the actual plain old desktop colour or the pattern/image shown?

Right-click on the desktop and select **Properties**. You can select a new pattern or background image from the **Background** tab. If you want to change the colour, click the **Appearance** tab. Select _Desktop_ from the **Item** pull-down menu. Change the colour using the colour button/drop-down list.

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**Author:** ![Syzygy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Syzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syzygy)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148/3 "2001-11-30T17:07:39Z")

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Well, if you have paint programs on each PC, open up your wallpaper, use the dropper tool, and copy the R,G and B numbers. Then, create a new wallpaper with those values. Or, just convert your wallpaper to a jpg, put it on a disk, and put it into your dad’s c:/windows folder, after converting it back into a bitmap (.bmp).

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**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148/4 "2001-11-30T17:11:15Z")

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i mean the plain old desktop colour.

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**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148/5 "2001-11-30T17:17:03Z")

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cool i’ve done it. thanks for the help guys he’ll be chuffed.

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**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148/6 "2001-11-30T17:22:57Z")

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btw if you have W98 or 95 or whatever and want the sexy WME colour here it is:

Hue: 140, Sat: 120, Lum: 105  
Red: 56, Green: 112, Blue 168

anyone know the WXP colour?

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**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-colour/96148/7 "2001-11-30T19:24:30Z")

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hello anyone with XP gonna spare a second of their time?