Start+Theme Accent Color

[Madam ImAdam]

Just thought I'd post this (new to me) discovery regarding how useful the accent color Red is. I had been using cyan or teal since picking up my phone in 2013, because these accent colors matched my tiles and background images aesthetically. However, i just tried out the red accent and think it is much better and more useful/functional in practice when navigating web pages, highlighting text, inputting data in text fields, using the swype keyboard, etc.; it makes all of these tasks easier because of the greater visibility and contrast. (I cant figure out how to take a screen grab of the visibility benefits in action when texting).

Cheers!

 

[JunIzNumbah1]

I use pink just because I hate looking at the same colors on every device

 

[Nahuel 1988]

I use orange because it matches my phone's flip cover!

 

[vineet_vpns12]

I use orange because its my favorite color.

 

[emperor_skull]

I use cobalt

 

[DieFrische]

I use lime and sometimes yellow or amber

 

[RumoredNow]

I have been using Yellow as it matches my phone's body... However, it is gard to see in certain instances.

Red would make a lot more sense. Nice Tip.

 

[daveey]

...(I cant figure out how to take a screen grab of the visibility benefits in action when texting).

Definitely takes two hands!!!

 

[CapoFantasma97]

I use steel color. Love it, is perfect with dark theme and my tiles background (greyscale using polyscreen).

Someone complains that it's difficult to see the difference between the read/unread and things like that because find the grey tones used too similar to each other... Well, in my opinion that's not true, I can tell the difference perfectly.

 

[GoodThings2Life]

Close... I use Crimson, although I'll go with Orange once my 930 arrives.

 

[GoodThings2Life]

I use steel color. Love it, is perfect with dark theme and my tiles background (greyscale using polyscreen).

Someone complains that it's difficult to see the difference between the read/unread and things like that because find the grey tones used too similar to each other... Well, in my opinion that's not true, I can tell the difference perfectly.

I love that accent, but yeah, readability was challenging at times. My bigger issue, though, was not matching anything else I used.

I have a red type cover for my surface and a red 1520, so I use crimson for tiles to give some variation.

If they made an orange type cover, I'd never pick another one, lol.

 

[SSgt Bruskowiz]

Normaly i use green.
But thx to some bright folk on XDA i can create my own theme color,
or any color i want.

 

[xconomicron]

Nice. // I also have been alternating between a few colors from the registry....

Accent Colors - Imgur

Dunno why MS has never given us a custom color picker before ... but one thing is for sure, it's nice to set my own colors for a change (since WP7 of course using custom ROMs).

 

[travis_valkyrie]

I remember back with WP7.5 testing, Teal was called Viridian, and there was a Nokia Blue (#1080DD 16 128 221) accent which was really nice.

 

[xconomicron]

I remember back with WP7.5 testing, Teal was called Viridian, and there was a Nokia Blue (#1080DD 16 128 221) accent which was really nice.

http://imgur.com/MNZzaZt

I believe this is it....

 

[GoodThings2Life]

Normaly i use green.
But thx to some bright folk on XDA i can create my own theme color,
or any color i want.

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Link to the XDA method of doing that?

 

[SSgt Bruskowiz]

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When i am in a good mood i write a step by step tutorial with downloadsection.

 

[ramyZgHR]

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When i am in a good mood i write a step by step tutorial with downloadsection.

Hope you'll soon get into good mode because I'd really like to try some new colors on my 930! Thanks mate!

 

[SSgt Bruskowiz]

I am on it, but it only works when your phone has a sd card.
At least for now.

 

[ramyZgHR]

I am on it, but it only works when your phone has a sd card.
At least for now.

Oh, I got it. Thanks anyway!