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cmpm:
For w7 the defaults are in control panel-color management.

tomos:
^lol - I'm not laughing at you cmpm - I'm laughing because I introduced the comparision with Windows 7 which seems to be causing all kinds of problems (the 'actual' problem is in Vista Basic theme).

cathie - I did have a look at the basic theme here btw - you know my OS by now ;-) and it is as you describe (I mean I never doubted you, I just thought I could help, but the basic theme is, well, yes, very basic.)

cmpm:
no problem tomos
i am wondering about if changing anything in color management would help or hurt
i won't do it, i don't have enough knowledge i think

cathie28:
Mouser - still waiting to hear where in Vista Basic or Aero themes, SC gets the dark blue - gray for tool bars background.  Please tell me how to hack / skin it; make it selectable from prefs; change it to something that doesn't almost hide several icons.  I can't eat or sleep.  Spouse is threatening to leave if it's not changed.  :(

tomos - There's no drama (light hearted sarcasm) here & cmpm just missed a detail in reading the posts, like we all have.

Again - AFAICT - there are no colors used or displayed, in my setup of Vista Basic theme (or Aero) that match the color used for SC tool bars background.
ONLY using Windows Classic OR - Windows Standard Themes (nothing to do w/ Vista styles) allows selecting EXACT colors used in Active / Inactive title bar.  AND changing "3D Objects" color, that changes the SC tool bars color.  

However, Windows Classic & Standard themes are VERY plain & old fashioned looking.

* Users shouldn't be forced to use very old style, plain themes under Vista, to change dark SC tool bars color.
* I've not seen ANY other apps use such dark toolbar color, in ANY theme under Vista.  In Vista Basic or Aero themes, virtually all other apps' tool bars display a light gray or MUCH lighter blue gray (sometimes a gradient) - if not customizable.

* Some free, open source some apps' UI (toolbar etc.) use Vista Basic or Aero colors; Keepass Password Safe uses the color set for 3D Objects for its menu.  So it's possible to use other colors set in Vista Appearance & Settings for UI objects.

Testing of changing themes & overall theme color in Aero (orange, red, default, etc) AND Vista BASIC does NOT change SC's tool bars color (see screen shot).
 
Example:  BleachBit toolbar is about as dark as any apps get (besides SC):
 

cmpm:
I did not miss that your system is Vista.
W7 is all I have, so that's what I look at.

Here is a shot of my w7 SC toolbar.
It seems fine to me, but each person is unique.

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