---
title: "Desktop Colors"
description: "Archive of every solid desktop background colour shipped by classic operating systems: 194 colours across 22 platforms, 1985 to 2024."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/desktop-colors-vg-2006"
category: "Design Tools & Generators"
subcategory: "Color"
license: "free"
author: "vlow"
source: "https://desktopcolors.com"
---

# Desktop Colors
Archive of every solid desktop background colour shipped by classic operating systems: 194 colours across 22 platforms, 1985 to 2024.
## Facts
- Source: https://desktopcolors.com
- Category: Design Tools & Generators / Color
- Author: vlow
- Licence: free
- Tags: color, palette, retro, archive, os-design
## Why it's a gem
Obsessive colour archaeology; a real reference palette nobody else has assembled.
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/desktop-colors-vg-2006 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/desktop-colors-vg-2006