---
title: controlAccentColor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nscolor/controlaccentcolor
---

# controlAccentColor

The user’s current accent color preference.

## Declaration

```swift
class var controlAccentColor: NSColor { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion People set the accent color in the Appearance pane of System Settings. Don’t make assumptions about the color space associated with this color.

## See Also

### Control colors

- [controlColor](appkit/nscolor/controlcolor.md)
- [controlBackgroundColor](appkit/nscolor/controlbackgroundcolor.md)
- [controlTextColor](appkit/nscolor/controltextcolor.md)
- [disabledControlTextColor](appkit/nscolor/disabledcontroltextcolor.md)
- [currentControlTint](appkit/nscolor/currentcontroltint.md)
- [selectedControlColor](appkit/nscolor/selectedcontrolcolor.md)
- [selectedControlTextColor](appkit/nscolor/selectedcontroltextcolor.md)
- [alternateSelectedControlTextColor](appkit/nscolor/alternateselectedcontroltextcolor.md)
- [scrubberTexturedBackground](appkit/nscolor/scrubbertexturedbackground.md)