---
title: controlShadowColor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nscolor/controlshadowcolor
---

# controlShadowColor

The system color used for the shadows dropped from controls.

## Declaration

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

## Return Value

Return Value Of the two dark borders that run along the bottom and right of controls, representing shadows, the color of the inner, lighter border. For more information, see NSColor.

## See Also

### Deprecated colors

- [alternateSelectedControlColor](appkit/nscolor/alternateselectedcontrolcolor.md)
- [controlAlternatingRowBackgroundColors](appkit/nscolor/controlalternatingrowbackgroundcolors.md)
- [controlHighlightColor](appkit/nscolor/controlhighlightcolor.md)
- [controlLightHighlightColor](appkit/nscolor/controllighthighlightcolor.md)
- [controlDarkShadowColor](appkit/nscolor/controldarkshadowcolor.md)
- [headerColor](appkit/nscolor/headercolor.md)
- [knobColor](appkit/nscolor/knobcolor.md)
- [selectedKnobColor](appkit/nscolor/selectedknobcolor.md)
- [scrollBarColor](appkit/nscolor/scrollbarcolor.md)
- [secondarySelectedControlColor](appkit/nscolor/secondaryselectedcontrolcolor.md)
- [selectedMenuItemColor](appkit/nscolor/selectedmenuitemcolor.md)
- [windowFrameColor](appkit/nscolor/windowframecolor.md)