Yes. The function is GetSysColor. Here is the syntax:

#DEFINE COLOR_BTNFACE 15
declare integer GetSysColor in "win32api" integer nIndex

lnvar = GetSysCOlor(COLOR_BTNFACE)


>Hi Everyone,
>
>I know from previous threads that the background color of a pushbutton comes from the windows color scheme and that it cant be changed.
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>However, I cant seem to find a way of programatically returning what color windows has set for a buttons backcolor.
>I need to know so then I can stop the user from setting the forecolor to be the same as the windows defined backcolor (!)
>
>Is there an API call for this?
>
>Cheers.