using system colors to create gradients

  

<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Class="SystemColorsAndBrushes_csharp.Window1"
    Title="System Colors" >
   <Window.Resources>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type Rectangle}">
      <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10,0,10,0"/>
      <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
      <Setter Property="Height" Value="20"/>
      <Setter Property="Width" Value="120"/>
      <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="Black"/>
      <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="1"/>
    </Style>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
      <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10,20,10,0"/>
    </Style>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
      <Setter Property="Margin" Value="10,0,10,0"/>
      <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
    </Style>
    </Window.Resources>
    <ScrollViewer>

    <Grid>
      <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ColumnDefinition />
        <ColumnDefinition Width="5" />
        <ColumnDefinition />
      </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
      <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition />
      </Grid.RowDefinitions>
      <Rectangle Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" 
        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Fill="Black"
        RadiusX="10" RadiusY="10" />
    
      <StackPanel Name="systemBrushesPanel" Background="White" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"/> 
      <StackPanel Name="gradientExamplePanel" Background="White" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2"/>

  </Grid>
  
  </ScrollViewer>
</Window>


//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Data;

namespace SystemColorsAndBrushes_csharp
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1() {
            InitializeComponent();
            System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock t = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock();
            t.Text = "System Color Gradient Examples";
            t.HorizontalAlignment = System.Windows.HorizontalAlignment.Left;
            t.FontWeight = System.Windows.FontWeights.Bold;
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(t);

            t = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock();
            t.Text = "ControlDark to ControlLight";
            System.Windows.Shapes.Rectangle r = new System.Windows.Shapes.Rectangle();
            r.Fill = new System.Windows.Media.RadialGradientBrush(
                System.Windows.SystemColors.ControlDarkColor, System.Windows.SystemColors.ControlLightColor);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(t);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(r);

            t = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock();
            t.Text = "ControlDarkDark to ControlLightLight";
            r = new System.Windows.Shapes.Rectangle();
            r.Fill = new System.Windows.Media.LinearGradientBrush(System.Windows.SystemColors.ControlDarkDarkColor, System.Windows.SystemColors.ControlLightLightColor, 45);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(t);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(r);
            
            // Try it out on a button.
            t = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock();
            t.Text = "Desktop to AppWorkspace";
            System.Windows.Controls.Button b = new System.Windows.Controls.Button();
            b.Width = 120;
            b.Height = 20;
            b.Background = new System.Windows.Media.RadialGradientBrush(System.Windows.SystemColors.DesktopColor, System.Windows.SystemColors.AppWorkspaceColor);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(t);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(b);

            t = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock();
            t.Text = "Desktop to Control";
            b = new System.Windows.Controls.Button();
            b.Width = 120;
            b.Height = 20;
            b.Background = new System.Windows.Media.RadialGradientBrush(System.Windows.SystemColors.DesktopColor, System.Windows.SystemColors.ControlColor);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(t);
            gradientExamplePanel.Children.Add(b);

        }

    }
}

1.	Color Animation
2.	Highlights the gradient origin and the gradient circle
3.	using Color structures
4.	Use System Color to draw Line
5.	This text uses a gradient
6.	Diagonal Linear Gradient
7.	A Partially Transparent Button
8.	A Radial Gradient
9.	A Radial Gradient with an Offset Center
10.	GradientStop with Transparent color
11.	Simulating lighting effects with linear fills
12.	Color Converter With String Format
13.	Colors and Brushes
14.	From a Hex string using ColorConverter
15.	From ScRGB values in the Color structure
16.	From sRGB values in the Color strutcure
17.	From predefined color name in the Colors class
18.	Fills the polylines with a light gray color
19.	Using SystemColors in Code

using system colors to create gradients : Color « Windows Presentation Foundation « C# / C Sharp

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