microsoft / microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml
Inconsistent hover color of the minimize/restore/maximize caption button in dark mode
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Description
### Describe the bug
Closely related #8568, #10397
When you disable `Show accent color on title bars and window borders`, the hover background color of the caption button is inconsistent to UWP in dark mode. (Light mode is Ok)
UWP:

WinUI3:

### Steps to reproduce the bug
See above
### Expected behavior
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### Screenshots
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### NuGet package version
WinUI 3 - Windows App SDK 1.6.5: 1.6.250205002
### Windows version
Windows 11 (24H2): Build 26100
### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in WinUI 3 with Windows App SDK 1.6.5 on Windows 11 24H2 while accent colors are disabled, then compare the dark-mode caption-button hover behavior with UWP. Done means the minimize, restore, and maximize hover background colors match UWP.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- design, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100