Change color used to highlight search matches

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\search

Options

hithighlightingbackgroundcolor enum
  • Black -> 000000
  • Silver -> 12632256
  • Gray -> 8421504
  • White -> 16777215
  • Aqua -> 65535
  • Fuchsia -> 16711808
  • Lime -> 8453888
  • Yellow -> 16776960
  • Olive -> 8421376
  • Purple -> 8388736
  • Green -> 32768
  • Red -> 16711680
  • Maroon -> 8388608
  • Navy -> 128
  • Teal -> 32896
  • Blue -> 255

Description

By default, search matches are highlighted in yellow. This setting allows you to change the color used for highlighting matches in search results.