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# Deprecated symbols

Review symbols that are no longer in active development, and their recommended replacements.

## Overview

Although these symbols are available for use, Apple is no longer actively developing them, and may remove them in a future release. Apple recommends moving away from these symbols and using their indicated replacements instead. Check the individual symbol pages for the recommended replacements.

## Topics

### Deprecated properties

[`static var quinaryLabel: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/quinaryLabel)

[`class var alternateSelectedControlColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/alternateSelectedControlColor)

The system color used for the face of a selected control in a list or table.

[`class var controlAlternatingRowBackgroundColors: [NSColor]`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/controlAlternatingRowBackgroundColors)

An array containing the system specified background colors for alternating rows in tables and lists.

[`class var controlHighlightColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/controlHighlightColor)

The system color used for the highlighted bezels of controls.

[`class var controlLightHighlightColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/controlLightHighlightColor)

The system color used for light highlights in controls.

[`class var controlShadowColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/controlShadowColor)

The system color used for the shadows dropped from controls.

[`class var controlDarkShadowColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/controlDarkShadowColor)

The system color used for the dark edge of the shadow dropped from controls.

[`class var headerColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/headerColor)

The system color used as the background color for header cells in table views and outline views.

[`class var knobColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/knobColor)

The system color used for the flat surface of a slider knob that hasn’t been selected.

[`class var selectedKnobColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/selectedKnobColor)

The system color used for the slider knob when it is selected.

[`class var scrollBarColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/scrollBarColor)

The system color used for scroll “bars”—that is, for the groove in which a scroller’s knob moves

[`class var secondarySelectedControlColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/secondarySelectedControlColor)

The color used for selected controls in non-key views.

[`class var selectedMenuItemColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/selectedMenuItemColor)

The color to use for the face of selected menu items.

[`class var windowFrameColor: NSColor`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/windowFrameColor)

The system color used for window frames, except for their text.


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