Windows 11 screen has a yellow or pink tint? How to fix it

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 7 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Windows

Shown on

Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457), Microsoft Cloud PC

App

Settings

Path

Settings › System › Display › Night light

Real screenshots

6 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Check Night light

   Open Start, Settings, System, Display. The Night light row shows whether it is on.

   Done

2. 

   Turn it off

   Click the Night light row, then Turn off now. While it is on, the page says until when, here On until sunrise.

   Done

3. 

   Check the schedule

   If Schedule night light is On, it comes back every evening. Switch the schedule off, or lower Strength so it is less yellow.

   Done

4. 

   Check the colour filters

   Open Settings, Accessibility, Color filters. If Color filters is On, switch it off and the normal colours come back.

   Done

5. 

   See which filter was chosen

   Below the switch are the filters: Red-green, Blue-yellow, Grayscale, Grayscale inverted and Inverted. Inverted and the red-green filters can make the screen look pink or purple.

   Done

6. 

   Check the shortcut

   At the bottom, Keyboard shortcut for color filters lets Windows + Ctrl + C switch filters on and off, so a filter can appear by accident. Switch the shortcut off if you do not use it. On our Cloud PC it is Off.

   Done

7. Only Edge and Chrome look yellow?

   Since the September 2026 updates, people on Microsoft Q&A report a yellow or cream tint only in Edge, Chrome and apps built on them. Microsoft has not confirmed this. The fix reported there: type edge://flags (or chrome://flags) in the address bar, set Force color profile to sRGB and restart the browser.

   Done

About this guide

Two Windows settings change the colours of the whole screen: Night light makes it warmer, and colour filters change or invert the colours. Both can be switched on by a schedule or a shortcut without you noticing. If only browser windows look yellow after an update, see the last step.

The screenshots are our own, taken on Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457) running as a Microsoft Cloud PC, a Windows PC that runs in the cloud. The Settings app is the same on Home and Pro PCs; where the Cloud PC shows something different, the step says so.

Good to know

If the colours are wrong everywhere and neither setting is on, check the monitor's own menu and the colour profile: the Color filters page links to Customizing color profiles for displays.

Using Night light on purpose: how to turn on Night light on Windows 11.

In short: Yellow: Settings, System, Display, Night light, Turn off now and check the schedule. Pink or odd colours: Settings, Accessibility, Color filters, off. Windows + Ctrl + C toggles filters.