Xbox Controller Color Options and How to Customize Your Controller | Design Lab Colors Explained

A controller that matches your setup costs the same as one that doesn’t, and Xbox Design Lab is the tool for it. The configurator lets you color the shell, back case, bumpers, triggers, thumbsticks, D-pad, and every face button separately, then add patterns, metallic finishes, and engraving. Here’s where to start, which options exist, what raises the price, and the mistakes that leave people stuck with a design they can’t change.

What Color Options Does Xbox Design Lab Offer?

Design Lab doesn’t publish one fixed palette. It exposes a rotating set of colors per component, and the live configurator is the only authoritative list. The current US page highlights pastel shades Soft Orange, Soft Pink, Soft Green, and Soft Purple, plus camo patterns Mineral Camo, Forest Camo, Blaze Camo, Arctic Camo, and Sandglow Camo.

Beyond those, color is assigned independently to each part: main body, back case, bumpers, triggers, thumbsticks, D-pad, ABXY buttons, and the View, Menu, and Share buttons. That part-by-part structure separates a Design Lab build from a single-colorway retail controller.

Colors and patterns change over time; a shade from an old video or a 2021 announcement may be gone. Build from the live configurator, not a screenshot.

What Does a Custom Xbox Controller Cost?

Pricing moves with your finishes: metallic D-pad and trigger finishes, rubberized grips, camo patterns, alternative button styles, and engraving each affect the total. The checkout screen is the number that counts.

Ignore older forum pricing.

How to Build a Custom Controller in Design Lab

The build runs in a fixed order; starting from the official US configurator keeps you on the correct storefront and currency. Work through it in one sitting—the design locks at checkout.

1. Open the US Xbox Design Lab configurator for the Xbox Wireless Controller.
2. Choose your model. The Xbox Wireless Controller is the standard base; the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 is also customizable according to Xbox Support, where offered.
3. Color the main shell and back case first.
4. Go through components one at a time: bumpers, triggers, thumbsticks, D-pad, ABXY buttons, and the View, Menu, and Share buttons.
5. Add optional upgrades: metallic finishes, rubberized side and back grips, camo patterns, alternative button styles, and engraving.
6. Review the completed design and running price.
7. Select Add to cart and complete checkout.

On older setups, Design Lab was reached through the Microsoft Store app on PC by searching “Xbox Design Lab”; the web configurator is the current route.

The finished controller works on Xbox Series X, Series S, and Xbox One over Xbox Wireless, and pairs over Bluetooth with Windows 10/11 PCs, tablets, iOS, and Android. A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack handles compatible headsets. Xbox notes that PC and mobile performance varies by device and OS version, and Bluetooth support doesn’t guarantee identical features everywhere.

What to Check Before You Order

The design is final the moment you submit the order. Xbox states production begins soon after submission and custom designs cannot be changed afterward, so review the full build at the summary screen before paying.

Also confirm availability, model selection, shipping, and pricing, which are region-specific. The en-us path is the US storefront with US-dollar prices; stay on it rather than assuming every shade ships everywhere.

A custom shell is cosmetic: Design Lab covers external components and finishes only, not internal hardware. If you want a specific colorway without the wait or markup, a retail model or a tested roundup of green Xbox controller picks worth buying gets you there faster. The official Xbox Design Lab controller configurator lists the live colors, patterns, and starting price.