关于Delphi 或BCB中的TFont,究竟是如何表示色彩的

关于Delphi 或BCB中的TFont,究竟是怎么表示色彩的?
在帮助文档中,TFont这样定义:
Delphi   syntax:
type   TColor   =   -$7FFFFFFF-1..$7FFFFFFF;
并有这样的解释:
If   you   specify   TColor   as   a   specific   4-byte   hexadecimal   number   instead   of   using   the   constants   defined   in   the   Graphics   unit,   the   low   three   bytes   represent   RGB   color   intensities   for   blue,   green,   and   red,   respectively.   The   value   $00FF0000   (Delphi)   or   0x00FF0000   (C++)   represents   full-intensity,   pure   blue,   $0000FF00   (Delphi)   or   0x0000FF00   (C++)   is   pure   green,   and   $000000FF   (Delphi)   or   0x000000FF   (C++)   is   pure   red.   $00000000   (Delphi)   or   0x00000000   (C++)   is   black   and   $00FFFFFF   (Delphi)   or   0x00FFFFFF   (C++)   is   white.

If   the   highest-order   byte   is   zero,   the   color   obtained   is   the   closest   matching   color   in   the   system   palette.   If   the   highest-order   byte   is   one   ($01   or   0x01),   the   color   obtained   is   the   closest   matching   color   in   the   currently   active   palette.   If   the   highest-order   byte   is   two   ($02   or   0x02),   the   value   is   matched   with   the   nearest   color   in   the   logical   palette   of   the   current   device   context.

上面的第一段是说4个字节的TFont,低三个字节分别存色彩的RGB值,这个好理解,但关于最高字节,我就实在不明白是什么意思,请哪位讲讲?

------解决方案--------------------
高字节表示操作系统预定义的颜色
比如:
按钮的颜色、标题的颜色、窗体的颜色、菜单的颜色等等
这些用户可以在“显示 属性”-> 外观 里设置

clMenu = TColor(COLOR_MENU or $80000000);
clWindow = TColor(COLOR_WINDOW or $80000000);
clWindowFrame = TColor(COLOR_WINDOWFRAME or $80000000);
clMenuText = TColor(COLOR_MENUTEXT or $80000000);
clWindowText = TColor(COLOR_WINDOWTEXT or $80000000);

如果我的菜单设置为红色
那么clMenu其实就是红色
可以通过ColorToRGB()得到 //api GetSysColor