# Function Reference

GUICtrlSetBkColor

Sets the background color of a control.

GUICtrlSetBkColor ( controlID, backgroundcolor )

Parameters

controlID | The control identifier (controlID) as returned by a GUICtrlCreate... function.
backgroundcolor | The RGB color to use.

Return Value

Success: | Returns 1.
Failure: | Returns 0.

Remarks

Only Label, Checkox, Group, Radio, Edit, Input, List, Listview, ListviewItem, Treeview, TreeviewItem, Graphic and Progress controls can currently be colored.
Progress controls cannot be painted if the "Windows XP style" is used.
Earlier versions of AutoIt (prior to v3.0.102) used the BGR format for defining color - newer versions use RGB by default but this can be changed using the ColorMode option.
The special flag $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT can be used with label and picture controls to give them a transparent background.

Related

ColorMode (Option), GUICtrlCreate..., GUICtrlSetColor

Example

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
GUICreate("My GUI background color") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered
GUICtrlCreateLabel ("my label", 10,20)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1,0x00ff00) ; Green
GUISetState ()
; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
$msg = GUIGetMsg()
If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
Wend