Name
bgColor — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a
Synopsis
Read/Write
Background color of the element. This color setting is not reflected
in the style sheet backgroundColor
property except
for Navigator layer objects. Even if the BGCOLOR
attribute or bgColor
property is set with a
plain-language color name, the returned value is always a hexadecimal
triplet.
Example
document.all.myBanner.bgColor = "yellow"
Value
A hexadecimal triplet or plain-language color name. See Appendix A for acceptable plain-language color names.
Default
Varies with browser and operating system.
Get Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.