Name

backgroundColor — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

Read/Write

Background color of the element. If you also set a backgroundImage, the image overlays the color. Transparent pixels of the image allow the color to show through.

Example

document.all.highlighted.style.backgroundColor = "yellow"

Value

Any valid color specification (see description at beginning of the chapter).

Default

None.

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