CSS background-color

The CSS background-color property is for setting the background color of an element.

Syntax:	background-color: <value>
Possible Values:	<color> transparent inherit
Initial Value:	Transparent
Applies to:	All elements
Inherited:	No
Media:	Visual
Example	background-color:#ff9900
Try it yourself!	<style type="text/css"> .colorBox { font: bold large cursive; border:1px solid #000000; background-color:#ff9900; } </style> <div class="colorBox"> <p> This div element has a background-color of #ff9900</p> </div>