# C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.BackgroundColor

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_BackgroundColor_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.BackgroundColor*">BackgroundColor Property
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_BackgroundColor" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.BackgroundColor">BackgroundColor</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the color of the background of the device context.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Color BackgroundColor { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property BackgroundColor As Color</code></pre>
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<h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a> structure that indicates the color of the background of the device context.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_BackgroundColor_remarks">Remarks</h5>
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  If the background mode is <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.BackgroundMode.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_BackgroundMode">BackgroundMode</a> is <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.BackgroundMode.html#C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_BackgroundMode_Opaque">Opaque</a>, 
  the background color is used to fill gaps between styled lines, gaps between hatched lines in brushes, and
  character cells. The background color is also used when converting bitmaps from color to monochrome and vice versa. 
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