# C1.Win.List.ListBase.C1ListBase.DeadAreaBackColor

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<h1 id="C1_Win_List_ListBase_C1ListBase_DeadAreaBackColor_" data-uid="C1.Win.List.ListBase.C1ListBase.DeadAreaBackColor*">DeadAreaBackColor Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Controls the background color of the dead area in the list.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Color DeadAreaBackColor { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property DeadAreaBackColor As Color</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_List_ListBase_C1ListBase_DeadAreaBackColor_remarks">Remarks</h5>
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Setting this property will affect the appearance of the "dead area" of under populated controls, such as the area to the right of the last column, the area below the last data row, and the Outlook Grouping area.
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If the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.List.ListBase.C1ListBase.EmptyRows.html#C1_Win_List_ListBase_C1ListBase_EmptyRows">EmptyRows</a> property is True, the empty data rows it creates are not considered part of the "dead area" 
and will not be displayed in the DeadAreaBackColor.  If you wish for the area occupied by the empty rows to be 
shown in the DeadAreaBackColor, you should first set the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.List.ListBase.C1ListBase.EmptyRows.html#C1_Win_List_ListBase_C1ListBase_EmptyRows">EmptyRows</a> property to False.
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