# DockControl ClearStyle Properties
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**DockControl for WPF** supports ComponentOne's ClearStyle technology, which allows you to easily change control colors without having to change control templates. By setting a few color properties, you can quickly style the C1DockControl elements. The supported properties for **C1DockControl** are listed in the following table:
| **Property** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Background | Gets or sets the background used to fill the **C1DockControl**. |
| MouseOverBrush | Gets or sets the brush used to highlight the control when the mouse is hovering over it. |
| TabControlBackground | Gets or sets the background color of the C1DockTabControl. |
| TabControlForeground | Gets or sets the foreground color, or the color of the text, in the **C1DockTabControl**. |
| TabStripBackground | Gets or sets the background color of the **C1DockTabItem**. |
| TabStripForeground | Gets or sets the foreground color, or the color of the text, in the **C1DockTabItem**. |
You can completely change the appearance of the **C1DockControl** by setting these properties. For example, if you set the **C1DockControl.Background** property to **Red** so the XAML markup appears similar to the following:
```xml
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The **C1DockControl** will look similar to the following:
Experiment with the other properties to quickly change the look of the **C1DockControl** elements. For example, the following XAML sets the **Background**, **TabStripForeground**, and **TabControlBackground** properties:
```xml
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The **C1DockControl** will look similar to the following:
