how to apply custom color in windows application

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i need to apply custom color to form as background color in windows application. how can apply this.they given bgcolor as properties but they have limited colors

Posted 30-Jul-12 1:46am

Manohar Khillare

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Kenneth Haugland 30-Jul-12 7:47am

You can set rgb in colors? or solidcolorbrush

Manohar Khillare 30-Jul-12 7:56am

how can i set rgb

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 30-Jul-12 19:43pm

What is broken? MSDN? Google? Bing?
--SA

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Solution 1

set form property
Backcolor=select color from property;
OR Like

C#

BackColor=255, 192, 128

In Window application Form has Property named BackColor set it's Values.
BackColor Provide select color name or color code or custom .
you can select as your favorites Color..

Thank You.

Posted 30-Jul-12 1:54am

jasmin_patel

Updated 30-Jul-12 1:58am

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Manohar Khillare 30-Jul-12 8:05am

it showing me error

Solution 2

Try the Color.FromArgb Method from Code.
From Properties, you have different Tabs in the Selection Drop Down Menu.

Posted 30-Jul-12 2:00am

efkah

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Kenneth Haugland · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-30T02:06:00

Solution 3

Here is a link tat lets you set an arbetrary color on your form:
http://www.dotnetperls.com/colordialog[^]

To set the color in RBG you simply type:

C#

this.backcolor = Color.FromArgb(155, 155, 155);

Posted 30-Jul-12 2:06am

Kenneth Haugland

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Manohar Khillare 30-Jul-12 8:22am

thanks Kenneth Haugland