How to set the background color for a Grid?

In order to set back color for the WinForms GridControl cells, the BackColor property can be used to set the desired color. The BackgroundColor property used to set the desired color for area which is not covered by grid cells via the Properties of the grid.

Code Snippet

Grid Control

C#

// To set back color for grid cells
gridControl1.BackColor = Color.MintCream;
 
// To set background color for grid
gridControl1.Properties.BackgroundColor = Color.LightSkyBlue;

VB

' To set back color for grid cells
gridControl1.BackColor = Color.MintCream
 
' To set background color for grid
gridControl1.Properties.BackgroundColor = Color.LightSkyBlue

Screenshot

Sample links:

C# GridBackGroundColor_CS

VB GridBackGroundColor_VB

Conclusion

Hope you enjoyed learning about how to set the background color for a Grid.

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