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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

yusuf Dibswazit
yusuf Dibswazit
1,522 Points

how to change the color?

how to change the color, i have changed the attribute and then changed the value, but all to end up failing.

what should i do? i have changed the attribute as if it were css, but without luck, i end up failing :(

android:backgroundolor:"#fff092b0" />

2 Answers

Eredis Gutierrez
Eredis Gutierrez
6,531 Points

You made a some small mistakes.

First off, Hex color codes only have 6 combinations of letters/numbers for example #FFFFFF is white.

Therefore #fff092b0 is an invalid color code.

Check out this website, You can select any color you want! Color Hex

EDIT: My mistake, The color code is valid.

Replace

android:backgroundolor:"#fff092b0" />

with

android:background="#fff092b0" />

Inside the quote marks is where you can put any color you wish!

I hope this helped :)

Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

Hey Yusuf,

android:backgroundolor:"#fff092b0" 

should be

android:background="#fff092b0"

Tell me if that fixes it!

In regards to what Eredis wrote, it IS a valid color. it's pink

Eredis Gutierrez
Eredis Gutierrez
6,531 Points

http://www.color-hex.com/color/fff092b0

When I inputted it into the website, It said Invalid Hex Value. So therefore it is an invalid color code.

Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

yea w/e if you say so Mr. HexGod