---
title: backgroundColor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsdatepickercell/backgroundcolor
---

# backgroundColor

The cell’s background color.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var backgroundColor: NSColor { get set }
```

## See Also

### Configuring Appearance

- [drawsBackground](appkit/nsdatepickercell/drawsbackground.md)
- [textColor](appkit/nsdatepickercell/textcolor.md)
- [datePickerStyle](appkit/nsdatepickercell/datepickerstyle.md)
- [datePickerElements](appkit/nsdatepickercell/datepickerelements.md)