---
title: backgroundColor()
framework: quartz
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: quartz/qccompositionpickerview/backgroundcolor()
---

# backgroundColor()

Returns the background color of the composition picker view.

## Declaration

```swift
func backgroundColor() -> NSColor!
```

## Return Value

Return Value The background color.

## See Also

### Setting and Getting the Background Color

- [setBackgroundColor(_:)](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/setbackgroundcolor(_:).md)