---
title: badgeColor
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitabbaritem/badgecolor
---

# badgeColor

The background color of the item’s badge.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var badgeColor: UIColor? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is nil. If you don’t specify a value, the item uses systemRed.

## See Also

### Configuring the item’s badge

- [badgeValue](uikit/uitabbaritem/badgevalue.md)
- [setBadgeTextAttributes(_:for:)](uikit/uitabbaritem/setbadgetextattributes(_:for:).md)
- [badgeTextAttributes(for:)](uikit/uitabbaritem/badgetextattributes(for:).md)