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Applying Background and Foreground Fills

Each table, row, and cell is its own distinct area, and each can have its own background. For example, you might want to apply a different color background to a heading row to make it stand out, or change the color of every other line in a listing to help visitors track a line across the table.

To apply a background color to a table, use the same background-color style rule that you use for documents. For example, to make a certain row orange:

<tr style="background-color: orange">

Note

An alternative is the bgcolor argument, which can be applied to any portion of a table or virtually any other element. It is ...