Here you can find the source of getListBackground(final boolean selected)
public static Color getListBackground(final boolean selected)
//package com.java2s; /* // ww w .jav a 2 s . co m * Copyright 2014 Igor Maznitsa (http://www.igormaznitsa.com). * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.awt.Color; import javax.swing.UIManager; public class Main { public static Color getListBackground(final boolean selected) { if (selected) { if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) { return UIManager.getColor("List[Selected].textBackground"); // Nimbus } return UIManager.getColor("List.selectionBackground"); } else { if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) { final Color color = UIManager.getColor("List.background"); //noinspection UseJBColor return new Color(color.getRed(), color.getGreen(), color.getBlue(), color.getAlpha()); } // Under GTK+ L&F "Table.background" often has main panel color, which looks ugly return isUnderGTKLookAndFeel() ? getTreeTextBackground() : UIManager.getColor("List.background"); } } public static boolean isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel() { return UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("Nimbus"); } public static boolean isUnderGTKLookAndFeel() { return UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("GTK"); } public static Color getTreeTextBackground() { return UIManager.getColor("Tree.textBackground"); } }