Java JTextField set background color
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { super("JButton"); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Name:"); JTextField name = new JTextField(20); Color color = Color.GRAY; name.setBackground(color);//from w w w . j ava2 s.c o m getContentPane().add(nameLabel); getContentPane().add(name); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main frame = new Main(); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }