Set a background color of a specific <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.backgroundColor = "lightblue";
Click the button to set the backgroundColor property of the DIV element to lightblue
:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> #myDIV {/*from w ww . j a v a2 s . co m*/ width: 300px; height: 300px; background-color: coral; color: white; } </style> </head> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <div id="myDIV"> <h1>Hello</h1> </div> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("myDIV").style.backgroundColor = "lightblue"; } </script> </body> </html>