# Changing the bg colour of a flash site with actionscript
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275
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**Created:** [February 21, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275 "2004-02-21T17:26:52Z")
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### Author:  [@cartoonfox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cartoonfox)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/1 "2004-02-21T17:26:52Z")
hi, is there anyway to change the background colour of a flash site with actionscript. like when you press a button?
so, in this case [http://www.cartoonfox.hostrocket.com/cartoonfox-v4.html](http://www.cartoonfox.hostrocket.com/cartoonfox-v4.html) when you press a button, the WHOLE of the red changes to what ever colour?
thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/2 "2004-02-21T17:32:17Z")
You can change the colour of a movieclip by using the Color object.
```auto
yourColor = new Color(yourmc);
yourColor.setRGB(0x000000);
//where 000000 is your hex colour value
// you can also use setTransform for more control:
yourColor.setTransform({ra:100,ga:100,ba:100,aa:100})
// ra is the amount of red on a scale of 100, ba is the same for blue, ga the same for green and aa the same for alpha
```
More info: [http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action\_scripts/actionscript\_dictionary/actionscript\_dictionary142.html](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary142.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/3 "2004-02-21T17:46:05Z")
hmmm, is there no other way than to use a movieclip? other wise i’ll have to make the movieclip the perfect size to prevent scrolling, but different browsers have slightly different sizes (due to browser tool bars etc)
thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/4 "2004-02-21T17:46:18Z")
And you can also change the background color of the HTML document through Java\*\*\*\*Script:
```auto
var hex = 0xFFFFFF;
getURL("java **** script:void(document.bgColor="+hex+")");
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/5 "2004-02-21T18:07:11Z")
hey cool, thanks 🙂
except it doesnt change the colour right 😕
i put FF33CC which is a pink, but it came out darkish green!!
thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/6 "2004-02-21T18:08:59Z")
It’s working fine here … don’t forget to use 0xFF33CC as hex value.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/7 "2004-02-21T18:17:33Z")
yeah i had 0xFF33CC, and it comes up as a darkish green, strange 😕
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/8 "2004-02-21T18:30:21Z")
That’s weird - have you got it online somewhere so we can check it out ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/9 "2004-02-21T18:42:55Z")
don’t forget, there are only 216 safe web colors.
all the others may not look the same on Windows as they do on other Operating Systems…
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/10 "2004-02-21T18:56:29Z")
FF33CC is a web safe colour. and i’m using a mac, IE.
i’ll put it online and see what happens.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/11 "2004-02-21T19:00:24Z")
here we go. press the pink text button.
[http://www.cartoonfox.hostrocket.com/cartoonfox-v4.html](http://www.cartoonfox.hostrocket.com/cartoonfox-v4.html)
now i need to figure out how to change the swf bg colour… and help?
thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/12 "2004-02-21T19:11:17Z")
you’ll have to use a mc, then change that…
unless you want to use transparent bg in Flash via HTML… only works in Macs w/player 7 installed, Windows Netscape/Mozilla w/player 7, and of course, all windows IE since IE4…
Then the javaScript will change the bg for all, since the Flash bg is transparent…
just had this issue with a site, and the client is on Mac OS9 AOL…
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/13 "2004-02-21T19:20:45Z")
hmmm, i have flash player 7, but i can only publish in 6. i tried changing the publish settings for html to transparent window, but nothing changed when i tested it.
maybe i should not bother.
thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-bg-colour-of-a-flash-site-with-actionscript/102275/14 "2004-02-21T19:22:15Z")
either use an HTML editor (dreamweaver, etc) or ask someone to write it for you…
I think the saturation #'s are pretty hi on the player 7…
Rev 