# MovieClip doesn't change color

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-doesnt-change-color/200531
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 12, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-doesnt-change-color/200531 "2006-09-12T23:46:26Z")
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### Author: ![shthomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@shthomas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shthomas)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-doesnt-change-color/200531/1 "2006-09-12T23:46:26Z")

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I’ve created a new MovieClip with the instance name “box”.

Now, when I like to change its filling color with “box.beginFill(0xFF0000,100);” nothing happens.

Shouldn’t that usually be a very simple thing to implement =)?

Thanks. Thomas