HTML | bgcolor Attribute

The bgcolor attribute is used to set the background color of a column in an HTML table created using the tag. This can be done by specifying a color code or name for the attribute.

Syntax

The syntax to use the bgcolor attribute in the tag is as follows:

<col bgcolor="colorcode|colorname">

Here, "colorcode" refers to the hexadecimal code of the color and "colorname" refers to the name of the color.

Example

Consider the following example code:

<table>
  <colgroup>
    <col bgcolor="#ffcc99">
    <col bgcolor="yellow">
  </colgroup>
  <tr>
    <td>Column 1</td>
    <td>Column 2</td>
  </tr>
</table>

In this example, the bgcolor attribute is used to set the background color of the two columns in the table. The first column has a color code of "#ffcc99" which is a shade of orange, while the second column has a color name of "yellow".

Notes

• The bgcolor attribute works only with the tag and not with the tag.
• The bgcolor attribute is deprecated in HTML5 and should not be used. Instead, the background color should be set using CSS styles.

In conclusion, the bgcolor attribute in the tag is used to set the background color of a particular column in an HTML table. However, it is not recommended to use this attribute and instead CSS styles should be used to set the background color of the table cells.