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Asked: 2026-05-23T11:25:15+00:00

I have javacript code that simply runs document.bgColor = darkblue; per Mozilla Documentation ,

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I have javacript code that simply runs

document.bgColor = "darkblue";

per

Mozilla Documentation, however when I step throught the IE debugger, after executing that line the back ground color does not change.

Seems pretty straight forward. I’m assuming that bgColor refers to the CSS attribute background-color under the element body?

I can post the surrounding code if that helps.

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  1. Editorial Team

    This page has a large “deprecated” at the top of it. You should use the current method:

    document.body.style.backgroundColor = 'darkblue';

    This is stated in the MDN page you cited:

    document.bgColor is deprecated in DOM Level 2 HTML. The recommended alternative is use of the CSS style background-color which can be accessed through the DOM with document.body.style.backgroundColor. Another alternative is document.body.bgColor, although this is also deprecated in HTML 4.01 in favor of the CSS alternative.

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