Question

Is there any system colour that define the background of a listview item when the control has no focus and the selection is not hidden? I’m not able to find it if so.

EDIT: I think it is the one listed in .Net as MenuBar (or ControlFace, or Control), but it would be nice if someone could confirm it.

Answer 1

I have always used the SystemColors.Control color for that and it’s never not matched.

If using VisualStyles, you can try rendering it yourself:

var vsr = new VisualStyleRenderer(
    VisualStyleElement.ListView.Item.SelectedNotFocus);
vsr.DrawBackground(e.Graphics, rect);