# Can't change container background color manually in DVL

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-change-container-background-color-manually-in-dvl/2459628>\
**Category:** Issues / Bugs\
**Tags:** dvl, layout\
**Created:** [June 10, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-change-container-background-color-manually-in-dvl/2459628 "2023-06-10T04:10:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-change-container-background-color-manually-in-dvl/2459628/1 "2023-06-10T04:10:33Z")

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I am unable to change the background color of a container using these blocks:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/7/3712d15e6c8db51d2fea98bbdff5ab3fe3fe1ac6.png)

The label’s value changes to “Changed” but the DVL rows remain white.

See the first screen of this project: [Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/d42aa737f08843ab2765da3ad1d715b1)

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**Author:** ![finbarr.mccarthytl32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@finbarr.mccarthytl32](https://community.thunkable.com/u/finbarr.mccarthytl32)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-change-container-background-color-manually-in-dvl/2459628/2 "2023-06-10T15:48:19Z")

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Hi Tatiang,  
There is an issue with background colors in general with DVLs. I wanted a black background for a DVL and originally was placing the DVL inside a group and coloring the group.  
However, I discovered that I can create custom DVL layouts which are saved in ‘My Data Viewer Layouts’. It doesn’t solve the problem of being able to change the color of a row based on some condition, but it does solve the issue of background colors on DVLs which are always white.

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-change-container-background-color-manually-in-dvl/2459628/3 "2023-06-10T16:14:26Z")

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Thanks, I’m using a custom DVL layout.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-change-container-background-color-manually-in-dvl/2459628/4 "2024-11-08T13:33:48Z")

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