Android button background color

Issue

I am trying to set the background color of a button in my app and I am unable to achieve the result that I want...

The color that I am trying to set is holo_green_light(#ff99cc00). In order to do it, I am using setColorFilter(0xff99cc00, PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);

The color that I get is not the holo_green_light but a mix of lightgrey and holo_green_light.

I have tried using the LightingColorFilter without much success.

Is there a way to do it programatically, so that the button appears like a button and not a flat rectangle with the color that I need.

Solution

If you want to keep the general styling (rounded corners etc.) and just change the background color then I use the backgroundTint property

android:backgroundTint="@android:color/holo_green_light"

Answered By - Mark Proctor