Android button background color

Question

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.

Answer 1

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" 

Answer 2

This is my way to do custom Button with a different color:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">     <stroke android:width="3dp"         android:color="#80FFFFFF" />       <corners android:radius="25dp" />       <gradient android:angle="270"             android:centerColor="#90150517"             android:endColor="#90150517"             android:startColor="#90150517" /> </shape> 

This way you set as background:

<Button android:id="@+id/button"         android:layout_width="wrap_content"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:text="Button"         android:layout_marginBottom="25dp"         android:layout_centerInParent="true"         android:background="@drawable/button" />