Cannot set color of Button's Label inside Menu in SwiftUI

Question

If I create a Menu in SwiftUI (iOS), I cannot set the color of the Buttons inside, e.g.:

Menu("Actions") {
    Button(action: { }) {
        Label("Whatever", systemImage: "pencil")
             .background(Color.red)  // does not work
    }
    .background(Color.red)           // does not work either
    .buttonStyle(RedButtonStyle())   // does not work either
}

struct RedButtonStyle: ButtonStyle {
    func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View {
        configuration.label.foregroundColor(Color.red)
    }
}

If instead of Label, I use Text, or Image (I am aware of this), it doesn't work either.

Is there any way to do it?

P.S.: there is another related SO question, but it is very generic and wider in scope.

Answer 1

This is now possible in iOS 15 by setting a Button's role. Documentation

Example:

Menu("Actions") {
    Button(role: .destructive, action: { }) {
        Label("Whatever", systemImage: "pencil")
    }
}

Result:

Answer 2

2024

In iOS 17 you can use a .foregroundStyle with multiple arguments, where the first one will be the color for the icon.

Menu {
  HStack { /// This can be a button or whatever you want
    Text("Empty")
    Image(systemName: "circle.fill")
      .foregroundStyle(.red, .primary, .secondary) /// this only works with multiple arguments; a single style would turn into the primary color.
  }
} label: {
  Text("Menu")
}