# How to change background color when button pressed?

**URL:** https://forum.builder.io/t/how-to-change-background-color-when-button-pressed/771
**Category:** Technical Questions
**Tags:** styling
**Created:** [July 17, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-to-change-background-color-when-button-pressed/771 "2021-07-17T16:35:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Mingshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mingshan](https://forum.builder.io/u/Mingshan)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-to-change-background-color-when-button-pressed/771/1 "2021-07-17T16:35:21Z")

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I don’t know how to do it in [builder.io](http://builder.io)

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### Author: ![kara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.builder.io/kara/32/80_2.png) [@kara](https://forum.builder.io/u/kara)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-to-change-background-color-when-button-pressed/771/2 "2021-07-20T18:15:22Z")

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Hi @Mingshan, thanks for reaching out! To clarify, are you looking to change the background color of the button when the button is clicked?

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### Author: ![Mingshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mingshan](https://forum.builder.io/u/Mingshan)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-to-change-background-color-when-button-pressed/771/3 "2021-07-21T09:04:13Z")

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@kara Yes. Can I do that in [builder.io](http://builder.io)?