What's the smallest and fastest way to modify a document's background color using javascript? it should be cross browser.

I tried the following which didn't work in firebug:

   document.body.bgcolor = "#eee";

   document.documentElement.bgcolor = "#eee";

What's the smallest and fastest way to modify a document's background color using javascript? it should be cross browser.

I tried the following which didn't work in firebug:

   document.body.bgcolor = "#eee";

   document.documentElement.bgcolor = "#eee";

• javascript
• html
• colors
• document
• styling

2 Answers 2

Use the backgroundColor CSS property:

document.body.style.backgroundColor = "#eeeeee";

This should work:

document.body.style.backgroundColor = "#eee";

Here is a live demo.