Set Background Color of JLabel

   package org.best.example;
    /*
            Set Background Color of JLabel Example
            This java example shows how to set background color of JLabel using
            Java Swing JLabel class.
    */
         
    import java.awt.Color;
    
    import javax.swing.JApplet;
    import javax.swing.JLabel;
    

    
    public class JLabelSetBackgroundColorExample extends JApplet{
          
            public void init(){
                  
                    /*
                     * To create JLabel use
                     * JLabel (String caption) constructor
                     * of JLabel class.
                     */
                  
                    JLabel label1 = new JLabel("JLabel Set Background Color Example.");
                          
                    //this will create light blue color
                    Color customColor = new Color(10,10,255);
                  
                    /*
                     * NOTE: By default JLabel is set to transparent mode. Calling setBackground
                     * directly will not set the background color of JLabel.
                     *
                     * In order to make the label set opaque, you need to call
                     * void setOpaque(boolean opaque)
                     * method.
                     */
                  
                    label1.setOpaque(true);
                  
                    /*
                     * To set background color of JLabel text use,
                     * void setBackground(Color color)
                     * method.
                     */
                  
                    label1.setBackground(customColor);
                  
                    //add label to applet
                    add(label1);
            }
    }