FillFormat.BackColor Property (Word)
Returns or sets a ColorFormat object that represents the background color for the fill Read/write.
Syntax
expression .BackColor
expression A variable that represents a FillFormat object.
Example
This example adds a rectangle to the active document and then sets the foreground color, background color, and gradient for the rectangle's fill.
Dim docActive As Document
Set docActive = ActiveDocument
With docActive.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, _
90, 90, 90, 50).Fill
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
.BackColor.RGB = RGB(170, 170, 170)
.TwoColorGradient msoGradientHorizontal, 1
End With