<![CDATA[background-color property for option element]]>Hello,

The background-color property of an option element is being specified like so in the element:
style="background-color:rgb(0,0,119)"

In Firefox the background has the colour as specified. In Opera, Chrome and Safari the background is white.

In the Opera inspector the author's property displays normally:
element.style {
background-color: rgb(0,0,119);
}

and the useragent's property displays faded:
select {
...
background-color: white;
...
}

Anyone know why the useragent's style is given priority?

Cheers.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/5615/background-color-property-for-option-elementRSS for NodeFri, 07 Aug 2026 17:10:22 GMTSun, 12 Oct 2014 13:17:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:27:21 GMT]]>Its more a standards issue.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/54131https://forums.opera.com/post/54131Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:27:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:09:32 GMT]]>Thanks for all your info.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53921https://forums.opera.com/post/53921Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:09:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:28:25 GMT]]>You said it for yourself:

In Opera, Chrome and Safari the background is white.

That means it's a Chromium-issue

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53911https://forums.opera.com/post/53911Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:28:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:05:53 GMT]]>Thanks, do you know if this is an Opera feature or a Chromium feature?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53909https://forums.opera.com/post/53909Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:05:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:14:46 GMT]]>The drop-down menus used for select’s options is a native menu. You cannot change their style at this time.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53907https://forums.opera.com/post/53907Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:14:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:11:19 GMT]]>Looks like a mac thing.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53870https://forums.opera.com/post/53870Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:11:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:42:23 GMT]]>Opera 24 & 26 @ Windows 8.1

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53864https://forums.opera.com/post/53864Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:42:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:07:48 GMT]]>Thanks.

The code at http://jsfiddle.net/6ce5d5a6/ only works on Firefox on Mac OS X 10.6.8.

Which operating system have you seen it work on?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53847https://forums.opera.com/post/53847Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:07:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to background-color property for option element on Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:24:43 GMT]]>works fine here (Opera 26):
http://jsfiddle.net/6ce5d5a6/

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53840https://forums.opera.com/post/53840Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:24:43 GMT