Apply colors to artboards

Päivitetty viimeksi 27. lokakuuta 2025

Learn how to set background colors for artboards to visually differentiate them on your canvas.

Background colors help organize complex or multi-artboard documents. You can assign a solid color to any artboard, making it easier to preview designs such as dark UIs, social media templates, or branded layouts against specific backgrounds.

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Select an artboard using the Artboard   tool from the toolbar, or press Shift + O.

In the Properties panel, navigate to Artboards > Fill, and then select Artboard Color Swatch to open the Color Picker.

Illustrator artboards showing text on black and white artboards, with background color option selected in the Properties panel.
Change the artboard background color to preview your design, check readability and contrast.

Choose a color or swatch, then select OK to apply it to your artboard. 

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Each artboard can be assigned a different background color.