The BackColor property assigns a different background color for the entire label. Use the Picture property to assign a picture on the control's background. Use the Appearance property to change the control's border. Use the ForeColor property to assign a different foreground color for label's caption. Use the <bgcolor> HTML element to specify a different background color for portions of text in the control's Caption. Use the HTMLPicture property to add custom size pictures, and display them in the control's caption using the <img> HTML element. Use the Transparent property on True, to display the label using a transparent background color, so the parent window is responsible to provide the label's background.