The BackColor property changes the control's background color as well as the calendar's background color, if the Background( exCalendarBackColor) is zero ( by default ). The Background( exCalendarBackColor) property changes the calendar's panel backcolor if not-zero. The Background(exCalendarForeColor) property changes the calendar's panel foreground color. The ForeColor property changes the control's foreground color. Use the Picture property of the control to show a picture on the control's background. The BodyEventBackColor property specifies the background color to show the body for all events. The EventBackColor property specifies the event's background color if it belongs to a group.