The BackColor property specifies the control's background color. Use the PopupFlatBackColor property to specify the background color of the left side of the control. The ForeColor property specifies the control's foreground color. The SelBackColor property specifies the visual appearance of the item being selected / highlighted. The SelForeColor property specifies the foreground color of the item being selected / highlighted. The Background property specifies the visual appearance for different parts of the control. The Appearance property specifies the menu's frame appearance. The BackColor property of the Item object specifies a different background color / visual appearance for the entire item.