property Item.HotBackColor as Color
Specifies the hot background color of the item ( when the cursor hovers the item ).

TypeDescription
Color A Color expression that specifies the item's background color, when the cursor hovers it. The last 7 bits in the high significant byte of the color indicates the identifier of the skin being used. Use the Add method to add new skins to the control. If you need to remove the skin appearance from a part of the control you need to reset the last 7 bits in the high significant byte of the color being applied to the background's part.
The HotBackColor property specifies a different background color or a visual appearance for the item, when the cursor hovers it. The BackColor property specifies the item's background color of the item. The SelBackColor property specifies a different background color or a visual appearance for the item, when item is selected / checked. The Caption property indicates the item's caption to be shown on the item. You can use the <bgcolor> HTML tag in the Caption property to specify a different background color for parts of the caption. The SelHotBackColor property specifies a different background color or a visual appearance for the item, when item is selected / checked, and the cursor hovers it.