I was just testing my app with iOS 6.0 and Xcode 4.5GM and I have set up a view like this:
[self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor groupTableViewBackgroundCol
This method will be deprecated during the 6.0 seed program If you want to have a background in your own view that looks like the table view background, then you should create an empty table view and place it behind your content.