Android button background color

Question

I am trying to set the background color of a button in my app and I am unable to achieve the result that I want...

The color that I am trying to set is holo_gr

Answer 1

In order to keep the style, use:

int color = Color.parseColor("#99cc00");
button.getBackground().mutate().setColorFilter(new PorterDuffColorFilter(color, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC));