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# NSView.BackgroundStyle

Background styles to apply to a view’s cell.

```
enum BackgroundStyle
```

## Overview

Apply these styles to the [`backgroundStyle`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCell/backgroundStyle) or [`interiorBackgroundStyle`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCell/interiorBackgroundStyle) properties of an [`NSCell`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCell) object.

## Topics

### Getting the Background Styles

[`NSView.BackgroundStyle.normal`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/BackgroundStyle/normal)

A style that reflects the predominant color scheme of the view’s appearance.

[`NSView.BackgroundStyle.emphasized`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/BackgroundStyle/emphasized)

A style that adds emphasis to the background using an alternate color or visual effect.

[`NSView.BackgroundStyle.raised`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/BackgroundStyle/raised)

A style that makes the background appear higher than the content drawn on it.

[`NSView.BackgroundStyle.lowered`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/BackgroundStyle/lowered)

A style that makes the background appear lower than the content drawn on it.

### Deprecated

[`light`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/BackgroundStyle/light)

The background is a light color.

[`dark`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/BackgroundStyle/dark)

The background is a dark color.


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