If you’re working in the default “Pages” view, where pages are shown with a background-style border, it will change the color of your page. Not the background behind that.

You can change the background color on Google Docs in just a few simple steps. You'll be able to pick from a group of preset colors, or you can use an HTML color code to select a specific color or ...

Whether it's the text, text box, a table, or the entire page, changing the background color can elevate your Google Docs project. Here's how to do it.