# Shoes Can I add color to a button

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-can-i-add-color-to-a-button/156003>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 19, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-can-i-add-color-to-a-button/156003 "2008-12-19T05:20:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Edward\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/76d3ee/32.png) [@Edward\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Edward_R)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-can-i-add-color-to-a-button/156003/1 "2008-12-19T05:20:36Z")

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This sounds like a silly question. I have not seen anywhere how I can  
color a button.  
I have a button

"@clear = “button “C”, :width =\> 50, :height =\> 50”

I want to add color to the button so the background is red.

Can anyone show me how to do this.