# What's the easiest way to change the background of the page borders

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-change-the-background-of-the-page-borders/45038
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [Maio 31, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-change-the-background-of-the-page-borders/45038 "2016-05-31T14:18:00Z")
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### Author: ![mbeale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mbeale](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbeale)
#### Post date: [Maio 31, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-change-the-background-of-the-page-borders/45038/1 "2016-05-31T14:18:00Z")

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We’d like to change ONLY the left and right border background, but not the background behind the text. Does anyone have suggestions about what/where/how to make such a change? Thanks in advance for anything anyone can share!

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [Maio 31, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-change-the-background-of-the-page-borders/45038/2 "2016-05-31T15:38:16Z")

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That should do it

```scss
body {
  background-color: <your color>;
}

#main-outlet {
  background-color: $secondary;
}

```

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### Author: ![mbeale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mbeale](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbeale)
#### Post date: [Maio 31, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-change-the-background-of-the-page-borders/45038/3 "2016-05-31T16:17:41Z")

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PERFECT! Thanks @zogstrip!

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [Janeiro 26, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-change-the-background-of-the-page-borders/45038/4 "2019-01-26T04:59:03Z")

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### Author: ![Johani](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/johani/32/176920_2.png) [@Johani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johani)
#### Post date: [Janeiro 26, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-easiest-way-to-change-the-background-of-the-page-borders/45038/5 "2019-01-26T07:06:23Z")

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