Most folks shy away from painting their own control and typically get a tab
control that supports this from a 3rd party vendor.  However to answer your
question just override the paint event for the individual tab page.  I
tested it quickly and it worked without any problems.

            Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, tabPage1.Width,
tabPage1.Height);
            SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.YellowGreen);
           
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, rectangle);

Of course by painting the tabpage the actual tabs don't change color so
you'll have to change those to be ownerdrawn.  You can draw those with
something simple like:

        private void tabControl1_DrawItem(object sender,
System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
        {
            Graphics g = e.Graphics;
            Rectangle myTabRect = tabControl1.GetTabRect(0);
            SolidBrush b = new SolidBrush(Color.Blue);
            g.FillRectangle(b, myTabRect);
        }

Thanks!  Robert Gruen - http://blogs.msdn.com/robgruen
Microsoft, VB.NET

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#the problem is now, that the tabs in my TabControl are not visible anymore,
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#How can I make the tabs of my TabControl visible or how can I change their
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#does anybody have some experience with that kind of problem?
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