Flutter ElevatedButton – Background Color

Flutter ElevatedButton Background Color

To set specific background color for ElevatedButton widget, set primary property in ButtonStyle set to style property of this ElevatedButton with required Color value.

Syntax

ElevatedButton(
  child: const Text('Submit'),
  onPressed: () {},
  style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
    primary: Colors.lightGreen,
  ),
),

Example

Flutter Application with two ElevatedButton widgets. Background color of first button is set to Colors.amber and the background color of second button is set to Colors.lightGreen.

main.dart

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(const MyApp());

/// main application widget
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  static const String _title = 'Flutter Application';

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: _title,
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: const Text(_title)),
        body: const MyStatefulWidget(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

/// stateful widget that the main application instantiates
class MyStatefulWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyStatefulWidget({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<MyStatefulWidget> createState() => _MyStatefulWidgetState();
}

/// private State class that goes with MyStatefulWidget
class _MyStatefulWidgetState extends State<MyStatefulWidget> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Center(
      child: Column(
        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
        children: <Widget>[
          ElevatedButton(
            child: const Text('Submit'),
            onPressed: () {},
            style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
                primary: Colors.amber,
            ),
          ),
          ElevatedButton(
            child: const Text('Submit'),
            onPressed: () {},
            style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
                primary: Colors.lightGreen,
            ),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

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