# How to: Change Tab Background in DXTabControl and Keep the Default Gradient and Highlight Effects | WPF Controls | DevExpress Documentation

- MainWindow.xaml

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<pre><code class="lang-xaml">&lt;Window
    xmlns=&quot;http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation&quot;
    xmlns:dx=&quot;http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core&quot;
    xmlns:x=&quot;http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml&quot;
    x:Class=&quot;DXTabControlExample.MainWindow&quot;
    dx:ThemeManager.ThemeName=&quot;MetropolisLight&quot;
    Title=&quot;Colorized tabs&quot; Height=&quot;350&quot; Width=&quot;550&quot;&gt;
    &lt;Grid&gt;
        &lt;dx:DXTabControl&gt;
            &lt;dx:DXTabItem Header=&quot;Coral&quot; AccentColor=&quot;Coral&quot;/&gt;
            &lt;dx:DXTabItem Header=&quot;Chocolate&quot; AccentColor=&quot;Chocolate&quot;/&gt;
            &lt;dx:DXTabItem Header=&quot;Cornsilk&quot; AccentColor=&quot;Cornsilk&quot;/&gt;
            &lt;dx:DXTabItem Header=&quot;SandyBrown&quot; AccentColor=&quot;SandyBrown&quot;/&gt;
            &lt;dx:DXTabItem Header=&quot;CadetBlue&quot; AccentColor=&quot;CadetBlue&quot;/&gt;
            &lt;dx:DXTabItem Header=&quot;Violet&quot; AccentColor=&quot;Violet&quot;/&gt;
        &lt;/dx:DXTabControl&gt;
    &lt;/Grid&gt;
&lt;/Window&gt;
</code></pre></section>