controlName.BackColor = Color.FromArgb( ( (int) ( ( (byte) (240) ) )), ((int)(((byte)(240)))),((int)(((byte)(240))) );
private Color bkColor = Color.FromArgb(224,224,224);
........
Brush mubr = Brush.black;
mybr = new SolidBrush(bkColor);
ls.ForeColor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#999999");