diff --git a/minigui.d b/minigui.d
index 59f4101..f1f21b3 100644
--- a/minigui.d
+++ b/minigui.d
@@ -1439,16 +1439,18 @@ class Widget {
 	Color backgroundColor() {
 		// the default is a "transparent" background, which means
 		// it goes as far up as it can to get the color
-		if (color != Color.transparent) return color;
-		if (parent) return parent.backgroundColor();
-		return color;
+		if (backgroundColor_ != Color.transparent)
+			return backgroundColor_;
+		if (parent)
+			return parent.backgroundColor();
+		return backgroundColor_;
 	}
 
-	private Color color = Color.transparent;
+	private Color backgroundColor_ = Color.transparent;
 	
 	///
 	void backgroundColor(Color c){
-		this.color = c;
+		this.backgroundColor_ = c;
 	}
 
 	///