You can set a colored background to appear behind a 2D Floor Plan. When you generate the floor plan, it will appear on top with the background behind it, like a colored piece of paper.
If you set the floor color as transparent, the background color you have set will show through the floor plan, like this:
Example – Colored Background
In this example, the background color is a tan hex code color, and the wall color is set to navy.
To set a colored background:
- Draw up your floor plan in the RoomSketcher App.
- In your RoomSketcher Account on the web, open Account Profile Settings.
- Click the 2D Floor Plans tab.
- Set the Background Color and any other colors. Here are the settings we used for this example.
On the 2D Floor Plans tab, click Apply. - In the RoomSketcher App, Preview or Generate your 2D Floor Plan.
Tip: To learn more about the hex codes, see About the Hex Codes below.
Example – Colored Background With A Transparent Floor Plan
In this example, the background color is light blue hex code color, and the wall color is set to black.
To set a colored background with a transparent floor plan:
- Draw up your floor plan in the RoomSketcher App.
- In your RoomSketcher Account on the web, open Account Profile Settings.
- Click the 2D Floor Plans tab.
- Set the Background Color and the Wall Color.
- Click the pencil to the right of Floor Color, click Transparent, and click OK.
- Here are the settings we used for this example.
- On the 2D Floor Plans tab, click Apply.
- In the RoomSketcher App, Preview or Generate your 2D Floor Plan.
Tip: To learn more about transparency, see 2D Floor Plans with Transparent Background.
More Examples and Their Corresponding Settings
Here's another example of a floor plan with a background. In this example, the background and furniture outline color are the same. The settings we used on the 2D Floor Plans tab are shown below.
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About the Hex Codes
You can find the 6 digit hex code for any color by searching on the web. For example, "tan hex codes".
Once you've typed a hex code in the color box and clicked OK, its hex code appears on the 2D Floor Plans tab.
The hex code may have two additional digits at the end - In the example above, the 6 digit hex code DEB887 has FF at the end. Every item that has a transparent option, will have an extra 2 digits, FF or 00.
- FF = transparent is OFF
- 00 = transparent is ON.
Tip: To have a “fallback” color, i.e. when you download a file (jpg or PDF) which doesn’t support transparency, add a color to background.