back_tint_and_shade property

Fill.back_tint_and_shade property

Gets or sets a double value that lightens or darkens the background color.

@property
def back_tint_and_shade(self) -> float:
    ...

@back_tint_and_shade.setter
def back_tint_and_shade(self, value: float):
    ...

Exceptions

exceptioncondition
RuntimeError (Proxy error(ArgumentOutOfRangeException))Throw if set this property to a value less than -1 or more than 1.

Remarks

The allowed values are in the range from -1 (the darkest) to 1 (the lightest) for this property.

Zero (0) is neutral.

Examples

Shows how to set theme color for foreground/background shape color.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)
shape = builder.insert_shape(shape_type=aw.drawing.ShapeType.ROUND_RECTANGLE, width=80, height=80)
fill = shape.fill
fill.fore_theme_color = aw.themes.ThemeColor.DARK1
fill.back_theme_color = aw.themes.ThemeColor.BACKGROUND2
# Note: do not use "BackThemeColor" and "BackTintAndShade" for font fill.
if fill.back_tint_and_shade == 0:
    fill.back_tint_and_shade = 0.2
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Shape.FillThemeColor.docx')

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