>I use Windows 2000, but I guess it should be the same. I frequently change Windows colors to test that my applications conform to the standards. In Windows 2000, if you let the label.BackColor to default it changes with system changes; so first be sure label.backColor is not in bold.
>If it does not work you can create a class and in the Init() method just put:
>this.backColor = this.parent.backColor
>Or use the API function getSysColor().

See my other reply in this thread. Basically, at design time they both have different colors but the property sheet gives the same value.