Hi Brian,

For VFP version 3..7 check this example:

Subclassing CommandButton control to create BackColor property
http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=392

The idea itself is simple: create temporary bitmap file with color background (may be even write a text on it) and pass it to command button's Picture property.

The way it can be realized -- either GDI or GDI+ -- requires some coding, though as you can see can be solved.

Another example using similar approach:

Vertical Label control
http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=398