backgroundsbeamercolor
How can I change the background color of one frame in my Beamer document? I tried doing
\begin{frame}
\setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=violet}
% frame contents here
\end{frame}
but it seemed to have no effect.
Anyone know what the problem is?
I used images Sir Isaac Newton (rename it as newton.jpg) and Kitten (rename it as kitten.jpg)
The code snippet below is self-explanatory and I compiled using pdflatex.exe because of .jpg format.
\documentclass[bigger]{beamer}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
%Global Background must be put in preamble
\usebackgroundtemplate%
{%
\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]{newton.jpg}%
}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{Introduction}
\begin{itemize}
\item 1
\item 2
\item 3
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
% Local background must be enclosed by curly braces for grouping.
{
\usebackgroundtemplate{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth]{kitten.jpg}}%
\begin{frame}{Kitten}
\begin{itemize}
\item 1
\item 2
\item 3
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
}
\begin{frame}{Summary}
\begin{itemize}
\item 1
\item 2
\item 3
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\end{document}
Redefine the frametitle, section in head/foot, author in head/foot colors, and date in head/foot colors:
\documentclass[xcolor=dvipsnames]{beamer}
\usetheme{CambridgeUS}
\useinnertheme{rectangles}
\useoutertheme{infolines}
\setbeamercolor{frametitle}{fg=Brown,bg=Brown!20}
\setbeamercolor{section in head/foot}{bg=Brown}
\setbeamercolor{author in head/foot}{bg=Brown}
\setbeamercolor{date in head/foot}{fg=Brown}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{A test frame}
\end{frame}
\end{document}
The same could have been achieved with:
\setbeamercolor*{palette tertiary}{bg=Brown}
\setbeamercolor{frametitle}{fg=Brown,bg=Brown!20}
Best Answer
Modify the background canvas before you begin the frame, not within the frame.
To keep the effect of the color change local, you could use curly braces around the frame and that command, or
\begingroup ... \endgroup.