jQuery animate backgroundColor
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I am trying to animate a change in backgroundColor using jQuery on mouseover.

I have checked some example and I seem to have it right, it works with other properties like fontSize, but with backgroundColor I get and "Invalid Property" js error. The element I am working with is a div.

$(".usercontent").mouseover(function() {
    $(this).animate({ backgroundColor: "olive" }, "slow");
});

Any ideas?

Nitrate answered 10/10, 2008 at 8:49 Comment(3)
For jquery 1.4.2 with jquery effect 1.8 I have to admit that Andrew solution work perfect. See his post below.Absolve
Note: this plugin is detecting the current background color of the element - Chrome browser returns rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) instead of the expected empty/null value when there is no background color defined. To "fix" this, the element must have initial background color.Belong
The linked page seems broken (at least the project page and demo page).Battaglia
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The color plugin is only 4kb so much cheaper than the UI library. Of course you'll want to use a decent version of the plugin and not some buggy old thing which doesn't handle Safari and crashes when the transitions are too fast. Since a minified version isn't supplied you might like test various compressors and make your own min version. YUI gets the best compression in this case needing only 2317 bytes and since it is so small - here it is:

(function (d) {
    d.each(["backgroundColor", "borderBottomColor", "borderLeftColor", "borderRightColor", "borderTopColor", "color", "outlineColor"], function (f, e) {
        d.fx.step[e] = function (g) {
            if (!g.colorInit) {
                g.start = c(g.elem, e);
                g.end = b(g.end);
                g.colorInit = true
            }
            g.elem.style[e] = "rgb(" + [Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((g.pos * (g.end[0] - g.start[0])) + g.start[0]), 255), 0), Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((g.pos * (g.end[1] - g.start[1])) + g.start[1]), 255), 0), Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((g.pos * (g.end[2] - g.start[2])) + g.start[2]), 255), 0)].join(",") + ")"
        }
    });

    function b(f) {
        var e;
        if (f && f.constructor == Array && f.length == 3) {
            return f
        }
        if (e = /rgb\(\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*\)/.exec(f)) {
            return [parseInt(e[1]), parseInt(e[2]), parseInt(e[3])]
        }
        if (e = /rgb\(\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*\)/.exec(f)) {
            return [parseFloat(e[1]) * 2.55, parseFloat(e[2]) * 2.55, parseFloat(e[3]) * 2.55]
        }
        if (e = /#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/.exec(f)) {
            return [parseInt(e[1], 16), parseInt(e[2], 16), parseInt(e[3], 16)]
        }
        if (e = /#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/.exec(f)) {
            return [parseInt(e[1] + e[1], 16), parseInt(e[2] + e[2], 16), parseInt(e[3] + e[3], 16)]
        }
        if (e = /rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\)/.exec(f)) {
            return a.transparent
        }
        return a[d.trim(f).toLowerCase()]
    }
    function c(g, e) {
        var f;
        do {
            f = d.css(g, e);
            if (f != "" && f != "transparent" || d.nodeName(g, "body")) {
                break
            }
            e = "backgroundColor"
        } while (g = g.parentNode);
        return b(f)
    }
    var a = {
        aqua: [0, 255, 255],
        azure: [240, 255, 255],
        beige: [245, 245, 220],
        black: [0, 0, 0],
        blue: [0, 0, 255],
        brown: [165, 42, 42],
        cyan: [0, 255, 255],
        darkblue: [0, 0, 139],
        darkcyan: [0, 139, 139],
        darkgrey: [169, 169, 169],
        darkgreen: [0, 100, 0],
        darkkhaki: [189, 183, 107],
        darkmagenta: [139, 0, 139],
        darkolivegreen: [85, 107, 47],
        darkorange: [255, 140, 0],
        darkorchid: [153, 50, 204],
        darkred: [139, 0, 0],
        darksalmon: [233, 150, 122],
        darkviolet: [148, 0, 211],
        fuchsia: [255, 0, 255],
        gold: [255, 215, 0],
        green: [0, 128, 0],
        indigo: [75, 0, 130],
        khaki: [240, 230, 140],
        lightblue: [173, 216, 230],
        lightcyan: [224, 255, 255],
        lightgreen: [144, 238, 144],
        lightgrey: [211, 211, 211],
        lightpink: [255, 182, 193],
        lightyellow: [255, 255, 224],
        lime: [0, 255, 0],
        magenta: [255, 0, 255],
        maroon: [128, 0, 0],
        navy: [0, 0, 128],
        olive: [128, 128, 0],
        orange: [255, 165, 0],
        pink: [255, 192, 203],
        purple: [128, 0, 128],
        violet: [128, 0, 128],
        red: [255, 0, 0],
        silver: [192, 192, 192],
        white: [255, 255, 255],
        yellow: [255, 255, 0],
        transparent: [255, 255, 255]
    }
})(jQuery);
Peddle answered 20/2, 2010 at 11:25 Comment(13)
Alright, go to the link Andrew propose. Download the file. You need to add it to your project. You can still have jquery.effects.core in your project this will work perfectly. Thank you for the answer. +1Absolve
I simply pasted the above into my existing 'jquery-ui-1.8.2.min.js' file and... everything still worked :-)Caudle
Hello andrew, i have posted similar question here but with different problem can you check this out https://mcmap.net/q/100443/-flash-effect-with-jqueryGilemette
@gowri You want to send a message to every browser currently connected to your site like an auction where colours flash. Your is a client-server comms problem, not a colour change one.Peddle
you mean, refresh div by ajax ? every second !Gilemette
@gowri use comet technology to populate server generated events to client sideMistrot
I would like to note, in the last year (2011) the author of this plugin released a version 2 which has a lot of nice features in it, but aren't required for the basic functionality this lib is usually sought after for. It's now 20+kb big. You can select the v1 branch to get the old version (Which still works) but is much lighter weight.Wiedmann
Minified with Google's Closure compiler it's still only 6 KB.Cindiecindra
FWIW - you can remove the color-to-rgb mappings in the code and reduce the size further: raw.github.com/gist/1891361/… . The downside is that you cannot use color names for animation. You will have to use rgb values.Woodchuck
It is now 2012. Just to make it clear, I just downloaded (copied) the jquery-color.js file. Added it to my JS directory, and then I can do things such as: $(this).animate({borderColor: "#289312"},"fast");Eichman
jQuery 1.8 breaks this plug in btw. curCSS isn't in jQuery any more.Oriflamme
jQuery 1.10.1 and (at least) backgroundColor still works! Thanks!Gerrard
Working with jQuery 1.10.2. Replace curCSS with css.Elsey
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73

I had the same problem and fixed it by including jQuery UI. Here is the complete script :

<!-- include Google's AJAX API loader -->
<script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
<!-- load JQuery and UI from Google (need to use UI to animate colors) -->
<script type="text/javascript">
google.load("jqueryui", "1.5.2");
</script>


<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#menu ul li.item').hover(
    function() {
        $(this).stop().animate({backgroundColor:'#4E1402'}, 300);
        }, function () {
        $(this).stop().animate({backgroundColor:'#943D20'}, 100);
    });
});
</script>
Glendon answered 26/2, 2009 at 11:1 Comment(0)
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Do it with CSS3-Transitions. Support is great (all modern browsers, even IE). With Compass and SASS this is quickly done:

#foo {background:red; @include transition(background 1s)}
#foo:hover {background:yellow}

Pure CSS:

#foo {
background:red;
-webkit-transition:background 1s;
-moz-transition:background 1s;
-o-transition:background 1s;
transition:background 1s
}
#foo:hover {background:yellow}

I've wrote an german article about this topic: http://www.solife.cc/blog/animation-farben-css3-transition.html

Guilder answered 5/3, 2013 at 21:11 Comment(1)
Fiddle with hover and click transitions at: jsfiddle.net/K5QyxAlleras
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Bitstorm has the best jquery color animation plugin I've seen. It's an improvement to the jquery color project. It also supports rgba.

http://www.bitstorm.org/jquery/color-animation/

Emileeemili answered 29/1, 2011 at 10:44 Comment(1)
I can't thank you enough for stating that it supports 'rgba' which is exactly what I was looking forLiquescent
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You can use jQuery UI to add this functionality. You can grab just what you need, so if you want to animate color, all you have to include is the following code. I got if from latest jQuery UI (currently 1.8.14)

/******************************************************************************/
/****************************** COLOR ANIMATIONS ******************************/
/******************************************************************************/

// override the animation for color styles
$.each(['backgroundColor', 'borderBottomColor', 'borderLeftColor',
    'borderRightColor', 'borderTopColor', 'borderColor', 'color', 'outlineColor'],
function(i, attr) {
    $.fx.step[attr] = function(fx) {
        if (!fx.colorInit) {
            fx.start = getColor(fx.elem, attr);
            fx.end = getRGB(fx.end);
            fx.colorInit = true;
        }

        fx.elem.style[attr] = 'rgb(' +
            Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos * (fx.end[0] - fx.start[0])) + fx.start[0], 10), 255), 0) + ',' +
            Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos * (fx.end[1] - fx.start[1])) + fx.start[1], 10), 255), 0) + ',' +
            Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos * (fx.end[2] - fx.start[2])) + fx.start[2], 10), 255), 0) + ')';
    };
});

// Color Conversion functions from highlightFade
// By Blair Mitchelmore
// http://jquery.offput.ca/highlightFade/

// Parse strings looking for color tuples [255,255,255]
function getRGB(color) {
        var result;

        // Check if we're already dealing with an array of colors
        if ( color && color.constructor == Array && color.length == 3 )
                return color;

        // Look for rgb(num,num,num)
        if (result = /rgb\(\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*\)/.exec(color))
                return [parseInt(result[1],10), parseInt(result[2],10), parseInt(result[3],10)];

        // Look for rgb(num%,num%,num%)
        if (result = /rgb\(\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*\)/.exec(color))
                return [parseFloat(result[1])*2.55, parseFloat(result[2])*2.55, parseFloat(result[3])*2.55];

        // Look for #a0b1c2
        if (result = /#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/.exec(color))
                return [parseInt(result[1],16), parseInt(result[2],16), parseInt(result[3],16)];

        // Look for #fff
        if (result = /#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/.exec(color))
                return [parseInt(result[1]+result[1],16), parseInt(result[2]+result[2],16), parseInt(result[3]+result[3],16)];

        // Look for rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) == transparent in Safari 3
        if (result = /rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\)/.exec(color))
                return colors['transparent'];

        // Otherwise, we're most likely dealing with a named color
        return colors[$.trim(color).toLowerCase()];
}

function getColor(elem, attr) {
        var color;

        do {
                color = $.curCSS(elem, attr);

                // Keep going until we find an element that has color, or we hit the body
                if ( color != '' && color != 'transparent' || $.nodeName(elem, "body") )
                        break;

                attr = "backgroundColor";
        } while ( elem = elem.parentNode );

        return getRGB(color);
};

It's only 1.43kb after compressing with YUI:

$.each(["backgroundColor","borderBottomColor","borderLeftColor","borderRightColor","borderTopColor","borderColor","color","outlineColor"],function(b,a){$.fx.step[a]=function(c){if(!c.colorInit){c.start=getColor(c.elem,a);c.end=getRGB(c.end);c.colorInit=true}c.elem.style[a]="rgb("+Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((c.pos*(c.end[0]-c.start[0]))+c.start[0],10),255),0)+","+Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((c.pos*(c.end[1]-c.start[1]))+c.start[1],10),255),0)+","+Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((c.pos*(c.end[2]-c.start[2]))+c.start[2],10),255),0)+")"}});function getRGB(b){var a;if(b&&b.constructor==Array&&b.length==3){return b}if(a=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*\)/.exec(b)){return[parseInt(a[1],10),parseInt(a[2],10),parseInt(a[3],10)]}if(a=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*\)/.exec(b)){return[parseFloat(a[1])*2.55,parseFloat(a[2])*2.55,parseFloat(a[3])*2.55]}if(a=/#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/.exec(b)){return[parseInt(a[1],16),parseInt(a[2],16),parseInt(a[3],16)]}if(a=/#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/.exec(b)){return[parseInt(a[1]+a[1],16),parseInt(a[2]+a[2],16),parseInt(a[3]+a[3],16)]}if(a=/rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\)/.exec(b)){return colors.transparent}return colors[$.trim(b).toLowerCase()]}function getColor(c,a){var b;do{b=$.curCSS(c,a);if(b!=""&&b!="transparent"||$.nodeName(c,"body")){break}a="backgroundColor"}while(c=c.parentNode);return getRGB(b)};

You can also animate colors using CSS3 transitions but it's only supported by modern browsers.

a.test {
  color: red;
  -moz-transition-property: color;  /* FF4+ */
  -moz-transition-duration: 1s;
  -webkit-transition-property: color;  /* Saf3.2+, Chrome */
  -webkit-transition-duration: 1s;
  -o-transition-property: color;  /* Opera 10.5+ */
  -o-transition-duration: 1s;
  -ms-transition-property: color;  /* IE10? */
  -ms-transition-duration: 1s;
  transition-property: color;  /* Standard */
  transition-duration: 1s;
  }

  a.test:hover {
  color: blue;
  }

Using shorthand property:

/* shorthand notation for transition properties */
/* transition: [transition-property] [transition-duration] [transition-timing-function] [transition-delay]; */

a.test {
  color: red;
  -moz-transition: color 1s;
  -webkit-transition: color 1s;
  -o-transition: color 1s;
  -ms-transition: color 1s;
  transition: color 1s;
  }

a.test {
  color: blue;
 }

Unlike regular javascript transitions, CSS3 transitions are hardware accelerated and therefore smoother. You can use Modernizr, to find out if the browser supports CSS3 transitions, if it didn't then you can use jQuery as a fallback:

if ( !cssTransitions() ) {
    $(document).ready(function(){
        $(".test").hover(function () {
                $(this).stop().animate({ backgroundColor: "red" },500)
             }, function() {
                 $(this).stop().animate({ backgroundColor: "blue" },500)}    
             );
    }); 
}

Remember to use stop() to stop the current animation before starting a new one otherwise when you pass over the element too fast, the effect keeps blinking for a while.

Gyroplane answered 9/8, 2011 at 8:0 Comment(0)
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11

For anyone finding this. Your better off using the jQuery UI version because it works on all browsers. The color plugin has issues with Safari and Chrome. It only works sometimes.

Dumm answered 1/12, 2008 at 6:8 Comment(2)
-1 The latest version of the colour plugin works perfectly in Chrome.Peddle
It is heavy to include additional script to just animate backgroundEast
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You can use 2 divs:

You could put a clone on top of it and fade the original out while fading the clone in.

When the fades are done, restore the original with the new bg.

$(function(){
    var $mytd = $('#mytd'), $elie = $mytd.clone(), os = $mytd.offset();

      // Create clone w other bg and position it on original
    $elie.toggleClass("class1, class2").appendTo("body")
         .offset({top: os.top, left: os.left}).hide();

    $mytd.mouseover(function() {            
          // Fade original
        $mytd.fadeOut(3000, function() {
            $mytd.toggleClass("class1, class2").show();
            $elie.toggleClass("class1, class2").hide();            
        });
          // Show clone at same time
        $elie.fadeIn(3000);
    });
});​

jsFiddle example


.toggleClass()
.offset()
.fadeIn()
.fadeOut()

Susian answered 9/10, 2010 at 2:16 Comment(3)
maybe it worked at some point, at least right not it does not seem to do what is expected of it.Janessajanet
@Janessajanet - Works in mac chrome for me. You click on the colored rectangle, and it changes color (2013 - 07 - 15)Susian
I don't know how but indeed now it does work on my windows7 chrome. maybe related to the chrome update I did yeasterday ?! anyway as I said indeed it does work now.Janessajanet
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8

I used a combination of CSS transitions with JQuery for the desired effect; obviously browsers which don't support CSS transitions will not animate but its a lightweight option which works well for most browsers and for my requirements is acceptable degradation.

Jquery to change the background color:

   $('.mylinkholder a').hover(
        function () {
            $(this).css({ backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0' }); 
        },
        function () {
            $(this).css({ backgroundColor: '#fff' });
        }
    );

CSS using transition to fade background-color change

   .mylinkholder a
   {
   transition: background-color .5s ease-in-out;
   -moz-transition: background-color .5s ease-in-out;
   -webkit-transition: background-color .5s ease-in-out; 
  -o-transition: background-color .5s ease-in-out; 
   }
Redmond answered 11/12, 2012 at 14:48 Comment(0)
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6

These days jQuery color plugin supports following named colors:

aqua:[0,255,255],
azure:[240,255,255],
beige:[245,245,220],
black:[0,0,0],
blue:[0,0,255],
brown:[165,42,42],
cyan:[0,255,255],
darkblue:[0,0,139],
darkcyan:[0,139,139],
darkgrey:[169,169,169],
darkgreen:[0,100,0],
darkkhaki:[189,183,107],
darkmagenta:[139,0,139],
darkolivegreen:[85,107,47],
darkorange:[255,140,0],
darkorchid:[153,50,204],
darkred:[139,0,0],
darksalmon:[233,150,122],
darkviolet:[148,0,211],
fuchsia:[255,0,255],
gold:[255,215,0],
green:[0,128,0],
indigo:[75,0,130],
khaki:[240,230,140],
lightblue:[173,216,230],
lightcyan:[224,255,255],
lightgreen:[144,238,144],
lightgrey:[211,211,211],
lightpink:[255,182,193],
lightyellow:[255,255,224],
lime:[0,255,0],
magenta:[255,0,255],
maroon:[128,0,0],
navy:[0,0,128],
olive:[128,128,0],
orange:[255,165,0],
pink:[255,192,203],
purple:[128,0,128],
violet:[128,0,128],
red:[255,0,0],
silver:[192,192,192],
white:[255,255,255],
yellow:[255,255,0]
Flavia answered 26/7, 2009 at 12:9 Comment(3)
Could you please quote the source. Thanks for the listing btw.Gallego
This list came from the jQuery color plugin: plugins.jquery.com/project/colorRoofing
-1 You colour list refers to an out of date version. Current version has at least one extra colour that I noticed.Peddle
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6

Simply add the following snippet bellow your jquery script and enjoy:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.color-animation/1/mainfile"></script>

See the example

Reference for more info

Gleeful answered 16/6, 2017 at 9:0 Comment(1)
Please inline the examples so they aren't prone to link-rot.Ossie
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5

I like using delay() to get this done, here's an example:

jQuery(element).animate({ backgroundColor: "#FCFCD8" },1).delay(1000).animate({ backgroundColor: "#EFEAEA" }, 1500);

This can be called by a function, with "element" being the element class/name/etc. The element will instantly appear with the #FCFCD8 background, hold for a second, then fade into #EFEAEA.

Weaverbird answered 3/11, 2010 at 14:11 Comment(0)
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I stumbled across this page with the same issue, but the following problems:

  1. I can't include an extra jQuery plugin file with my current set-up.
  2. I'm not comfortable pasting large blocks of code that I don't have time to read over and validate.
  3. I don't have access to the css.
  4. I hardly had any time for implementation (it was only a visual improvement to an admin page)

With the above that pretty much ruled out every answer. Considering my fade of colour was very simple, I used the following quick hack instead:

element
  .css('color','#FF0000')
;
$('<div />')
  .css('width',0)
  .animate(
    {'width':100},
    {
      duration: 3000,
      step:function(now){
        var v = (255 - 255/100 * now).toString(16);
        v = (v.length < 2 ? '0' : '') + v.substr(0,2);
        element.css('color','#'+v+'0000');
      }
    }
  )
;

The above creates a temporary div that is never placed in the document flow. I then use jQuery's built-in animation to animate a numeric property of that element - in this case width - which can represent a percentage (0 to 100). Then, using the step function, I transfer this numeric animation to the text colour with a simple hex cacluation.

The same could have been achieved with setInterval, but by using this method you can benefit from jQuery's animation methods - like .stop() - and you can use easing and duration.

Obivously it's only of use for simple colour fades, for more complicated colour conversions you'll need to use one of the above answers - or code your own colour fade math :)

Loveinidleness answered 15/10, 2012 at 13:40 Comment(0)
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2

Try this one:

(function($) {  

            var i = 0;  

            var someBackground = $(".someBackground");  
            var someColors = [ "yellow", "red", "blue", "pink" ];  


            someBackground.css('backgroundColor', someColors[0]);  

            window.setInterval(function() {  
                i = i == someColors.length ? 0 : i;  
                someBackground.animate({backgroundColor: someColors[i]}, 3000);  
                i++;  
            }, 30);  

})(jQuery);  

you can preview example here: http://jquerydemo.com/demo/jquery-animate-background-color.aspx

Later answered 13/1, 2015 at 16:18 Comment(0)
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1

ColorBlend plug in does exactly what u want

http://plugins.jquery.com/project/colorBlend

Here is the my highlight code

$("#container").colorBlend([{
    colorList:["white",  "yellow"], 
    param:"background-color",
    cycles: 1,
    duration: 500
}]);
Hygrometric answered 6/1, 2011 at 1:38 Comment(0)
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1

If you wan't to animate your background using only core jQuery functionality, try this:

jQuery(".usercontent").mouseover(function() {
      jQuery(".usercontent").animate({backgroundColor:'red'}, 'fast', 'linear', function() {
            jQuery(this).animate({
                backgroundColor: 'white'
            }, 'normal', 'linear', function() {
                jQuery(this).css({'background':'none', backgroundColor : ''});
            });
        });
Norford answered 8/1, 2013 at 12:23 Comment(0)
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1

To change background color with animate effect without jQueryUI:

selector.css({
    backgroundColor: "#555",
    transition: "background-color 1.8s"
});
Witkowski answered 21/6, 2021 at 12:3 Comment(0)
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0

Try this one:

jQuery(".usercontent").hover(function() {
    jQuery(this).animate({backgroundColor:"pink"}, "slow");
},function(){
    jQuery(this).animate({backgroundColor:"white"}, "slow");
});

Revised way with effects:

jQuery(".usercontent").hover(function() {

    jQuery(this).fadeout("slow",function(){
        jQuery(this).animate({"color","yellow"}, "slow");
    });
});
Proprietor answered 23/2, 2011 at 3:22 Comment(0)
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0

Try to use it

-moz-transition: background .2s linear;
-webkit-transition: background .2s linear;
-o-transition: background .2s linear;
transition: background .2s linear;
Lashay answered 21/12, 2011 at 8:46 Comment(0)

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