# status-bg

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/status-bg/

> Background colour of the status line. This option is deprecated, use 'status-style' instead.

option tmux3.2a

Background colour of the status line. This option is deprecated, use 'status-style' instead.

* Scope

  session

* Type

  Colour

* Default

  `default`

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/set-option/) `status-bg value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/show-options/) `status-bg`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/status-bg/#description)

Background colour of the status line. This option is deprecated, use 'status-style' instead. Taken from the option table; the 3.2a manual has no entry for it.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/status-bg/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/status-bg/) : present
* [tmux 3.2a](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/status-bg/) : present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/status-bg/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:584`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/options-table.c#L584)

* C source reference

  [`options_table`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-variable-options_table/)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/status-bg/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

  [`options.generated.STATUS_BG`](https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/reference/options-generated-status_bg/)

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalSessionScope.SetStatusBG`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalsessionscope-setstatusbg/), [`tmux.Session.SetStatusBG`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-session-setstatusbg/), [`tmux.SessionOptionValues.StatusBG`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-sessionoptionvalues-statusbg/)