Trying to use "getColorFromHexString" rather than some other code, and I must be missing something with using the UIColor that it returns. Have previously saved out a hex string, and now after loading it back in on another string want to use that value for a background color... Reading in the string containing the hexstring works fine.... NSString *tmpColorString = [BT_strings getPrefString: @"my_themeColor"]; NSLog(@"viewWillAppear my_themeColor loaded = %@" ,tmpColorString ); //loads ok // test case loaded FF0000 for red as was expected However UIColor *newThemeColor = [BT_color getColorFromHexString:tmpColorString]; NSLog(@"newThemeColor = %@" , newThemeColor ); // this reports "newThemeColor = UIDeviceWhiteColorSpace 0 0" myUIViewName.backgroundColor = newThemeColor; // <- not working ========================== Any thoughts on what I missed? Thanks myUIViewName.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor]; // debug just to verify test works

needs a # before the hex code UIColor *newThemeColor = [BT_color getColorFromHexString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"#%@",tmpColorString]];

Thanks Chris! Works fine, now that it knows the format of the string- still learning;)