property Items.HotBackColor as Color
Specifies the hot background color of the items ( when the cursor hovers the items ).

TypeDescription
Color A Color expression that specifies the items' background color, when the cursor hovers it. The last 7 bits in the high significant byte of the color indicates the identifier of the skin being used. Use the Add method to add new skins to the control. If you need to remove the skin appearance from a part of the control you need to reset the last 7 bits in the high significant byte of the color being applied to the background's part.
The HotBackColor property specifies the background color for items when cursor hovers it. The BackColor property specifies the solid color / visual appearance to be shown on the items' background ( inside borders ). The BackgroundExt property indicates additional colors, text, images that can be displayed on the items's background using the EBN string format. The PopupAppearance property specifies the visual appearance of the items ( including the margins/borders ). The Padding property specifies the padding (space between the menu border and the item content) to display the items.