Best way to add background color to a column?

[one_half_last style="background-color: #b0c4de;"]
[/one_half_last]

or you can just do

[one_half_last]
<p style="background-color: #b0c4de;">
Text Here
</p>
[/one_half_last]

Hi guys

I tried the above and it didn’t work. I’m not sure why.
The first suggestion didn’t work at all. The code in the second box only made the first line in the column change colour. I want the background of the entire column to be a specific colour.

I am creating a draft page so I can’t send you the live link, but here is the text code. I want everything in this column to have a background colour of #d5d88d

[threecol_one_last] Menu:

• Banh Xeo ?– Saigon Pancake with?Mung Bean, Pork or Seafood Stuffings
• Nuoc Cham – Dipping Sauce
• Ga Nuong La Chuoi – Chicken in Banana Leaves
• Ca Kho To – Caramel fish in Clay Pot
• Banh Ran?– Sesame Balls

Class size: 4 – 10

Duration: 3 hours

Cost: $118[/threecol_one_last]

PLEASE HELP!!

Thank you

<div style="background-color: #d5d88d;">
[one_third_last]
Menu:
Banh Xeo  – Saigon Pancake with Mung Bean, Pork or Seafood Stuffings
Nuoc Cham – Dipping Sauce
Ga Nuong La Chuoi – Chicken in Banana Leaves
Ca Kho To – Caramel fish in Clay Pot
Banh Ran – Sesame Balls

Class size: 4 - 10

Duration: 3 hours

Cost: $118
[/one_thrid_last]
</div>

Try that.

Thank you for such a quick response!

It didn’t work, but when I put that code inside the column code rather than outside of it, it did work!

Like this:

[threecol_one_last]<div style=”background-color: #d5d88d;”>Menu:

• Banh Xeo ?– Saigon Pancake with?Mung Bean, Pork or Seafood Stuffings
• Nuoc Cham – Dipping Sauce
• Ga Nuong La Chuoi – Chicken in Banana Leaves
• Ca Kho To – Caramel fish in Clay Pot
• Banh Ran?– Sesame Balls

Class size: 4 – 10

Duration: 3 hours

Cost: $118
</div>[/threecol_one_last]

Thank you again!