self.m_MenuBarTitle = gtk.Label("Starez") self.m_MenuBarContainer.pack_start(self.m_MenuBarTitle) style = self.m_MenuBarTitle.get_style().copy() color = style.bg[gtk.STATE_NORMAL] color_map = self.m_MenuBarTitle.get_colormap() color = color_map.alloc_color(int(color.red*0.5), int(color.green*0.5), int(color.blue*0.5)) style.bg[gtk.STATE_NORMAL] = color self.m_MenuBarTitle.set_style(style)