Custom Payment Pages

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Background Colors and Error Messages

The background color of the following payment page is allowed. Unlike in the previous 

example, the fields displayed in red are easy to read.

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9.6 Example of Allowable Background Color 

To verify that your background color is allowed, enter its hex code into the Background Color 

field on the Custom Payment Pages page under the Profile subtab of the My Account tab 

and click Preview. The background color is allowed if you are able to preview the payment 

page with your chosen background color. If you receive an error message about the 

background color, the color is not allowed and you must choose a different color. 

If a conflicting background color is passed through, it will be considered invalid and PayPal 

will automatically default your background color to white. 

Font Colors

PayPal dynamically changes font colors from black to white, depending on the background 

color. To confirm that these font changes comply with your font color selections, you should 

test your color settings on PayPal.

Image Storage

PayPal recommends that you store your images on secure (https) servers. If your images are 

not stored on secure servers, your customers may be shown a browser warning indicating that 

you have insecure items on your page.

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August, 2005 Website Payments Standard Checkout Integration Guide