diff --git a/hui-examples/examples/align.rs b/hui-examples/examples/align.rs
index 2316dc8..fdeced3 100644
--- a/hui-examples/examples/align.rs
+++ b/hui-examples/examples/align.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fn main() {
             Box::new(Container {
               gap: 5.,
               padding: Sides::all(5.),
-              background: Some(vec4(0., 0., 0., 0.5)),
+              background: vec4(0., 0., 0., 0.5),
               direction: UiDirection::Horizontal,
               elements: {
                 let mut x: Vec<Box<dyn UiElement>> = vec![];
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fn main() {
               ..Default::default()
             }),
             Box::new(Container {
-              background: Some(vec4(1., 0., 0., 1.)),
+              background: vec4(1., 0., 0., 1.),
               padding: Sides {
                 top: 10.,
                 bottom: 20.,
diff --git a/hui-examples/examples/mom_downloader.rs b/hui-examples/examples/mom_downloader.rs
index a680e64..9839c8c 100644
--- a/hui-examples/examples/mom_downloader.rs
+++ b/hui-examples/examples/mom_downloader.rs
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ fn main() {
         hui.add(Container {
           align: Alignment::Center.into(),
           size: (UiSize::Fraction(1.), UiSize::Fraction(1.)),
-          background: Some(vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.)),
+          background: vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.),
           elements: vec![Box::new(Container {
             gap: 5.,
             padding: Sides::all(10.),
             size: (UiSize::Static(450.), UiSize::Auto),
-            background: Some(vec4(0.2, 0.2, 0.5, 1.)),
+            background: vec4(0.2, 0.2, 0.5, 1.),
             corner_radius: Corners::all(8.),
             elements: elements(|el| {
               if instant.elapsed().as_secs_f32() < 5. {
diff --git a/hui-examples/examples/rounded_rect.rs b/hui-examples/examples/rounded_rect.rs
index 9a1fa71..317a4d5 100644
--- a/hui-examples/examples/rounded_rect.rs
+++ b/hui-examples/examples/rounded_rect.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn main() {
           elements: vec![Box::new(Container {
             align: Alignment::Center.into(),
             size: (UiSize::Fraction(0.5), UiSize::Fraction(0.5)),
-            background: Some(vec4(1., 0., 0., 1.)),
+            background: vec4(1., 0., 0., 1.),
             corner_radius: Corners {
               top_left: 10.,
               top_right: 20.,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fn main() {
                 direction: UiDirection::Horizontal,
                 align: Alignment::Center.into(),
                 size: (UiSize::Auto, UiSize::Auto),
-                background: Some(vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5)),
+                background: vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5),
                 corner_radius: Corners::all(8.),
                 elements: vec![
                   Box::new(Text {
diff --git a/hui-examples/examples/text_weird.rs b/hui-examples/examples/text_weird.rs
index f3ecae5..b90c66c 100644
--- a/hui-examples/examples/text_weird.rs
+++ b/hui-examples/examples/text_weird.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn main() {
 
         hui.add(Container {
           size: (UiSize::Fraction(1.), UiSize::Fraction(1.)),
-          background: Some(vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.)),
+          background: vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.),
           elements: elements(|elem| {
             elem.add(Text {
               text: "THIS LINE SHOULD BE SHARP!".into(),
diff --git a/hui/src/element/builtin/container.rs b/hui/src/element/builtin/container.rs
index a4beb90..d9c0d2f 100644
--- a/hui/src/element/builtin/container.rs
+++ b/hui/src/element/builtin/container.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct Container {
   pub padding: Sides<f32>,
   ///Primary/secondary axis
   pub align: Alignment2d,
-  pub background: Option<Vec4>,
+  pub background: Vec4,
   pub borders: Sides<Option<Border>>,
   pub corner_radius: Corners<f32>,
   //pub clip: bool, //TODO clip children
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ impl UiElement for Container {
     let mut position = ctx.layout.position;
 
     //background
-    if let Some(color) = self.background {
+    if self.background.z > 0. {
       ctx.draw.add(UiDrawCommand::Rectangle {
         position,
         size: ctx.measure.size,
-        color,
+        color: self.background,
         rounded_corners: (self.corner_radius.max_f32() > 0.).then_some({
           RoundedCorners::from_radius(self.corner_radius)
         }),