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Contributor II
October 23, 2026
Question

Add background color to two column section

I am trying to change the color to my two column section, not just the text fields. Am I able to do this in Klaviyo? Right now, my columns are white. I am trying to make it look like the image I have attached.

I tried to attach the images

, but I kept getting an error (Something went wrong, please check your link and try again). I will try a different route.

https://snipboard.io/wSoI5V.jpg

https://snipboard.io/5fuDML.jpg

1 reply

Temi O.
Community Manager
Community Manager
October 26, 2026

Hi ​@epera , 

Thanks for reaching out! If I understood correctly, then yes, you can change the background color of the area containing the two columns. The setting is applied to the section, not to the individual text fields.

In the email editor:

  1. Click the outer section that contains the two-column layout. Try clicking the spacing or border around the columns rather than the text or image block.

  2. Open the section’s Styles tab.

  3. Under Content color or Section color, choose Manual instead of Auto or None.


     

  4. Select the background color you want, then preview the email on desktop and mobile.

If the section still appears white, check whether the text, image, or button blocks inside the columns have their own white background color. Block-level styles override the section style, so set those block backgrounds to transparent or None where appropriate. Also check whether the image itself contains a white background, since a section color cannot show through an opaque part of the image.

The standard Columns layout generally applies one background to the whole section. If you want a different color for each individual column, you may need to use separate sections, a table block, or a custom HTML block instead. Klaviyo’s email template editor guide, sections guide, and columns guide show these layout and styling options.

I hope this is helpful! Let me know if you have any questions. 

 


Temi@Klaviyo