To set a selected row in DevExpress XtraGrid to be in the specified color, the following steps are followed.

• 1 - "Run Designer" opens.
• 2 - Select "Views" from the left panel.
• 3 - Select "Appearance" and again "Appearance" from the right panel.
• 4 - Select "FocusedRow" from the drop-down menu.
• 5 - The desired color is assigned from the "BackColor" property.

An example of setting it as code is given below..

this.myListGridView.Appearance.FocusedRow.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightGray;