Background color in custom renderer

[mark goldin]

I am using a label for my custom renderer:

override public function set data(value:Object):void
{
super.data = value;
if (value != null)
{
this.getTextField().background = true;
this.getTextField().setStyle("backgroundColor", "0xFFA500");
}
}
private function getTextField():*
{
return textField;
}

But I see no color.

Thanks