diff --git a/build_levels.lua b/build_levels.lua
index d6b1117..1096f7b 100644
--- a/build_levels.lua
+++ b/build_levels.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local function write_header()
+	io.write('#include <gint/display.h>\n')
 	io.write('#include "level.h"\n')
 	io.write('#include "tiles.h"\n')
 end
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ end
 
 local function write_level(level, level_id)
 	solid_layer = 1
+	bg_color = level.backgroundcolor or { 255, 255, 255 }
+	for i, v in ipairs(bg_color) do
+		bg_color[i] = math.floor(v / 8)
+	end
 	-- write every layer
 	for i, layer in ipairs(level.layers) do
 		if layer.name == "solid" then
@@ -38,6 +43,12 @@ local function write_level(level, level_id)
 	io.write("const Level level_", level_id, " = {\n")
 	io.write("\t.width = ", level.width, ",\n")
 	io.write("\t.height = ", level.height, ",\n")
+	io.write("\t#ifdef FXCG50\n")
+	io.write("\t.bg_color = C_RGB(", bg_color[1], ", ",
+		bg_color[2], ", ", bg_color[3], "),\n")
+	io.write("\t#else\n")
+	io.write("\t.bg_color = C_WHITE,\n")
+	io.write("\t#endif\n")
 	io.write("\t.layers = layers_", level_id, ",\n")
 	io.write("\t.layers_count = ", #level.layers, ",\n")
 	io.write("\t.solid_layer = ", solid_layer - 1, "\n")
diff --git a/level_1.tmx b/level_1.tmx
index f6b4085..c179bef 100644
--- a/level_1.tmx
+++ b/level_1.tmx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<map version="1.4" tiledversion="1.4.3" orientation="orthogonal" renderorder="right-down" width="64" height="64" tilewidth="16" tileheight="16" infinite="0" nextlayerid="3" nextobjectid="1">
+<map version="1.4" tiledversion="1.4.3" orientation="orthogonal" renderorder="right-down" width="64" height="64" tilewidth="16" tileheight="16" infinite="0" backgroundcolor="#e246f0" nextlayerid="3" nextobjectid="1">
  <editorsettings>
   <export target="level_1.lua" format="lua"/>
  </editorsettings>