changing BackColor of TabControl

[Paiam Salavati]

I have to change the BackColor of the unused part to the right of the tabs
in a TabControl.

therefore I have overriden the onPaint-Method of TabControl like this:

protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
base.OnPaint(e);
Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, this.Width, this.Height);

SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.Blue)

e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, rectangle);

}


the problem is now, that the tabs in my TabControl are not visible anymore,
because they have also the color YellowGreen.

How can I set the backgroundcolor of my TabControl without covering the
tabs?
does anybody have some experience with that kind of problem?

Any help will be greatly appreciated....