diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml b/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml
index cfd307142..9b985f70e 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/res/layout/activity_card_view.xml
@@ -123,13 +123,61 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_toRightOf="@id/alpha_label"
                 android:layout_alignTop="@id/alpha_label"/>
-
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:id="@+id/color_label"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+                android:text="@string/card_view_bg_color"
+                android:layout_below="@id/alpha_label"
+                android:layout_alignRight="@id/alpha_label"/>
+        <RadioGroup
+                android:id="@+id/select_bg_color_radio"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/color_label"
+                android:layout_alignTop="@id/color_label"
+                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:orientation="horizontal"
+                android:layout_below="@id/alpha_seek_bar">
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/def"
+                    android:layout_width="40dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:background="@color/cardview_light_background"
+                    android:checked="true"/>
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/yellow"
+                    android:layout_width="40dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:background="@color/card_yellow"/>
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/aquatic"
+                    android:layout_width="40dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:background="@color/card_aquatic"/>
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/classic"
+                    android:layout_width="40dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:background="@color/card_classic"/>
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/sunbrite"
+                    android:layout_width="40dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:background="@color/card_sunbrite"/>
+            <RadioButton
+                    android:id="@+id/tropical"
+                    android:layout_width="40dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:background="@color/card_tropical"/>
+        </RadioGroup>
         <RadioGroup
                 android:id="@+id/select_target_radio"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:orientation="horizontal"
-                android:layout_below="@id/alpha_seek_bar">
+                android:layout_below="@id/color_label">
             <RadioButton
                     android:id="@+id/resize_card_view"
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -144,7 +192,6 @@
                     android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                     android:text="@string/card_view_resize_content"/>
         </RadioGroup>
-
     </RelativeLayout>
     <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                     android:layout_height="match_parent">
@@ -155,9 +202,10 @@
                 card_view:cardElevation="10dp">
             <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/info_text"
+                    android:text="@string/card_view"
                     android:textColor="@android:color/black"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
         </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
         <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                   android:text="@string/card_view_sample_text"
diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/colors.xml b/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/colors.xml
index b129b8de6..c8c67a0a2 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@
 
 <resources>
     <drawable name="blue">#770000ff</drawable>
+    <color name="card_yellow">#FCF0AD</color>
+    <color name="card_aquatic">#FCF0AD</color>
+    <color name="card_classic">#BAB7A9</color>
+    <color name="card_sunbrite">#F9D6AC</color>
+    <color name="card_tropical">#56C4E8</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml b/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml
index 03282affd..789e19ef8 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     <string name="card_view_radius">Radius</string>
     <string name="card_view_width">Width</string>
     <string name="card_view_height">Height</string>
+    <string name="card_view_bg_color">Background</string>
     <string name="card_view_elevation">Elevation</string>
     <string name="card_view_max_elevation">Max Elevation</string>
     <string name="card_view_alpha">Alpha</string>
diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java b/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java
index ba4f0cb1d..ca0c08aac 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/view/CardViewActivity.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 package com.example.android.supportv7.view;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
@@ -25,8 +27,11 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.RadioGroup;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+
 import com.example.android.supportv7.R;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
 public class CardViewActivity extends Activity {
 
     CardView mCardView;
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ public class CardViewActivity extends Activity {
             lp = setViewBounds(mInfoText);
         }
         mInfoText.setText("radius: " + mCornerRadiusSeekBar.getProgress()
-                +", alpha: " + mAlphaSeekBar.getProgress()
+                + ", alpha: " + mAlphaSeekBar.getProgress()
                 + "\n w: " + lp.width + "\nh: " + lp.height
                 + "\nelevation: " + mCardView.getCardElevation() + " of "
                 + mCardView.getMaxCardElevation());
@@ -143,15 +148,42 @@ public class CardViewActivity extends Activity {
             }
         });
 
-        update();
         new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 View content = findViewById(android.R.id.content);
+                mWidthSeekBar.setProgress(mCardView.getWidth());
+                mHeightSeekBar.setProgress(mCardView.getHeight());
                 mWidthSeekBar.setMax(content.getWidth());
                 mHeightSeekBar.setMax(content.getHeight());
+                update();
             }
         }, 100);
+
+        ((RadioGroup) findViewById(R.id.select_bg_color_radio))
+                .setOnCheckedChangeListener(new RadioGroup.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onCheckedChanged(RadioGroup group, int checkedId) {
+                        mCardView.setCardBackgroundColor(
+                                getResources().getColor(getColorId(checkedId)));
+                    }
+                });
     }
 
+    private int getColorId(int id) {
+        switch (id) {
+            case R.id.yellow:
+                return R.color.card_yellow;
+            case R.id.aquatic:
+                return R.color.card_aquatic;
+            case R.id.classic:
+                return R.color.card_classic;
+            case R.id.sunbrite:
+                return R.color.card_sunbrite;
+            case R.id.tropical:
+                return R.color.card_tropical;
+            default:
+                return R.color.cardview_light_background;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/widget/AnimatedRecyclerView.java b/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/widget/AnimatedRecyclerView.java
index 50fe1e1a8..b503bcf0e 100644
--- a/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/widget/AnimatedRecyclerView.java
+++ b/samples/Support7Demos/src/com/example/android/supportv7/widget/AnimatedRecyclerView.java
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ public class AnimatedRecyclerView extends Activity {
         }
 
         public void selectItem(MyViewHolder holder, boolean selected) {
-            mSelected.put((String) holder.textView.getText(), selected);
+            mSelected.put((String) holder.textView.getText().toString(), selected);
         }
 
         public void toggleExpanded(MyViewHolder holder) {