API Documentation > CorelDRAW > 2025-v26 > FountainFill > IVGFountainFill
FountainFill.StartColor property
Gets or sets a fountain fill's Start Color
Syntax:
Property Get StartColor() As Color
Property Set StartColor(ByVal Value As Color)
Remarks:
The StartColor property returns or specifies the starting color a fountain fill. You can also access the starting color point of the fill by using the .Colors(0) property of the FountainColors collection.
Examples:
The following VBA example displays the names of the colors of the starting and ending color points of the fountain fill.
Sub Test()
Dim ff As FountainFill
If ActiveShape.Fill.Type = cdrFountainFill Then
  Set ff = ActiveShape.Fill.Fountain
  MsgBox "The fountain fill is from " & ff.StartColor.Name & _

 " to " & ff.EndColor.Name
Else
  MsgBox "The selected shape doesn't have a fountain fill"
End If 
End Sub