'Set the background color of the text by updating the bbox.
.. seealso::
:meth:`set_bbox`
To change the position of the bounding box.
ACCEPTS: any matplotlib color'

def set_backgroundcolor(self, color):

    if (self._bbox_patch is None):
        self.set_bbox(dict(facecolor=color, edgecolor=color))
    else:
        self._bbox_patch.update(dict(facecolor=color))
    self._update_clip_properties()
    self.stale = True
