--- a/src/reportlab/platypus/doctemplate.py	Tue Jul 02 10:17:00 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/reportlab/platypus/doctemplate.py	Tue Jul 02 10:47:30 2013 +0100
@@ -240,15 +240,16 @@
     _ZEROSIZE=True
     width=0
     height=0
-    def __init__(self, bg=None, left=0, right=0, start=True):
-        self.bgLeft = _evalMeasurement(left)
-        self.bgRight = _evalMeasurement(right)
-        self.bg = bg
+    def __init__(self, color=None, left=0, right=0, start=True):
         self.start = start
+        if start:
+            self.left = _evalMeasurement(left)
+            self.right = _evalMeasurement(right)
+            self.color = color
 
     def frameAction(self, frame):
         if self.start:
-            frame._frameBGs.append((self.bgLeft,self.bgRight,self.bg))
+            frame._frameBGs.append((self.left,self.right,self.color))
         elif frame._frameBGs:
             frame._frameBGs.pop()
 

--- a/tests/test_platypus_tables.py	Tue Jul 02 10:17:00 2013 +0100
+++ b/tests/test_platypus_tables.py	Tue Jul 02 10:47:30 2013 +0100
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     styNormal = styleSheet['Normal']
     styBackground = ParagraphStyle('background', parent=styNormal, backColor=colors.pink)
     styH1 = styleSheet['Heading1']
-    lst.append(FrameBG(bg=colors.red))
+    lst.append(FrameBG(color=colors.red))
     lst.append(Paragraph("First, a test of how tables align their content...", styH1))
     lst.append(Paragraph("""Generated with version %s""" % Version,
                         styNormal))
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                          text differently to cells with Paragraphs using the
                          same font.  Hopefully now they are back on the same baseline""",
                         styNormal))
-    lst.append(FrameBG(bg=colors.blue))
+    lst.append(FrameBG(color=colors.blue))
     ts1 = TableStyle([
                 ('ALIGN', (0,0), (-1,0), 'RIGHT'),
                 ('BACKGROUND', (0,0), (-1,0), colors.lightgrey),