color of linear layout influenced by color of underlaying linear layout
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i included some linearlayouts in a linear layout. But i want the linear layout on top (the included one) to be greyish, and just the background orange. When i try this, everything is orange! Is there some way i can prevent this?

my ll:

  

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical" 
        android:background="@color/orange">
        
         <include
                android:id="@+id/bt_overview_list_places"
                layout="@layout/single_overview_item" 
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"/>
          <include
                android:id="@+id/bt_overview_list_agenda"
                layout="@layout/single_overview_item" 
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"/>
           <include
                android:id="@+id/bt_overview_list_shopping"
                layout="@layout/single_overview_item" 
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"/>
            <include
                android:id="@+id/bt_overview_list_food"
                layout="@layout/single_overview_item" 
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"/>
        
    
    </LinearLayout>

 the one i include:

        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout
      xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      android:id="@+id/lloverview"
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:orientation="vertical"
      android:background="@color/custom_button_grey"
      >
    <LinearLayout
      xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:layout_height="fill_parent"
      android:orientation="horizontal"
      >
      <ImageView
      	  android:id="@+id/ivoverviewimage"
    	  android:layout_width="50dp"
    	  android:layout_height="50dp" android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:scaleType="centerCrop"
    	  android:layout_margin="10dp"
    	  android:layout_weight="1"/>
      
      <LinearLayout
          android:layout_width="225dp"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:orientation="vertical" >
    
      <TextView
          android:id="@+id/tvoverviewname"
          android:layout_width="225dp"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_gravity="left|top"
          android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
          android:text="naam"
          android:textSize="16dip" 
          android:maxLines="1"
          android:ellipsize="marquee"
          android:textColor="@color/black"/>
    
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/tvoverviewtext"
         android:layout_width="225dp"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
         android:maxLines="3"
         android:text="tip"
         android:textSize="12dip" 
         android:ellipsize="end"
         android:textColor="@color/black"/>
    
     </LinearLayout>
     
     
     
     <ImageView 
         android:id="@+id/arrow"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    	  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    	  android:layout_weight="1"
    	  android:src="@drawable/iconarrowsmall"
    	  android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
    	  android:layout_margin="2dip"
         />
    
    </LinearLayout>
    <ImageView 
         android:id="@+id/bottom_border"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    	  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    	  android:src="@drawable/custombuttonlist_bottomborder"
         />
    
    </LinearLayout>

I already tried giving the linear layouts colors programmatically:

    lPlaces= (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.bt_overview_list_places);
    llPlaces.setBackgroundColor(R.color.custom_button_grey);

but everything just stays orange (with some difference in color).

I checked my color, and i think it should be 100% NOT transparent:

    <color name="custom_button_grey_text">#585850</color>

even with the FF added in front of it:

     <color name="custom_button_grey_text">#FF585850</color>