How to change the color of the artboard in Adobe Illustrator?

Question

It is practically impossible to edit a white illustration on the default white artboard background. Hiding the artboard makes the whole work area receive the artboard's white color.**Is there a way to change the color of the artboard in Illustrator CC?**

Answer 1

Yes, artboards are white and can’t be changed. But there’s an easy workaround: create a rectangle of the same size, and fill it however you like. Then, either:

Object—> Arrange—> Send to Back, and lock it (Object—> Lock Selection).

or

put it in a new Layer, keep the layer locked & drag to bottom of the stack of Layers.

These large rectangles will visually function as colorful artboards.