Steps to reproduce:
1.copy a rgb code
2.paste it to the backgroundcolor field
Observed result:
<img src="smileys/smiley19.gif" border="0" align="middle" />
-see the color at the field change but not on the layer
-if you click somewhere else and then again at the backgroundcolor field, the original data is there again
Expected result:
<img src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" align="middle" />
Operating system & service pack:
Windows 7
Construct 2 version:160.2
Edit: its the same if you type in the rgb code