Change BackColor for Listbox Items in Windows Application

Sample code to give alternate color for alternate items in listbox.
In my application lstBoxSelected is the name of listbox.

Write these two lines in page load event.
lstBoxSelected.DrawMode = DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;
lstBoxSelected.DrawItem += new DrawItemEventHandler(DrawListSelected);

DrawListSelected is the event for drawing backcolor for listitem.
        private void DrawListSelected(object sender, DrawItemEventArgs e)
        {
            //Draw ListBox Items
            Rectangle rect = new Rectangle();
            rect = e.Bounds;

            // Setup the stringformatting object
            StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
            sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;

            if ((e.State & DrawItemState.Selected) == DrawItemState.Selected)
            {
                // Fill Backcolor for selected item               
                e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Orange, e.Bounds);
            }
            else
            {
                Brush b;  // Object used to define backcolor               
                b = Brushes.LightCyan;
                if (e.Index % 2 == 0)
                    b = Brushes.PowderBlue;
                else
                    b = Brushes.LightCyan;
                e.Graphics.FillRectangle(b, rect);
            }
            if (lstBoxSelected.Items.Count > 0)
            {
                e.Graphics.DrawString(lstBoxSelected.Items[e.Index].ToString().Replace("*","").Trim(), e.Font, Brushes.Black, rect, sf);
            }
        }

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