How to change Dialog Background Color

I created a dialog using MSVC++ resource editor (ID: IDC_DRAWING_AREA).
Then I have this code:

//Get a handle to IDC_DRAWING_AREA window
hDwgArea = CreateDialog(hInstance,
MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_DRAWING_AREA),
hWindows[3], NULL);


I want to change the background of IDC_DRAWING_AREA from its default color to WHITE. Is it doable?

See MSDN related to WM_CTLCOLORDLG message

Here's an example:

Code:

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BOOL CALLBACK DialogProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMessage, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
        static HBRUSH hBrush = NULL;

        switch (uMessage)
        {
                case WM_INITDIALOG:

                        hBrush = CreateSolidBrush(RGB(255, 255, 255));
                        return FALSE;
               
                case WM_CTLCOLORDLG:

                        if (hBrush)
                                return (INT_PTR) hBrush;
                        else
                                return FALSE;

                case WM_CLOSE:
                       
                        if (hBrush)
                                DeleteObject(hBrush);

                        EndDialog(hwnd, 0);
                        return FALSE;

                default:
                        return FALSE;
        }
}

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