Updating a JTabbedPane's selected tab color dynamically

Hi
I have set the selected tab color for my JTabbedPane
using:
UIManager.put("TabbedPane.selected", Color.RED);Now I would like to change the color dynamically to green.
However, just calling:
UIManager.put("TabbedPane.selected", Color.GREEN);doesn't work.
It seems that if the JTabbedPane is visible while I change the color through the UIManager, it has no effect.
On the other hand, all the other JTabbedPanes in my application (which are not visible - in hidden dialogs), are effected.
How can I effect ALL the JTabbedPanes in my application at the same time?

Try to call
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(selectedPane);
best regards
Stas

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