Android change Actionbar background color using AppCompat - android

I'm trying to change the background color of my ActionBar as well as the title color. I must say I am using the support library.
My styles are as follows.
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">#style/AppTheme.ActionBar</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.ActionBar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="background">#color/red_300</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/red_300</item>
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/red_300</item>
<item name="android:titleTextStyle">#style/AppTheme.ActionBar.Title</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.ActionBar.Title" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/red_700</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#00FF00</item>
</style>
And in styles-v21
<style name="AppTheme.ActionBar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="background">#color/red_300</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/red_300</item>
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/red_300</item>
<item name="android:colorPrimary">#FF0000</item>
<item name="android:colorAccent">#FF0000</item>
<item name="android:titleTextStyle">#style/AppTheme.ActionBar.Title</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.ActionBar.Title" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:colorPrimary">#FFFF00</item>
<item name="android:colorAccent">#FFFF00</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/red_700</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#00FF00</item>
</style>
As you guys might see by the amount of attemps to change it, I am already losing my mind. Any clues as to how I can change the ActionBar background and it's title color?
I must note that I am trying this on Android 6.

In the ToolBar creation (xml), setting the app:theme fixed it. Specifying a theme there with it's colorPrimary changed the background of the ActionBar without affecting the base theme.
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="#style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
and the theme:
<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>

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