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Activity's status bar color is different for no apparent reason

I've created a new activity and for some reason, when it is used, it uses a different color in the status bar. What's strange is that in the "design" preview it renders the correct color.
Below are two screen shots, the darker color is the correct color.
Incorrect
Correct
The themes are the same as the other .xml layouts, so I'm having trouble really figuring out where this error is coming from. Below is the code for the layout:
activity_menu.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.brewguide.android.coffeebrewguide.MenuActivity">
<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/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
/>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/myfragment"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</LinearLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
I'm not sure what other code would be useful to include for diagnosing this.
Edit:
styles.xml
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="drawerArrowStyle">#style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>
<style name="DescriptionTextView">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/mainBackground</item>
</style>
<!--style for the start button in the clock view layout-->
<style name="AppTheme.Button.Start" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored">
<item name="colorButtonNormal">#color/complimentaryLeft</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/cardview_dark_background</item>
</style>
<!--style for the stop button in the clock view layout-->
<style name="AppTheme.Button.Stop" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored">
<item name="colorButtonNormal">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/cardview_dark_background</item>
</style>
<!--style for the reset button in the clock view layout-->
<style name="AppTheme.Button.Reset" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored">
<item name="colorButtonNormal">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/cardview_light_background</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />
<style name="DrawerArrowStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.DrawerArrowToggle">
<item name="spinBars">true</item>
<item name="color">#android:color/white</item>
</style>

I had the same issue. For me it was an issue with a second styles.xml file (still not sure why I had two). The specific line that was causing the issue was:
<item name="android:statusBarColor">#android:color/transparent</item>
I don't see this in your posted styles.xml, but perhaps it will help someone else.

Check your colors.xml for color named primary_dark and change it to be the same to primary, because Android use that(primary_dark) color to colorize status bar.

Managed to programatically set the color using the following line:
getActivity().getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.colorPrimaryDark));
I would prefer to have this done in the .xml however.

Android Toolbar menu text color

I'm trying to change my Toolbar's menu item text color here, but it doesn't work. Here's my style:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="toolbarStyle">#style/AppTheme.ToolbarStyle</item>
<item name="buttonStyle">#style/AppTheme.ButtonStyle</item>
<item name="colorControlHighlight">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.ToolbarStyle" parent="Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="android:background">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="titleTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="titleTextAppearance">#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title
</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
layout xml:
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:title="#string/app_name"
app:titleMarginStart="#dimen/margin_l"
/>
I have tried to set the Toolbar theme directly in xml, but the menu item is still back. Is there a solution to this?

Add these lines in your AppTheme style
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#color/white</item>

Having a material toolbar you can play with styling modifying text title and menu texts as follows:
<com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?actionBarSize"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:elevation="6dp"
android:theme="#style/App.ToolbarStyle"
app:titleTextAppearance="#style/App.ToolbarTitleTex"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:menu="#menu/create_item_menu"
app:titleTextColor="#android:color/black" />
Where this style lets you change the color of the icon of the left:
<style name="App.ToolbarStyle" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary">
<item name="colorOnPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>
Also you can change the title text appearance with another style:
<style name="App.ToolbarTitleTex" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary">
<item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
<item name="fontFamily">#font/roboto_bold</item>
</style>
And finally to change the menu item style you need to add this item property to the main style/theme of the app (the one you set in the AndroidManifest file:
<item name="actionMenuTextAppearance">#style/App.ToolbarMenuItem</item>
With:
<style name="App.ToolbarMenuItem" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary">
<item name="android:textSize">14sp</item>
<item name="fontFamily">#font/roboto_bold</item>
<item name="textAllCaps">true</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
</style>
The final result would be something like this:

You need to declare a Theme like this
<style name="Theme.PopupOverlay.Menu" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" >
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
And then, in your Toolbar in layout view you must specify to use that theme
<androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="#style/Theme.PopupOverlay.Menu" />

Modern way under Material3 theming.
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.Material3.Dark">
<item name="toolbarStyle">#style/ToolBarStyle</item>
...
</style>
<style name="ToolBarStyle" parent="#style/Widget.Material3.Toolbar">
<item name="titleTextColor">#android:color/holo_green_light</item>
<item name="navigationIconTint">#android:color/holo_blue_light</item>
<item name="materialThemeOverlay">#style/ToolbarThemeOverlay</item>
</style>
<style name="ToolbarThemeOverlay" parent="">
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/holo_red_light</item>
</style>
materialThemeOverlay - is the key to apply the colors to action menu items

In your theme file you have to put this :
<style name="AppTheme.ActionBar" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
...
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#color/text_color</item>
...
</style>
and apply above theme to Toolbar view as like this android:theme="#style/AppTheme.ActionBar"
detailed example:
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/main_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
android:layout_gravity="top"
app:popupTheme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.ActionBar"/>

popup menu items on listView are not visible

I am using an image button on ListView which shows a popup menu when clicked.
But the problem is that items are not visible.
This is how menu looks.I can see white text on menu in this image but on mobile screen it is invisible.
This is styles.xml
<resources>
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="android:colorBackground">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/black</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#fcfcfc</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#color/black</item>
</style>
<style name="itemTextStyle.AppTheme" parent="#android:style/TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item">
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/black</item>
<item name="android:colorBackground">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>
<!-- LoginCreateText -->
<style name="LoginCreateText">
<item name="android:textSize">#dimen/login_buttons_text_size</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:layout_margin">2dp</item>
</style>
<!-- LoginCreateTextButton -->
<style name="LoginCreateTextButton">
<item name="android:textSize">#dimen/login_buttons_text_size</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:layout_margin">2dp</item>
<item name="android:clickable">true</item>
</style>
<style name="HintText">
<item name="android:textSize">0dp</item>
</style>
<style name="FAB">
<item name="android:layout_margin">0dp</item>
<item name="fabSize">normal</item>
<item name="rippleColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="backgroundTint">#color/colorAccent</item>
</style>
<style name="ListItemText">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/light_black</item>
<item name="android:textSize">#dimen/list_item_text_size</item>
<item name="android:layout_margin">2dp</item>
</style>
</resources>
This is themes.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="Widget.Button.Login" parent="android:Widget.Button">
<item name="android:paddingLeft">18dp</item>
<item name="android:paddingRight">16dp</item>
<item name="android:textSize">#dimen/login_buttons_text_size</item>
<item name="android:layout_gravity">center</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>
<style name="Toolbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar">
<item name="android:itemTextAppearance">#style/itemTextStyle.AppTheme</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="CustomTheme.Dialog" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog"/>
</resources>
This is the menu which I am trying to display.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
app:popupTheme="#style/itemTextStyle.AppTheme">
<item
android:id="#+id/action_edit"
android:title="#string/action_edit" />
<item
android:id="#+id/action_delete"
android:title="#string/action_delete"/>
<item
android:id="#+id/action_assign"
android:title="#string/action_assign"
android:checkable="true"/>
<item
android:id="#+id/action_mark"
android:title="#string/action_mark"
android:enabled="false"/>
</menu>
This is layout file for Quiz Fragment.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/rl_fragment_quiz_lists"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/grey"
app:popupTheme="#style/itemTextStyle.AppTheme"
tools:context=".ui.fragments.QuizFragment">
<include layout="#layout/single_active_list" />
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list_view_active_lists"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scrollbars="none" />
<android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/fab"
style="#style/FAB"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:onClick="showAddQuizDialog"
android:src="#drawable/ic_add_quiz"
app:borderWidth="0dp"
app:elevation="6dp"
app:pressedTranslationZ="12dp">
<!--app:rippleColor="#android:color/white" /> -->
</android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton>
</RelativeLayout>
This is the layout file of the activity in which this fragment is displayed.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/grey"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/app_bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:theme="#style/Toolbar" />
<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android:id="#+id/tab_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:theme="#style/Toolbar" />
<android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
android:id="#+id/pager"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
I have tried many solutions that were asked before ( all were about toolbar menu) but none worked for me.
I defined a new style in styles.xml
<style name="itemTextStyle.AppTheme" parent="#android:style/TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item">
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/black</item>
<item name="android:colorBackground">#color/colorPrimary</item>
and included it in AppTheme which didn't work.then I included it in toolbar style, menu layout, QuizFragment layout but items were still invisible.How to change the background color or item color of menu to fix this, any one will work.

Try this
style.xml
<style name="CustomActionBarTheme" parent="#style/Theme.AppCompat">
<item name="android:actionOverflowButtonStyle">#style/OverflowButton</item>
<item name="actionOverflowButtonStyle">#style/OverflowButton</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/PopupMenuListView</item>
<item name="dropDownListViewStyle">#style/PopupMenuListView</item>
<item name="actionOverflowMenuStyle">#style/OverflowMenu</item>
<item name="actionBarDivider">#null</item>
<!-- OverFlow Menu Text Color -->
<item name="android:textColor">#color/black</item>
</style>
<!-- OverFlow menu Styles -->
<style name="PopupMenuListView" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ListView.DropDown">
<item name="android:divider">#color/black</item>
<item name="android:dividerHeight">1dp</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="OverflowMenu" parent="Widget.AppCompat.PopupMenu.Overflow">
<!-- Required for pre-Lollipop. -->
<item name="overlapAnchor">false</item>
<!-- Required for Lollipop. -->
<item name="android:overlapAnchor">false</item>
<item name="android:dropDownVerticalOffset">4.0dip</item>
</style>
and define theme for Activity in AndroidManifest.xml
<activity
android:name=".YourActivityName"
android:theme="#style/CustomActionBarTheme"/>

I am using only two themes files (for dark, and day)
Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar.Bridge
inside them, I have only items of the same name for both day and night, but in different colors. Found (after experimenting)...that this line is a game-changer in my case (same problem as yours) for title and menu to be white, while at the same time text on popup menu is black
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#android:color/white</item>
here is the whole file, I used only this, and trying to not hard code anything.
<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="Theme.Ch+++itche+++++" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar.Bridge">
<!-- Primary brand color. -->
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/primaryColor</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryVariant">#color/primaryDarkColor</item>
<item name="colorOnPrimary">#color/primaryLightColor</item>
<item name="colorOnSurface">#color/primaryColorWhiteDay</item>
<item name="android:statusBarColor" tools:targetApi="l">?attr/colorPrimaryVariant</item>
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>
That is all,
Happy coding,
Nenad

Text background issue on Toolbar

When adding some alpha to my Toolbar background color, I notice there is a background applied to the title's TextView:
Here is my layout:
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:background="#0099cc">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:theme="#style/FullscreenActionBarStyle"
app:titleTextAppearance="#style/ActionBarTitle"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/fullscreen_content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:src="#drawable/image"/>
</FrameLayout>
And my styles.xml:
<resources>
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
</style>
<style name="FullscreenTheme" parent="AppTheme">
<item name="android:windowBackground">#null</item>
<item name="metaButtonBarStyle">?android:attr/buttonBarStyle</item>
<item name="metaButtonBarButtonStyle">?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">#style/FullscreenActionBarStyle</item>
<item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
<!--For compatibility-->
<item name="actionBarStyle">#style/FullscreenActionBarStyle</item>
<item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
</style>
<style name="FullscreenActionBarStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.ActionBar">
<item name="background">#color/black_overlay</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/black_overlay</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarTitle" parent="TextAppearance.Widget.AppCompat.Toolbar.Title">
<item name="android:textSize">50sp</item>
</style>
</resources>
"black_overlay" color value is #66000000
I am using AppCompat and Support libraries v24.2.1.
Do you have any idea on how to get rid of this text background?
Cheers.

As you can see in the following issue, the problem comes from the attribute app:theme. It is applied to every view that a viewgroup inflate.
Replace app:theme by style:
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
style="#style/FullscreenActionBarStyle"
app:titleTextAppearance="#style/ActionBarTitle"/>

Alright, removing the background properties on the FullscreenActionBarStyle style and putting it in the Toolbar layout definition make it work.
As #apelsoczi pointed out, settings these properties in the toolbar style also apply them on children components.

Encapsulate a TextView inside the Toolbar and set the value of that.
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
...>
<TextView ... />
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

Appcombat v7 Toolbar with drawer changing colors

I am implementing material design on my app, and I want to be able to change the color of the drawer icon to white, but I couldnt achieve what I am looking for..
This is my themes.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppTheme.Base" />
<style name="AppTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/primary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/primary_dark</item>
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
</style>
<style name="HeaderBar" parent="AppTheme.Base">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/primary</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarPopupThemeOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:background">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#000</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarThemeOverlay" parent="">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#fff</item>
<item name="colorControlNormal">#fff</item>
<item name="colorControlHighlight">#3fff</item>
</style>
</resources>
And this is my toolbar.xml file
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/jpe.serviguide.commobile"
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="#style/ActionBarPopupThemeOverlay"
app:theme="#style/HeaderBar" />
All the colors that I wanted are just fine, but the drawer icon is black instead of white..
I have tried a lot of thing but with no desire result
Thank you so much

Finally made it by doing this on my theme.xml file
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
....
<item name="drawerArrowStyle">#style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
</style>
<style name="DrawerArrowStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.DrawerArrowToggle">
<item name="spinBars">true</item>
<item name="color">#android:color/white</item>
</style>

You can do it like this:
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
app:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" - is important part

I think your actionbar should have the following parent (ThemeAppCompat.Light):
<style name="HeaderBar" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/primary</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>

Hi neteot always when I work with costume bars I create a custom layout as a bar, then in my case the bars button/burguer button is a ImageButton... Then you need to change color of the icon
If you want to create a perfect custom bar, u can see my last post:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27417923/android-add-custom-buttons-on-action-bar/27418306#27418306
Good luck and I wait than I helps you!!
PD: If you need more info or any doubt, advice me!