private void initComponents() { RaceButton = new JButton(); InfoNum = new JLabel(); setLayout(new GridBagLayout()); RaceButton.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 0)); RaceButton.setForeground(new Color(222, 200, 120)); // Text color for buttons RaceButton.setText("Name Place Holder"); RaceButton.setHorizontalAlignment(2); RaceButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(240, 52)); RaceButton.addActionListener( new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) { RaceButtonActionPerformed(evt); } }); GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints = new GridBagConstraints(); gridBagConstraints.fill = 2; add(RaceButton, gridBagConstraints); InfoNum.setText("Num"); gridBagConstraints = new GridBagConstraints(); gridBagConstraints.gridx = 0; gridBagConstraints.gridy = 0; add(InfoNum, gridBagConstraints); }