Sample Table with 1 pixel border. |
The table outside of this one has a background color of blue. This cell has the light yellow background. |
Each of the cells in this inner table can have it's own background color. |
pink background |
white background |
The idea here is that you have two nested tables. The outer table provides a background color which is, in fact, your border color. |
The inner table has it's cellspacing set to 1 pixel. This allows the outer table color to show through the gap between the cells of the inner table. |