Try this
<style type="text/css">
option.red
{
background-color: red;
}
option.blue
{
background-color: blue;
}
option.white
{
background-color: white;
}
</style>
<select>
<option value="item 1" class="red">Item 1</option>
<option value="item 2" class="blue">Item 2</option>
<option value="item 3" class="white">Item 3</option>
</select>
is this sane u r looking for