Изменение цвета фона отдельных элементов меню navigationView

изменить цвет фона отдельных конкретных пунктов меню

насколько я знаю С помощью меню это невозможно, вам нужно создать пользовательский navigationView

при использовании BackgroundColorSpan чтобы установить фон для вашего пункта меню он только установить фон в название пункта меню не весь вид

ВЫВОД С ПОМОЩЬЮ BackgroundColorSpan

попробуйте этот способ, используя RecyclerView

activity_main.в XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout 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/drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools:openDrawer="start">

    <include
        layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:id="@+id/nav_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <include layout="@layout/nav_header_main" />

            <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
                android:id="@+id/navRecyclerView"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

        </LinearLayout>
    </android.support.design.widget.NavigationView>

</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

MainActivity

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity
        implements NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {

    RecyclerView navRecyclerView;
    LinearLayoutManager layoutManager;
    ArrayList<NavigationDataModel> arrayList = new ArrayList<>();
    NavigationAdapter adapter;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

        DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
        ActionBarDrawerToggle toggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
                this, drawer, toolbar, R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close);
        drawer.addDrawerListener(toggle);
        toggle.syncState();

        NavigationView navigationView = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.nav_view);

        navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);

        navRecyclerView = findViewById(R.id.navRecyclerView);
        navRecyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);
        layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
        navRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);

        initArray();

        adapter = new NavigationAdapter(this, arrayList);
        navRecyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);


    }

    private void initArray() {

        NavigationDataModel model = new NavigationDataModel();
        model.setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.colorPrimary));
        model.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_gallery);
        model.setTitle("Item 1");
        arrayList.add(model);


        NavigationDataModel model2 = new NavigationDataModel();
        model2.setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.colorRed));
        model2.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_camera);
        model2.setTitle("Item 2");
        arrayList.add(model2);

        NavigationDataModel model3 = new NavigationDataModel();
        model3.setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.colorGreen));
        model3.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_send);
        model3.setTitle("Item 3");
        arrayList.add(model3);

        NavigationDataModel model4 = new NavigationDataModel();
        model4.setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.colorPink));
        model4.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_share);
        model4.setTitle("Item 4");
        arrayList.add(model4);

    }

    @Override
    public void onBackPressed() {
        DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
        if (drawer.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.START)) {
            drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
        } else {
            super.onBackPressed();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();

        //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("StatementWithEmptyBody")
    @Override
    public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle navigation view item clicks here.
        int id = item.getItemId();


        DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
        drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
        return true;
    }
}

NavigationAdapter

public class NavigationAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NavigationAdapter.ViewHolder> {

    Context context;
    ArrayList<NavigationDataModel> arrayList = new ArrayList<>();

    public NavigationAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<NavigationDataModel> arrayList) {
        this.context = context;
        this.arrayList = arrayList;
    }

    @NonNull
    @Override
    public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View view = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.custom_layout, parent, false);
        return new ViewHolder(view);
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull ViewHolder holder, int position) {

        holder.navIcon.setImageResource(arrayList.get(position).getIcon());
        holder.rootView.setBackgroundColor(arrayList.get(position).getColor());
        holder.navTitle.setText(arrayList.get(position).getTitle());
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return arrayList.size();
    }

    public class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        ImageView navIcon;
        TextView navTitle;
        LinearLayout rootView;

        public ViewHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            rootView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.rootView);
            navIcon = itemView.findViewById(R.id.navIcon);
            navTitle = itemView.findViewById(R.id.navTitle);
        }
    }
}

NavigationDataModel

public class NavigationDataModel {
    private int icon, color;
    private String title;

    public int getIcon() {
        return icon;
    }

    public void setIcon(int icon) {
        this.icon = icon;
    }

    public int getColor() {
        return color;
    }

    public void setColor(int color) {
        this.color = color;
    }

    public String getTitle() {
        return title;
    }

    public void setTitle(String title) {
        this.title = title;
    }
}

выход