go into your admincp, style and templates, click on style manager, then click on the word "go". Then scroll down to First Alternating Color and in the box to the left that say's Background, type in #F5F5FF or just click on the box that show's the pink color next to the background color number and select a color....this will change the color of your pink where people type.
Then scroll down a bit more on the same page too, Second Alternating Color, background color and type in #C9C9C9 or click on the color box which too should be pink and choose a new color for your site's alternating color.
If you play around with that just a bit, you will be able to find a color of your liking that will make the site a bit more friendly to the eye.....
If you want to see an idea of what you can do with just a bit of messing around, feel free to look at my current page design, i just set this one up about 3 day's ago. I am at
www.insanemustangs.com and i realize it isn't everyone's taste, but just an example of what you can do with a bit of imagination.
peace, doug