Ok, thanks for replying. And sorry about all the bumps. It's tough not knowing php.
Is there anything I need to know about tags in php? Someone in another thread was saying it had to be something like this:
Code:
<font color=\"red\">
Is that correct? Between the normalfont tags?
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It worked!! WOOOHOOOOO!!! Thank you so much! I'd give ya a big hug if I could. 
If there's anything I can do for ya, just ask.
But I found out something rather strange. Maybe you can help explain this one. I was convinced that the code font color couldn't be changed without hacking, until now.
This makes no sense at all. I was talking to another vB admin, and she said that that particular text color changes when custom styles/templates are used. Her code color defaults to white, and she has no idea why....since she never hacked that line. That would mean it can't possibly be in functions.php, correct? I mean, templates can't change php code, correct? Do you think there's some easier way to change it? I'd assume there's a template or style that can be changed, in light of this new info.