new here, just setting up my account. is there an option to change the color scheme of the forum in my view? i've seen that elsewhere, wondering if it's doable here.

Gemma, why don't you try using Color Pix? It works like a charm. I use it all the time to determine colors. You can get it for free right here on the Color Schemer site: http://www.colorschemer.com/colorpix_info.php