Title: Background color
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Background color

 *  [Gloria333](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gloria333/)
 * (@gloria333)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-color-22/)
 * I am new to WordPress, so I thought I would just start out with a blog and leave
   my website on my previous host. I tried to make the background color Navy, and
   I guess that worked. But I must be using the wrong term because I have an inner
   background (for want of a better word) that is red. I know I made it red, but
   not sure how I got there or how to change it to Navy. Here is my current site
   under construction:
    [http://thecatho.w13.wh-2.com/wordpress/](http://thecatho.w13.wh-2.com/wordpress/)
 * and here is what I want the top section to look like:
    [http://www.thecatholictravelguide.com](http://www.thecatholictravelguide.com)
 * Could anyone point me in the right direction?

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-color-22/#post-3680382)
 * That background color is set here:
 *     ```
       .site {
           background-color: #B91806;
           padding: 0 1.71429rem;
       }
       ```
   
 * But you really, really should not be making changes to the default theme – your
   changes will be lost when WP is updated and it’s also crucial that you have a
   clean copy of the theme for troubleshooting purposes.
 * You really need to go back and create a child theme.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 *  Thread Starter [Gloria333](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gloria333/)
 * (@gloria333)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-color-22/#post-3680392)
 * Thanks for the advice—I had no idea what a child theme was much less how important
   it was. Will try to create one.
 * As far as the color goes, I am not sure what you mean. I guess that is somewhere
   in the code, but I am reluctant to touch it since I know zip about coding. But
   I will try to figure it out.

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 * Last reply from: [Gloria333](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gloria333/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-color-22/#post-3680392)
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