Changing the color of the page background without altering the theme and picture

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  marionmohawk · Member · Aug 27, 2015 at 1:51 pm

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  I have my blog pretty well set, but I’d like to change the background color. My theme and picture are across the top of the page. My posts appear below in a stark white space, which I’d like to soften. How do I do that?

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  g471n · Member · Aug 27, 2015 at 2:41 pm

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  Hi Marion

  Try adding this custom CSS.

  .site-main {
      background-color: #C7A3AD;
  }

  Select Appearance > Customize > CSS from your Admin Dashboard and enter the custom CSS there.

  You need to be on the WordPress.com Premium Plan for custom CSS to save. You can only preview custom CSS on the free plan.

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  marionmohawk · Member · Sep 1, 2015 at 6:16 pm

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  I guess I need a little more. In the CSS edit there is a numbered list.
  I tried typing in the above message on the number 6 line. Nothing happened.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 1, 2015 at 8:47 pm

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  Hi, I just went into your customizer and added the code that @g471n gave and it worked for me. I would suggest deleting all of the text and such you currently see at Customize > CSS so that it is empty and then paste in the above code. Let us know if that works.

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  marionmohawk · Member · Sep 2, 2015 at 12:15 pm

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  OK, it changed the color, so I’m on the right track. I just don’t like the color it changed to. So, is there a way to get to a color palette?

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  g471n · Member · Sep 2, 2015 at 12:37 pm

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  Yes. Have a look at http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_colorpicker.asp.

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  marionmohawk · Member · Sep 2, 2015 at 12:53 pm

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  Thanks so much. You have answered my question

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  g471n · Member · Sep 2, 2015 at 1:16 pm

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  You are welcome. Let me know if you need any other help.