In the panel to the side is a list of colours. As you move the mouse cursor over these colours, so the background colour of this page changes.
Some people prefer different combinations.
However you can set the colours in your own browser to suit you, and below are instruction that should work for your browser. Please note that if you have already overwritten the background colours in your browser, this side bar will still work in Netscape but not in Explorer. Click here to return to main site. Changing colours in Netscape Go to Edit, Preference, Appearance, Colours in your menus. You may also wish to change the text colours.