The default is usually a light grey background. Fine tuning You can control how your browser displays information. Default settings during installationare generally never set for optimal viewing. Then select theoptions that work best for you. The font size , depending on personal preference should be set between 11 and 13.
Twelve is a good size.
The Sun 1.1 version of Netscape installs with the default for fonts set too small. Do this by pulling either side of the browser area inward. The eye naturally prefers shorterlines of text to read and is less likely to miss or skip information. Your browser will compensate nicely by rescrolling and re-aligning text. Note that some sites require your browser size to be full screen to display properly.