Now, before you assume I didn’t even attempt to remedy the problem on my own, I did! I’ve looked in every freaking menu I can find and it’s like the setting doesn’t even exist. I want something simple and mute in intensity, like a nice mild gray. It’s ridiculous, but I can’t tell you how much the default purple color in Windows 8 really bothers me. Let’s take a look at how you can easily change the background/accent color in Windows 8. Other times, it’s something as simple as finding the background color to be an eyesore. Sometimes it’s the big changes in a new OS that really grind your gears.