I have checked the other posts, followed the advice, changed permissions on the css files, and disabled Akeeba's Admin Tools and am still getting the "no-color" background.
I have a few other j15 sites that have Mission Control recently installed with Admin Tools and everything works fine right out of the box. And obviously Misison Control is front end template independent. We have RT, Purity and some Template Monster templates - and no problems.
Any additional help in this matter would be great. I have to deliver this project next week and would like it looking tight