IE 6 background color

[Pete]

All my webpage backgrounds appear white on my LCD monitor
despite monitor adjustments. "Use Windows Colors" is
checked in Tools|Internet Options|General|Colors.
Otherwise background colors in non-browser applications
appear normal, as expected.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Background Colors or Images Are Not Visible on Web Pages in Internet
Explorer
When you attempt to view a Web page that has a background color or
background image, the background is not displayed and a white background is
displayed instead.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=277008