Message/Alert back grounds - how do I change?

[Tomjoolery]

Hello,

How do I change the background color of messages and alerts?

For example, after customers have forgotten their password, they request a new one. Once they've done this, they're taken back to the sign-in page. At the top of the page appears a success-alert, with a bright green background. This clashes badly with my color scheme; looks terrible.

How do I change the background of this and other types of alerts?

Thanks.

[fairestcape]

Firstly, understand the purpose of alert messages... They are not intended to be "pretty", but to

DRAW ATTENTION...

See... your eye immediately went to the RED.

These messages are displayed for important reasons, so it's better that they stand out from your site - that's why bright colours are used. If you "blend" these colours to look like your shop, there's a risk that shoppers will miss the message - which can be extremely annoying for them.

If you are intent on making changes, your stylesheet contains a section:

/*warnings, errors, messages*/
.messageStackWarning, .messageStackError, .messageStackSuccess, .messageStackCaution {
	line-height: 1.8em;
	padding: 0.2em;
	border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;
	}

.messageStackWarning, .messageStackError {
	background-color: #ff0000;
	color: #ffffff;
	}

.messageStackSuccess {
	background-color: #99FF99;
	color: #000000;
	}

.messageStackCaution {
	background-color: #FFFF66;
	color: #000000;
	}