diff --git a/wp-layout.css b/wp-layout.css
index 790aa60fc..1375aad6f 100644
--- a/wp-layout.css
+++ b/wp-layout.css
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ body {
 	border-top: solid 3px #565;
 	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif;
 	margin: 0;
+	background-color: white;
+	color: black;
 }
 
 cite {