The bgcolor command can be used to change the color of your background using special codes that correspond to the different RGB colors. In the example shown below, the "#ffffff" gives a white background. The following URL provides you a comprehensive listing of these color codes:
http://www.infi.net/wwwimages/colorindex.html
Sample document with a background color:
<html>
<head>
<title>Adding Color to Background</title>
</head>
<body>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<h2>This is an example of how to change the color of the background.
In this case the background has been changed to white.</h2>
</body>
</html>