diff --git a/MoveTheSquare/src/edu/ycp/cs320/movethesquare/ui/GameView.java b/MoveTheSquare/src/edu/ycp/cs320/movethesquare/ui/GameView.java
index 674d86b..433ec0f 100644
--- a/MoveTheSquare/src/edu/ycp/cs320/movethesquare/ui/GameView.java
+++ b/MoveTheSquare/src/edu/ycp/cs320/movethesquare/ui/GameView.java
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 import edu.ycp.cs320.movethesquare.model.Square;
 
 public class GameView extends JPanel {
+  
 	private static final Color MIDNIGHT_BLUE = new Color(25, 25, 112);
+	//dherr: new background color Sunset_Red
+	private static final Color Sunset_Red = new Color(220, 49, 11);
+	private static final Color RED = new Color(100, 0, 0);
 	
 	private Game model;
 	private GameController controller;
@@ -26,7 +30,9 @@ public class GameView extends JPanel {
 	public GameView(Game model) {
 		this.model = model;
 		setPreferredSize(new Dimension((int) model.getWidth(), (int)model.getHeight()));
-		setBackground(MIDNIGHT_BLUE);
+
+		//dherr: applied new background color
+		setBackground( Sunset_Red);
 
 		// djh2-KEC119-21: changed from 30 to 45
 		// djh2-YCPlaptop: change from 45 to 100
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac8163e..c561c9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 MoveTheSquare
-=============
 
 The game engine for the next great indie game.