diff --git a/layouts/partials/backgroundColor.html b/layouts/partials/backgroundColor.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f77b538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/backgroundColor.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<style>
+body {
+  {{ if (not (isset .Site.Params "backgroundcolor")) | or (eq .Site.Params.backgroundcolor "") }}
+    background-color: #fffff8;
+  {{ else }}
+    background-color:  {{ .Site.Params.backgroundColor}};
+  {{end}}
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 9c760fb..324af91 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     {{ with .Site.Params.copyright }}
       {{ . | safeHTML }}
     {{ else }}
-      &copy; {{.Now.Format "2006"}}
+      &copy;{{now.Format "2006"}}
     {{ with .Site.Params.copyrightHolder }}{{ . }}{{end}}.
     All rights reserved.
     {{end}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.includes.html b/layouts/partials/header.includes.html
index b29fafc..4c68c02 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.includes.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.includes.html
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 <!-- Main CSS file based on Pure blog layout -->
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/css/tuftesque.css" | absURL }}">
+{{ partial "backgroundColor.html" . }}
+
 
 <!-- Will load google analytics code if you have it. 
      Open themes/tuftesque/layouts/partials/googleAnalytics.html to see how to work this 
diff --git a/static/css/tuftesque.css b/static/css/tuftesque.css
index 35d5020..94c8c5a 100644
--- a/static/css/tuftesque.css
+++ b/static/css/tuftesque.css
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 body{
   padding-left: 0;
-  background-color: #fffff8;
 }
 
 code {