Sounds like your gamma / contrast is wrong. There is a distinct difference in the colors used.I'm liking the new layout - although could do with the colour scheme having slightly more contrast between the background and posts, they all tend to blur into one for me.
Weird - calibrated my monitor a couple of months ago with a Spyder as I do a lot of photo PP, must be my eyesSounds like your gamma / contrast is wrong. There is a distinct difference in the colors used.
Have a read of this
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS/MONCAL/CALIBRATE.HTM