I just upgraded my WordPress theme to the newest version (Atahualpa 3.4) and decided to do some tinkering with the sidebar colours for text and background. I don’t know if I’m nearly as design savvy like Colin and Justin, but I think that the colour I picked doesn’t clash with the red and other main colours of the theme. Let me know if the sidebars are easier to read, or if you have other suggestions for a compatible colour on the sidebars with the overall look.
Am liking it Scott.
However, would recommend reducing the number of the linked images to the right. Alternatively, you reduce their width so two could fit a line. The right sidebar images clutter up a site that otherwise makes good use of whitespace.