User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Global Navigation January Update/@comment-5557418-20150130001558

As I doubt we'll ever go back to the old version, the update will be better than what we have right now. Although, question: will we be able to change the header color? If not, this is just getting more dreadful than it needs to be.

EDIT: Adding onto that, neither can we customize the header with our own background gradient. Customization is a huge part that makes a community stand out, and it's saddening to know that that is still being taken away.