[SOLVED] styling background in header widget areas

I made a new widget area in the header and put it below the logo and header image like this:

%logo %pages %image <?php bfa_widget_area('name=New widget area'); ?>

Is there a way I can put a background image behind this? Or just set a background color? It seems to be using the "body" style when I want the style to match the "center column" style. Yet there's no way to put a widget area in the center column.

Thanks!