Is it still too light for your preference then?
It's actually several shades darker than the old colour and not too different from the dark style, albeit it's grey rather than green.
I would say the silver side panels are what's doing it, I suppose I've generally spent more time on CTA than the other sites you mention. I, however, do admit I am both wierd and unusually sensitive at the moment. For the record the old dark grey style worked fine for me...