Changing Selection Color in Word 2013

When working with Word 2013, when I want to select a word or sentence, anything really, I often have trouble seeing exactly what I am selecting.  I think this is because the page is, of course white, but the selection is only a very light grey. 
To be clear, I am not talking about highlighting, that is a different feature.  When I select text in the box I am writing in now, for example, the text is highlighted in blue and the text turns white.  In Word, however, the text remains black and
the highlight is a light grey.  Even in changing my brightness settings, it remains almost impossible to see.  Is there a way to change the color of the selection?

Hi,
Thanks for your post. Unfortunately, the text selection color cannot be changed currently.
I have collected the information and submitted it through our internal channel, you can also submit a Feature Request by yourself via Microsoft Support
(Please note that no charges will apply but you might need to supply credit card information to get it registered):
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