"play over black"

is there any way to switch the "play over black" option to another color?

I have tried this, but it only changes the text color.
*+Placing a title over a color background+*
*+1 In the timeline viewer, select the video clip to the right of where you want to add a title or text+*
*+and drag the clip to the right to create a gap.+*
*+2 Click the clip viewer button and locate the new color clip (it will be black).+*
*+3 Select the color clip and choose File > Show Info.+*
*+4 Click the Color box (shown below) and choose a color for the clip.+*
*+5 Click Select and close the Color box.+*
*+6 Follow the instructions above for creating a title, but don’t choose the Over Black checkbox. A+*
*+color clip is technically a video clip.+*

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