Sure!
Option 1: modify the color palette for your needs and save as template.
Option 2: open template with desired color palette, modify other things for your needs and save as template.
I realized after readong some other posts that I have been confused because I was one of the people with the upgrade version in which the coloring wasnt working properly.
I just did the update 7.0.3 and all the color features are responding as described in the manual.