oldtechie wrote
Changing the background color in options does nothing.  It always stays black.
 
You may solve your problem with below settings:
Go to 
Option > 
Appearance > 
Graphic Colors > 
Background > 
#FFFFFF (from drop-down) > Click 
OK (and restart LibreCAD).
Because the color you select remains the same even after changing color from 
Select Color Window, but won't change due to 
drop-down selection did not change 
(see the color code when you change accordingly).

It is absolutely working.