I know it's not a huge thing to most people, but I really like the old color scheme better (image below) but no matter what I've tried from importing other people's schemes or trying to adjust, I haven't gotten it to look right. Anyone know what I can do?
 

have you tried using the Theme editor to create your own theme ?

There are certain aspects that can't be mimic'd, like the different text backgrounds for each type of track, and potentially other aspects. But I'll see what I can put together

Yeah, I tried myself and couldn't figure it out. Any help would be awesome.

Here's what I've got so far, still a lot of work on all the different buttons and knobs and such.  A couple things I wish could work better is the colour for the console view strips, in 8.5 it was a gradient that made it look more metallic and that's not possible now, and the track name backgrounds can't be differentiated by type, they're all lumped into one
 

TC thats remarkable. You wiped that up over night?

John
TC thats remarkable. You wiped that up over night?

 
Thanks, not over night but over the past couple days.  Still have a LOT to complete before it's finished.  I'm almost certain I'll have it done by the end of next week though

All I can say is fantastic! So as not to be misunderstood; I am saying this because, though I am not interested in it for me, but rather you are doing this for a fellow forum member and doing a great job. 

Is there a way to get rid of the horizontal border lines surrounding the clips?
(like it is in 8.5)

To hide clip headers and maximize clip waveform display
To globally hide the clip headers, click the Track view View menu, point to Display, and select Maximize Waveform Height. When this options is enabled, the waveform display spans the full height of clips.