How can I change the Terminal console color in OSX without opening a new console?

I know how to do this via Terminal > Preferences, but this seems to require opening a new console. I'd like to change the background color on the current console. Is this possible?


Solution 1:

Menu: Shell > Show Inspector (⌘I)

Double-click on the desired setting. Naturally you'll have to add your desired colour scheme using Preferences first.

Solution 2:

You can create a command you can enter in Terminal like I suggested in a similar topic.