AH! you're a life saver. i haven't tested it yet but i just opened it up and found that, its "THREAT"

i dont think health gradient is gonna effect my bars cause i use custom colors for health on party/player but i never saw the "THREAT" color option, thats gotta be it. thank you!

edit* it was the first color option under 'global settings/colors' "Aggro Color" never noticed that either. got it all fixed! thanks again vmpwraith