Yeah, I noticed yours. The red always seemed a bit bland IMO, so I did that.
Also, I've done the Title screen. The colour's the same, but... well, the only letters were hard to do were the "L" and the "S". I ended up using a modified "R" for the small "n", and the others are custom. I think I should change the "F", It seems a bit off to me, but at least it gives of the new title. And the main character (despite the fact i need to change the sprites, they're a pixel too low).
I like the idea of not using red, but I would also change the Background for the meter as well, or just have it represent something else. In mine, it represents armor, which I thought would be a grayer colour.