He is clearly refering to the link color. Partially because that was the question and partially because his other comments, like "embossed out the words of the

He is clearly refering to the link color. Partially because that was the question and partially because his other comments, like "embossed out the words of the link with a square apparently raised area" are also clearly referring to link styles. That said, I find his answer very unsatisfying, though that should perhaps be expected of color arguments.