Ok so I call up the layer manager and I'll choose new layer
I'll then change the colour of the layer to what I want, click on OK and close the layer manager.
Now I immediately draw something on that layer, and notice it's the not the colour I want, but the colour of my previously selected layer.
So I go back into the layer manager and lo and behold it's changed the colour to the previous layer's colour.
So I then change to to the rightt colour and it stays/
Long story short
Layer 1 is blue
I create Layer 2 and make it green
Close Layer dialog box
Go back into Layer dialog box and Layer 2 is now blue