Girls really aren't as dull as people make them out to be. I think people who don't have them imagine that they are solid tan or peachy all the time and that it's just plain dull. But they change colors MORE than a male does from one week to another, depending on where they are in their reproductive cycle. Mine can be black with radioactive orange when she's gravid with eggs, or almost while, or pink, or almost solid purple, or be peach with blue cheeks and circles around her lateral line... They are capable of quite a bit of change, I think.
Also, once you have a large male you'll appreciate that your girl is smaller and doesn't dig into your fingers as badly with her nails! lol