if ($severity eq "Extreme"){
		$background = "red";
		}
        elsif ($severity eq "Severe"){
		$background = "orange";
		}
        elsif ($severity eq "Moderate"){
		$background = "yelow";
		}
        elsif ($severity eq "Minor"){
		$background = "green";
		}
        else {
		$background = "grey";
		}

##</code><code>##

    my %bkcolor = (
            "Extreme", "red",
            "Severe", "orange",
            "Moderate", "yellow",
            "Minor", "green",
            "", "grey"
        );

    my $background = $bkcolor{$severity};