The default color scheme is a bit dull, especially with the included lens.
Check out the different color modes, sort of an in-camera photoshop that change images automatically on the front end instead of having to learn how to do them after the fact
The "vibrant" color mode might liven up your colors and made you happy when you see them
...if you don't know how to change the color mode then it will be in your manual, if you haven't read it yet I'd implore you to take an hour or two to read it through, you'll learn a lot of easy and nifty things that your camera can do