diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Appearance.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Appearance.qml
index 9164ed91..202230a3 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Appearance.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/Appearance.qml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Singleton {
     property string syntaxHighlightingTheme
 
     // Extremely conservative transparency values for consistency and readability
-    property real transparency: ConfigOptions?.appearance.transparency ? (m3colors.darkmode ? 0.14 : 0.07) : 0
+    property real transparency: ConfigOptions?.appearance.transparency ? (m3colors.darkmode ? 0.1 : 0.07) : 0
     property real contentTransparency: ConfigOptions?.appearance.transparency ? (m3colors.darkmode ? 0.55 : 0.55) : 0
 
     m3colors: QtObject {