# Middle section opacity stays 100%

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**Created:** [September 13, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/middle-section-opacity-stays-100/79738 "2026-09-13T20:57:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![mbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@mbi](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/mbi)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/middle-section-opacity-stays-100/79738/1 "2026-09-13T20:57:18Z")

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Hi

I fail to apply 0% opacity to the middle/content part of the section.

I have a site background set as a custom photo and both footer and header behave as expected when 0% capacity is applied. If I however add a new section, with or without pre-designed elements, I do see the background photo at the margins but the middle/content section never gets to display it (refer below snip of a section with no elements added yet).

Anyone?

Thanks

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/original/3X/7/2/72fdd0eaa9fad6715a2129f89c2066f3220cc6a3.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Webhil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/webhil/32/122559_2.png) [@Webhil](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/Webhil)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/middle-section-opacity-stays-100/79738/2 "2026-09-15T04:09:30Z")

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Check whether the section has a separate Color or Pattern layer set in its Background panel, in addition to the Image opacity you’ve already adjusted — new sections can carry their own fill from the preset they were added from, and that sits independently on top of the site background. Lowering the image’s opacity doesn’t touch a color/pattern layer underneath it. If one’s set, clear it or zero its opacity too.