How do I change the color of the menu bar?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-11-0-big-sur-the-ars-technica-review/5/

I just found this article and was able to get a light colored menu bar on my desktop.

What it comes down to... the only way to get a light color menu bar is to select a light colored wallpaper for your desktop. The lighter your wallpaper, the lighter the menu bar will be.

Here's what it says...

In Big Sur, the translucency has been turned up enough that Apple now changes the color of the Menu Bar in response to the wallpaper that’s underneath it. A lighter background means a light menu bar with dark text, and a dark background means a dark menu bar with white text, regardless of whether you're in Light or Dark modes. And the highlight color when clicking menus is just a darker (or lighter) patch of gray, rather than your accent color. The menus themselves respect both your Light/Dark mode selection and your accent color.

sure. Wesley L Roberts, there might be...go to system preferences, then general. you might be able to change the Accent Color. Of course, I have Dark Mode turned on, so my menu bar is black with White letters. you get light, dark or auto.

Yeah... that’s not going to happen, like it or not. There used to be something called ResEdit. But it was for system 7.5, maybe 8 or 9 and we’re long since past that now...

John B

This is all I have apart from the free LeoColorBar....

https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/changing-system-accent-colour-macos-1015-catalina

John B

I have this question too. I just updated Catalina and the Menu Bar at the top of my desktop is now blue. Being partially color blind it's not user friendly to me. I need the old white colorless bar at the. top. How do I get that back?

That's not a solution, it changes other things as well.

Would be nice if Apple provided a way to just disable the automatic adjustment of the toolbar color based on the background color. So user unfriendly.

Hey _stonks, I never said it was a solution, call it a workaround or whatever. The point is it works despite some minor side effects. Don’t do it if you don’t like it. I am sure there are plenty of people who appreciate my response. Certainly better than wishful thinking and complaining anyway.

-_._-, Thank you for your information/response.

Although not necessarily the answer for all, any input is helpful here in Communities.

We are all here to support each other the best that we can with the knowledge we have.

Sometimes right, sometimes not but trying out various options is how we learn.

Thanks again, Always nice to learn more each day.

Go to System Preferences > Accessibility > Display, and put a tick in "Reduce transparency"

Works for me - hth.