menu bar date and time

i have found that if you remove the "do not disturb" icon from the menubar, the clock appears dim.

if you re-add the icon to the menubar, the clock returns to normal darkness.

to add the icon to the menubar, open "control centre" and drag the "do not disturb" icon and drop it onto the menubar.

have fun.

I cannot reproduce this on Big Sur 11.0.1 on an M1 mini, and I have a color calibrated 4K HDMI/HDR screen. Don't know how to correct it, as it should be regular dark text as mine shows, regardless of the lighter wallpaper color choice.

What happens to that faded date when you visit System Preferences : Accessibility : Display and select Reduce transparency?

Did you click the Control Center menu bar item, and then click on Do Not Disturb? That should take you to System Preferences : Notifications : Do Not Disturb. Do you have Turn on Do Not Disturb √ From: [ time ] to: [ time ] enabled? That might be dimming your date/time on you.

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Did you install and run any new software yesterday or today that could have contributed to that suddenly effect?

I do not have the Do Not Disturb icon in my menu bar and the clock appears normal.

You are welcome.

you're welcome. thanks for the "this solved my question". but i would look into VikingOSX's response as well. he doesn't have the icon and yet his clock is normal darkness.

Thanks for the tip about the do not disturb icon. That solved it for me.