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# NSVisualEffectView.Material.windowBackground

The material for the background of opaque windows.

```
case windowBackground
```

## Discussion

This material supports Desktop Tinting in Dark Mode. With Desktop Tinting, the system modifies the material’s color dynamically by incorporating some of the color from the underlying desktop image.

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