What’s the deal with screenshots on macOS Golden Gate?

I was trying to take a screenshot for yesterday’s blog post webloc files trigger a Gatekeeper alert in the latest macOS security updates, but the screenshot was so ugly that I had to take one from Tahoe instead. Here’s a screenshot of the empty trash window on Golden Gate: Compare and contrast with Tahoe: When I take a screenshot of the entire screen on Golden Gate, the empty trash window looks fine (click for the full image): Here’s a close-up of the empty trash window from the screenshot of the entire screen: In my testing, “Tint window background with wallpaper color” in Appearance System Settings makes no difference to the window screenshot on Golden Gate. However, “Reduce transparency” in Accessibility System Settings does make a big difference: Below is the same difference on Tahoe: Why are transparent window screenshots on Golden Gate so dark and ugly?

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