diff --git a/programs/emacs/default.nix b/programs/emacs/default.nix
index f1af21c..db97d8c 100644
--- a/programs/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/programs/emacs/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       font = "${fonts.monospace.name}-${toString fonts.sizes.applications}";
       fixed-font-family = "${fonts.monospace.name}";
       variable-font-family = "${fonts.sansSerif.name}";
-      alpha = "80";
+      alpha = "90";
     in ''
       (customize-set-variable 'shell-file-name "${shell}")
       (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(font . "${font}"))
diff --git a/programs/sway/alacritty/default.nix b/programs/sway/alacritty/default.nix
index c84145d..30cb557 100644
--- a/programs/sway/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/programs/sway/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           };
         };
         window = {
-          opacity = 0.8;
+          opacity = 0.9;
           dynamic_title = true;
           padding = {
             x = 10;
diff --git a/programs/sway/avizo/default.nix b/programs/sway/avizo/default.nix
index 8bcb869..5c4eeb4 100644
--- a/programs/sway/avizo/default.nix
+++ b/programs/sway/avizo/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
         b = config.scheme."${accentColour}-rgb-b";
       };
     in {
-      background = "rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.8)";
-      bar-bg-color = "rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.8)";
+      background = "rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.9)";
+      bar-bg-color = "rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.9)";
       bar-fg-color = "rgba(${base05-rgb-r}, ${base05-rgb-g}, ${base05-rgb-b}, 1.0)";
       border-color = "rgba(${accent.r}, ${accent.g}, ${accent.b}, 1.0)";
       image-opacity = "1.0";
diff --git a/programs/sway/swaync/default.nix b/programs/sway/swaync/default.nix
index 9a395fc..d4b278a 100644
--- a/programs/sway/swaync/default.nix
+++ b/programs/sway/swaync/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       border-radius: 10px;
       border: 1px solid ${withHashtag.${accentColour}};
       margin: 18px;
-      background-color: rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.8);
+      background-color: rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.9);
       color: ${withHashtag.base05};
       padding: 0;
     }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
       border-radius: 10px;
       border: 1px solid ${withHashtag.${accentColour}};
       margin: 18px;
-      background-color: rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.8);
+      background-color: rgba(${base00-rgb-r}, ${base00-rgb-g}, ${base00-rgb-b}, 0.9);
       color: ${withHashtag.base05};
       padding: 14px;
     }
diff --git a/programs/sway/waybar/default.nix b/programs/sway/waybar/default.nix
index 12db0b7..5e0228f 100644
--- a/programs/sway/waybar/default.nix
+++ b/programs/sway/waybar/default.nix
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 
       window > box {
           color: ${base05};
-          background: alpha(${base00}, 0.8);
+          background: alpha(${base00}, 0.9);
           margin: 5px 5px 0px;
           padding: 0px;
           border: 1px solid ${accent};