Custom wallpaper color shows as white and unable to change after macOS 15.4 update on Mac mini

I'm not sure what you mean by uploaded. After using GraphicConverter to create 16x16 images with the color swatches I wanted saved out in PNG format, I stuck them into my ~/Pictures folder and named them in a way that put them at the head of the list. That worked fine; when I changed background and scrolled down to the "Pictures" section near the bottom, there they were. All worked fine, and now as a bonus I've used it on all my other mMacs to make the colors consistent.

(Pretty much the only part of my vision that works is the peripheral, so it allows me to see what desktop I'm on out of the "corner of my eye" while switching. I've used the same colors pretty much since Apple introduced multiple desktops; it works well for me.)

This is incredibly, deeply embarrassing and stupid. My eyes are sensitive to bright white so I minimize my exposure on many web browsers and often have very specific accessibility settings and accent/desktop colors chosen and spend the last few minutes figuring out why I could choose a specific dark gray color that's available by default but why I couldn't darken this via a slider in the color picker. LOL

I have the same bug, no idea how to fix it. I went to Displays > Color profile but all I see is HP27er (my monitor), which is in a drop-down menu with what I suppose are other displays listed. I don't see any colours, even Apple preset colours, in this menu. I can't read any of the document/file names on my monitor now and I'm desperate and non-techy). Please help!

@outthere1000

The quickest way to get something working is to to control-click (or two-finger click with a trackpad) on your desktop and select "Change Wallpaper..." from the pop-up context menu. That'll take you to the "Wallpaper" section in Settings. From there, You can scroll down to "Colors" and select one of the "working" ones that Apple has there, for example grey or black.

This really has nothing to do with color profiles, BTW. That just alters color settings for a given display device to assist in getting consistent output matching for other devices. The whole goal there is to have, say, the red on your screen be as close as possible to the red on a print device.

Thanks for the workaround.

He also wrote "Gulp" lol I think he was using an iPad. I mean, afterall, it's the same on all my Macs running Sequoia 15.4, also yours, and at least three other users so far.

How do I create that RGB image?

It isn't logical to refuse to use a very simple workaround while you're waiting for a fix. It's pretty much a guarantee that won't happen until next update comes out in, oh, two months.

If then. 😎

Yup, there are various ways to clip out a tiny image so you can create the color you want to use as a wallpaper tint.

i totally agree with you

Same for me ... custom colors all show as white.

You can't even select Sequoia 14.4, nor a 13" M3 air from the lists! Geeze.

"Uploaded"?

You put the screen shot of your flat tint in the Pictures folder of your user account. It can be selected like any other picture.