The two wallpapers I like most on Linux. Both are translucent and can be set to any colour. The first is SVG, the second PNG. “Tentacles” was part of gnome-backgrounds for quite some time. It was removed in GNOME 2.24. I have never used translucent backgrounds in Windows or OS X, and have no idea if or how it is possible. If you know, please leave a comment.
Tentacles
By: Lapo Calamandrei and Andreas Nilsson
Download: ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-backgrounds/2.22
Tentacles in its default green (#366b04). Sometimes I try other colours, but I always return to the default.
Tentacles in “Plum” (#5c3566, Tango Palette).
Panels Transparent
By: Kijun Moon
Download: art.gnome.org/backgrounds/abstract/1536
Panels Trasparent in “Aluminium” (#888a85, Tango Palette).
Panels Trasparent in “Chameleon” (#4e9a06, Tango Palette).
Links
- tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Theme_Guidelines
- The colour palette of the Tango Project.