diff --git a/alt-tab-macos/ui/Cell.swift b/alt-tab-macos/ui/Cell.swift
index d1d1f18f..ad7c2581 100644
--- a/alt-tab-macos/ui/Cell.swift
+++ b/alt-tab-macos/ui/Cell.swift
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@ class Cell: NSCollectionViewItem {
         let vStackView = makeVStackView(hStackView)
         let shadow = Cell.makeShadow(.gray)
         thumbnail.shadow = shadow
-        thumbnail.wantsLayer = true
-        thumbnail.layer!.backgroundColor = NSColor.blue.cgColor
         appIcon.shadow = shadow
-        appIcon.wantsLayer = true
-        appIcon.layer!.backgroundColor = NSColor.green.cgColor
-        vStackView.wantsLayer = true
-        vStackView.layer!.backgroundColor = NSColor.gray.cgColor
         view = vStackView
     }
 
@@ -89,8 +83,6 @@ class Cell: NSCollectionViewItem {
     private func makeHStackView() -> NSStackView {
         let hStackView = NSStackView()
         hStackView.spacing = Preferences.cellPadding
-        label.wantsLayer = true
-        label.layer!.backgroundColor = NSColor.brown.cgColor
         hStackView.setViews([appIcon, label, hiddenIcon, minimizedIcon, spaceIcon], in: .leading)
         return hStackView
     }
diff --git a/alt-tab-macos/ui/ThumbnailsPanel.swift b/alt-tab-macos/ui/ThumbnailsPanel.swift
index bdc263c3..0b5c4c90 100644
--- a/alt-tab-macos/ui/ThumbnailsPanel.swift
+++ b/alt-tab-macos/ui/ThumbnailsPanel.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class ThumbnailsPanel: NSPanel, NSCollectionViewDataSource, NSCollectionViewDele
         backgroundView.state = .active
         backgroundView.wantsLayer = true
         backgroundView.layer!.cornerRadius = Preferences.windowCornerRadius!
-        backgroundView.layer!.backgroundColor = .white
         backgroundView.addSubview(collectionView)
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ class ThumbnailsPanel: NSPanel, NSCollectionViewDataSource, NSCollectionViewDele
         collectionView.dataSource = self
         collectionView.delegate = self
         collectionView.collectionViewLayout = CollectionViewCenterFlowLayout()
-        collectionView.backgroundColors = [.yellow]
+        collectionView.backgroundColors = [.clear]
         collectionView.isSelectable = true
         collectionView.allowsMultipleSelection = false
         collectionView.register(Cell.self, forItemWithIdentifier: cellId)