change color of Desktop icon text

[Barrygou]

macOS Mojave 10.14.2 - The Mojave screen saver has white clouds in the upper right. That is also where I like to keep my Desktop icons. The label text of the icons is white therefore almost impossible to read because the white text gets lost in the clouds. Is there a way to change that text to black?

 

[lclev]

I am not sure what the issues with desktop text has to do with the screen saver?? I don't know of a way to change the text to black but you can make several adjustments by going to System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Display. You can make some changes to how the Desktop colors and contrast will look.

Lisa

 

[Barrygou]

Sorry not the screensaver. The desktop background. The Mojave background picture. The upper right is white clouds. White text of icons cannot be seen in white clouds.

 

[Rod]

No disrespect intended barrygue but given the range of Desktop Images available why not simply change it?
See; Apple Menu > System Preferences > Desktop and Screensaver > Desktop tab and choose from the range of stock pictures for your macOS version or the other folders listed in the sidebar.
I'm running macOS Mojave and I absolutely love the Dark Mode appearance option and dark desktop but similar dark desktop images or strongly contrasting options can be found in earlier macOS versions too.

 

[Barrygou]

No disrespect intended barrygue but given the range of Desktop Images available why not simply change it?
See; Apple Menu > System Preferences > Desktop and Screensaver > Desktop tab and choose from the range of stock pictures for your macOS version or the other folders listed in the sidebar.
I'm running macOS Mojave and I absolutely love the Dark Mode appearance option and dark desktop but similar dark desktop images or strongly contrasting options can be found in earlier macOS versions too.

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I knew I could do that but changing the desktop background was too easy. My wife says I'm very stubborn. She says there are 3 ways to do things > the right way, the wrong way, and Barry's way (me). Anyway, that's what I did. I finally took the easy way.

 

[lclev]

Well I am glad that you finally got it so you could see the letters!..

Lisa

 

[Rod]

As a frequent weather of European TV series I used to find white subtitles frustrating on pale backgrounds but just of late I've noticed that newer series are using yellow. Maybe Apple could take a hint from that.


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[badshoehabit]

Better still, use one of your own photos.