diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/AcrylicPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/AcrylicPage.xaml
index 6155d6d68d..6dc23c4841 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/AcrylicPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/AcrylicPage.xaml
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@
              xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
              xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
              mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="800" d:DesignHeight="450"
-             x:Class="ControlCatalog.Pages.AcrylicPage">
-  <UserControl.Background>
-    <ExperimentalAcrylicBrush
-              TintColor="#000000"
-              TintOpacity="{Binding #TintOpacitySlider.Value}"
-              BackgroundSource="Digger" />
-  </UserControl.Background>
+             x:Class="ControlCatalog.Pages.AcrylicPage">  
   <Border Padding="20" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
     <StackPanel Spacing="20">
       <Slider Name="TintOpacitySlider" Minimum="0" Maximum="1" Value="1" />
@@ -86,7 +80,7 @@
         <Border Height="200" Width="200" CornerRadius="5" BoxShadow="2 2 16 0 Black">
           <Border.Background>
             <ExperimentalAcrylicBrush
-              TintColor="#7F7F7F"
+              TintColor="#3c3c3c"
               TintOpacity="{Binding #TintOpacitySlider.Value}"
               BackgroundSource="Digger" />
           </Border.Background>
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
index 63b51dcccb..ad2a896508 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
             var a = new byte[256];
             for (var i = 0; i < 256; i++)
             {
-                c[i] = 255;
+                c[i] = (byte)i;
                 a[i] = (byte)(i * opacity);
             }
 
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
                     acrylicBrush.BackgroundSource == AcrylicBackgroundSource.Digger ?
                     acrylicBrush.TintOpacity : 1;
 
-                const double noiseOpcity = 0.06;
+                const double noiseOpcity = 0.02;
 
                 var tintColor = acrylicBrush.TintColor;                
                 var tint = new SKColor(tintColor.R, tintColor.G, tintColor.B, (byte)(255 * ((tintColor.A / 255.0) * acrylicBrush.Opacity)));