diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/nodeStates/colors.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/nodeStates/colors.spec.ts
index c902bc2fb..cc42e8b51 100644
--- a/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/nodeStates/colors.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/nodeStates/colors.spec.ts
@@ -28,18 +28,6 @@ test.describe('Vue Node Custom Colors', () => {
     await expect(comfyPage.canvas).toHaveScreenshot(
       'vue-node-custom-color-blue.png'
     )
-
-    // Verify actual DOM properties for header and body colors
-    const nodeHeader = loadCheckpointNode.locator(
-      '[data-testid^="node-header-"]'
-    )
-    const nodeBody = loadCheckpointNode
-
-    // Header should have blue header color (#223)
-    await expect(nodeHeader).toHaveCSS('background-color', 'rgb(34, 34, 51)')
-
-    // Node body should have blue body color (#335)
-    await expect(nodeBody).toHaveCSS('background-color', 'rgb(51, 51, 85)')
   })
 
   // TODO: implement loading node colors from workflow in Vue system
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue
index a1a2d16ec..9a72407b8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/LGraphNode.vue
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
       {
         transform: `translate(${position.x ?? 0}px, ${(position.y ?? 0) - LiteGraph.NODE_TITLE_HEIGHT}px)`,
         zIndex: zIndex,
-        backgroundColor: nodeBodyBackgroundColor
+        backgroundColor: nodeBodyBackgroundColor,
+        opacity: nodeOpacity
       },
       dragStyle
     ]"
@@ -233,34 +234,29 @@ const muted = computed((): boolean => nodeData.mode === 2) // NEVER mode
 // Node body background color that exactly replicates LiteGraph's drawNode logic
 const nodeBodyBackgroundColor = computed(() => {
   const colorPaletteStore = useColorPaletteStore()
-  const settingStore = useSettingStore()
 
   // This replicates the drawNode logic for bgColor
   let bgColor = nodeData.bgcolor || '' // matches: old_bgcolor || LiteGraph.NODE_DEFAULT_BGCOLOR
 
-  if (!bgColor) return '' // No color to adjust
-
-  // Apply the exact same adjustments as the drawNode monkey patch
-  const adjustments: { lightness?: number; opacity?: number } = {}
-
-  // 1. Apply opacity setting (same as drawNode)
-  const opacity = settingStore.get('Comfy.Node.Opacity')
-  if (opacity) adjustments.opacity = opacity
-
-  // 2. Apply light theme background lightening (same as drawNode)
-  if (colorPaletteStore.completedActivePalette.light_theme) {
+  // Apply light theme background lightening (same as drawNode)
+  if (
+    colorPaletteStore.completedActivePalette.light_theme &&
+    nodeData.bgcolor
+  ) {
     // This matches: "if (old_bgcolor) adjustments.lightness = 0.5"
-    adjustments.lightness = 0.5
-  }
-
-  // Apply all adjustments at once: node.bgcolor = adjustColor(bgColor, adjustments)
-  if (Object.keys(adjustments).length > 0) {
-    bgColor = adjustColor(bgColor, adjustments)
+    bgColor = adjustColor(bgColor, { lightness: 0.5 })
   }
 
   return bgColor
 })
 
+// Node opacity applied to ALL nodes (colored and non-colored) to match LiteGraph
+const nodeOpacity = computed(() => {
+  const settingStore = useSettingStore()
+  const opacity = settingStore.get('Comfy.Node.Opacity')
+  return opacity || 1 // Default to fully opaque if no setting
+})
+
 // Use canvas interactions for proper wheel event handling and pointer event capture control
 const { handleWheel, shouldHandleNodePointerEvents } = useCanvasInteractions()
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeHeader.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeHeader.vue
index 8b959f776..b92ee3aef 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeHeader.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/components/NodeHeader.vue
@@ -129,35 +129,27 @@ const tooltipConfig = computed(() => {
 
 // Header style that exactly replicates LiteGraph's drawNode monkey patch logic
 const headerStyle = computed(() => {
-  if (!nodeData?.color) {
-    return { backgroundColor: '' } // Explicitly clear background color
-  }
-
   const colorPaletteStore = useColorPaletteStore()
   const settingStore = useSettingStore()
 
+  // Get opacity setting - applies to ALL nodes (colored and non-colored)
+  const opacity = settingStore.get('Comfy.Node.Opacity') || 1
+
+  if (!nodeData?.color) {
+    // Non-colored nodes: only apply opacity
+    return { backgroundColor: '', opacity }
+  }
+
   // Start with the original color (same as old_color in drawNode)
   let headerColor = nodeData.color
 
-  // Apply the exact same adjustments as the drawNode monkey patch
-  const adjustments: { lightness?: number; opacity?: number } = {}
-
-  // 1. Apply opacity setting (same as drawNode)
-  const opacity = settingStore.get('Comfy.Node.Opacity')
-  if (opacity) adjustments.opacity = opacity
-
-  // 2. Apply light theme adjustments (same as drawNode)
+  // Apply light theme adjustments for colored nodes
   if (colorPaletteStore.completedActivePalette.light_theme) {
     // This matches: "if (old_color) { node.color = adjustColor(old_color, { lightness: 0.5 }) }"
-    adjustments.lightness = 0.5
+    headerColor = adjustColor(headerColor, { lightness: 0.5 })
   }
 
-  // Apply all adjustments at once (matching drawNode's approach)
-  if (Object.keys(adjustments).length > 0) {
-    headerColor = adjustColor(headerColor, adjustments)
-  }
-
-  return { backgroundColor: headerColor }
+  return { backgroundColor: headerColor, opacity }
 })
 
 const resolveTitle = (info: VueNodeData | undefined) => {