"Transparent Header" settings missing in Dawn Theme

Topic summary

A user is trying to enable a transparent header in the Dawn theme to create a seamless overlay effect on their homepage banner. They’ve searched through theme settings but couldn’t find a direct option for this feature.

Proposed Solution:

  • The Dawn theme’s header uses Color Scheme 1 by default
  • To achieve transparency: edit Scheme 1 and remove the hex color value from the background setting
  • This will make the header background transparent

Status: The discussion appears to have a working solution provided, though implementation confirmation is pending. Images were shared showing the configuration steps.

Summarized with AI on November 3. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi Shopify Community,

I am using the Dawn theme for my Shopify store, and I noticed there isn’t an option for a “Transparent Header” in the theme settings. I want to create a seamless look for my header by making it transparent so that it overlays the banner or hero section of my homepage.

I’ve looked through the theme settings but couldn’t find a direct option to enable this. Does the Dawn theme support transparent headers natively?

I’d appreciate any guidance or recommendations you can provide!

Thank you!

By default the Header of the Dawn Theme uses Color Sheme 1. You can edit the scheme 1 and remove the hex color on the background so that it will be transparent