Create/Edit Solid Fill

Solid Fills include

the Foreground Fill: You see only the Foreground, because it covers up the Background.

the Background Fill: You see only the Background, because the Foreground is set to zero.

Three fills whose foregrounds are of predefined Opacity (25%, 50%, 75%).

In the Fills Dialog Box (Options > Element Attributes > Fills), click New, and choose Solid fill from the New Fill dialog box.

Enter a name.

In the Appearance panel, enter a foreground opacity percentage (or use the slider) - in this case, 65.

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View the result in the Preview window.