The default values used to display the transparency grid are painfully bright.
![](https://geeklystrips.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AdobeIllustrator-TransparencyGrid-1024x885.gif)
The Document Setup section allows for choosing preset schemes to help with this. However these are strangely contrasting when compared to Photoshop’s own transparency grid.
![](https://geeklystrips.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IllustratorTransparencyGrid1-1024x1017.png)
You can use the color pickers to adjust the values to a combination of your liking.
![](https://geeklystrips.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AdobeIllustratorTransparencyGrid2-1024x802.png)
You may use the same color for both swatches if you want a plain background.
Transparency grid settings are document-based, which means you can include it in the creation of .ait templates.