What you changed in the top tool bar are the attributes for new entities.
To modify existing entities, use Attributes or Properties tools from Modify menu.
See
https://librecad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ref/tools.html?highlight=modify#modifyTransparency is no common attribute in CAD, at least it is not in LibreCAD, it is not supported.
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