If you want to add alpha use the alpha parameter, don't specify it in the color value. The API makes a point of saying the color format is 0xRRGGBB. Use this i

If you want to add alpha use the alpha parameter, don't specify it in the color value. The API makes a point of saying the color format is 0xRRGGBB. Use this instead: graphics.beginFill(0xFFFFFF, 0.5); //50% Alpha