I Virendra. I noticed that when I use the code above not only was the menu opaque but so was the black lettering making it a bit difficult to read. I found the below code and it preserved the lettering while still making the white background opaque.
`.home .sidebar {
background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
}`
Thank you Virendra. That worked great. I tweaked it a bit to make it opaque.
.home .sidebar {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
opacity: .8;
}
Thanks lorbach! Much appreciated.