[Feature Request] Allow cores to directly set bg color to video window
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Description
As stated allow cores to set a bg color to retroarch gfx window. Here is an example:

The bg color, regardless of aspect or size changes color depending on the NES' bg palette.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First trace how cores provide background or palette information and how RetroArch renders the video window; done means the core-controlled background color remains correct across aspect-ratio and size changes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- computer-graphics, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100