If you have been wanting to change the default unity background and background color but don't know how here is a simple way to get the job done. This is the color and images that displays before the fade in of your desktop background.

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Change #000000 to the color of your choice.

Code:
sudo -i
xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm
su lightdm -s /bin/bash
gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter background-color ‘#000000’
gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter background ‘/path/to/wallpaper.png’
exit
You can follow the same procedure for gsettings to change all settings located in com -> canonical -> unity-greeter in dconf.