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In Ubuntu 15.10 (which uses GTK 3.16), theres a bug which causes some themes, like Numix, to have large black borders.

This bug only occurs for applications that use header bars (client-side decorations) and it affects Ubuntu (with Unity), while Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu GNOME dont seem to be affected (at least in my quick test). Update: MATE with Compiz enabled is also affected so I guess any desktop environment under which you use Compiz is affected (thanks to pawelp!).

Heres a screenshot with GNOME Clocks (an app that uses header bars) under Unity (Ubuntu 15.10), using Numix GTK theme:

Im not sure when/if this bug will be fixed but until then, you can fix it yourself. Below youll find a simple fix which will remove the black borders no matter what GTK theme youre using.

mkdir -p ~/.config/gtk-3.0
gedit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css

.window-frame {
box-shadow: none;
margin: 1px;
}

This forces any theme you use to have a 1 pixel border. You can use any value you want - for instance, use "0" for borderless windows.

Then save the file and close all the applications affected by the black border bug (or you can log out and log back in), then try them again and you shouldnt see large black borders any more.

Heres the same application Ive used above to show the bug (GNOME Clocks, running under Unity), after applying the fix: