Mac Mini 2014 Boots With Black Background/White Apple

Mac Mini Specs: 2014 Model with 2.6GHz processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HD, Intel Iris Graphics, Mini-Display Port to DVI adapter with Dell monitor
Issue: When booting the Mac Mini up it goes through a very standard Yosemite boot but the background is black and the apple and progress bar are both white. The issue is entirely cosmetic in nature and doesn't seem to have any negative effects. What I normally expect and have seen in 30+ macs upgraded to Yosemite is the same loading but with a grey screen. It's worth noting that I have noticed this issue on 2 iMac 2010s that had been upgraded to Yosemite that belonged to some friends, but their issues were intermittent or fixed.
Steps Taken:
Updated from 10.10 to 10.10.1 and installed all other available updates
Checked the Start-up Manager, Recovery, and Internet Recovery. All have black backgrounds and internet recovery's globe is small then normal.
Reset SMC and NVRAM
Tested Safe Boot
Erase and Reinstall OS X
Removed all peripherals except monitor
Tested another monitor and DVI cable
Tested HDMI without the adapter
Replaced Mac Mini with new Mac Mini
Questions:
1. Have you seen this issue before and what are the specs of the device it occurred on? (OS, Model, Year)
2. I wonder if this might be expected but can't find anything to reference that it would be and didn't get any answers even when asking people at the store or over the phone. Have you seen any articles/pages that talk about this issue?
3. Can you think of anything else to try and resolve this?

This is normal for the newer machines running Yosemite. There's nothing wrong.

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