CSS

css layers over background-images

.background {
    background:url('../img/bg/diagonalnoise.png');
    position: relative;
}

.layer {
    background-color: rgba(248, 247, 216, 0.7);
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

html layers over background-images

<div class="background">
    <div class="layer">
    </div>
</div>