color gradients
Smooth shade transitions
Color gradients are smooth transitions between two or more colors, blending gradually rather than changing abruptly.
In digital design and image editing, gradients add depth, dimension, and visual interest to backgrounds, buttons, and illustrations.
A gradient might shift from blue to purple across a banner, or fade from solid color to transparent.
The term also applies to natural phenomena where colors blend seamlessly, like a sunset sky transitioning from orange to pink to deep blue.
- conicalTapering to a point
- radialEmanating from center
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- linearArranged in straight succession
- smooth transitionGradual, unnoticeable change
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- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- color theoryhue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation, value
- mosaic arttesserae, grout, glass tiles, ceramic tiles, inlay
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