Using gradients, a progression of color that goes seamlessly from one shade to the next, can be an ideal way to dress up a background or ... the colors used in the gradient and how they appear.

You define gradients by choosing color stops, so for a three color gradient, use three color stops placed along the range of the gradient. After Effects lets you define both linear and radial ...

However, the swatches are all the same color. There's also a simple scientific explanation for why the swatch appears to change colors as Kitaoka slides it across the gradient background.

This is why we absolutely love the gradient nail-art trend (sometimes ... all a slightly different shade but still part of the same color family. Once carefully chosen, the colors are painted ...

Adding a background light lets you create a gradient and can also blow out the background if you want to go fully white. Add color gels to the equation, and you’ll see how the gray backdrop ...

Color me disappointed. There aren’t many alternatives to a system like the Play Gradient Lightstrip. Govee’s Flow Pro lightstrips and bars (6/10, WIRED Recommends) are more affordable ...

Specifically, you might want to use a preset option (in the Color section). There’s an orange preset that’s interesting: There’s still one final trick: to apply the same gradient background ...