Free Online Gradient Maker

Gradient Maker
turn colors into polished gradients in seconds

Build smooth linear, radial, and conic gradients with a live visual editor. Add multiple colors, drag stops into place, fine-tune direction, preview every change instantly, and copy ready-to-use CSS when the gradient feels right. Free to use, no login required.

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Quick Answer

What Is a Gradient Maker?

A gradient maker is a visual tool for blending two or more colors across a background or design. Free Color Tool lets you create linear, radial, and conic gradients, control color stops and direction, preview the result live, and copy the generated CSS without writing the gradient syntax by hand.

Linear, Radial & Conic Gradient Generator

Switch between three gradient styles without rebuilding your colors. Use the linear gradient generator mode for directional backgrounds, radial mode for center-focused depth, or conic mode for circular transitions and more experimental effects.

  • Linear — direction controlled by angle dial or numeric input (0°–360°)
  • Radial — circular gradient emanating from center, no angle needed
  • Conic — pie-chart style gradient rotating around a center point

Create a Color Gradient With Multiple Stops

Start with two colors or build something richer. Click the gradient bar to add new stops, drag each stop into position, and edit colors inline until the transition feels balanced. This makes the tool useful as a flexible color gradient generator rather than a fixed two-color preset.

  • Click the gradient bar to insert a new color stop at cursor position
  • Drag stop handles left/right to reposition
  • Selected stop's color updates in the inline color picker below
  • Remove a stop with the × button (minimum 2 stops)

Fine-Tune Direction and Copy Ready-to-Use CSS

Drag the angle dial or enter a degree value directly, then watch the preview update as you work. As a CSS gradient generator, the tool turns your visual settings into a complete background declaration you can copy into your project without rebuilding the syntax manually.

  • Drag knob or type in the degree input (0°–360°)
  • Reset button to restore default gradient
  • CSS output: background: linear-gradient(…)
  • Works for all three gradient types — correct CSS syntax for each
Design With It

Create Gradient Backgrounds for Websites and UI

Use the tool as a gradient background generator when a flat color feels too static. Build soft blends for hero sections, bolder transitions for banners, subtle depth for cards, or compact gradients for buttons and badges.

  • Hero sections: create wide directional gradients that give headlines more visual depth
  • Cards and panels: use softer blends to separate interface areas without heavy borders
  • Buttons and badges: build compact gradients that still match the surrounding palette
  • Brand graphics: test how two or more brand colors transition across banners and campaign assets
Live background idea Adjust colors, stops, and direction until the gradient supports the content instead of competing with it.
Real Product Screenshots

See the Gradient Maker Workflow from First Color to Export

These real product screenshots show the full gradient workflow: start from the live preview, shape the stops, switch gradient modes, fine-tune direction, and move into CSS or SVG-oriented output.

Gradient builder screenshot showing the default linear gradient preview, code output tabs, and copy controls.
Start

Start with a live gradient and ready-to-copy code

The default view puts the gradient preview and code output in the same workspace, so you can begin with a usable result and then refine the stops, colors, and direction only as much as needed.

Gradient builder screenshot showing linear mode, gradient bar, stops list, picker, and rotation controls.
Linear

Shape a linear gradient with stops, color controls, and rotation

In linear mode the editor exposes the stop bar, reverse action, picker, and rotation dial, making it easy to tweak both the color sequence and the angle from a single workspace.

Gradient builder screenshot showing conic mode with multiple stops, center position controls, and the stop editor.
Conic

Switch to conic mode for circular and multi-stop color effects

The conic editor adds center controls and richer stop placement, which is ideal for circular gradients, radial-inspired bursts, and more experimental color transitions.

Gradient builder screenshot showing conic gradient preview with the SVG code output tab open.
Export

Export the gradient as SVG-ready markup when needed

Beyond CSS, the export panel can show SVG-oriented output, which helps users move the same gradient into portable markup for broader design and frontend workflows.

From Visual Gradient to Clean CSS

The page is built for both designers and front-end workflows: create the gradient visually first, then hand off the exact result as CSS. That keeps the creative process fast without forcing developers to recreate angles, stops, and color values by hand.

  • Landing pages: create hero backgrounds and spotlight sections that feel custom instead of generic
  • UI design: generate button, badge, and card treatments with controlled stop positions
  • Brand work: explore how a palette behaves as a gradient across campaigns, banners, and social graphics
  • Developer handoff: copy CSS instantly instead of rebuilding gradients by hand in code

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Gradient Maker FAQ

Quick answers about making color gradients, choosing gradient types, adding stops, building backgrounds, and copying CSS for real web projects.

Choose a gradient type, select your colors, add or move color stops, and adjust the direction or center controls. Preview the result live, then copy the generated CSS when it looks right.

Yes. The gradient maker supports linear, radial, and conic modes, so you can build directional blends, center-focused backgrounds, or circular color transitions in one editor.

Yes. Add multiple color stops, drag them to new positions, change each stop color, or remove stops you no longer need. This works well for both subtle two-color blends and more complex multi-color gradients.

Yes. The editor generates ready-to-copy CSS for the gradient type and stop positions you create, including the angle where the selected gradient type uses one.

Yes. The generated gradients can be used for hero sections, page backgrounds, cards, buttons, banners, and other interface elements where a CSS background gradient is appropriate.

The product screenshots show an SVG-oriented output view in addition to CSS-focused output, which can help when the same gradient needs to move into vector-oriented workflows.

Turn your colors into a gradient

Choose a mode, shape the stops, preview the result, and copy the CSS when it is ready.

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