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Background & Atmosphere

Animated gradient

A background gradient that shifts, rotates, or transitions between color states over time.

What you're seeing

A gradient that slowly breathes — hues shifting, colors cycling. The background feels alive.

Where you'll see it

Hero sections, full-page backgrounds, section dividers.

Difficulty

Very low — 1/5

Libraries that build it

CSS onlyGSAP

From the toolbox

BeamThe animated rainbow glow that rides a card's border, as a drop-in React component — tune it in a visual studio, then copy a prompt written for your agent.

Ready to prompt — paste this into your AI coding tool

"Animate background-position of a large gradient (400% size) using CSS keyframe, alternate direction, 8s linear infinite"

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Gradient meshNoise textureParticle backgroundGrid / dot patternAurora effectSVG blob morph
See the animated preview in the dictionary →