Question 1

When should I use linear vs radial vs conic gradients?

Accepted Answer

Linear gradients are the workhorse — use them for hero backgrounds,
buttons, dividers, and anywhere you want a directional fade
(top-to-bottom, diagonal, side-to-side). Radial gradients fade out
from a single point — perfect for spotlight effects, glow halos,
card-corner highlights, and faux 3D balls. Conic gradients sweep
around an anchor like a clock hand — use them for pie chart slices,
color wheels, loading spinners, and the "glossy disc" effect on
icons. Rule of thumb: if you want a fade, use linear; if you want a
light source, use radial; if you want rotation, use conic.

Question 2

How many color stops should a gradient have?

Accepted Answer

Two stops is the classic "duo-tone" — clean, predictable, accessible.
Three to four stops opens up "aurora" and "sunset" looks — the
tasteful sweet spot for most landing pages. Five or more stops start
to look like an oil slick — usable for art direction, retro 80s, and
intentionally chaotic moods, but bad for backgrounds behind text
because the busy color shifts hurt readability. If your gradient is
behind body copy, stop at 3 and keep adjacent stops within 30° of
hue.

Question 3

Why doesn't my gradient look smooth — there's a visible "band" in the middle?

Accepted Answer

You're hitting gradient banding — a real GPU/8-bit-color rendering
issue, not a tool bug. Two fixes. First, pick colors that are closer
in hue or lightness — a black-to-white gradient bands much harder
than slate-300 to slate-700. Second, add a third "in-between" stop
(e.g., a slightly desaturated midpoint) — three stops with a near-
midpoint kill most banding. For mission-critical hero backgrounds,
export the PNG, apply a 1–2% noise filter in your image editor, and
use the noised PNG instead of the raw CSS gradient.

Question 4

Can I use these gradients in Tailwind CSS, plain CSS, or React inline styles?

Accepted Answer

Yes to all three. The `background:` value this tool outputs is
standard CSS — paste it into a stylesheet rule, a styled-component
template literal, or a React `style={{ background: '...' }}` prop
and it just works. For Tailwind, drop the value behind an
arbitrary-value class like `bg-[linear-gradient(...)]` or define it
in `tailwind.config.js` under `backgroundImage` for a reusable
utility. Browser support is excellent — linear and radial are
universal; conic is supported in every modern browser (Chrome 69+,
Safari 12.1+, Firefox 83+).

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