Ambient · abstract colour
Gradient Flow Clock
Large soft blobs of colour drifting and overlapping. No subject at all, which is exactly the point.
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Press F for full screen. Motion pauses automatically if your system asks for reduced motion.
Why abstract
A Background with Nothing to Look At
No Subject Means No Attention
Every other scene here depicts something, and anything recognisable invites a second look. This one has no fish, no weather and no place, so there is nothing for your eye to settle on.
How It Is Made
Six heavily blurred circles in different colours, each drifting on its own cycle. Where they overlap they blend, which produces colours that are not in the original set.
Where It Works
Behind a presentation, on a shared display, or on a desk where you want colour without content. It also sits well behind text if you are using it as a screen share.
Changing the Feel
Pair it with the accent colour control in the clock settings. The scene stays the same but the clock's second hand can pick up or contrast with whatever is drifting past.
Under the hood
How This Scene Is Built
Six blurred circles drift on separate cycles and blend where they overlap, which produces colours that are not in the original palette. There is no image and no video behind any of it.
The pause button freezes the arrangement, which is useful if you have found a combination you like. The scene also stops animating when your system asks for reduced motion.
Answers
Gradient Flow Background Questions
Does it ever repeat?
Not exactly. The blobs are on different cycle lengths, so the combination takes a very long time to come back round to the same arrangement.
Is it too bright for a dark room?
It is one of the brighter scenes. Bokeh or Aurora give you colour at a much lower overall brightness.