On Yahoo.com, I really like the light gray body gradient background. (Just the gray fade)
However, I can’t find the image they use to great this effect.
Does anyone know what image/code Yahoo uses to create this background effect?
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It’s the image: http://l1.yimg.com/a/i/ww/met/th/slate/gsprite_pg_slate_20100521.png
If you look at the CSS you’ll see:
Which is what everybody else is pointing out. However, the part that nobody else has pointed out is that there is also:
Which defines an offset so that the background you see doesn’t actually start till way down the image.
The gradient that is shows is white to grey, then transparent. In order to make the gradient in this manner you have to set the color of the page equal to the last extent of the gradient. So if you look in that CSS you’ll also see:
This completes the gradient you currently see on yahoo.com.
I have also confirmed that #E8EDF0 is the correct hex code for the last non-transparent color on that background image.