---
title: "Aura"
description: "Ambient background gradients built from layered CSS blend modes to simulate coloured light spilling across a surface."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/aura-vg-0146"
category: "Backgrounds, Effects & CSS Oddities"
subcategory: "Gradient backgrounds"
license: "open-source"
author: "Cristian Olivera (@CristianOlivera1)"
source: "https://github.com/CristianOlivera1/Aura"
---

# Aura
Ambient background gradients built from layered CSS blend modes to simulate coloured light spilling across a surface.
## Facts
- Source: https://github.com/CristianOlivera1/Aura
- Category: Backgrounds, Effects & CSS Oddities / Gradient backgrounds
- Author: Cristian Olivera (@CristianOlivera1)
- Licence: open-source
- Tags: css, gradients, blend-modes, ambient
## Why it's a gem
Blend-mode approach gives glow that gradient generators cannot reproduce
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/aura-vg-0146 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/aura-vg-0146