Color field backgrounds

94 original designs, 40 free — click any one to put your own photo on it.

Color field backgrounds are photographic abstraction: color blurred so far out of focus that no subject remains, only the wash. Because there is no detail to compete with, they behave like a gradient but feel like a photograph, and they are the safest possible backdrop for text.

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What color field backgrounds are used for

  • Portraits

    94 color field designs suit a portrait. Backdrops that flatter skin tones and separate the subject.

  • Social media posts

    94 color field designs suit a social post. Backdrops that survive being shrunk to a thumbnail in a crowded feed.

  • Presentations

    94 color field designs suit a slide. Quiet, low-contrast slide backdrops that never fight your text.

  • Marketing

    20 color field designs suit a campaign asset. On-brand backdrops for ads, banners and landing pages.

Color field backgrounds by color

This collection is strongest in white, black and blue.

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Watch each transformation land

Every photo crosses the slash untouched and comes out the other side finished.