Looking for a premium gold effect in Figma without using textures or plugins? Here’s a clean, fully vector-based technique I created to design realistic metallic gradients — directly inside Figma.
This approach combines color blending, masking, and blur to achieve a high-quality, scalable gold effect perfect for UI design, badges, logos, mockups, and more.
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| Hex Code | Tone |
|---|---|
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#7A3C01 |
Deep Bronze |
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#C7614B |
Burnt Copper |
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#D5912E |
Antique Gold |
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#FEE86A |
Light Gold |
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#FCFBDC |
Soft Highlight |
These tones build depth and reflection typical of real gold surfaces.
How It Works – Step-by-Step in Figma
Create Base Shape
Draw a circle with the Ellipse tool.Add Color Bands
Place rectangular layers filled with the gold colors in sequence.Mask the Shape
Select the rectangles + circle → Right-click → Use as Mask.Blend Using Blur
Apply Layer Blur (60–100 px) to create smooth gradients.
Boom! The flat colors blend into a realistic gold gradient sphere — completely vector, scalable, and editable.
How It Works – Step-by-Step in Figma
Premium UI buttons & badges
Trophy icons for gamification
Ecommerce product mockups
Logo highlights
Certificates & branding
Hero section visuals
This gold effect method is much cleaner than image-based textures and ideal for performance-heavy platforms.
🌀 Why This Method Works Better
| Old Texture Method | Figma Gold Method |
|---|---|
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Non-scalable raster |
100% vector-based |
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Heavy download size |
Lightweight file |
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Hard to edit colors |
Easy customization |
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Flat & pixelated |
Smooth shiny effect |
