# cruisediary/Pastel

🎨 Gradient animation effect like Instagram

Repository: https://github.com/cruisediary/Pastel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cruisediary-pastel
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, instagram, gradient, animation, pastel
Last push: 2026-03-24T02:57:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 44, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3407, "days_push": 162, "days_rel": 162, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3519, forks 187 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.903018+00:00)

## What it is
Pastel is a Swift library that provides Instagram-style animated gradient backgrounds for iOS apps. It supports both SwiftUI and UIKit with customizable colors, durations, directions, and shared animation state.

## Use cases
- add animated gradient background like instagram to my ios app
- animate gradient colors in swiftui
- create animated gradient text in ios
- add pastel gradient splash screen background
- coordinate gradient animation across multiple views

## When to choose
- you need Instagram-style animated gradient backgrounds on iOS
- you want a simple SwiftUI modifier or UIKit view for gradient animation
- you need customizable gradient colors, direction, and timing

## When to avoid
- you need gradients on Android or cross-platform
- you need complex shader-based or particle effects
- your project targets iOS below 16

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: gradient, swiftui, uikit, instagram-style, cocoapods, spm, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- cruisediary/Pastel (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.903018+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:32.952386+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cruisediary/Pastel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.903018+00:00, sha d325d6f71ad3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.