Is it possible to use css to make a background image "fade" or gradient the bottom portion to transparent so that a background color shows?

Question

I know that this can easily be done in any image editing program, I was just curious if there was a way just using css.

Example:

body {background-color: #837960; background-image: url("Images/background.jpg") background-repeat: no-repeat;}

Could you use css to fade the background image into the background color so a visible line does not exist or should I keep adding a gradient to transparency in Photoshop?

Answer 1

It is possible - in CSS3 you can set multiple values for background

body {
    background: #837960 url("https://i.stack.imgur.com/MUsp6.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;

    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(130,91,0,1) 100%);   /* FF3.6+ */
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,0)), color-stop(100%,rgba(130,91,0,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(130,91,0,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(130,91,0,1) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(130,91,0,1) 100%); /* IE10+ */
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(130,91,0,1) 100%); /* W3C */
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#00ffffff', endColorstr='#825b00',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
}

However, it will work only in modern browser that supports CSS3

(code generated via http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/)