Gradient problems in Java

Question

In my program I wanted to have a translucent white to transparent gradient on my JFrame to overlay a yellow background. This works fine and it needs to be a white to transpa

Answer 1

As Nick pointed out, the problem is that you are using transparent black rather than transparent white. So the translucent colours are a shade between white and black.

Try replacing with this line in your code:

GradientPaint pGradient = new GradientPaint(0, 0, new Color(255, 255, 255, iDegreeWhite), 0, getHeight(), new Color(255, 255, 255, iDegreeBlack));