Minimalist Background Maker
Make a minimalist background in your browser: a soft flat colour with a few simple elements and plenty of empty space. Choose from 7 kinds of element (arches, circles, half circles, straight lines, wavy lines, dot groups and pills), set how many there are, how big, how far apart and how thick the lines are, and pick a background, three colours and a line colour. Everything is flat colour drawn from numbers by our own code, with no gradients, shadows or photos, so it stays calm behind text. The same seed always gives the same layout at a given size; press New seed for a new one. Tick Seamless for a tile that joins edge to edge. Download a PNG at 12 screen sizes from 4K desktop to phone, a full-page print PDF (Letter or A4) or a 300 DPI print PNG. Nothing is uploaded.
100% private — everything runs in your browser. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
The download is drawn at full size from the same seed and settings as the preview, so it has the same layout with finer detail. The same seed always gives the same picture at a given size.
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Runs in your browser with our own code: nothing is uploaded or saved. You may use what you make here, including commercially, with no credit needed.
How to make a minimalist background
- Choose a preset, such as boho arches on sand, sage arches and lines, blush circles and dots or a muted rainbow arch.
- Tick the kinds of element you want: arches, circles, half circles, straight lines, wavy lines, dot groups or pills.
- Set the number of elements, their size, the spacing between them, the line weight and a faint paper grain.
- Pick the background, the three colours and the line colour; tick Seamless for a repeating tile; change the seed until you like it.
- Pick a screen size and download the PNG, or download the print PDF or the 300 DPI print PNG.
What you can use it for
- Phone and desktop wallpapers
- Social media post and story backgrounds
- Slide and title backgrounds
- Wall art prints and cards
- Website hero sections
- Seamless page backgrounds and wrapping paper
The 12 presets
| # | Preset | Elements used | How many |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boho arches on sand | Arches, circles, dot groups | 5 |
| 2 | Sage arches and lines | Arches, half circles, straight lines | 6 |
| 3 | Blush circles and dots | Circles, half circles, dot groups | 6 |
| 4 | Terracotta half circles | Circles, half circles, straight lines | 6 |
| 5 | Fine lines on cream | Straight lines, wavy lines | 7 |
| 6 | Dusty blue shapes | Circles, straight lines, pills | 6 |
| 7 | Black and white minimal | Arches, circles, straight lines | 5 |
| 8 | Muted rainbow arch | Arches | 1 |
| 9 | Calm wavy lines | Wavy lines, dot groups | 6 |
| 10 | Pills and dots, pastel | Circles, dot groups, pills | 8 |
| 11 | Minimal shapes on deep navy | Arches, circles, straight lines | 5 |
| 12 | Seamless sparse shapes | Circles, half circles, straight lines, dot groups | 9 |
Each preset only fills in the fields and tick boxes; change any colour, setting or the seed afterwards.
The controls
| Control | Range |
|---|---|
| Elements | 1 to 16 |
| Element size | 5 to 100 |
| Spacing | 0 to 100 |
| Line weight | 1 to 100 |
| Paper grain | 0 to 60 |
Download sizes
| Size | Pixels |
|---|---|
| 4K desktop | 3840 × 2160 px |
| QHD desktop | 2560 × 1440 px |
| Full HD | 1920 × 1080 px |
| Ultrawide | 3440 × 1440 px |
| Phone | 1080 × 2400 px |
| Large phone | 1290 × 2796 px |
| Tablet portrait | 2048 × 2732 px |
| Square post | 2048 × 2048 px |
| Story | 1080 × 1920 px |
| Header banner | 1500 × 500 px |
| Video call background | 1920 × 1080 px |
| Square tile | 1024 × 1024 px |
| Print, US Letter | PNG 2550 × 3300 px (300 DPI); PDF 1700 × 2200 px (200 DPI) |
| Print, A4 | PNG 2480 × 3508 px (300 DPI); PDF 1654 × 2339 px (200 DPI) |
Which tool to use
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| A few flat shapes and lines on a soft colour, spaced apart | Minimalist Background Maker (this page) |
| A colour palette to start from | Color Palette Generator |
| Soft pastel hex codes | Pastel Color Generator |
For a palette to start from, try the Color Palette Generator; for soft pastel hex codes, the Pastel Color Generator.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this a photo?
No. Every element is drawn by our own code from numbers in flat colour, so the picture is yours to use.
Will the same seed give the same picture?
Yes. The same seed and settings give the same pixels at the same size. Our tests draw each preset twice and compare a hash of the PNG; a different seed gives a different picture.
Does it keep the elements apart?
Yes. Each element is placed at a seeded spot at least the set spacing away from every other one. Our tests measure every pair. If there is no room for all of them at that spacing, the extra ones are left out and the info line says how many.
Is it really flat colour?
Yes. There are no gradients, shadows or light effects: with the grain off, every pixel is the background or one of your colours, apart from a one-pixel soft edge. Our tests count the pixels.
Can it tile without a seam?
Yes. Tick Seamless: elements that cross an edge carry on from the opposite edge, and the spacing is measured round the edges too, so copies placed edge to edge join with no seam. Our tests check the joins by pixels and by the elements.
Where can I find calm colour palettes?
Each preset is a soft palette, and you can change any colour with the pickers. For more ideas, make a palette with a colour palette generator and paste the hex codes in.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything is drawn by JavaScript in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.