Hello, and welcome to Snoozy Hills.
Whatever brought you here (winding down, settling in to focus, or just needing a quiet moment), I hope this little window of calm helps. Take a slow breath. There's no rush here.
I made this to be gentle, free and ad-free. If it brings you a bit of peace and you'd like to say thanks, a coffee keeps it that way for everyone.
Buy me a coffee Take care of yourself. ~ Alexander
Grey Screen: a plain, neutral grey
A flat, neutral mid-grey across the whole display: #808080, exactly halfway between black and white. It has no tint, no animation and nothing drawn over it.
Mid-grey is what photographers and calibration tools use because it shows up colour casts and uneven brightness that white or black hide. It is also simply a restful colour to leave on.
What a grey screen shows you Look at the screen from straight on and from the side. Any pink, green or blue tinge in the corners is a colour cast; any brighter or darker patches are uniformity problems. Both are much easier to see on grey than on white.
Photographers also use it to set a custom white balance: fill the camera frame with the screen and set white balance from it.
Ways to use it
Checking a monitor for colour casts and uniformity A neutral backdrop for product photos A plain screen that will not glare in a dark room Setting camera white balance from a screen What you can change
Colour Orange, ember, wine, violet, deep blue or pine, or a plain full-screen colour. Landscape Mountains, hills, forest, desert, savanna, coast or a cherry-blossom valley, drifting in slow parallax. Time & season Dawn to night. Spring blossom, summer fireflies, autumn leaves, winter snow. Weather & sound Clear, rain, snow or thunderstorm, plus an optional soft rain sound and gentle flute or piano music. Wildlife Birds, a circling eagle, deer, a bear, foxes, an owl, sheep, lions, elephants, giraffes, swans, dolphins, whales and a camel caravan. Auto Let the scene drift through the day, colours, seasons and weather on its own. Dim & zoom Darken it for night-time, or zoom in and drag to look around.
Shortcuts
F full screenA autoSpace pauseM mute+ − zoomH hide controls
Questions
Is it 18% grey? It is #808080, which is 50% signal grey. On a typical display that is close to, but not exactly, an 18% reflectance grey card; it is fine for spotting casts and uniformity problems.
Can I get a lighter or darker grey? Not on this page; it is a single fixed grey. The white and black screens give you the two ends.
Is it free? Yes. It runs right in your browser: no app, no sign-up and no ads covering the screen.
How do I make it full screen? Press F or the full-screen button. The controls and cursor hide by themselves after a few seconds. Move the mouse to bring them back.
Does it work on a TV, tablet or phone? Yes. Open the page in any modern browser. On a smart TV or a casted screen it makes a calm ambient background for the room.
Sound & music credits
Rain GENTLE RAIN Sounds For SLEEP, Meditation | BLACK Screen Rain, No Thunder by Sky Heals Relaxing · CC BY 3.0 · trimmed, softened & loopedFlute Japanese flute music, Soothing, Relaxing, Healing, Studying Instrumental by Ambient With Flute · CC BY 3.0 · trimmed, softened & loopedPiano Ambient Piano Music by Soothing Ambient Selections · CC BY 3.0 · trimmed, softened & loopedPiano Soothing Ambient Piano Music by Soothing Ambient Selections · CC BY 3.0 · trimmed, softened & loopedMore calm screens
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Screensaver
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