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Flat year progress widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A flat year progress widget shows how much of the year has passed as a percentage and a bar. Solid colors, no shadows, no gradients and clear shapes. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Flat year progress widget design preview: Solid colors, no shadows, no gradients and clear shapes. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a flat year progress widget shows

A year-progress widget is a gentle nudge: one bar that fills from 1 January to 31 December. The same layout works for the day, the week or a personal goal.

It is calculated from the date, so it is free, offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft includes a free Day progress component, and a formula can stretch it to the year.

How the flat style shapes it

Flat widgets use blocks of solid color with white text and simple shapes. There is no depth at all, which keeps them crisp at any size and quick to build.

Bars and rings: Use solid bars in the yellow accent on a darker shade of the background.
Numbers: Keep numbers white and semi-bold.

Flat year progress widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #2D6CDF, corner radius 16
Text	year label, size 12, color #CFE0FF
Text (formula)	percentage of the year, built-in Sans, size 68, color #FFFFFF
Progress	a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 312 wide, progress #FFC83D, range 0 to 365
Text	"Day 315 of 365", size 13, color #CFE0FF
Ornament	a darker cobalt triangle filling the bottom right corner
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Flat color palette

Cobalt #2D6CDFBackground
Deep cobalt #2459B8Surface and tracks
White #FFFFFFText
Pale blue #CFE0FFLabels
Sun yellow #FFC83DAccent

How to make a flat year progress widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #2D6CDF and the corner radius to 16.
Tap Add and choose Progress. Make it 312 wide, styled as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends.
Open Data and connect it to the day of the year with a range of 0 to 365.
Color the progress #FFC83D and keep the track faint.
Add a Text layer for the percentage at size 68 in #FFFFFF, and a smaller one for the day count at size 13 in #CFE0FF.
Add the flat ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a darker cobalt triangle filling the bottom right corner.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for flat year progress widgets

Pick one strong background color per widget.
Use a darker shade of the same color for tracks.
Show both the percentage and the day count so the bar has context.
Use a segmented bar if you want each step to feel like a milestone.
For a goal of your own, connect the bar to a counter instead of the date.
Do not add shadows or gradients.
Do not use more than one accent.

Questions about the flat year progress widget

What size is a flat year progress widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Cobalt (#2D6CDF) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Pale blue (#CFE0FF) for labels and Sun yellow (#FFC83D) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Year progress widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the flat styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for flat design year progress widget, solid color year progress widget, simple color year progress widget. They describe the same look as this flat year progress widget.

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