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Gold countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A gold countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Black and gold for a luxury, elegant home screen. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Gold countdown widget design preview: Black and gold for a luxury, elegant home screen. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a gold countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

How the gold style shapes it

Gold widgets pair deep black with warm metallic gold and ivory text. Thin gold rules, an elegant capital serif and lots of dark space make them look expensive.

Numbers: Set numbers in ivory with a thin gold rule beneath.
Bars and rings: Use thin gold lines and rings; never thick bars.

Gold countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #0F0E0C, corner radius 14, outline 1 pt #F3EAD3
Layout	stacked: label, number and event name, center aligned
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #9C8F72
Countdown	days remaining, Cinzel, size 76, color #F3EAD3
Text	event name, size 20, color #F3EAD3
Progress	a thin 4-point bar, 200 wide, progress #D4AF37
Ornament	a second hairline gold frame inset 7 points, with a small gold diamond on its top edge
Font	Cinzel (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Gold color palette

Onyx #0F0E0CBackground
Smoke #1C1A16Surface and tracks
Ivory #F3EAD3Text
Champagne #9C8F72Labels
Gold #D4AF37Accent

How to make a gold countdown widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #0F0E0C and the corner radius to 14. Add a 1-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to Cinzel, the size to 76 and the color to #F3EAD3.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #9C8F72, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
Add a Progress layer as a thin 4-point bar in #D4AF37 to show how much of the wait has passed.
Add the gold ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a second hairline gold frame inset 7 points, with a small gold diamond on its top edge.
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 gold countdown widgets

Use gold for lines and accents, ivory for text.
Keep plenty of black space.
Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
Do not use gold for long text; it reads poorly.
Do not add a second bright color.

Questions about the gold countdown widget

What size is a gold countdown 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?

Onyx (#0F0E0C) for the background, Ivory (#F3EAD3) for the main text, Champagne (#9C8F72) for labels and Gold (#D4AF37) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the gold styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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