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Gold photo widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A gold photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. 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 photo 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 photo widget shows

A photo widget puts a person, place or pet on the home screen without making it the wallpaper. The frame, the crop and the caption decide whether it feels designed or just pasted in.

You pick the picture with Android's photo picker, so WidgetCraft needs no storage permission, and the photo stays on your phone. It is a free element.

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.

Photos: Use dark photos with a 1-point gold frame.
Text: Use spaced capitals in a classical serif for labels.

Gold photo widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 200, background #0F0E0C, corner radius 14, outline 1 pt #F3EAD3
Layout	photo on the left, caption on the right
Image	190 × 160, corner radius 6, crop to fill, 1 pt outline
Text	place label, size 12, color #9C8F72
Text	caption in two lines, Cinzel, size 24, color #F3EAD3
Shape	rule 28 × 3 in #D4AF37
Text	date, size 12, color #9C8F72
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 photo widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #0F0E0C and the corner radius to 14. Add a 1-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
Set the image corner radius to 6 and add a thin outline. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
Add a Text caption at size 24 in #F3EAD3 using Cinzel.
Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #9C8F72, with a short rule in #D4AF37 between them.
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 photo widgets

Use gold for lines and accents, ivory for text.
Keep plenty of black space.
Choose a photo whose subject sits in the middle; widgets crop the edges.
Portrait photos suit 2 × 2 or tall widgets better than wide ones.
Very large images make widgets slow; let the app resize the photo when asked.
Do not use gold for long text; it reads poorly.
Do not add a second bright color.

Questions about the gold photo widget

What size is a gold photo widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 200 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. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the gold styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for gold photo widget, luxury photo widget, black and gold photo widget, elegant photo widget. They describe the same look as this gold photo widget.

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