Light academia · Year progress · 4 × 2 widget
Light academia year progress widget
A light academia year progress widget shows how much of the year has passed as a percentage and a bar. Sunlit study rooms: cream, soft brown and elegant serifs. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

What a light academia 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 light academia style shapes it
Light academia is the daytime version of dark academia: cream and linen backgrounds, soft brown text, a muted gold and airy serif type. It suits study timers, reading lists and quotes.
- Bars and rings: Use fine gold lines and thin progress marks.
- Numbers: Center numbers in the serif and add a small capitalised label.
Light academia year progress widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 180, background #F6F1E7, corner radius 10 |
| Text | year label, size 12, color #9B8E7E |
| Text (formula) | percentage of the year, Playfair Display, size 68, color #4B3F33 |
| Progress | a thin 4-point bar, 312 wide, progress #B5925A, range 0 to 365 |
| Text | "Day 315 of 365", size 13, color #9B8E7E |
| Ornament | two short antique-gold rules, centered at the top and bottom |
| Font | Playfair Display (import the font file), or the built-in Serif |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Light academia color palette
- Ivory
#F6F1E7Background - Linen
#EAE0CFSurface and tracks - Umber
#4B3F33Text - Stone
#9B8E7ELabels - Antique gold
#B5925AAccent
How to make a light academia year progress widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F6F1E7 and the corner radius to 10.
- Tap Add and choose Progress. Make it 312 wide, styled as a thin 4-point bar.
- Open Data and connect it to the day of the year with a range of 0 to 365.
- Color the progress #B5925A and keep the track faint.
- Add a Text layer for the percentage at size 68 in #4B3F33, and a smaller one for the day count at size 13 in #9B8E7E.
- Add the light academia ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: two short antique-gold rules, centered at the top and bottom.
- 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 light academia year progress widgets
- Use cream and brown with a little gold.
- Leave generous white space around centered text.
- 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 use heavy black.
- Do not use more than one decorative font.
Questions about the light academia year progress widget
What size is a light academia 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?
Ivory (#F6F1E7) for the background, Umber (#4B3F33) for the main text, Stone (#9B8E7E) for labels and Antique gold (#B5925A) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Year progress widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the light academia styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for academia aesthetic year progress widget, study year progress widget, classical year progress widget. They describe the same look as this light academia year progress widget.
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