Noise Texture Generator
Generate a film-grain or static noise texture over any base colour, tune the grain, and download it at any size — free and in your browser.
What to create
Noise texture
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Make a noise texture
A subtle noise or grain texture adds warmth and depth to flat designs — overlay it on a gradient, use it as a background, or add it to mockups and posters to avoid that too-clean digital look. This generator creates a noise texture over a base colour you choose, with full control over how strong and how coarse the grain is.
Turn on monochrome for classic black-and-white film grain, or leave it off for colourful static. The grain-size control makes the texture finer or chunkier, and the whole thing renders and exports at the size you set.
How to create a noise texture
- Pick a base colour. The grain is added on top of this colour — a dark base gives moody film grain, a light one gives soft paper texture.
- Tune the grain. Use the grain-amount slider for intensity and grain-size for how coarse it looks. Toggle monochrome for black-and-white grain.
- Size and download. Set the dimensions, then download a PNG, JPG, or WebP.
Use it as an overlay
Export a noise texture and place it over a gradient or photo at low opacity in your editor to get a tasteful film-grain effect. A small amount goes a long way — keep the grain subtle for a professional finish.
What the noise texture generator makes
It lays a random grain over a base colour you choose — every pixel is nudged lighter or darker by a random amount, producing a film-grain or TV-static texture rather than a smooth fill.
Noise controls
- Base colour
- Any hex — the grain is added on top of it
- Grain amount
- 0–100 intensity slider (how far each pixel shifts)
- Grain size
- Coarseness from 1 (fine) to 8 (chunky blocks)
- Monochrome
- On for black-and-white grain, off for colour static
- Image size
- Any width × height, 8–8000 px per side
- Export format
- PNG (lossless), JPG (smaller), or WebP
What to use it for
- A low-opacity overlay placed over a gradient or photo in your editor to add warmth and kill the too-clean digital look.
- A textured background for a poster, album-style cover, or retro design.
- A paper or film-grain effect for mockups so a flat layout feels more tactile.
- A subtle dither over a banding-prone gradient to disguise visible colour steps.
Tip
A little grain goes a long way — keep the amount low and the result reads as a tasteful texture rather than visible static. Turn monochrome on for classic film grain (the shift is the same on every channel, so it never tints the colour); turn it off and each channel shifts independently for colourful noise. Larger grain size renders faster on big canvases because the texture is built at a lower resolution and scaled up.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I control how strong the grain is?
Yes. The grain-amount slider sets the intensity and the grain-size slider sets how coarse or fine the texture looks.
Can I make black-and-white grain?
Yes. Turn on the monochrome option for classic film-style grain; turn it off for colourful static.
What can I use a noise texture for?
As a background, or as a low-opacity overlay on a gradient, photo, or mockup to add warmth and reduce a flat, over-clean look.
Where is my image processed?
The image is generated in your browser, so the file is created on your own device. How any data associated with the tool is handled is described in our privacy policy.
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