diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte
index d04b7b3..62c1390 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@
   .news-plate { background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
   .news-photo.cover .news-plate { width: 100%; height: 100%; background-size: cover; }
   .news-photo.contain {
-    background: linear-gradient(160deg, #eaf2f3, #eef0ea);
+    /* silvery at top, fading down into the card's white so the matte isn't a hard band */
+    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e6edef 0%, #f3f6f5 55%, #ffffff 100%);
     display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 20px;
   }
   .news-photo.contain .news-plate {