The GRADIENTBRUSH structure contains information used to fill a closed area with a gradient of colors, using a specific style.
typedef struct _GRADIENTBRUSH{L_COLORREF crStartColor;L_COLORREF crEndColor;L_INT uGradientSteps;GRADIENTBRUSHSTYLE GradientStyle;}GRADIENTBRUSH, *pGRADIENTBRUSH;
COLORREF value that specifies the starting color
COLORREF value that specifies the ending color
Number of gradient color steps. Valid values are from 2 to 256
Gradient style.
Examples of filling styles can be seen below:





