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A pixelated static image shows a horizontal gradient of warm colors transitioning from pink to orange to yellow, with a green section on the right, all set against a dark background with scattered light speckles.

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A pixelated static image shows a horizontal gradient of warm colors transitioning from pink to orange to yellow, with a green section on the right, all set against a dark background with scattered light speckles.

A pixelated static image shows a horizontal gradient of warm colors transitioning from pink to orange to yellow, with a green section on the right, all set against a dark backgrou…

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Color

Source terms

Composition

  • horizontal gradient
  • central color transition
  • scattered light elements
  • lower abstract shape

Dense Caption

The image is a static, pixelated composition with a horizontal color gradient spanning pink, orange, and yellow hues, transitioning into a green section on the right. The background is dark with scattered light speckles in white, pink, and green. The lower portion features a white, abstract, pixelated shape resembling a stylized form or reflection. The image has no visible text, figures, or distinct objects; it consists solely of color blocks and pixelation artifacts. The overall style is low-resolution with no discernible motion or animation.

Description

A pixelated static image shows a horizontal gradient of warm colors transitioning from pink to orange to yellow, with a green section on the right, all set against a dark background with scattered light speckles.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: buddy-icons

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • pixelated color gradient
  • pink orange yellow green
  • dark background light speckles
  • white abstract shape
  • static low-resolution
  • no text
  • horizontal gradient
  • scattered light elements

Wordwall

  • horizontal color gradient
  • pink to orange to yellow
  • green section
  • dark background
  • light speckles
  • white abstract shape
  • pixelated
  • static
  • no text
  • low-resolution

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2009022215071061424156
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c2/c23fa4112bd2e69a52bed09d6212b5c0a00f64f494ae6adeb1625dbe86e4eb1c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 UTC
Archive ID
c23fa4112bd2e69a
SHA-256
c23fa4112bd2e69a52bed09d6212b5c0a00f64f494ae6adeb1625dbe86e4eb1c
Content-safety assessments (3)
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 29, 2026 at 16:55 UTC
Run
15963
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.000495

OpenAI category scores

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openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 6, 2026 at 15:31 UTC
Run
1272
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.010208

OpenAI category scores

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onnxOwenElliott/image-safety-classifier-sbroad
Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 19:37 UTC
Run
1140
Input
image
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Overall label
sfw
Overall score
0.261741

OpenAI category scores

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A pixelated static image shows a horizontal gradient of warm colors transitioning from pink to orange to yellow, with a green section on the right, all set against a dark background with scattered light speckles.

Reviewed
August 19, 2026 at 00:15 UTC
Run
61
Version
v5
Elapsed
8,586 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,085, response 705

Review tags

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  • dark gray (color, 0.80)
  • green (color, 0.80)
  • orange (color, 0.80)
  • pink (color, 0.80)
  • white (color, 0.80)
  • yellow (color, 0.80)
  • abstract (style, 0.80)
  • low resolution (style, 0.80)
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Colors

  • pink
  • orange
  • yellow
  • green
  • white
  • dark gray
  • black

Composition

  • horizontal gradient
  • central color transition
  • scattered light elements
  • lower abstract shape

Dense Caption

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Description

A pixelated static image shows a horizontal gradient of warm colors transitioning from pink to orange to yellow, with a green section on the right, all set against a dark background with scattered light speckles.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: buddy-icons

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  • pink orange yellow green
  • dark background light speckles
  • white abstract shape
  • static low-resolution
  • no text
  • horizontal gradient
  • scattered light elements

Style

  • pixelated
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  • static
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Wordwall

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  • pink to orange to yellow
  • green section
  • dark background
  • light speckles
  • white abstract shape
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  • static
  • no text
  • low-resolution
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Full source records (1)

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
2009022215071061424156
Archive entry
2009022215071061424156.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2009022215071061424156.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2009022215071061424156.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016