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Patterns

Fade percentages, blue gems and the best seeds for every knife and weapon, with in-game inspect and live listings by seed.

Fade percentage

Fade, Amber Fade and Acid Fade: how much of the fade shows, ranked across all 1,001 seeds.

Blue gems

Case Hardened and Heat Treated: blue, purple and gold share per seed, on each side.

FAQ

What is a blue gem?

A Case Hardened skin whose pattern seed puts mostly blue on the visible side. On the AK-47 the famous seed 661 is about 98% blue on top.

How is Fade % calculated?

The paint seed decides how the fade texture is shifted and rotated on the model. The result is scaled so the fullest-fade seed of each weapon is 100% and the weakest 80%.

Pattern data: csgo-fade-percentage-calculator and csgo-blue-gem-calculator by chescos (MIT).