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Dark, simple wallpapers

68 wallpapers whose measured overall brightness is below 80 on a 0–255 scale and that also show little variation in brightness across the image. Dark and flat means white clocks and icon labels stand out while the background stays quiet. Among photo-based wallpapers few meet both conditions — a small slice of the collection. Sorted flattest first.

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Ukiyo-e print by Hiroshige: a firework bursting in the night sky above lantern-lit pleasure boats on the Sumida River.

Cyber Reef 04·07

Fireworks at Ryōgoku — Hiroshige

Earth's limb seen from the Space Shuttle: a thin blue line of atmosphere wrapped in green aurora.

Neon Forest 11·01

Aurora Australis Wrapping Earth's Blue Limb (STS-45)

A bright moon in a dark blue night sky over a calm sea and a pebbled shore.

Cyber Reef 08·09

Moonlit Seashore

A close-up of a red ball painted with a cartoon smiley face with large eyes.

Ember Coast 10·13

Smiling Face Ball

A glowing water drop on a thin stem against a deep blue background.

Tide Hollow 09·06

Sapphire Dew Drop

A snow-streaked mountain with faint pink light beneath a starry twilight sky.

Dream Steppe 11·25

Snowy Peak under Starry Sky

Hubble image: a cluster of blue-white stars glowing within brown and red clouds of gas.

Velvet Bay 07·06

The Orion Nebula (M42), from Hubble

A satellite-style view of a coastline with turquoise reef along deep blue ocean and tan land.

Tide Hollow 13·01

Reef Coastline from Above

A macro of an iridescent peacock feather with a water droplet and glittering flecks.

Cyber Reef 15·05

Peacock Feather with Droplet

Abstract digital art of smooth bluish-white light flowing like flame or smoke over a black background.

Cyber Reef 14·07

Blue Glowing Flow

Abstract digital art of pink, yellow and cyan light shards streaking diagonally on a dark background.

Cyber Reef 13·08

Colorful Shard Abstract

Digital art of Namibia's flag with a weathered texture, its blue, red, and green fields split diagonally.

Dream Steppe 04·17

Namibia Flag Grunge

Green conifer branches dotted with small pink buds.

Neon Forest 10·24

Conifer with Pink Buds

Aerial view of a wide waterfall dropping off a cliff amid dense green jungle.

Neon Forest 14·21

Waterfall in the Jungle

Anime girl and a horse seen from behind overlooking a dusk valley with a lantern and starry sky.

Dream Steppe 10·24

Lantern and Horse at Dusk

$Digital art of a glowing temple-like fractal amid swirling blue-gray organic structures.$

Cyber Reef 08·07

Sci-Fi Deep-Sea Temple

Abstract digital art of glowing blue and violet rings arcing over a dark, starry background.

Cyber Reef 12·08

Purple Light Rings

A wet park path curving among bare trees at night with street lamps flaring into starbursts.

Ember Coast 03·19

Street Lamps on a Night Avenue

A blue-toned planet Earth with a glowing atmosphere rim against a starfield.

Tide Hollow 11·06

Blue Earth in Space

A butterfly with orange, black, and white wings perches on the glossy curve of a deep red violin.

Velvet Bay 00·08

Butterfly on Red Violin