CS2 Fade Checker
The fade checker shows 34 CS2 Fade, Amber Fade and Acid Fade skins at any fade percentage from 80% to 100%. Pick a knife or gun, then drag the slider or type a paint seed. The fade moves on the weapon as you go, and the table lists the seeds at that percentage with their rank. For Case Hardened patterns, use the blue gem checker.
AWP | Fade
Drag to turn, pinch to zoomDrag to turn, double-click to zoom
Gloves
Click the weapon, then:
- ← →
- Turn
- ↑ ↓
- Tip
- + -
- Zoom
- Home
- Back to the start
- F
- Inspect
- R
- The rare inspect, where there is one
- Space
- Hold still, or go on
Drag to turn the weapon, and pinch, scroll or double-tap to zoom. The arrow keys turn it too, plus and minus zoom, and Home goes back to the start. In hand, F inspects it again, R plays the rare inspect where there is one, and Space holds it still.
Paste a CS2 inspect link from Steam to open that skin at its seed and float.
1 seed at 100.0%
| Rank | Seed | Fade |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 412 | 100.0000% |
Frequently asked questions
What does fade percentage mean in CS2?
Fade percentage is a community score, from 80% to 100%, for where a Fade's colours sit on the weapon. CS2 itself does not show it. A skin's paint seed, a number from 0 to 1000, sets the pattern's offset and rotation through an algorithm Valve has made public. On most Fades only the rotation changes from seed to seed, and each rotation gets its own score: the best placement is a 100% Fade and the worst an 80% Fade.
What is a good fade in CS2?
A good fade is one close to 100%, the best end of the scale, and about half of all seeds score 90% or more. On the Karambit, 252 of the 1,001 seeds score 95% or more, 49 score 99% or more and only seed 412 scores 100%. The rank counts from the nearer end of the scale, so the 100% seed and the 80% seed are both #1.
How do you find a CS2 skin's paint seed?
Copy the skin's inspect link from Steam and paste it into the inspect link box of the fade checker: the link carries the paint seed and the float, and the checker opens the skin at both. You can also inspect the skin in CS2 and open its details: the Pattern Template is the paint seed, also called the pattern index, a number from 0 to 1000. Type it into the seed box to see the fade on the weapon with its exact percentage and rank.
Does float change the fade percentage?
No, float does not change the fade percentage, which comes from the paint seed alone. The float, from 0 to 1, sets how worn the paint is. Each skin comes in its own range: 0 to 0.08 for the Fades, 0 to 0.4 for the Amber Fades and 0 to 0.03 for the Acid Fade. In the fade checker, the wear slider under the weapon shows where the paint comes off at each float.
Which skins does the fade checker cover?
The 34 skins the fade percentage calculator scores: 27 Fades (20 knives, and the AWP, Glock-18, M4A1-S, MAC-10, MP7, R8 Revolver and UMP-45), 6 Amber Fades (AUG, Galil AR, MAC-10, P2000, R8 Revolver and Sawed-Off) and the SSG 08 Acid Fade. Fade gloves are not on it: their patterns shift less predictably, so the calculator does not score them.
Are these the same fade percentages as on CSFloat?
Yes, the fade checker shows the same fade percentages as CSFloat, csgoskins.gg and DMarket. They come from csgo-fade-percentage-calculator, an open-source package that turns each paint seed into its percentage, and its documentation lists those sites among the ones that show the same values. Sites that score fades by analysing screenshots can give the same seed a different percentage.