+ (UIColor*) gradientFromColor:(UIColor*)c1 toColor:(UIColor*)c2 withWidth:(CGFloat)width andHeight:(CGFloat)height{
CGSize size = CGSizeMake(width, height);
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, NO, 0);
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGColorSpaceRef colorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
NSArray* colors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:(id)c1.CGColor, (id)c2.CGColor, nil];
CGGradientRef gradient = CGGradientCreateWithColors(colorspace, (CFArrayRef)colors, NULL);
CGContextDrawLinearGradient(context, gradient, CGPointMake(0, 0), CGPointMake(size.width, size.height), 0);
UIImage *image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
CGGradientRelease(gradient);
CGColorSpaceRelease(colorspace);
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
return [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:image];
}
比如给一个UILabel设置了渐变颜色的效果
设置渐变背景色

设置简便字体色

原文:http://www.cnblogs.com/wxm5558/p/5571220.html