Gradients
White -> down to transparency (till 65%), then transparent.
http://colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/#ffffff+0,ffffff+65&1+0,0+65,0+65;Custom
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background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,1) 0%, hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 65%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,hsla(0,0%,100%,1)), color-stop(65%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,1) 0%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 65%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,1) 0%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 65%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, hsla(0,0%,100%,1) 0%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 65%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, hsla(0,0%,100%,1) 0%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 65%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#00ffffff',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
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