The Opacity property of this rectangle's SolidColorBrush is animated
<Window x:Class="Workspace.DockExample" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="Workspace" Width="640" Height="480"> <StackPanel> <Rectangle Width="100" Height="50" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="10"> <Rectangle.Fill> <SolidColorBrush x:Name="solidColorBrush2" Color="Blue" /> </Rectangle.Fill> </Rectangle> <Button Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Center"> Start Animation <Button.Triggers> <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Button.Click"> <BeginStoryboard> <Storyboard> <!-- Animates the opacity of a SolidColorBrush from 1 to 0 over 10 seconds. --> <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="solidColorBrush2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" From="1.0" To="0.0" Duration="0:0:10" /> </Storyboard> </BeginStoryboard> </EventTrigger> </Button.Triggers> </Button> </StackPanel> </Window>