The Opacity property of this rectangle's SolidColorBrush is animated
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage' xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml' xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008' xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006' mc:Ignorable='d' d:DesignWidth='640' d:DesignHeight='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> <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="solidColorBrush2" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" From="1.0" To="0.0" Duration="0:0:10" /> </Storyboard> </BeginStoryboard> </EventTrigger> </Button.Triggers> </Button> </StackPanel> </UserControl>