Removed background in Topmate Section

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Description

This PR removes required bg color/gradient in Topmate session
Fixes #1408

Type of Change

• New feature (e.g., new page, component, or functionality)
• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• UI/UX improvement (design, layout, or styling updates)
• Performance optimization (e.g., code splitting, caching)
• Documentation update (README, contribution guidelines, etc.)
• Other (please specify):

Changes Made

• Removes Background for Topmate session

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project.
• I have tested my changes across major browsers and devices
• My changes do not generate new console warnings or errors .
• I ran npm run build and attached screenshot(s) in this PR.
• This is already assigned Issue to me, not an unassigned issue.

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✅ Synchronized metadata from Issue #1408:

• Labels: level 1, recode
• Milestone: recode:launch 3.0

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Pull request overview

This PR removes the decorative gradient “blob” background elements from the Topmate (TopMate) section to address dark-mode visual oddities (Fixes #1408).

Changes:

• Removed the absolutely-positioned gradient background elements from TopMateSection.
• Left the content layout/animation intact while eliminating the background visuals.

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