Beautiful Shadows

Beautiful Shadows

Use When

• A surface needs polished, layered elevation.
• Default Tailwind shadows feel too generic or blunt.
• The design needs neutral, refined depth without colored glow.

Shadow Utilities

Use these exact Tailwind classes.

Beautiful sm

Use for compact cards, form controls, pills, and quieter surfaces.

shadow-[0px_2px_3px_-1px_rgba(0,0,0,0.1),0px_1px_0px_0px_rgba(25,28,33,0.02),0px_0px_0px_1px_rgba(25,28,33,0.08)]

Beautiful md

Use for cards, panels, popovers, and the default elevated surface style.

shadow-[0px_0px_0px_1px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_1px_1px_-0.5px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_3px_3px_-1.5px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),_0px_6px_6px_-3px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_12px_12px_-6px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_24px_24px_-12px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06)]

Beautiful lg

Use for hero media, feature callouts, modal-like containers, and the strongest lift.

shadow-[0_2.8px_2.2px_rgba(0,_0,_0,_0.034),_0_6.7px_5.3px_rgba(0,_0,_0,_0.048),_0_12.5px_10px_rgba(0,_0,_0,_0.06),_0_22.3px_17.9px_rgba(0,_0,_0,_0.072),_0_41.8px_33.4px_rgba(0,_0,_0,_0.086),_0_100px_80px_rgba(0,_0,_0,_0.12)]

Examples

<div class="rounded-xl bg-white shadow-[0px_0px_0px_1px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_1px_1px_-0.5px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_3px_3px_-1.5px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),_0px_6px_6px_-3px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_12px_12px_-6px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06),0px_24px_24px_-12px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06)]">
  ...
</div>

Usage Rules

• Use Beautiful sm for compact cards, form controls, pills, and quieter surfaces.
• Use Beautiful md for cards, panels, popovers, and the default elevated surface style.
• Use Beautiful lg for hero media, feature callouts, modal-like containers, and the strongest lift.
• Pair with a clean surface fill and a consistent radius.
• Use one shadow strength per component state unless an interaction clearly changes elevation.

Avoid

• Mixing these with default Tailwind shadow scales on the same component.
• Tinting these shadows with strong colors; keep them neutral and refined.
• Applying Beautiful lg to dense lists or tiny controls.
• Stacking multiple shadow utilities on one element.
• Using these as a substitute for clear borders in very low-contrast layouts.