10 Box Shadows for your next UI Project

Picking the right dropshadow for your UI elements can have a noticeable impact on how each of them are perceived. Choose wisely and give your design the shadows it needs.

1) The “subtle allrounder”

box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 0px 3px 8px;

2) The “airbnb”

box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 2px 8px;

3) The “look at me”

box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) 0px 54px 55px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px -12px 30px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 4px 6px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17) 0px 12px 13px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09) 0px -3px 5px;

4) The “slight inset”

box-shadow: rgba(50, 50, 93, 0.25) 0px 50px 100px -20px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 30px 60px -30px, rgba(10, 37, 64, 0.35) 0px -2px 6px 0px inset;

5) The “angled inset”

box-shadow: rgb(204, 219, 232) 3px 3px 6px 0px inset, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) -3px -3px 6px 1px inset;

6) The “nasty inset”

box-shadow: rgba(50, 50, 93, 0.25) 0px 30px 60px -12px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 18px 36px -18px inset;

7) The “barely noticeable”

box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 1px 3px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 2px 0px;

8) The “outliner”

box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 0px 0px 1px, rgb(209, 213, 219) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset;

9) The “high up”

box-shadow: rgba(50, 50, 93, 0.25) 0px 50px 100px -20px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 30px 60px -30px;

10) The “colour me impressed”

box-shadow: blue 0px 0px 0px 2px inset, rgb(255, 255, 255) 10px -10px 0px -3px, rgb(31, 193, 27) 10px -10px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 20px -20px 0px -3px, rgb(255, 217, 19) 20px -20px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 30px -30px 0px -3px, rgb(255, 156, 85) 30px -30px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 40px -40px 0px -3px, rgb(255, 85, 85) 40px -40px;