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beautiful-shadows

github.com/boraoztuncDesign & UI434103 installsUpdated 11w ago
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About beautiful-shadows

beautiful-shadows is a design skill offering three neutral, layered Tailwind shadow utilities. It helps interface designers choose elevation for compact controls, cards, and prominent panels, with guidance on appropriate use and pitfalls.

Key features

  1. 01Three sm, md, and lg shadow utilities
  2. 02Guidance by component and elevation
  3. 03Advice on consistent radius and surfaces
  4. 04Warnings against overuse and color tinting

Use cases

  1. 01Adding subtle elevation to form controls
  2. 02Styling cards, panels, and popovers
  3. 03Giving hero media or modal-like containers lift

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/boraoztunc/skills --skill beautiful-shadows

After installing, type/beautiful-shadowsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

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.

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