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Aurora Drift

Soft blurred blobs of color slowly drift across the photo like aurora light — a living, painterly wash.

Runs continuously — adjust the sliders and watch.

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Intensity0.35

Drift duration14s

Blend mode

Metadata

interaction: Always on
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Aurora Drift — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/aurora-drift */
.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
@supports (corner-shape: squircle) { .ifx-card { corner-shape: squircle; } }
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, ease);
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--aurora-drift {
  --ifx-aurora-c1: #7dd8ff;
  --ifx-aurora-c2: #ff8ad1;
  --ifx-aurora-c3: #b6ff9c;
  --ifx-aurora-op: 0.35;
  --ifx-aurora-dur: 14s;
  --ifx-aurora-blend: color-dodge;
}

.ifx-card--aurora-drift::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -20%; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: var(--ifx-aurora-blend, color-dodge);
  opacity: var(--ifx-aurora-op, 0.35); filter: blur(24px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 30%, var(--ifx-aurora-c1, #7dd8ff) 0%, transparent 45%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 70%, var(--ifx-aurora-c2, #ff8ad1) 0%, transparent 45%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, var(--ifx-aurora-c3, #b6ff9c) 0%, transparent 55%);
  animation: ifx-aurora-drift var(--ifx-aurora-dur, 14s) ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes ifx-aurora-drift {
  0% { transform: translate(-4%, -3%) rotate(0deg) scale(1); }
  50% { transform: translate(3%, 4%) rotate(6deg) scale(1.08); }
  100% { transform: translate(-2%, 3%) rotate(-4deg) scale(1.03); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ifx-card, .ifx-card *, .ifx-card::before, .ifx-card::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

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