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Foil Sheen

An iridescent pastel gradient lies over the photo and glides across it on hover, like tilting a holographic trading card.

Hover to tilt the foil and slide the sheen.

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Intensity0.45

Angle115deg

Blend

Duration900ms

Easing

Metadata

interaction: Hover · static fallback
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Static sheen on touch

/* Foil Sheen — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/foil-sheen */
.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--foil-sheen {
  --ifx-foil-op: 0.45;
  --ifx-foil-angle: 115deg;
  --ifx-foil-blend: overlay;
  --ifx-duration: 900ms;
  --ifx-ease: cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
}

.ifx-card--foil-sheen::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--ifx-foil-angle, 115deg),
    #7de2ff 0%, #b3a6ff 18%, #ffa6d9 36%, #ffe29a 54%, #a6ffc9 72%, #7de2ff 90%);
  background-size: 300% 300%;
  background-position: 0% 50%;
  mix-blend-mode: var(--ifx-foil-blend, overlay);
  opacity: var(--ifx-foil-op, 0.45);
  transition: background-position var(--ifx-duration, 900ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1));
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--foil-sheen:hover::after,
  .ifx-card--foil-sheen:focus-within::after { background-position: 100% 50%; }
}

@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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