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Orton Glow

A dreamy soft-focus bloom, as if a blurred, brightened copy of the photo were double-exposed on top.

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Glow blur14px

Glow brightness1.35

Glow saturation1.15

Glow amount0.55

Blend mode

Metadata

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

/* Orton Glow — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/orton-glow */
.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--orton-glow {
  --ifx-og-blur: 14px;
  --ifx-og-bright: 1.35;
  --ifx-og-sat: 1.15;
  --ifx-og-opacity: 0.55;
  --ifx-og-blend: screen;
}

.ifx-card--orton-glow::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: var(--ifx-src, none); background-size: cover; background-position: center;
  filter: blur(var(--ifx-og-blur, 14px)) brightness(var(--ifx-og-bright, 1.35)) saturate(var(--ifx-og-sat, 1.15));
  mix-blend-mode: var(--ifx-og-blend, screen);
  opacity: var(--ifx-og-opacity, 0.55);
}

@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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