33 CSS Card Hover Effects 33 / 33
Aurora
A travel card with layered, drifting northern-lights ribbons over a starfield that brighten and sharpen on hover.
Best fortravel, hospitality, ambient/relaxation, and aspirational brands wanting an atmospheric, dreamlike backdrop.
The code
<div class="card-33">
<article class="card-33__card">
<div class="card-33__band"></div>
<div class="card-33__band card-33__b2"></div>
<div class="card-33__inner">
<span class="card-33__kicker">Arctic Expeditions</span>
<h2 class="card-33__title">Chasing<br>the Lights</h2>
<p class="card-33__desc">Seven nights in Tromsø under the polar sky. Glass-roof cabins, dog sleds, and the slow green fire overhead.</p>
<div class="card-33__foot">
<span>Sept – March</span>
<span>from $2,400</span>
</div>
</div>
</article>
</div> <div class="card-33">
<article class="card-33__card">
<div class="card-33__band"></div>
<div class="card-33__band card-33__b2"></div>
<div class="card-33__inner">
<span class="card-33__kicker">Arctic Expeditions</span>
<h2 class="card-33__title">Chasing<br>the Lights</h2>
<p class="card-33__desc">Seven nights in Tromsø under the polar sky. Glass-roof cabins, dog sleds, and the slow green fire overhead.</p>
<div class="card-33__foot">
<span>Sept – March</span>
<span>from $2,400</span>
</div>
</div>
</article>
</div>@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@400;500;600&family=Jost:wght@300;400;500&display=swap');
.card-33, .card-33 *, .card-33 *::before, .card-33 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.card-33 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: #03060d;
font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
padding: 2rem;
}
.card-33__card {
position: relative;
width: 340px;
height: 450px;
border-radius: 22px;
cursor: pointer;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #050b1a 0%, #02040a 100%);
border: 1px solid rgba(120,255,200,0.1);
}
.card-33__card::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background-image:
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 20% 30%, #fff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 70% 20%, #cfe, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 40% 60%, #fff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 85% 75%, #dff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 55% 85%, #fff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 10% 80%, #cef, transparent);
opacity: 0.7;
}
.card-33__band {
position: absolute;
left: -30%;
right: -30%;
height: 60%;
top: 5%;
z-index: 1;
filter: blur(28px);
opacity: 0.55;
background:
radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 100% at 30% 50%, #2cffa6 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 100% at 60% 40%, #3ad0ff 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 100% at 80% 60%, #b06cff 0%, transparent 60%);
transform: translateY(0) skewX(-6deg);
transition: opacity 0.6s ease, filter 0.6s ease;
animation: card-33-drift 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.card-33__band.card-33__b2 {
top: 20%;
opacity: 0.4;
animation-duration: 13s;
animation-direction: reverse;
background:
radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 100% at 50% 50%, #5affc4 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 100% at 75% 40%, #6a8cff 0%, transparent 60%);
}
@keyframes card-33-drift {
0%,100% { transform: translateX(-6%) translateY(0) skewX(-6deg); }
50% { transform: translateX(8%) translateY(-12px) skewX(4deg); }
}
.card-33__card:hover .card-33__band {
opacity: 0.85;
filter: blur(20px);
}
.card-33__inner {
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
height: 100%;
padding: 2.6rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: flex-end;
color: #eafff6;
}
.card-33__kicker {
font-size: 0.72rem;
letter-spacing: 0.3em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #7ff0c4;
font-weight: 500;
}
.card-33__title {
font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 3rem;
line-height: 1;
margin: 0.6rem 0 0.8rem;
}
.card-33__desc {
font-size: 0.9rem;
line-height: 1.65;
color: #b9d6cc;
font-weight: 300;
}
.card-33__foot {
margin-top: 1.4rem;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: 0.78rem;
color: #7ff0c4;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
border-top: 1px solid rgba(127,240,196,0.2);
padding-top: 1rem;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.card-33__band {
animation: none !important;
}
} @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@400;500;600&family=Jost:wght@300;400;500&display=swap');
.card-33, .card-33 *, .card-33 *::before, .card-33 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.card-33 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: #03060d;
font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
padding: 2rem;
}
.card-33__card {
position: relative;
width: 340px;
height: 450px;
border-radius: 22px;
cursor: pointer;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #050b1a 0%, #02040a 100%);
border: 1px solid rgba(120,255,200,0.1);
}
.card-33__card::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background-image:
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 20% 30%, #fff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 70% 20%, #cfe, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 40% 60%, #fff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 85% 75%, #dff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 55% 85%, #fff, transparent),
radial-gradient(1px 1px at 10% 80%, #cef, transparent);
opacity: 0.7;
}
.card-33__band {
position: absolute;
left: -30%;
right: -30%;
height: 60%;
top: 5%;
z-index: 1;
filter: blur(28px);
opacity: 0.55;
background:
radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 100% at 30% 50%, #2cffa6 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 100% at 60% 40%, #3ad0ff 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 100% at 80% 60%, #b06cff 0%, transparent 60%);
transform: translateY(0) skewX(-6deg);
transition: opacity 0.6s ease, filter 0.6s ease;
animation: card-33-drift 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.card-33__band.card-33__b2 {
top: 20%;
opacity: 0.4;
animation-duration: 13s;
animation-direction: reverse;
background:
radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 100% at 50% 50%, #5affc4 0%, transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 100% at 75% 40%, #6a8cff 0%, transparent 60%);
}
@keyframes card-33-drift {
0%,100% { transform: translateX(-6%) translateY(0) skewX(-6deg); }
50% { transform: translateX(8%) translateY(-12px) skewX(4deg); }
}
.card-33__card:hover .card-33__band {
opacity: 0.85;
filter: blur(20px);
}
.card-33__inner {
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
height: 100%;
padding: 2.6rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: flex-end;
color: #eafff6;
}
.card-33__kicker {
font-size: 0.72rem;
letter-spacing: 0.3em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #7ff0c4;
font-weight: 500;
}
.card-33__title {
font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 3rem;
line-height: 1;
margin: 0.6rem 0 0.8rem;
}
.card-33__desc {
font-size: 0.9rem;
line-height: 1.65;
color: #b9d6cc;
font-weight: 300;
}
.card-33__foot {
margin-top: 1.4rem;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: 0.78rem;
color: #7ff0c4;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
border-top: 1px solid rgba(127,240,196,0.2);
padding-top: 1rem;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.card-33__band {
animation: none !important;
}
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