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Color Burn
A BBQ/food card that starts desaturated and dim, then ignites with a color-burn blend-mode fire layer and drifting embers on hover.
Best forfood, fitness, automotive, and any brand with heat and intensity in its story.
The code
<div class="card-30">
<article class="card-30__card">
<div class="card-30__base"></div>
<div class="card-30__layer"></div>
<div class="card-30__embers"></div>
<div class="card-30__inner">
<span class="card-30__tag">BBQ · Texas Style</span>
<h2 class="card-30__title">Low &<br>Slow</h2>
<p class="card-30__desc">Sixteen hours over post oak. Hover to bring the coals back to life.</p>
</div>
</article>
</div> <div class="card-30">
<article class="card-30__card">
<div class="card-30__base"></div>
<div class="card-30__layer"></div>
<div class="card-30__embers"></div>
<div class="card-30__inner">
<span class="card-30__tag">BBQ · Texas Style</span>
<h2 class="card-30__title">Low &<br>Slow</h2>
<p class="card-30__desc">Sixteen hours over post oak. Hover to bring the coals back to life.</p>
</div>
</article>
</div>@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Big+Shoulders+Display:wght@600;800&family=Barlow:wght@400;500&display=swap');
.card-30, .card-30 *, .card-30 *::before, .card-30 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.card-30 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: #100804;
font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
padding: 2rem;
}
.card-30__card {
position: relative;
width: 330px;
height: 440px;
border-radius: 14px;
cursor: pointer;
overflow: hidden;
background: #1a1a1a;
filter: grayscale(0.8) brightness(0.7);
transition: filter 0.6s ease, box-shadow 0.6s ease;
}
.card-30__card:hover {
filter: grayscale(0) brightness(1);
box-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(255,90,20,0.4);
}
.card-30__base {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(160deg, #4a4a52, #1c1c20);
}
.card-30__layer {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 1;
background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 100%, #ff7a18, #ff2d00 40%, #8a0e00 70%, transparent 90%);
mix-blend-mode: color-burn;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(20%);
transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease;
}
.card-30__card:hover .card-30__layer {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
}
.card-30__embers {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 2;
background-image:
radial-gradient(#ffcf6b 1px, transparent 1.5px),
radial-gradient(#ff8a3c 1px, transparent 1.5px);
background-size: 60px 60px, 90px 90px;
background-position: 0 0, 30px 40px;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.6s ease 0.1s;
mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
.card-30__card:hover .card-30__embers { opacity: 0.7; }
.card-30__inner {
position: relative;
z-index: 3;
height: 100%;
padding: 2.4rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
color: #f3ece4;
}
.card-30__tag {
font-size: 0.72rem;
letter-spacing: 0.25em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #ffb27a;
}
.card-30__title {
font-family: 'Big Shoulders Display', sans-serif;
font-weight: 800;
font-size: 3.6rem;
line-height: 0.82;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.card-30__desc {
font-size: 0.86rem;
line-height: 1.6;
color: #d8cabc;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.card-30__card,
.card-30__layer,
.card-30__embers {
transition: none !important;
}
} @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Big+Shoulders+Display:wght@600;800&family=Barlow:wght@400;500&display=swap');
.card-30, .card-30 *, .card-30 *::before, .card-30 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.card-30 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: #100804;
font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
padding: 2rem;
}
.card-30__card {
position: relative;
width: 330px;
height: 440px;
border-radius: 14px;
cursor: pointer;
overflow: hidden;
background: #1a1a1a;
filter: grayscale(0.8) brightness(0.7);
transition: filter 0.6s ease, box-shadow 0.6s ease;
}
.card-30__card:hover {
filter: grayscale(0) brightness(1);
box-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(255,90,20,0.4);
}
.card-30__base {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(160deg, #4a4a52, #1c1c20);
}
.card-30__layer {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 1;
background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 100%, #ff7a18, #ff2d00 40%, #8a0e00 70%, transparent 90%);
mix-blend-mode: color-burn;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(20%);
transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease;
}
.card-30__card:hover .card-30__layer {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
}
.card-30__embers {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 2;
background-image:
radial-gradient(#ffcf6b 1px, transparent 1.5px),
radial-gradient(#ff8a3c 1px, transparent 1.5px);
background-size: 60px 60px, 90px 90px;
background-position: 0 0, 30px 40px;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.6s ease 0.1s;
mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
.card-30__card:hover .card-30__embers { opacity: 0.7; }
.card-30__inner {
position: relative;
z-index: 3;
height: 100%;
padding: 2.4rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
color: #f3ece4;
}
.card-30__tag {
font-size: 0.72rem;
letter-spacing: 0.25em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #ffb27a;
}
.card-30__title {
font-family: 'Big Shoulders Display', sans-serif;
font-weight: 800;
font-size: 3.6rem;
line-height: 0.82;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.card-30__desc {
font-size: 0.86rem;
line-height: 1.6;
color: #d8cabc;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.card-30__card,
.card-30__layer,
.card-30__embers {
transition: none !important;
}
}