Linusite / Design
Foundations

Shadows

Five elevation steps, all tinted with the warm-neutral 900 hue. Never use shadows on a colour darker than surface-base — it produces mud.

Scale

shadow-xs
--shadow-xs
shadow-sm
--shadow-sm
shadow-md
--shadow-md
shadow-lg
--shadow-lg
shadow-xl
--shadow-xl

When to use

Elevation maps to interactivity.

  • xs — flat cards in a list.
  • sm — primary buttons.
  • md — hover lift on cards & buttons.
  • lg — popovers, dropdown menus.
  • xl — modals, command palettes.