Pastel Rainbow Text
Six pastel bands rise through chunky letters like a scrolling rainbow flag, with a dusky drop shadow so the pale colors still read on white. The band stack is one tile that loops.
Also known as: pastel gradient text, rainbow stripe text css, soft rainbow text.
Sweet Dreams
HTML
<div class="txt-pastel-rainbow-text">Sweet Dreams</div>
CSS
.txt-pastel-rainbow-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
font-weight: 900;
letter-spacing: 0.01em;
background: linear-gradient(180deg,
#f9a8d4 0 16.66%, #fdba74 0 33.33%, #fde047 0 50%, #86efac 0 66.66%, #7dd3fc 0 83.33%, #c4b5fd 0) 0 0 / 100% 1.2em;
-webkit-background-clip: text;
background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
filter: drop-shadow(0 0.06em 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 35%, #3b0764));
animation: txt-pastel-rainbow-text-rise 2.4s linear infinite;}
@keyframes txt-pastel-rainbow-text-rise {
to { background-position: 0 -1.2em; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-pastel-rainbow-text, .txt-pastel-rainbow-text *, .txt-pastel-rainbow-text::before, .txt-pastel-rainbow-text::after, .txt-pastel-rainbow-text *::before, .txt-pastel-rainbow-text *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.