A SCSS library providing Photoshop-style color blending functions for static color combinations.
SCSS Blend Modes is a SCSS library that provides functions to blend two solid colors using Photoshop-style blend modes. It solves the problem of CSS lacking native support for dynamic color blending, allowing developers to statically approximate blended colors for design elements like drop shadows over solid backgrounds.
Frontend developers and designers working with SCSS/Compass who need to match Photoshop blend modes in their CSS, especially when browser support for CSS3 blend modes is limited.
It offers a straightforward, static implementation of Photoshop blend modes directly in SCSS, avoiding the complexity of JavaScript or SVG polyfills, and integrates seamlessly with Compass workflows.
Using standard color blending functions in SASS.
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Implements over 20 blend modes (e.g., multiply, screen, overlay) that closely match Photoshop's behavior, based on blend.js from Pixastic and detailed references.
Blends two solid colors (hex, RGB, HSL, RGBA, HSLA) to produce a single output color, ideal for design elements like drop shadows over solid backgrounds, as explained in the README.
Includes functions to convert between RGB, HSL, and HSV formats, enabling advanced color manipulation not natively supported in Sass, taken from a reliable Gist.
Designed as a Compass plugin with easy installation via Ruby gem and integration into config.rb, simplifying setup for existing or new Compass projects.
Cannot blend colors with images or dynamic layers; it only works with two solid colors, severely restricting use cases as admitted in the README.
Requires Compass and Ruby, which are less common in modern frontend workflows that favor Dart Sass, Webpack, or other Node.js-based tools.
Some blend modes like 'dissolve' are not implemented, and the library references 2013 browser support data with no updates, risking obsolescence.
Adds complexity to SCSS compilation with numerous functions and HSV conversions, which might be unnecessary if CSS blend modes are viable.
scss-blend-modes is an open-source alternative to the following products: