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Shadow tokens ​

This example defines drop shadows tailored to CSS, Android, and iOS shadow models. It mixes point, pixel, and dp units while sharing colors and spreads.

See shadows.tokens.json for the complete document.

Sample tokens ​

json
{
  "$version": "1.0.0",
  "shadow": {
    "card": {
      "$type": "shadow",
      "$value": {
        "shadowType": "css.box-shadow",
        "blur": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 48,
          "unit": "pt"
        },
        "color": {
          "colorSpace": "srgb",
          "components": [0.059, 0.09, 0.165, 0.32]
        },
        "offsetX": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 0,
          "unit": "pt"
        },
        "offsetY": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 16,
          "unit": "pt"
        },
        "spread": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": -12,
          "unit": "pt"
        }
      }
    },
    "headline-android": {
      "$type": "shadow",
      "$value": {
        "shadowType": "android.paint.shadow-layer",
        "blur": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 4,
          "unit": "dp"
        },
        "color": {
          "colorSpace": "srgb",
          "components": [0, 0, 0, 0.45]
        },
        "offsetX": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 0,
          "unit": "dp"
        },
        "offsetY": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 2,
          "unit": "dp"
        }
      }
    },
    "panel-ios": {
      "$type": "shadow",
      "$value": {
        "shadowType": "ios.layer",
        "blur": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 32,
          "unit": "pt"
        },
        "color": {
          "colorSpace": "display-p3",
          "components": [0.1, 0.12, 0.18, 0.28]
        },
        "offsetX": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 0,
          "unit": "pt"
        },
        "offsetY": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": 12,
          "unit": "pt"
        },
        "spread": {
          "dimensionType": "length",
          "value": -8,
          "unit": "pt"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}