# Beste UI

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# CSS filter playground

Stack blur, brightness, contrast, saturation and the rest over a real photograph, and copy the result as filter, as backdrop-filter or as a Tailwind class.

![A photograph carrying the current filter stack](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1786806571457-6fa59a249ceb?q=80&w=1887&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D)

Blur0.0px

Brightness110%

Contrast105%

Saturation120%

Hue0deg

Grayscale0%

Sepia0%

Invert0%

Opacity100%

Drop shadow

filter.csscss

.photo {
  filter: brightness(110%) contrast(105%) saturate(120%);
}

backdrop.csscss

.panel {
  backdrop-filter: brightness(110%) contrast(105%) saturate(120%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: brightness(110%) contrast(105%) saturate(120%);
}

usage.tsxtsx

<img class="[filter:brightness(110%)_contrast(105%)_saturate(120%)]" />

## Questions

What is the difference between filter and backdrop-filter?+

filter paints the element itself; backdrop-filter paints whatever is behind it. The same stack works in both, which is why the output lists them together: one is a photo treatment, the other is glass.

Does the order of the functions matter?+

Very much. Each one takes the result of the last, so blur then contrast is not contrast then blur. The order here is the order they are written in.

Is a filter expensive?+

Blur is, especially as a backdrop over a scrolling area, since it repaints continuously. The rest are cheap. Keep a heavy blur off anything that moves every frame.

## Related tools

[Glassmorphism generatorBuild a frosted panel over a real backdrop: tint, blur, saturation, border and radius, copied as CSS or as a full set of Tailwind utilities.](/tools/glassmorphism)[Clip path generatorCut a real photo into a hexagon, circle, chevron or inset, tune the amount, then copy the clip-path as CSS or as a Tailwind arbitrary value.](/tools/clip-path)[Border radius generatorSet each corner on its own, read the shorthand as it collapses, and copy it as CSS, a Tailwind arbitrary value or a theme token.](/tools/border-radius)

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