What if light-dark() in CSS wasn’t just for colors?
Imagine swapping borders, fonts, or even layouts—automatically, by theme.
I broke down how modern CSS (with @function, if(), and style queries) makes it possible.
Theming just got way more powerful. ⚡
https://dropletdrift.com/beyond-colors-building-a-custom-light-dark-function-in-css/
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Beyond Colors: Building a Custom -light-dark() Function in CSS - DropletDrift
Over the years, web developers have adopted the prefers-color-scheme media query to let websites adapt to a user’s OS dark/light preference. The typical pattern is: This works well for colors; but what if you want a property that’s not a color—say a background-image, border-style, font-size, or even layout tweaks—to change based on theme? You end […]
