lighting-color

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

The lighting-color attribute defines the color of the light source for lighting filter primitives.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 420 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <filter id="diffuseLighting1" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%">
    <feDiffuseLighting in="SourceGraphic" lighting-color="white">
      <fePointLight x="60" y="60" z="20" />
    </feDiffuseLighting>
  </filter>
  <filter id="diffuseLighting2" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%">
    <feDiffuseLighting in="SourceGraphic" lighting-color="blue">
      <fePointLight x="60" y="60" z="20" />
    </feDiffuseLighting>
  </filter>

  <rect
    x="0"
    y="0"
    width="200"
    height="200"
    style="filter: url(#diffuseLighting1);" />
  <rect
    x="0"
    y="0"
    width="200"
    height="200"
    style="filter: url(#diffuseLighting2); transform: translateX(220px);" />
</svg>

Usage notes

Value color
Default value white
Animatable Yes

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1
# LightingColorProperty

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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Full support
Full support

See also