Background Color Overlay on Portfolio Hover

Code Toolkit
Written By Squarestylist Support

What You'll Create

Background color overlays that appear when hovering over Portfolio Hover Follow items, with customizable colors per item.

The Problem It Solves

Default Portfolio Hover Follow lacks visual feedback. This technique adds dramatic color overlays that enhance the hover interaction.

Perfect For

Creative portfolios, Agency showcases, Artist galleries, Project highlights, Featured work sections.

What Makes This Different

CSS pseudo-elements create full-coverage color overlays with opacity transitions, positioned below titles but above the base layer for proper stacking.

Details

  • Section Type: Fluid Engine

  • Code Type: CSS

  • Prerequisites: Portfolio Section with Hover Follow layout

  • Toolkit Title: Background Color Change: Portfolio Hover Follow

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  • The complete, copy-paste code

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  • The principles behind the technique so you can customize it

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