<div class="card">(old) Desaturated shadow, no negative spread</div>
<div class="card better">(new) Saturated shadow, with negative spread</div>
.card {
  box-shadow: 0 1rem 2rem hsl(0 0% 0% / 20%);
  
  background: hsl(0 0% 100%);
  color: hsl(200 50% 20%);
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  width: 35vmin;
  height: 35vmin;
  display: flex;
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 3ch;
  border-radius: 2ch;
  border: 1px solid hsl(0 0% 83%);
}
 
.better {
  box-shadow: 0 2.5rem 2rem -2rem hsl(200 50% 20% / 40%);
}

html {
  block-size: 100%;
  inline-size: 100%;
  background: hsl(0 0% 85%);
}

body {
  min-block-size: 100%;
  min-inline-size: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: grid;
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  gap: 5vmin;
  place-content: center;
  font-family: system-ui;
}

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