<img src="https://picsum.photos/id/354/200/200" alt="A bridge">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/id/376/200/200" alt="A city" style="outline-color:#ECD078;--t: 8px;--s:80px;">
img {
  --s: 50px; /* the size on the corner */
  --t: 5px;  /* the thickness of the border */
  --g: 20px; /* the gap between the border and image */
  
  padding: calc(var(--g) + var(--t));
  outline: var(--t) solid #B38184; /* the color here */
  outline-offset: calc(-1*var(--t));
  -webkit-mask:
    conic-gradient(at var(--s) var(--s),#0000 75%,#000 0)
    0 0/calc(100% - var(--s)) calc(100% - var(--s)),
    linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box;
  transition: .4s;
  cursor: pointer;
}
img:hover {
  outline-offset: calc(-1*var(--g));
}


body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: grid;
  place-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  gap: 80px;
  background: #655643;
}
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