This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The lighting-color attribute defines the color of the light source for lighting filter primitives.
Note: As a presentation attribute, lighting-color also has a CSS property counterpart: lighting-color. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:
<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" filter="url(#diffuseLighting1)" />
<rect
x="220"
y="0"
width="200"
height="200"
filter="url(#diffuseLighting2)" />
</svg>
| Value | color |
|---|---|
| Default value | white |
| Animatable | Yes |
| Specification |
|---|
| Filter Effects Module Level 1> # LightingColorProperty> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
lighting-color |
5 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 6 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Attribute/lighting-color