diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseAppearance.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseAppearance.ts
index d0ee1606443..be3e2c45b01 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseAppearance.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseAppearance.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   createFontSizeScale,
   createFontWeightScale,
   createRadiiUnits,
+  createShadowsUnits,
   createSpaceScale,
 } from './parseVariables';
 
@@ -144,5 +145,6 @@ const createInternalThemeFromVariables = (theme: Theme | undefined): DeepPartial
   const fontSizes = { ...createFontSizeScale(theme) };
   const fontWeights = { ...createFontWeightScale(theme) };
   const fonts = { ...createFonts(theme) };
-  return createInternalTheme({ colors, radii, space, fontSizes, fontWeights, fonts } as any);
+  const shadows = { ...createShadowsUnits(theme) };
+  return createInternalTheme({ colors, radii, space, fontSizes, fontWeights, fonts, shadows } as any);
 };
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseVariables.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseVariables.ts
index 11fe2c50ef4..6d44ca6bb6a 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/customizables/parseVariables.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import { spaceScaleKeys } from '../foundations/sizes';
 import type { fontWeights } from '../foundations/typography';
 import { colors } from '../utils/colors';
 import { colorOptionToThemedAlphaScale, colorOptionToThemedLightnessScale } from '../utils/colors/scales';
+import { createAlphaColorMixString } from '../utils/colors/utils';
 import { cssSupports } from '../utils/cssSupports';
 import { fromEntries } from '../utils/fromEntries';
 import { removeUndefinedProps } from '../utils/removeUndefinedProps';
+import { createShadowSet, generateShadow } from '../foundations/shadows';
 
 export const createColorScales = (theme: Theme) => {
   const variables = removeInvalidValues(theme.variables || {});
@@ -186,3 +188,20 @@ export const createFonts = (theme: Theme) => {
   const { fontFamily, fontFamilyButtons } = theme.variables || {};
   return removeUndefinedProps({ main: fontFamily, buttons: fontFamilyButtons });
 };
+
+export const createShadowsUnits = (theme: Theme) => {
+  const { colorShadow } = theme.variables || {};
+  if (!colorShadow) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const shadowColor = colors.toHslaString(colorShadow);
+  if (!shadowColor) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  return createShadowSet(
+    shadowColor,
+    generateShadow((color, alpha) => createAlphaColorMixString(color, alpha * 100)),
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/foundations/shadows.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/foundations/shadows.ts
index 96f46a467c2..0c0c3be7b5a 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/foundations/shadows.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/foundations/shadows.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,46 @@
-export const shadows = Object.freeze({
-  menuShadow: '0px 5px 15px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0px 15px 35px -5px rgba(25, 28, 33, 0.20)',
-  fabShadow: '0px 12px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32)',
-  buttonShadow:
-    '0px 1px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07) inset, 0px 2px 3px 0px rgba(34, 42, 53, 0.20), 0px 1px 1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24)',
-  cardBoxShadow: '0px 5px 15px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0px 15px 35px -5px rgba(25, 28, 33, 0.20)',
-  cardContentShadow: '0px 0px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0px 1px 2px 0px rgba(25, 28, 33, 0.06)',
-  actionCardShadow: '0px 1px 4px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0px 4px 8px 0px rgba(106, 115, 133, 0.12)',
-  outlineButtonShadow: '0px 2px 3px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0px 1px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02)',
-  input: '0px 0px 1px 0px {{color}}',
-  focusRing: '0px 0px 0px 4px {{color}}',
-  badge: '0px 2px 0px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)',
-  tableBodyShadow:
-    '0px 0px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0px 1px 2px 0px rgba(25, 28, 33, 0.12), 0px 0px 0px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06)',
-  segmentedControl: '0px 1px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08)',
-  switchControl:
-    '0px 2px 2px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0px 0px 0px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0px 4px 4px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06)',
-} as const);
+import { createAlphaColorMixString } from '../utils/colors/utils';
+import { clerkCssVar } from '../utils/cssVariables';
+import { cssSupports } from '../utils/cssSupports';
+
+type ShadowGenerator = (color: string, alpha: number) => string;
+
+const generateShadow =
+  (fn: (color: string, alpha: number) => string): ShadowGenerator =>
+  (color: string, alpha: number) =>
+    cssSupports.modernColor() ? fn(color, alpha) : `rgba(0, 0, 0, ${alpha})`;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a complete set of shadows using the provided shadow color
+ * @param shadowColor - The base color to use for shadows (defaults to black)
+ * @param shadowGenerator - Function to generate shadow colors with alpha (defaults to CSS variable-based generator)
+ * @returns Object containing all shadow definitions
+ */
+export const createShadowSet = (
+  shadowColor: string = '#000000',
+  shadowGenerator: ShadowGenerator = generateShadow((color, alpha) =>
+    createAlphaColorMixString(clerkCssVar('color-shadow', color), alpha * 100),
+  ),
+) => {
+  const highlightColor = '#FFFFFF';
+  return {
+    menuShadow: `0px 5px 15px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.08)}, 0px 15px 35px -5px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.2)}`,
+    fabShadow: `0px 12px 24px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.32)}`,
+    buttonShadow: `0px 1px 1px 0px ${shadowGenerator(highlightColor, 0.07)} inset, 0px 2px 3px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.2)}, 0px 1px 1px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.24)}`,
+    cardBoxShadow: `0px 5px 15px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.08)}, 0px 15px 35px -5px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.2)}`,
+    cardContentShadow: `0px 0px 2px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.08)}, 0px 1px 2px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.06)}`,
+    actionCardShadow: `0px 1px 4px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.12)}, 0px 4px 8px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.12)}`,
+    outlineButtonShadow: `0px 2px 3px -1px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.08)}, 0px 1px 0px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.02)}`,
+    input: '0px 0px 1px 0px {{color}}',
+    focusRing: '0px 0px 0px 4px {{color}}',
+    badge: `0px 2px 0px -1px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.04)}`,
+    tableBodyShadow: `0px 0px 2px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.08)}, 0px 1px 2px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.12)}, 0px 0px 0px 1px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.06)}`,
+    segmentedControl: `0px 1px 2px 0px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.08)}`,
+    switchControl: `0px 2px 2px -1px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.06)}, 0px 0px 0px 1px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.06)}, 0px 4px 4px -2px ${shadowGenerator(shadowColor, 0.06)}`,
+  };
+};
+
+// Default shadows using black shadow color
+export const shadows = Object.freeze(createShadowSet());
+
+// Export the generator functions for use in other modules
+export { generateShadow };
diff --git a/packages/types/src/appearance.ts b/packages/types/src/appearance.ts
index e5feed944e8..c81622d2cb3 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/appearance.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/appearance.ts
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ export type Variables = {
   colorRing?: CssColor;
   /**
    * The base shadow color used in the components.
-   * @default 'rgba(25, 28, 33, 0.20)'
+   * @default '#000000'
    */
   colorShadow?: CssColor;
   /**