Image tint with CSS using RGBA borders
bg image
by thebabydino
HTML
<a href='#'></a>
CSS
a {
width: 326px;
height: 244px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: rgba(255, 127, 63, .7);
border-width: 122px;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-o-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
display: block;
background-image: url(http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8963/blackchococakexxsmall.jpg);
background-position: 50% 50%;
-webkit-transition: border .7s linear;
-moz-transition: border .7s linear;
-ms-transition: border .7s linear;
-o-transition: border .7s linear;
transition: border .7s linear;
}
a:hover {
border: solid 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);
background-position: 0 0;
}