Soft BevelBorder
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.GridLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.border.Border; import javax.swing.border.SoftBevelBorder; public class ASoftBevelBorder { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Soft Bevel Borders"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Border raisedBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(SoftBevelBorder.RAISED); Border loweredBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(SoftBevelBorder.LOWERED); JButton raisedButton = new JButton("Raised"); raisedButton.setBorder(raisedBorder); JButton loweredButton = new JButton("Lowered"); loweredButton.setBorder(loweredBorder); Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); contentPane.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 2)); contentPane.add(raisedButton); contentPane.add(loweredButton); frame.setSize(300, 100); frame.setVisible(true); } }