diff --git a/lib/extensions/colour_extensions.dart b/lib/extensions/colour_extensions.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5c4377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/extensions/colour_extensions.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import 'dart:ui';
+
+extension ColorExt on Color {
+  Color withIncrement(int amount) => Color.fromRGBO(
+        (red + amount).clamp(0, 255),
+        (green + amount).clamp(0, 255),
+        (blue + amount).clamp(0, 255),
+        1,
+      );
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils/clay_utils.dart b/lib/utils/clay_utils.dart
index 2f1c96d..91d4f51 100644
--- a/lib/utils/clay_utils.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/clay_utils.dart
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
 import 'dart:ui';
 
+import 'package:clay_containers/extensions/colour_extensions.dart';
+
 abstract class ClayUtils {
   const ClayUtils();
 
-  static Color getAdjustColor(Color baseColor, int amount) {
-    var colors = <String, int>{
-      'red': baseColor.red,
-      'green': baseColor.green,
-      'blue': baseColor.blue,
-    };
-    colors = colors.map((key, value) {
-      if (value + amount < 0) return MapEntry(key, 0);
-      if (value + amount > 255) return MapEntry(key, 255);
-      return MapEntry(key, value + amount);
-    });
-    return Color.fromRGBO(colors['red']!, colors['green']!, colors['blue']!, 1);
-  }
-
   static List<Color> getFlatGradients(Color baseColor, int depth) {
     return [
       baseColor,
@@ -26,15 +14,15 @@ abstract class ClayUtils {
 
   static List<Color> getConcaveGradients(Color baseColor, int depth) {
     return [
-      getAdjustColor(baseColor, 0 - depth),
-      getAdjustColor(baseColor, depth),
+      baseColor.withIncrement(0 - depth),
+      baseColor.withIncrement(depth),
     ];
   }
 
   static List<Color> getConvexGradients(Color baseColor, int depth) {
     return [
-      getAdjustColor(baseColor, depth),
-      getAdjustColor(baseColor, 0 - depth),
+      baseColor.withIncrement(depth),
+      baseColor.withIncrement(0 - depth),
     ];
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/clay_animated_container.dart b/lib/widgets/clay_animated_container.dart
index 0fbb3ea..c3cef8f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/clay_animated_container.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/clay_animated_container.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:clay_containers/constants.dart';
+import 'package:clay_containers/extensions/colour_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:clay_containers/extensions/context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:clay_containers/utils/clay_utils.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -105,16 +106,14 @@ class _ClayAnimatedContainerState extends State<ClayAnimatedContainer> {
 
     var shadowList = <BoxShadow>[
       BoxShadow(
-        color: ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(
-          parentColorValue,
+        color: parentColorValue.withIncrement(
           emboss ? 0 - depth : depth,
         ),
         offset: Offset(0 - spread, 0 - spread),
         blurRadius: spread,
       ),
       BoxShadow(
-        color: ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(
-          parentColorValue,
+        color: parentColorValue.withIncrement(
           emboss ? depth : 0 - depth,
         ),
         offset: Offset(spread, spread),
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ class _ClayAnimatedContainerState extends State<ClayAnimatedContainer> {
 
     if (emboss) shadowList = shadowList.reversed.toList();
     if (emboss) {
-      colorValue = ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(colorValue, 0 - depth ~/ 2);
+      colorValue = colorValue.withIncrement(0 - depth ~/ 2);
     }
     if (surfaceColor != null) colorValue = surfaceColorValue;
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/clay_container.dart b/lib/widgets/clay_container.dart
index c161cd1..51bee06 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/clay_container.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/clay_container.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:clay_containers/constants.dart';
+import 'package:clay_containers/extensions/colour_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:clay_containers/extensions/context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:clay_containers/utils/clay_utils.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ class ClayContainer extends StatefulWidget {
     this.curveType,
     this.depth,
     this.emboss = false,
+    this.gradient,
+    this.boxShadow,
   });
 
   final double? height;
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ class ClayContainer extends StatefulWidget {
   final CurveType? curveType;
   final int? depth;
   final bool emboss;
+  final Gradient? gradient;
+  final List<BoxShadow>? boxShadow;
 
   @override
   State<ClayContainer> createState() => _ClayContainerState();
@@ -96,16 +101,14 @@ class _ClayContainerState extends State<ClayContainer> {
 
     var shadowList = <BoxShadow>[
       BoxShadow(
-        color: ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(
-          parentColorValue,
+        color: parentColorValue.withIncrement(
           widget.emboss ? 0 - depth : depth,
         ),
         offset: Offset(0 - spread, 0 - spread),
         blurRadius: spread,
       ),
       BoxShadow(
-        color: ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(
-          parentColorValue,
+        color: parentColorValue.withIncrement(
           widget.emboss ? depth : 0 - depth,
         ),
         offset: Offset(spread, spread),
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ class _ClayContainerState extends State<ClayContainer> {
 
     if (widget.emboss) shadowList = shadowList.reversed.toList();
     if (widget.emboss) {
-      colorValue = ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(colorValue, 0 - depth ~/ 2);
+      colorValue = colorValue.withIncrement(0 - depth ~/ 2);
     }
     if (surfaceColor != null) colorValue = surfaceColorValue;
 
@@ -144,12 +147,12 @@ class _ClayContainerState extends State<ClayContainer> {
       decoration: BoxDecoration(
         borderRadius: borderRadiusValue,
         color: colorValue,
-        gradient: LinearGradient(
+        gradient: widget.gradient ?? LinearGradient(
           begin: Alignment.topLeft,
           end: Alignment.bottomRight,
           colors: gradientColors as List<Color>,
         ),
-        boxShadow: shadowList,
+        boxShadow: widget.boxShadow ?? shadowList,
       ),
       child: widget.child,
     );
diff --git a/lib/widgets/clay_text.dart b/lib/widgets/clay_text.dart
index 46f0bdb..6a75c61 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/clay_text.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/clay_text.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import 'package:clay_containers/extensions/colour_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:clay_containers/extensions/context_extensions.dart';
-import 'package:clay_containers/utils/clay_utils.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 class ClayText extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class ClayText extends StatefulWidget {
     this.size,
     this.style,
     this.emboss,
+    this.textAlign,
   });
 
   final String text;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class ClayText extends StatefulWidget {
   final int? depth;
   final double? size;
   final bool? emboss;
+  final TextAlign? textAlign;
 
   @override
   State<ClayText> createState() => _ClayTextState();
@@ -83,16 +85,14 @@ class _ClayTextState extends State<ClayText> {
 
     var shadowList = <Shadow>[
       Shadow(
-        color: ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(
-          outerColorValue,
+        color: outerColorValue.withIncrement(
           emboss ? 0 - depth : depth,
         ),
         offset: Offset(0 - spreadValue / 2, 0 - spreadValue / 2),
         blurRadius: spreadValue,
       ),
       Shadow(
-        color: ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(
-          outerColorValue,
+        color: outerColorValue.withIncrement(
           emboss ? depth : 0 - depth,
         ),
         offset: Offset(spreadValue / 2, spreadValue / 2),
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ class _ClayTextState extends State<ClayText> {
 
     if (emboss) shadowList = shadowList.reversed.toList();
     if (emboss) {
-      colorValue = ClayUtils.getAdjustColor(colorValue, 0 - depth);
+      colorValue = colorValue.withIncrement(0 - depth);
     }
     if (textColor != null) colorValue = textColor!;
 
     return Text(
       widget.text,
+      textAlign: widget.textAlign,
       style: style.copyWith(
         color: colorValue,
         shadows: shadowList,