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CSS

Posted by Miriam Allman
Miriam Allman
Courses Plus Student 1,761 Points

I followed the css but my lake tahoe image will not retain the colour gradient. it keeps reverting to the original image

.main-header { padding-top: 170px; height: 850px; background: #ffa949 url('../img/mountains.jpg') no-repeat center; background-size: cover;

background-image: linear-gradient (#ffa949, firebrick); }

2 Answers

Marc Sanchez
Marc Sanchez
20,039 Points
Marc Sanchez
Marc Sanchez
20,039 Points

You're adding the gradient last so the image is always going to go on top of the gradient. .main-header { .main-header { background: linear-gradient(#ffa949, transparent 50%, firebrick, transparent 50%), url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1435777940218-be0b632d06db?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1489&q=80') no-repeat center; background-size: cover; }

Miriam Allman
PLUS
Miriam Allman
Courses Plus Student 1,761 Points
Miriam Allman
Miriam Allman
Courses Plus Student 1,761 Points

Hi Marc,

Thank you for your quick response - I tried looking at my css again (after a rest) and believe it or not - the fix was even simpler - I had a space between gradient and (#ffa949 as soon as I removed the space the colour remained orange.

Miriam