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HTML Build a Simple Website Website Basics Changing Background Colors

Posted by Rodney Howell
Rodney Howell
127 Points

Trying to change the color of a page

i just started and I am trying to change the background color of the page but i can not seem to get it right is there anyone out there that can help me.

<h1>Smells Like Bakin</h1>
<style>
    body{
        background-color: light blue;
    }
</style>
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Show us what code you've got so far.

The forum uses markdown to correctly format code, check out this thread on how to type code in the forum for some examples.

Rodney Howell
Rodney Howell
127 Points

1 <h1>Smells Like Bakin</h1> 2 3 <style> 4body{ 5 background-color: light blue; 6 } 7</style>

2 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Rodney Howell - All color keywords in CSS are one word, in this case it's lightblue (no space).

From the code challenge question:

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Notice how in the question the text lightblue is a different color and in a different font, that's to tip you off that, that text is going to be the value you will need to use in the code challenge.

Rodney Howell
Rodney Howell
127 Points
Rodney Howell
Rodney Howell
127 Points

Thanks a lot you are a very big help