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Chelsea Hulbert
2,238 PointsWhat is the benefit to having these different color values?
Why would one use the rgb/rgba method over hexadecimal or the name of the color? Is the color value a matter of preference or is there an important difference that I'm missing?
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Tobias Helmrich
31,603 PointsHey Chelsea,
there is no real reason to use a specific way to define colors, it's more a matter of personal preference. I mostly use hex values because colors are almost always specified with their hex value, it's also easier to copy and paste the hex value from certain applications than copying all of the three (or four with the alpha value) values for RGB and the way to write hex values in CSS is also way shorter/easier than RGB. The problem with the name of colors is of course that there are less possibilities.
I think it's most important to stay consistent and not mix all of the different ways to add colors together randomly. :)
Chelsea Hulbert
2,238 PointsThanks for clearing that up Tobias, I prefer hex values for that reason as well.
Rune Andreas Nielsen
5,354 PointsRune Andreas Nielsen
5,354 PointsFrom what i know, there used to be a difference because of browser compatibility. In the new modern browsers there shouldn't be a big difference, and you would use either rgba or hex depending on what you like the most.
It´s a good idea to pick only one of them, to keep a standard in your css file.