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6: Color Part 1 - Usage

Apr 15, 2020

In this part 1 episode, we dive deep into using CSS color. We discuss ways to write and code colors, places they can go, functions you can use on them, and then we top it off with a hex color challenge. As always, you’ll learn new jargon, pick up a trick or two, and learn something new. 

#C55 is #ace not #5ad

Links

The Evolution of Color - Chris Lilley

Read color hex codes - Dave DeSandro

CSS color level 3

“flavor” system color

Web Almanac 2019: CSS Chapter -- https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2019/css

Nerds Guide to Web Color -> https://css-tricks.com/nerds-guide-color-web/

HSL hue turn rotate codepen