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Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours
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Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours

by Julie Meloni, Michael Morrison
December 2009
Beginner
456 pages
11h 5m
English
Sams
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Hour 9. Working with Colors

All the sample pages shown in this book thus far have used a standard white background and black text. That’s not a requirement, although some variation of dark text on a light background is the most common color combination you’ll find online. After a brief overview of some best practices in color selection, you’ll learn when you can use colors, how to pick colors, and how to specify colors when creating various elements of your web site.

Best Practices for Choosing Colors

I can’t tell you exactly which colors ...

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