Cascading Style Sheets Reference

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Background
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
background A shorthand property for background-color 4 1 6 1
setting all background background-image
properties in one declaration background-repeat
background-attachment
background-position
background-attachment Sets whether a background scroll 4 1 6 1
image is fixed or scrolls with fixed
the rest of the page
background-color Sets the background color of color-rgb 4 1 4 1
an element color-hex
color-name
transparent
background-image Sets an image as the url 4 1 4 1
background none
background-position Sets the starting position of a top left 4 1 6 1
background image top center
top right
center left
center center
center right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right
x-% y-%
x-pos y-pos
background-repeat Sets if/how a background repeat 4 1 4 1
image will be repeated repeat-x
repeat-y
no-repeat

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Border
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
border A shorthand property for border-width 4 1 4 1
setting all of the properties for border-style
the four borders in one border-color
declaration
border-bottom A shorthand property for border-bottom-width 4 1 6 1
setting all of the properties for border-style
the bottom border in one border-color
declaration
border-bottom-color Sets the color of the bottom border-color 4 1 6 2
border
border-bottom-style Sets the style of the bottom border-style 4 1 6 2
border
border-bottom-width Sets the width of the bottom thin 4 1 4 1
border medium
thick
length
border-color Sets the color of the four color 4 1 6 1
borders, can have from one to
four colors
border-left A shorthand property for border-left-width 4 1 6 1
setting all of the properties for border-style
the left border in one border-color
declaration
border-left-color Sets the color of the left border border-color 4 1 6 2
border-left-style Sets the style of the left border border-style 4 1 6 2
border-left-width Sets the width of the left thin 4 1 4 1
border medium
thick
length
border-right A shorthand property for border-right-width 4 1 6 1
setting all of the properties for border-style
the right border in one border-color
declaration
border-right-color Sets the color of the right border-color 4 1 6 2
border
border-right-style Sets the style of the right border-style 4 1 6 2
border
border-right-width Sets the width of the right thin 4 1 4 1
border medium
thick
length

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Border CONTINUED

border-style Sets the style of the four borders, can have from one to four styles none 4 1 6 1
hidden
dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset
border-top A shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the top border-top- 4 1 6 1
border in one declaration width
border-style
border-color
border-top- Sets the color of the top border border-color 4 1 6 2
color
border-top- Sets the style of the top border border-style 4 1 6 2
style
border-top- Sets the width of the top border thin 4 1 4 1
width medium
thick
length
border- A shorthand property for setting the width of the four borders in thin 4 1 4 1
width one declaration, can have from one to four values medium
thick
length

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Classification
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
clear Sets the sides of an element left 4 1 4 1
where other floating elements right
are not allowed both
none
cursor Specifies the type of cursor to url 4 1 6 2
be displayed auto
crosshair
default
pointer
move
e-resize
ne-resize
nw-resize
n-resize
se-resize
sw-resize
s-resize
w-resize
text
wait
help
display Sets how/if an element is none 4 1 4 1
displayed inline
block
list-item
run-in
compact
marker
table
inline-table
table-row-group
table-header-group
table-footer-group
table-row
table-column-group
table-column
table-cell
table-caption
float Sets where an image or a text left 4 1 4 1
will appear in another element right
none
position Places an element in a static, static 4 1 4 2
relative, absolute or fixed relative
position absolute
fixed
visibility Sets if an element should be visible 4 1 6 2
visible or invisible hidden
collapse

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Dimension
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
height Sets the height of an element auto 4 1 6 1
length
%
line-height Sets the distance between lines normal 4 1 4 1
number
length
%
max-height Sets the maximum height of none - 1 6 2
an element length
%
max-width Sets the maximum width of an none - 1 6 2
element length
%
min-height Sets the minimum height of an length - 1 6 2
element %
min-width Sets the minimum width of an length - 1 6 2
element %
width Sets the width of an element auto 4 1 4 1
%
length

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Font
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
font A shorthand property for font-style 4 1 4 1
setting all of the properties for font-variant
a font in one declaration font-weight
font-size/line-height
font-family
caption
icon
menu
message-box
small-caption
status-bar
font-family A prioritized list of font family family-name 3 1 4 1
names and/or generic family generic-family
names for an element
font-size Sets the size of a font xx-small 3 1 4 1
x-small
small
medium
large
x-large
xx-large
smaller
larger
length
%
font-size-adjust Specifies an aspect value for none - - - 2
an element that will preserve number
the x-height of the first-choice
font
font-stretch Condenses or expands the normal - - - 2
current font-family wider
narrower
ultra-condensed
extra-condensed
condensed
semi-condensed
semi-expanded
expanded
extra-expanded
ultra-expanded
font-style Sets the style of the font normal 4 1 4 1
italic
oblique
font-variant Displays text in a small-caps normal 4 1 6 1
font or a normal font small-caps
font-weight Sets the weight of a font normal lighter 4 1 4 1
bold 100 - 900
bolder
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Generated Content
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
content Generates content in a string 1 6 2
document. Used with the url
:before and :after pseudo- counter(name)
elements counter(name, list-style-
type)
counters(name, string)
counters(name, string,
list-style-type)
attr(X)
open-quote
close-quote
no-open-quote
no-close-quote
counter-increment Sets how much the counter none 2
increments on each occurrence identifier number
of a selector
counter-reset Sets the value the counter is none 2
set to on each occurrence of a identifier number
selector
quotes Sets the type of quotation none - 1 6 2
marks string string

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List and Marker
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
list-style A shorthand property for list-style-type 4 1 6 1
setting all of the properties for list-style-position
a list in one declaration list-style-image
list-style-image Sets an image as the list-item none 4 1 6 1
marker url
list-style-position Sets where the list-item inside 4 1 6 1
marker is placed in the list outside
list-style-type Sets the type of the list-item none 4 1 4 1
marker disc
circle
square
decimal
decimal-leading-zero
lower-roman
upper-roman
lower-alpha
upper-alpha
lower-greek
lower-latin
upper-latin
hebrew
armenian
georgian
cjk-ideographic
hiragana
katakana
hiragana-iroha
katakana-iroha
marker-offset auto 1 7 2
length

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Margin
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
margin A shorthand property for margin-top 4 1 4 1
setting the margin properties margin-right
in one declaration margin-bottom
margin-left
margin-bottom Sets the bottom margin of an auto 4 1 4 1
element length
%
margin-left Sets the left margin of an auto 3 1 4 1
element length
%
margin-right Sets the right margin of an auto 3 1 4 1
element length
%
margin-top Sets the top margin of an auto 3 1 4 1
element length
%

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Outlines
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
outline A shorthand property for outline-color - 1.5 - 2
setting all the outline outline-style
properties in one declaration outline-width
outline-color Sets the color of the outline color - 1.5 - 2
around an element invert
outline-style Sets the style of the outline none - 1.5 - 2
around an element dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset
outline-width Sets the width of the outline thin - 1.5 - 2
around an element medium
thick
length

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Padding
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
padding A shorthand property for padding-top 4 1 4 1
setting all of the padding padding-right
properties in one declaration padding-bottom
padding-left
padding-bottom Sets the bottom padding of an length 4 1 4 1
element %
padding-left Sets the left padding of an length 4 1 4 1
element %
padding-right Sets the right padding of an length 4 1 4 1
element %
padding-top Sets the top padding of an length 4 1 4 1
element %

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Positioning
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
bottom Sets how far the bottom edge auto 5 1 6 2
of an element is above/below %
the bottom edge of the parent length
element
clip Sets the shape of an element. shape 4 1 6 2
The element is clipped into auto
this shape, and displayed
left Sets how far the left edge of an auto 4 1 4 2
element is to the right/left of %
the left edge of the parent length
element
overflow Sets what happens if the visible 4 1 6 2
content of an element hidden
overflow its area scroll
auto
position Places an element in a static, static 4 1 4 2
relative, absolute or fixed relative
position absolute
fixed
right Sets how far the right edge of auto 5 1 6 2
an element is to the left/right %
of the right edge of the parent length
element
top Sets how far the top edge of auto 4 1 4 2
an element is above/below %
the top edge of the parent length
element
vertical-align Sets the vertical alignment of baseline 4 1 4 1
an element sub
super
top
text-top
middle
bottom
text-bottom
length
%
z-index Sets the stack order of an auto 4 1 6 2
element number

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Table
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
border-collapse Sets the border model of a collapse 5 1 7 2
table separate
border-spacing Sets the distance between the length length - 1 6 2
borders of adjacent cells (only
for the "separated borders"
model)
caption-side Sets the position of the caption top - 1 6 2
according to the table bottom
left
right
empty-cells Sets whether cells with no show - 1 6 2
visible content should have hide
borders or not (only for the
"separated borders" model)
table-layout Sets the algorithm used to lay auto 5 1 6 2
out the table fixed

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Text
Property Description Values IE F N W3C
color Sets the color of a text color 3 1 4 1
direction Sets the text direction ltr 6 1 6 2
rtl
letter-spacing Increase or decrease the space normal 4 1 6 1
between characters length
text-align Aligns the text in an element left 4 1 4 1
right
center
justify
text-decoration Adds decoration to text none 4 1 4 1
underline
overline
line-through
blink
text-indent Indents the first line of text in length 4 1 4 1
an element %
text-shadow none
color
length
text-transform Controls the letters in an none 4 1 4 1
element capitalize
uppercase
lowercase
unicode-bidi normal 5 2
embed
bidi-override
white-space Sets how white space inside normal 5 1 4 1
an element is handled pre
nowrap
word-spacing Increase or decrease the space normal 6 1 6 1
between words length

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Pseudo-classes
Pseudo-class Purpose IE F N W3C
:active Adds special style to an activated element 4 1 8 1
:focus Adds special style to an element while the element has - - - 2
focus
:hover Adds special style to an element when you mouse over 4 1 7 1
it
:link Adds special style to an unvisited link 3 1 4 1
:visited Adds special style to a visited link 3 1 4 1
:first-child Adds special style to an element that is the first child of 1 7 2
some other element
:lang Allows the author to specify a language to use in a 1 8 2
specified element

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Pseudo-elements
Pseudo-element Purpose IE F N W3C
:first-letter Adds special style to the first letter of a text 5 1 8 1
:first-line Adds special style to the first line of a text 5 1 8 1
:before Inserts some content before an element 1.5 8 2
:after Inserts some content after an element 1.5 8 2

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Print Properties
Printing HTML documents has always been problematic. In CSS2 the print properties are added to make
it easier to print from the Web.

The links in the "Property" column point to more useful information about the specific property.

W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined
(CSS1 or CSS2).

Property Description Values W3C

orphans Sets the minimum number of lines for a number 2
paragraph that must be left at the bottom of a
page
marks Sets what sort of marks should be rendered none
outside the page box crop
cross
page Sets a page type to use when displaying an auto 2
element identifier
page-break-after Sets the page-breaking behavior after an element auto 2
always
avoid
left
right
page-break-before Sets the page-breaking behavior before an auto 2
element always
avoid
left
right
page-break-inside Sets the page-breaking behavior inside an auto 2
element avoid
size Sets the orientation and size of a page auto
portrait
landscape
widows Sets the minimum number of lines for a number 2
paragraph that must be left at the top of a page

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CSS2 Aural Reference
W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined
(CSS1 or CSS2).

Aural style sheets use a combination of speech synthesis and sound effects to make the user listen to
information, instead of reading information.

Property Description Values W3C

azimuth Sets where the sound/voices angle 2
should come from left-side
(horizontally) far-left
left
center-left
center
center-right
right
far-right
right-side
behind
leftwards
rightwards
cue A shorthand property for cue-before 2
setting the cue-before and cue- cue-after
after properties in one
declaration
cue-after Specifies a sound to be played none 2
after speaking an element's url
content to delimit it from
other
cue-before Specifies a sound to be played none 2
before speaking an element's url
content to delimit it from
other
elevation Sets where the sound/voices angle 2
should come from (vertically) below
level
above
higher
lower
pause A shorthand property for pause-before 2
setting the pause-before and pause-after
pause-after properties in one
declaration
pause-after Specifies a pause after time 2
speaking an element's content %
pause-before Specifies a pause before time 2
speaking an element's content %

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CSS2 Aural Reference CONTINUED

Property Description Values W3C

pitch Specifies the speaking voice frequency 2
x-low
low
medium
high
x-high
pitch-range Specifies the variation in the speaking voice. (Monotone voice or number 2
animated voice?)
play-during Specifies a sound to be played while speaking an element's content auto 2
none
url
mix
repeat
richness Specifies the richness in the speaking voice. (Rich voice or thin voice?) number 2
speak Specifies whether content will render aurally normal 2
none
spell-out
speak-header Specifies how to handle table headers. Should the headers be spoken always 2
before every cell, or only before a cell with a different header than the once
previous cell
speak- Specifies how to speak numbers digits 2
numeral continuous
speak- Specifies how to speak punctuation characters none 2
punctuation code
speech-rate Specifies the speed of the speaking number 2
x-slow
slow
medium
fast
x-fast
faster
slower
stress Specifies the "stress" in the speaking voice number 2
voice-family A prioritized list of voice family names that contain specific voices specific- 2
voice
generic-
voice
volume Specifies the volume of the speaking number 2
%
silent
x-soft
soft
medium
loud
x-loud

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CSS Units
Measurements
Unit Description
% percentage
in inch
cm centimeter
mm millimeter
em one em is equal to the current font size of the current element
ex one ex is the x-height of a font (x-height is usually about half the font-size)
pt point (1 pt is the same as 1/72 inch)
pc pica (1 pc is the same as 12 points)
px pixels (a dot on the computer screen)

Colors
Unit Description
color_name A color name (e.g. red)
rgb(x,x,x) An RGB value (e.g. rgb(255,0,0))
rgb(x%, x%, x%) An RGB percentage value (e.g. rgb(100%,0%,0%))
#rrggbb A HEX number (e.g. #ff0000)

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Color Values
CSS colors are defined using a hexadecimal notation for the combination of Red, Green, and Blue color
values (RGB). The lowest value that can be given to one light source is 0 (hex #00). The highest value is
255 (hex #FF).

This table shows the result of combining Red, Green, and Blue light sources:.

Color Color HEX Color RGB

#000000 rgb(0,0,0)
#FF0000 rgb(255,0,0)
#00FF00 rgb(0,255,0)
#0000FF rgb(0,0,255)
#FFFF00 rgb(255,255,0)
#00FFFF rgb(0,255,255)
#FF00FF rgb(255,0,255)
#C0C0C0 rgb(192,192,192)
#FFFFFF rgb(255,255,255)

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216 Cross Platform Web Safe Colors
A few years ago, when most computers supported only 256 different colors, a list of 216 Web Safe Colors
was suggested as a Web standard. The reason for this was that the Microsoft and Mac operating system
used 40 different "reserved" fixed system colors (about 20 each). The 216 cross-platform web-safe color
palette was created to ensure that all computers would display the colors correctly when running a 256
color palette:
000000 000033 000066 000099 0000CC 0000FF
003300 003333 003366 003399 0033CC 0033FF
006600 006633 006666 006699 0066CC 0066FF
009900 009933 009966 009999 0099CC 0099FF
00CC00 00CC33 00CC66 00CC99 00CCCC 00CCFF
00FF00 00FF33 00FF66 00FF99 00FFCC 00FFFF
330000 330033 330066 330099 3300CC 3300FF
333300 333333 333366 333399 3333CC 3333FF
336600 336633 336666 336699 3366CC 3366FF
339900 339933 339966 339999 3399CC 3399FF
33CC00 33CC33 33CC66 33CC99 33CCCC 33CCFF
33FF00 33FF33 33FF66 33FF99 33FFCC 33FFFF
660000 660033 660066 660099 6600CC 6600FF
663300 663333 663366 663399 6633CC 6633FF
666600 666633 666666 666699 6666CC 6666FF
669900 669933 669966 669999 6699CC 6699FF
66CC00 66CC33 66CC66 66CC99 66CCCC 66CCFF
66FF00 66FF33 66FF66 66FF99 66FFCC 66FFFF
990000 990033 990066 990099 9900CC 9900FF
993300 993333 993366 993399 9933CC 9933FF
996600 996633 996666 996699 9966CC 9966FF
999900 999933 999966 999999 9999CC 9999FF
99CC00 99CC33 99CC66 99CC99 99CCCC 99CCFF
99FF00 99FF33 99FF66 99FF99 99FFCC 99FFFF
CC0000 CC0033 CC0066 CC0099 CC00CC CC00FF
CC3300 CC3333 CC3366 CC3399 CC33CC CC33FF
CC6600 CC6633 CC6666 CC6699 CC66CC CC66FF
CC9900 CC9933 CC9966 CC9999 CC99CC CC99FF
CCCC00 CCCC33 CCCC66 CCCC99 CCCCCC CCCCFF
CCFF00 CCFF33 CCFF66 CCFF99 CCFFCC CCFFFF
FF0000 FF0033 FF0066 FF0099 FF00CC FF00FF
FF3300 FF3333 FF3366 FF3399 FF33CC FF33FF
FF6600 FF6633 FF6666 FF6699 FF66CC FF66FF
FF9900 FF9933 FF9966 FF9999 FF99CC FF99FF
FFCC00 FFCC33 FFCC66 FFCC99 FFCCCC FFCCFF
FFFF00 FFFF33 FFFF66 FFFF99 FFFFCC FFFFFF
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CSS Color Names
The table below provides a list of the 147 color names supported by popular browsers.

Click on a color name (or a hex value) to view the color as the background-color along with different text
colors:

Color Name Color HEX Color

AliceBlue #F0F8FF
AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7
Aqua #00FFFF
Aquamarine #7FFFD4
Azure #F0FFFF
Beige #F5F5DC
Bisque #FFE4C4
Black #000000
BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD
Blue #0000FF
BlueViolet #8A2BE2
Brown #A52A2A
BurlyWood #DEB887
CadetBlue #5F9EA0
Chartreuse #7FFF00
Chocolate #D2691E
Coral #FF7F50
CornflowerBlue #6495ED
Cornsilk #FFF8DC
Crimson #DC143C
Cyan #00FFFF
DarkBlue #00008B
DarkCyan #008B8B
DarkGoldenRod #B8860B
DarkGray #A9A9A9
DarkGrey #A9A9A9
DarkGreen #006400
DarkKhaki #BDB76B
DarkMagenta #8B008B
DarkOliveGreen #556B2F
Darkorange #FF8C00
DarkOrchid #9932CC
DarkRed #8B0000
DarkSalmon #E9967A
DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F
DarkSlateBlue #483D8B
DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F

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Color Name Color HEX Color
DarkSlateGrey #2F4F4F
DarkTurquoise #00CED1
DarkViolet #9400D3
DeepPink #FF1493
DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF
DimGray #696969
DimGrey #696969
DodgerBlue #1E90FF
FireBrick #B22222
FloralWhite #FFFAF0
ForestGreen #228B22
Fuchsia #FF00FF
Gainsboro #DCDCDC
GhostWhite #F8F8FF
Gold #FFD700
GoldenRod #DAA520
Gray #808080
Grey #808080
Green #008000
GreenYellow #ADFF2F
HoneyDew #F0FFF0
HotPink #FF69B4
IndianRed #CD5C5C
Indigo #4B0082
Ivory #FFFFF0
Khaki #F0E68C
Lavender #E6E6FA
LavenderBlush #FFF0F5
LawnGreen #7CFC00
LemonChiffon #FFFACD
LightBlue #ADD8E6
LightCoral #F08080
LightCyan #E0FFFF
LightGoldenRodYellow #FAFAD2
LightGray #D3D3D3
LightGrey #D3D3D3
LightGreen #90EE90
LightPink #FFB6C1
LightSalmon #FFA07A
LightSeaGreen #20B2AA
LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
LightSlateGray #778899
LightSlateGrey #778899
LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
LightYellow #FFFFE0

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Color Name Color HEX Color
Lime #00FF00
LimeGreen #32CD32
Linen #FAF0E6
Magenta #FF00FF
Maroon #800000
MediumAquaMarine #66CDAA
MediumBlue #0000CD
MediumOrchid #BA55D3
MediumPurple #9370D8
MediumSeaGreen #3CB371
MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE
MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A
MediumTurquoise #48D1CC
MediumVioletRed #C71585
MidnightBlue #191970
MintCream #F5FFFA
MistyRose #FFE4E1
Moccasin #FFE4B5
NavajoWhite #FFDEAD
Navy #000080
OldLace #FDF5E6
Olive #808000
OliveDrab #6B8E23
Orange #FFA500
OrangeRed #FF4500
Orchid #DA70D6
PaleGoldenRod #EEE8AA
PaleGreen #98FB98
PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE
PaleVioletRed #D87093
PapayaWhip #FFEFD5
PeachPuff #FFDAB9
Peru #CD853F
Pink #FFC0CB
Plum #DDA0DD
PowderBlue #B0E0E6
Purple #800080
Red #FF0000
RosyBrown #BC8F8F
RoyalBlue #4169E1
SaddleBrown #8B4513
Salmon #FA8072
SandyBrown #F4A460
SeaGreen #2E8B57
SeaShell #FFF5EE

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Color Name Color HEX Color
Sienna #A0522D
Silver #C0C0C0
SkyBlue #87CEEB
SlateBlue #6A5ACD
SlateGray #708090
SlateGrey #708090
Snow #FFFAFA
SpringGreen #00FF7F
SteelBlue #4682B4
Tan #D2B48C
Teal #008080
Thistle #D8BFD8
Tomato #FF6347
Turquoise #40E0D0
Violet #EE82EE
Wheat #F5DEB3
White #FFFFFF
WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5
Yellow #FFFF00
YellowGreen #9ACD32

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