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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients

Johannes Böhm
Johannes Böhm
5,957 Points
Posted by Johannes Böhm
Johannes Böhm
5,957 Points

Why does my second color stop not work? The error message says, my 2nd stop is not darkslateblue - but I am sure it is ;

My CSS is like this:

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */ .main-header{ background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue 10% ,darkslateblue 90%); }

Any Ideas, why this dies not work?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header{
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue 10% ,darkslateblue);
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
    <header id="top" class="main-header">
      <span class="title">Journey Through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1 class="main-heading">Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>

        <div class="primary-content">
            <p class="intro">
                Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking attractions located in California. It's home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's reputation.
            </p>
            <a class="callout" href="#more">Find out more</a>
        </div><!-- End .primary-content -->
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Took the code challenge....

.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90%);
}

This passed Johannes you had the color stops mixed up..

Craig

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi,

A lot of people have had trouble with this and the reason I think is mostly the comma separation...

background-image: linear-gradient(to top, red, blue);

Your spellings look correct so it cant be that..

useful link

Hope this helps Craig

Johannes Böhm
Johannes Böhm
5,957 Points
Johannes Böhm
Johannes Böhm
5,957 Points

Thank you,.. now it worked,... Cheers!

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

No problem Johannes happy coding !!!

Garrett Levine
Garrett Levine
20,305 Points
Garrett Levine
Garrett Levine
20,305 Points

I believe I had also had trouble completing this quiz. So very frustrating!