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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Media Queries

Posted by Flora Yasmin
Flora Yasmin
2,085 Points

How do I change the background color?

It says: "Bummer: Did you specify the background color?" Well I did say 'tomato'.. so what's wrong?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .main-header {
    background: tomato
    color: white
  }
}
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>

2 Answers

Richard Chase
Richard Chase
2,389 Points

Make sure you're using semicolons.

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .main-header {
    background: tomato;
    color: white;
  }
}
Flora Yasmin
Flora Yasmin
2,085 Points

Oh haha -- just realized I forgot that 😂. Thanks!

Brandon White
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Brandon White
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,771 Points
Brandon White
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Brandon White
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,771 Points

Hi Flora,

I’m pretty sure the issue that you’re running into is that you don’t have a comma separating your rules. You need a comma between tomato and color.

Does that make sense?