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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Text Shadows and Box Shadows

Posted by David Danko
David Danko
1,415 Points

What am i doing wrong ?

Whats wrong in there ? :D

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading{
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31;
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 60px 5px rgba(firebrick);

}
.title{
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;

}
.main-header{
box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 5px 60px;
}
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 -->

        <footer class="main-footer">
            <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
            <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
        </footer>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

It looks like you're trying to pass a keyword value into your rgba function. Remember RGBA takes 3 number values up to 255 and an alpha value from 0 to 1.

Try removing the RGBA?

David Danko
David Danko
1,415 Points

oh ok lets see now :DD

Inge L
Inge L
30,058 Points
Inge L
Inge L
30,058 Points

You are missing the right syntax.

box-shadow: none|h-shadow v-shadow blur spread color |inset|initial|inherit;

.main-heading {
 text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31; 
}

.title {
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;
}

.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, 0 0 60px 5px firebrick inset; 
}
David Danko
David Danko
1,415 Points
David Danko
David Danko
1,415 Points

Ina Pavlovic thanks :P