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

Manjula Kashyap
Manjula Kashyap
2,694 Points
Posted by Manjula Kashyap
Manjula Kashyap
2,694 Points

My answer is not accepted

.main-header {

background-image: linear-gradient( to top , steelblue 0% , darkslateblue 90% );

}

Is something wrong?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient( to top , steelblue 0% , darkslateblue 90% );
}
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>
Laura Wazna-Blank
Laura Wazna-Blank
4,422 Points
Laura Wazna-Blank
Laura Wazna-Blank
4,422 Points

when I removed the '0%' from the first color stop the code was accepted, you might try that.

2 Answers

Jamie Allison
Jamie Allison
3,358 Points
Jamie Allison
Jamie Allison
3,358 Points

I just did this challenge and tried your code. All I did to get it to work is to remove the 0% and some of the spaces between each value, like so:

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

Spaces are good for readability but apparently in this case may be the issue as to why it is not accepting! Hope this helps!

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

Code highlighting was fixed for you, Jamie.

Jamie Allison
Jamie Allison
3,358 Points
Jamie Allison
Jamie Allison
3,358 Points

Thanks! I followed the cheat sheet but didn't have much luck!

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

You were very close. Here's an animation to help with that, and also this post.

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