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

David Buxton
David Buxton
3,768 Points
Posted by David Buxton
David Buxton
3,768 Points

task 3 is no longer passing - color gradients

Hi, is this a bug? I've gone over this a thousand times and I can't seem to see what's wrong. The error keeps coming back as "bummer: task 3 is no longer passing!" but when I go back to task 3, it passes. Task 4 however, just takes me back to task 3.... very frustrating!

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(top to bottom steelblue, 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>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

The last task is "Set the second color stop's position to 90%. Then, add the value that sets the gradient direction from bottom to top."

Your response is very close, but I noticed it has these issues:

  • your direction is going to bottom instead of to top
  • your direction name has 3 words instead of 2
  • you forgot the comma (,) after the direction

I bet you can fix it with these hints and don't need a spoiler.

David Buxton
David Buxton
3,768 Points
David Buxton
David Buxton
3,768 Points

Ahhh! I feel like such an idiot, thanks! I was pretty sure there was something wrong with my code but just couldn't see it. Thanks for the help! :)

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

Hey David, here's my css solution (sorry for the bad formatting):

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-header {

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

}