Joel D Canfield wrote: >> but the longhand for #abc is #abcabc. > > not according to http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1#color-units > > which says #f00 equals #ff0000 > > joel You're entirely correct, and the system makes perfect sense. I don't know where I got such a strong conviction of such a complete piece of misinformation! Regards, Barney