RE: Relative colours in CSS?

then you can do funky things like redefining red... I like it :o)


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruno [mailto:bruno@teraram.com]
Sent: 20 December 2000 15:02
To: Clover Andrew; www-style@w3.org
Subject: Re: Relative colours in CSS?


> The obvious syntax for this would be an at-rule to extend/replace
> the built-in colour names, eg.
>
>   @color {
>     color-name: skin;
>     color-base: rgb(253, 210, 189);
>   }
>
> I suppose one might also be able to fit the 'relative colours'
> idea into this sort of syntax, something like:
>
>   @color {
>     color-name: bruise;
>     color-base: skin;
>     color-value: darker; /* or -n% or an absolute value */
>     color-hue: 153;  /* IMO HSV is a more useful model than RGB */
>   }
>

I just want to say that I agree with Andrew, this at-rule for colors is very
inventive, good job Andrew, and you have my vote for colors to be put in
CSS3.

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