css basics: background vs background-color explained || HTML || CSS

In CSS, both background-color and background are used to define the background of an element, but they differ in scope and flexibility.

1. background-color
Definition: Sets only the background color of an element.
Syntax: background-color: color;
Example:
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div {
background-color: blue;
}
Usage: Use when you only want to specify the background color without affecting other background properties (like images, size, or position).
2. background
Definition: A shorthand property that can define multiple background properties at once, including:
background-color
background-image
background-position
background-size
background-repeat
background-attachment
background-origin
Syntax: background: [background-color] [background-image] [background-position] [background-size] [background-repeat] [background-attachment];
Example:
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div {
}
Usage: Use when you need to apply a combination of background properties (like a background color with an image) in a single declaration.
Summary
background-color sets only the color.
background is a shorthand that can include multiple properties, offering more flexibility in styling backgrounds.

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