YMMV using the named color instead of the RGB notation. If the RGB notation has characters other than C, F, 3, 6, 9, and 0, then the color is not among those referred to as "Netscape safe'. Such colors may look very different if viewed with another browser, or on another platform.
| .aliceblue{background: aliceblue} | /*F0F8FF* (not for NN)/ |
| .antiquewhite{background:antiquewhite} | /*FAEBD7*/ |
| .aqua{background: aqua} | /*00FFFF*/ |
| .aquamarine{background: aquamarine} | /*7FFFD4*/ |
| .azure{background: azure} | /*F0FFFF*/ |
| .beige{background: beige} | /*F5F5DC*/ |
| .bisque{background: bisque} | /*FFE4C4*/ |
| .black{background: black} | /*000000*/ |
| .blanchedalmond{background: blanchedalmond} | /*FFEBCD*/ |
| .blue{background: blue} | /*0000FF*/ |
| .blueviolet{background: blueviolet} | /*8A2BE2*/ |
| .brown{background: brown} | /*A52A2A*/ |
| .burlywood{background: burlywood} | /*DEB887*/ |
| .cadetblue{background: cadetblue} | /*5F9EA0*/ |
| .chartreuse{background: chartreuse} | /*7FFF00*/ |
| .chocolate{background: chocolate} | /*D2691E*/ |
| .coral{background: coral} | /*FF7F50*/ |
| .cornflowerblue{background: cornflowerblue} | /*6495ED*/ |
| .cornsilk{background: cornsilk} | /*FFF8DC*/ |
| .crimson{background: crimson} | /*DC143C*/ |
| .cyan{background: cyan} | /*00FFFF*/ |
| .darkblue{background: darkblue} | /*00008B*/ |
| .darkcyan{background: darkcyan} | /*008B8B*/ |
| .darkgoldenrod{background: darkgoldenrod} | /*B8860B*/ |
| .darkgray{background: darkgray} | /*A9A9A9*/ |
| .darkgreen{background: darkgreen} | /*006400*/ |
| .darkkhaki{background: darkkhaki} | /*BDB76B*/ |
| .darkmagenta{background: darkmagenta} | /*8B008B*/ |
| .darkolivegreen{background: darkolivegreen} | /*556B2F*/ |
| .darkorange{background: darkorange} | /*FF8C00*/ |
| .darkorchid{background: darkorchid} | /*9932CC*/ |
| .darkred{background: darkred} | /*8B0000*/ |
| .darksalmon{background: darksalmon} | /*E9967A*/ |
| .darkseagreen{background: darkseagreen} | /*8FBC8F*/ |
| .darkslateblue{background: darkslateblue} | /*483D8B*/ |
| .darkslategray{background: darkslategray} | /*2F4F4F*/ |
| .darkturquoise{background: darkturquoise} | /*00CED1*/ |
| .darkviolet{background: darkviolet} | /*9400D3*/ |
| .deeppink{background: deeppink} | /*FF1493*/ |
| .deepskyblue{background: deepskyblue} | /*00BFFF*/ |
| .dimgray{background: dimgray} | /*696969*/ |
| .dodgerblue{background: dodgerblue} | /*1E90FF*/ |
| .firebrick{background: firebrick} | /*B22222*/ |
| .floralwhite{background: floralwhite} | /*FFFAF0*/ |
| .forestgreen{background: forestgreen} | /*228B22*/ |
| .fuchsia{background: fuchsia} | /*FF00FF*/ |
| .gainsboro{background: gainsboro} | /*DCDCDC*/ |
| .ghostwhite{background: ghostwhite} | /*F8F8FF*/ |
| .gold{background: gold} | /*FFD700*/ |
| .goldenrod{background: goldenrod} | /*DAA520*/ |
| .gray{background: gray} | /*808080*/ |
| .green{background: green} | /*008000*/ |
| .greenyellow{background: greenyellow} | /*ADFF2F*/ |
| .honeydew{background: honeydew} | /*F0FFF0*/ |
| .hotpink{background: hotpink} | /*FF69B4*/ |
| .indianred{background: indianred} | /*CD5C5C*/ |
| .indigo{background: indigo} | /*4B0082*/ |
| .ivory{background: ivory} | /*FFFFF0*/ |
| .khaki{background: khaki} | /*F0E68C*/ |
| .lavender{background: lavender} | /*E6E6FA*/ |
| .lavenderblush{background: lavenderblush} | /*FFF0F5*/ |
| .lawngreen{background: lawngreen} | /*7CFC00*/ |
| .lemonchiffon{background: lemonchiffon} | /*FFFACD*/ |
| .lightblue{background: lightblue} | /*ADD8E6*/ |
| .lightcoral{background: lightcoral} | /*F08080*/ |
| .lightcyan{background: lightcyan} | /*E0FFFF*/ |
| .lightgoldenrodyellow{background: lightgoldenrodyellow} | /*FAFAD2*/ |
| .lightgreen{background: lightgreen} | /*90EE90*/ |
| .lightgrey{background: lightgrey} | /*D3D3D3*/ |
| .lightpink{background: lightpink} | /*FFB6C1*/ |
| .lightsalmon{background: lightsalmon} | /*FFA07A*/ |
| .lightseagreen{background: lightseagreen} | /*20B2AA*/ |
| .lightskyblue{background: lightskyblue} | /*87CEFA*/ |
| .lightslategray{background: lightslategray} | /*778899*/ |
| .lightsteelblue{background: lightsteelblue} | /*B0C4DE*/ |
| .lightyellow{background: lightyellow} | /*FFFFE0*/ |
| .lime{background: lime} | /*00FF00*/ |
| .limegreen{background: limegreen} | /*32CD32*/ |
| .linen{background: linen} | /*FAF0E6*/ |
| .magenta{background: magenta} | /*FF00FF*/* same as fucshia*/ |
| .maroon{background: maroon} | /*800000*/ |
| .mediumaquamarine{background: mediumaquamarine} | /*66CDAA*/ |
| .mediumblue{background: mediumblue} | /*0000CD*/ |
| .mediumorchid{background: mediumorchid} | /*BA55D3*/ |
| .mediumpurple{background: mediumpurple} | /*9370DB*/ |
| .mediumseagreen{background: mediumseagreen} | /*3CB371*/ |
| .mediumslateblue{background: mediumslateblue} | /*7B68EE*/ |
| .mediumspringgreen{background: mediumspringgreen} | /*00FA9A*/ |
| .mediumturquoise{background: mediumturquoise} | /*48D1CC*/ |
| .mediumvioletred{background: mediumvioletred} | /*C71585*/ |
| .midnightblue{background: midnightblue} | /*191970*/ |
| .mintcream{background: mintcream} | /*F5FFFA*/ |
| .mistyrose{background: mistyrose} | /*FFE4E1*/ |
| .moccasin{background: moccasin} | /*FFE4B5*/ |
| .navajowhite{background: navajowhite} | /*FFDEAD*/ |
| .navy{background: navy} | /*000080*/ |
| .oldlace{background: oldlace} | /*FDF5E6*/ |
| .olive{background: olive} | /*808000*/ |
| .olivedrab{background: olivedrab} | /*6B8E23*/ |
| .orange{background: orange} | /*FFA500*/ |
| .orangered{background: orangered} | /*FF4500*/ |
| .orchid{background: orchid} | /*DA70D6*/ |
| .palegoldenrod{background: palegoldenrod} | /*EEE8AA*/ |
| .palegreen{background: palegreen} | /*98FB98*/ |
| .paleturquoise{background: paleturquoise} | /*AFEEEE*/ |
| .palevioletred{background: palevioletred} | /*DB7093*/ |
| .papayawhip{background: papayawhip} | /*FFEFD5*/ |
| .peachpuff{background: peachpuff} | /*FFDAB9*/ |
| .peru{background: peru} | /*CD853F*/ |
| .pink{background: pink} | /*FFC0CB*/ |
| .plum{background: plum} | /*DDA0DD*/ |
| .powderblue{background: powderblue} | /*B0E0E6*/ |
| .purple{background: purple} | /*800080*/ |
| .red{background: red} | /*FF0000*/ |
| .rosybrown{background: rosybrown} | /*BC8F8F*/ |
| .royalblue{background: royalblue} | /*4169E1*/ |
| .saddlebrown{background: saddlebrown} | /*8B4513*/ |
| .salmon{background: salmon} | /*FA8072*/ |
| .sandybrown{background: sandybrown} | /*F4A460*/ |
| .seagreen{background: seagreen} | /*2E8B57*/ |
| .seashell{background: seashell} | /*FFF5EE*/ |
| .sienna{background: sienna} | /*A0522D*/ |
| .silver{background: silver} | /*C0C0C0*/ |
| .skyblue{background: skyblue} | /*87CEEB*/ |
| .slateblue{background: slateblue} | /*6A5ACD*/ |
| .slategray{background: slategray} | /*708090*/ |
| .snow{background: snow} | /*FFFAFA*/ |
| .springgreen{background: springgreen} | /*00FF7F*/ |
| .steelblue{background: steelblue} | /*4682B4*/ |
| .tan{background: tan} | /*D2B48C*/ |
| .teal{background: teal} | /*008080*/ |
| .thistle{background: thistle} | /*D8BFD8*/ |
| .tomato{background: tomato} | /*FF6347*/ |
| .turquoise{background: turquoise} | /*40E0D0*/ |
| .violet{background: violet} | /*EE82EE*/ |
| .wheat{background: wheat} | /*F5DEB3*/ |
| .white{background: white} | /*FFFFFF*/ |
| .whitesmoke{background: whitesmoke} | /*F5F5F5*/ |
| .yellow{background: yellow} | /*FFFF00*/ |
| .yellowgreen{background: yellowgreen} | /*9ACD32*/ |
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