How do I create a color block underneath a section of text?

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  cynthia50 · Member · Sep 21, 2011 at 11:46 am

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  I write a food blog and want to highlight the recipes by using a block of color underneath that portion of text. My theme is Pilcrow. Do I need custom CSS for that or is there a tool to put in a block of color?
  Blog url: http://50years50recipes.wordpress.com/

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  andrewspittle · Staff · Sep 21, 2011 at 4:28 pm

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  You could possibly do this with the HTML editor and adding code like this:

  <p style="background-color:#f1f1f1">This is a test.</p>

  However, the best way to do it would be with a custom design upgrade. By doing it with custom CSS you wouldn’t have to manually change the color should you decide to have it look different in the future.