table background color

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  jhanajian2 · Member · Apr 30, 2015 at 2:20 pm

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  Hi. I have created a table for the text within one of my posts. The problem is with the table background color. The code I’m using is not working for the background color.

  Come Dance

  I used a color picker to check the background color that is showing. It is #ddd905. The color I want is #d8d3ce. This is my code for the table:

  <tbody>
  <tr>
  <td>Every child has known God,

  Not the God of names,

  Not the God of don’ts,

  Not the God who never does

  Anything weird,

  But the God who knows only 4 words

  And keeps repeating them, saying:

  “Come Dance with Me.”

  “Come Dance.”

  — Hafiz</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  Thanks for the help.

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  galois · Member · Apr 30, 2015 at 2:31 pm

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  A complete guide about tables on WordPress.com:
  Table coding for wordpress.com users

  Table coding for wordpress.com users

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  jhanajian2 · Member · Apr 30, 2015 at 3:02 pm

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  Okay, looks like that did it. Thanks for the info, galois.

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  galois · Member · Apr 30, 2015 at 3:47 pm

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  You’re welcome, @jhanajian2 :)

  Okay, looks like that did it.

  Try with this code:

  <table style="width: 350px; height: 450px; background-color: #d8d3ce">
  <tbody>
  <tr>
  <td>Every child has known God,
  
  Not the God of names,
  
  Not the God of don'ts,
  
  Not the God who never does
  
  Anything weird,
  
  But the God who knows only 4 words
  
  And keeps repeating them, saying:
  
  "Come Dance with Me."
  
  "Come Dance."
  
  -- Hafiz</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  Note that the attribute is background-color, not bgcolor.

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  galois · Member · Apr 30, 2015 at 3:50 pm

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  See how it looks, here:
  Screenshot: https://cloudup.com/cbp9by6RqWj

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  jhanajian2 · Member · Apr 30, 2015 at 11:46 pm

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  yes, i saw that it should be background-color rather than bgcolor. thanks again.

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  galois · Member · May 1, 2015 at 6:06 pm

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  You’re welcome & best wishes.