It is recommendable to type the color's name instead of its hex value in CSS?

Question

I always forget what colors I\'m dealing with in CSS when I see it hex value. I would like to use the name instead (e.g color: lightgreen). Is it supported by all browsers?

Answer 1

You could always add comments to your CSS file so instead of:

.my_class {
    color: orange;
}

You could write:

.my_class {
    color: #ffa500; /* Orange */
}

This way you know for sure the colour will be exactly the same in every browser and you see the name as well.