The bgcolor attribute specifies a background-color for an HTML page. The value of this attribute can be a hexadecimal number, an RGB value, or a color name:
<body bgcolor="#000000"> <body bgcolor="rgb(0,0,0)"> <body bgcolor="black"> |
The lines above all set the background-color to black.
The background attribute specifies a background-image for an HTML page. The value of this attribute is the URL of the image you want to use. If the image is smaller than the browser window, the image will repeat itself until it fills the entire browser window.
<body background="clouds.gif"> <body background="http://www.website.com/clouds.gif"> |
The URL can be relative (as in the first line above) or absolute (as in the second line above).
Note: If you want to use a background image, you should keep in mind:
- Will the background image increase the loading time too much?
- Will the background image look good with other images on the page?
- Will the background image look good with the text colors on the page?
- Will the background image look good when it is repeated on the page?
- Will the background image take away the focus from the text?
Here's a link to some graphic sites I compiled together. Feel free to check them out. Graphic Web Sites
