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 ![twobackground](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/26467304/31036152-0607936a-a539-11e7-9e9f-a5e60ade042d.png)
 
-In CSS color can be defined in three ways:
-* A valid color name such as `blue`
-* A HEX value such as `#FFFFF` (Hex value for white)
-* An RGB value such as `rgb(76,175,80)` (RGB value for light green)
+In CSS color can be defined in four ways: (using white as an example)
+* A valid color name such as `white`.
+* A HEX value such as `#FFFFFF`.
+* An abreviated HEX value such as '#FFF'.
+* An RGB value such as `rgb(255,255,255)`.
 
 ### Background Images
 You can use the background image property to set an image as a background for an element.