# Name VS Hex

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/name-vs-hex/99184
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 15, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/name-vs-hex/99184 "2004-01-15T18:55:20Z")
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### Author: ![neverrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/919ad9/32.png) [@neverrain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neverrain)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/name-vs-hex/99184/1 "2004-01-15T18:55:20Z")

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Hey Everyone,

Now on some big company websites I’ve been seeing their using the name of the color instead of just typing out the hexadecimal code (e.g. white instead of #FFFFFF).

Why do they use the name instead of the color and which do you believe works better?

-Datapimpinator :sketchy:

P.S. Will #FFF work as #FFFFFF?