# Stupid Color Problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-color-problem/159374>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [August 17, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-color-problem/159374 "2005-08-17T01:49:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-color-problem/159374/1 "2005-08-17T01:49:16Z")

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Ok, this is really odd, I selected a color (#1B1B1B) put it in the background of an image, saved the image, and put that same color (#1B1B1B) as the background color of my HTML page. The image blends in in Firefox, but not in IE… I don’t understand it…

Here’s the link:  
[www.barbdwyer.com/index2.php](http://www.barbdwyer.com/index2.php)

Any help?