Text, background and theme colours.
✍️ 3 exercises + code challenge in this lessonBootstrap has theme colours: primary, secondary, success, danger, warning, info, light, dark.
.text-success.bg-danger, softer .bg-danger-subtle.text-bg-warning sets a background with a matching readable text colour.Mastering Bootstrap Colors helps you write clean and reliable Bootstrap code. Follow standard conventions, test edge cases, and keep logic simple. Try running the code example below and complete the exercises to build confidence.
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
<div class="container py-3">
<p class="text-primary">.text-primary</p>
<p class="text-success">.text-success</p>
<p class="text-danger">.text-danger</p>
<div class="p-2 mb-2 text-bg-primary">.text-bg-primary</div>
<div class="p-2 mb-2 text-bg-warning">.text-bg-warning</div>
<div class="p-2 mb-2 bg-success-subtle border border-success">.bg-success-subtle</div>
<div class="p-2 text-bg-dark">.text-bg-dark</div>
</div>Check what you learned in “Bootstrap Colors”.
Make the text red (danger colour).
<p class="">Error!</p>
Which class sets a background AND a readable text colour?
Give the div a warning background with readable text using "text-bg-warning".
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