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		Arch-TK 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The HTML Hobbyist (2022) It's funny to talk about non-essential CSS and then to use a grey background. I don't think any CSS should be essential, but I think tasteful changes to make your website look unique for those who have it enabled is totally appropriate. E.g. https://kramkow.ski/

adiabatty 5 months ago [–]

Gray backgrounds used to be the default.

antonvs 5 months ago | [–]

It mostly switched to white by roughly the mid-90s, so I guess it depends on which era one is nostalgically trying to recreate.

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