Pleasecss3 colors
Safe to use with fallbackcssIf you found yourself wanting to use papayawhip or goldenrod or indianred as your colors of choice, do feel free.
- Verdict
- Safe to use
- Category
- CSS features
- Browser support
- Can I Use
- Works in
- IE9+
Should you use css3 colors in 2026?
You have to specify a fallback color for IE 8- users. Use the hsl(), hsla() and rgba() functions with more caution, as they may not be supported on older browsers.
Polyfills and fallbacks
Progressive enhancement works well here: browsers without support degrade gracefully, so a dedicated polyfill is usually unnecessary.