Ha, I know what you mean, it does seem a little inconsistent. But it actually follows the standard pattern for color names, like "MediumVioletRed", "DarkOliveGreen", or "RebeccaPurple". CSS treats these names case-insensitively, so I actually write all lowercase currentcolor most of the time.
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Awesome article! One thing bothers me (a lot): it should be called
current-colorlike everything else in CSSHa, I know what you mean, it does seem a little inconsistent. But it actually follows the standard pattern for color names, like "MediumVioletRed", "DarkOliveGreen", or "RebeccaPurple". CSS treats these names case-insensitively, so I actually write all lowercase
currentcolormost of the time.