Why does HTML think “chucknorris” is a color?

Why do certain random strings produce colors when entered as background colors in HTML? For example, the following code produces a page with a red background across all browsers and platforms: <body bgcolor=”chucknorris”> test </body> On the other hand, the value chucknorr produces a yellow background! What’s going on here? 10 It’s a holdover from … Read more