CSS inheritance order seems to be a common source of confusion/frustration among those new to CSS. The relevant section of the actual specification document is

CSS inheritance order seems to be a common source of confusion/frustration among those new to CSS. The relevant section of the actual specification document is actually a nice, short reference: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/cascade.html#cascading-order http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/cascade.html#cascading-order