title: What is the difference between background and background-color
body: <p>What's the difference between specifying a background color using <code>background</code> and <code>background-color</code>?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Snippet #1</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>body { background-color: blue; }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Snippet #2</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>body { background: blue; }
  </code></pre>