2.1.36 [CSS-Level2-2009] Section 8.5.2, Border color: 'border-top-color', 'border-right-color', 'border-bottom-color', 'border-left-color', and 'border-color'

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V0044:

The specification states:

 ‘border-color'
  
 Value:                 [ <color> | transparent ] {1,4} | inherit
 Initial:               see individual properties
 Applies to:            all elements 
 Inherited:             no 
 Percentages:           N/A 
 Media:                 visual
 Computed value:        see individual properties

Quirks Mode and IE7 Mode (All Versions)

The inherit value of the border-color property is not supported.

V0340:

The specification states:

 If an element's border color is not specified with a border property, user agents must use the value of the element's 'color' property as the computed value for the border color.

IE7 Mode (All Versions)

If an element’s border color is not specified with a border property, the color is set from a previous border-color value rather than the text color.

V0202:

The specification states:

 'border-top-width', 'border-right-width', 'border-bottom-width', 'border-left-width' 
  
 Value:                 <border-width> | inherit
 Initial:               medium 
 Applies to:            all elements 
 Inherited:             no
 Percentages:           N/A 
 Media:                 visual 
 Computed value:        absolute length; '0' if the border style is 'none' or 
 'hidden'
  
 These properties set the width of the top, right, bottom, and left border of a box.

IE7 Mode (All Versions)

The border-bottom-width property will clip the bottom content edge of the inline elements.

V0203:

The specification states:

 The border color properties specify the color of a box's border.
  
 'border-top-color', 'border-right-color', 'border-bottom-color', 'border-left-color' 
  
 Value:                 <color> | transparent | inherit            
 Initial:               the value of the 'color' property
 Applies to:            all elements
 Inherited:             no
 Percentages:           N/A
 Media:                 visual
 Computed value:        when taken from the 'color' property, the computed value of 
 'color'; otherwise, as specified

Quirks Mode and IE7 Mode (All Versions)

The inherit value of the border color properties is not supported.