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[RESOLVED] Why does an earlier CSS style "dominate" a style later on?

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Dec 18.2010

In my CSS file, I have this:

[CODE]#sidebar a{color:#105CB6;}
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tbody.datepickerDays td.datepickerSelected a{color:#fff;}[/CODE]

How come the link is #105CB6, and not #fff? There’s no !important.
In Google Chrome’s developer tools, “tbody.datepickerDays td.datepickerSelected a{color:#fff;}” shows up, but it’s crossed out. Why is it?

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@Jeff_MottDec 18.2010 — Seems like a specificity issue.

See http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/cascade.html#specificity
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@narutodude000authorDec 18.2010 — Thanks, so #foo{} "cascades" .foo{}. I added an additional variable in front of my selector and solved it.
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