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Less lighten()

The Less lighten function is used to increase the lightness of a color in the element. Its parameters are:

• color: It is used to specify color object.
• amount: Its percentage varies between 0 – 100%.
• method: It is optional parameter. It is used to adjust the current value. The adjustment to be relative to current value by setting it to relative.

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Lighten Function Example

Let’s take an example to demonstrate the usage of lighten function in Less file.

Create a HTML file named “simple.html”, having the following data.

HTML file: simple.html

Now create a file named “simple.less”. It is similar to CSS file. The only one difference is that it is saved with “.less” extension.

LESS file: simple.less

Put the both file “simple.html” and “simple.less” inside the root folder of Node.js

Now, execute the following code: lessc simple.less simple.css

This will compile the “simple.less” file. A CSS file named “simple.css” will be generated.

For example:

The generated CSS “simple.css”, has the following code:

Output: