inherit background color from the parent element

Code:

<html>
<head>
<style type='text/css'>

#mainbar
{
  background:#BBCC33;

}
#section
{
  color:#fff;
  background:#435234;
  clear:both;
  padding:0;
  text-align:center;
  font-size:1em;
  height:2em;
  line-height:2em;

 
}

a.testlink
{
  background:inherit;
  color:#FFFFFF;
  text-decoration:none;
}

#section a:hover
{
  text-decoration:underline;
}

 
</style>
<title>inherit background color from the parent element</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="mainbar">
   <div id="section">
 

     test <a href="#" class="testlink" >link</a> 
      
   </div>
    test <a href="#" class="testlink" >link</a> 
   </div>


</body>
</html>

 

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Queen's University
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