* { background-image: none; } button:nth-child(even) { background-color: yellow; } button:nth-child(odd) { background-color: red; } button:first-child { background-color: purple; } button:last-child:nth-child(even) { background-color: lime; } button:last-child:nth-child(odd) { background-color: purple; } button:last-child:first-child { background-color: blue; } /* for reference */ #red { background-color: red; } #lime { background-color: lime; } #purple { background-color: purple; } #yellow { background-color: yellow; } #blue { background-color: blue; }