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# CSS Styling with Merge Fields

This how-to article will explain how you would use merge fields to add a layer of styling that could be tied to an object.

### ![thinking face](https://pf-emoji-service.prod-east.frontend.public.atl-paas.net/assets/standard/ef8b0642-7523-4e13-9fd3-01b65648acf6/32x32/1f914.png) Example Use Case <a href="#example-use-case" id="example-use-case"></a>

You have an object that has a specific field tied to a CSS element.

Example: An opportunity has a field you’d like to utilize as a CSS attribute. In this case, the opportunity has a Color field and a color associated with it.

![blue book](https://pf-emoji-service.prod-east.frontend.public.atl-paas.net/assets/standard/ef8b0642-7523-4e13-9fd3-01b65648acf6/32x32/1f4d8.png) Instructions

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**Create the field**

* Go to Setup > Object Manager > the object you wish to update
* Go to Fields & Relationships and click the New button to create a new field
* Set as Text with a length of 255
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Set the CSS attribute on the record**

* Go to the record you wish to update
* Add the CSS attribute to the field you just created (ex: #C2BFA5)
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Leverage the CSS attribute in a template**

```
<div style="background-color:{{!Opportunity.test_color__c}};">TEST TEXT</div>
```

{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

#### Output

<figure><img src="/files/V1fzoL3MRASh979Arywe" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
There can be many other uses for CSS merge fields, this is just a single example.
{% endhint %}


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