Learn CSS Transforms by Building a Penguin - Step 88

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Please help me, i been trying for hours!
You should give .penguin-body::before a background-color of var(--penguin-skin) , but found var(--penguin-skin),linear-gradient(45deg,var(--penguin-skin),rgb(239,240,228))
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:root {
  --penguin-face: white;
  --penguin-picorna: orange;
  --penguin-skin: gray;
}

body {
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(118, 201, 255), rgb(247, 255, 222));
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100vh;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.left-mountain {
  width: 300px;
  height: 300px;
  background: linear-gradient(rgb(203, 241, 228), rgb(80, 183, 255));
  position: absolute;
  transform: skew(0deg, 44deg);
  z-index: 2;
  margin-top: 100px;
}

.back-mountain {
  width: 300px;
  height: 300px;
  background: linear-gradient(rgb(203, 241, 228), rgb(47, 170, 255));
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  left: 110px;
  top: 225px;
}

.sun {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  background-color: yellow;
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  top: -75px;
  right: -75px;
}

.penguin {
  width: 300px;
  height: 300px;
  margin: auto;
  margin-top: 75px;
  z-index: 4;
  position: relative;
}

.penguin * {
  position: absolute;
}

.penguin-head {
  width: 50%;
  height: 45%;
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--penguin-skin), rgb(239, 240, 228));
  border-radius: 70% 70% 65% 65%;
  top: 10%;
  left: 25%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.face {
  width: 60%;
  height: 70%;
  background-color: var(--penguin-face);
  border-radius: 70% 70% 60% 60%;
  top: 15%;
}

.face.left {
  left: 5%;
}

.face.right {
  right: 5%;
}

.chin {
  width: 90%;
  height: 70%;
  background-color: var(--penguin-face);
  top: 25%;
  left: 5%;
  border-radius: 70% 70% 100% 100%;
}

.eye {
  width: 15%;
  height: 17%;
  background-color: black;
  top: 45%;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.eye.left {
  left: 25%;
}

.eye.right {
  right: 25%;
}

.eye-lid {
  width: 150%;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: var(--penguin-face);
  top: 25%;
  left: -23%;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.blush {
  width: 15%;
  height: 10%;
  background-color: pink;
  top: 65%;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.blush.left {
  left: 15%;
}

.blush.right {
  right: 15%;
}

.beak {
  height: 10%;
  background-color: var(--penguin-picorna);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.beak.top {
  width: 20%;
  top: 60%;
  left: 40%;
}

.beak.bottom {
  width: 16%;
  top: 65%;
  left: 42%;
}

.shirt {
  font: bold 25px Helvetica, sans-serif;
  top: 165px;
  left: 127.5px;
  z-index: 1;
  color: #6a6969;
  background-color: var(--penguin-skin);
}

.shirt div {
  font-weight:  initial;
  top: 22.5px;
  left: 12px;
}

.penguin-body {
  width: 53%;
  height: 45%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    45deg,
    rgb(134, 133, 133) 0%,
    rgb(234, 231, 231) 25%,
    white 67%
  );
  border-radius: 80% 80% 100% 100%;
  top: 40%;
  left: 23.5%;
}

.penguin-body::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 50%;
  height: 45%;
  background-color: var(--penguin-skin),linear-gradient(45deg,var(--penguin-skin),rgb(239,240,228));
  top: 10%;
  left: 25%;
  border-radius: 0% 0% 100% 100%;
  opacity: 70%;
}

.arm {
  width: 30%;
  height: 60%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--penguin-skin), rgb(209, 210, 199));
}

.foot {
  width:  15%;

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Challenge: Learn CSS Transforms by Building a Penguin - Step 88

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It is asking you to set the background-color property just to the variable you created. Not using linear-gradient

background-color: var(--some-variable);
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you saved my life! i guess i should have read the hint more patiently.

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