# selector in CSS is misinterpreted as color

Type: Bug

When coding css inside a php file, the selectors which use hastags have a little box on the left to choose a color.

This doesn't happen when HTML is selected, only when PHP is selected.
https://www.pasteboard.co/4je2EzN8MgJs.png

VS Code version: Code 1.135.0 (08d4889f9ec4a1685d257b9b95de036c8e1ce1e5, 2026-08-25T14:26:52Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.14.0-37-generic snap
Modes:

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Machine model name:
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Extensions (43)

Name|Identifier|Author|Version
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Fontawesome Search|adriandoescoding.fontawesome-search|AdrianDoesCoding|1.0.0
Node Essentials|afractal.node-essentials|afractal|1.1.0
Nomo Dark Icon Theme|be5invis.vscode-icontheme-nomo-dark|be5invis|1.3.9
Path Intellisense|christian-kohler.path-intellisense|christian-kohler|2.10.0
smoothscroll|cyansprite.smoothscroll|cyansprite|1.0.4
ESLint|dbaeumer.vscode-eslint|dbaeumer|3.0.34
Composer|devsense.composer-php-vscode|DEVSENSE|1.73.19214
IntelliPHP - AI Autocomplete for PHP|devsense.intelli-php-vscode|DEVSENSE|0.12.17700
PHP|devsense.phptools-vscode|DEVSENSE|1.73.19214
PHP Profiler|devsense.profiler-php-vscode|DEVSENSE|1.73.19214
ES7+ React/Redux/React-Native snippets|dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets|dsznajder|4.4.3
GitLens — Git supercharged|eamodio.gitlens|eamodio|18.3.0
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GitHub Pull Requests|github.vscode-pull-request-github|GitHub|0.162.0
Gemini Code Assist|google.geminicodeassist|google|2.98.0
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Python Indent|kevinrose.vsc-python-indent|KevinRose|1.21.0
DotENV|mikestead.dotenv|mikestead|1.0.1
HTML Format|mohd-akram.vscode-html-format|mohd-akram|0.1.6
Python Debugger|ms-python.debugpy|ms-python|2026.6.0
Python|ms-python.python|ms-python|2026.4.0
Pylance|ms-python.vscode-pylance|ms-python|2026.3.1
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Live Share|ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare|ms-vsliveshare|1.1.122
[Deprecated] Debugger for Chrome|msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome|msjsdiag|4.13.0
Codex – OpenAI’s coding agent|openai.chatgpt|openai|26.825.41651
Material Icon Theme|pkief.material-icon-theme|PKief|5.38.1
Red Hat Dependency Analytics|redhat.fabric8-analytics|redhat|1.0.0
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Frosted Glass Theme|richardluo.frosted-glass-theme|RichardLuo|0.8.28
Format HTML in PHP|rifi2k.format-html-in-php|rifi2k|1.7.0
Live Server|ritwickdey.liveserver|ritwickdey|5.7.10
vscode-spotify|shyykoserhiy.vscode-spotify|shyykoserhiy|3.2.1
vscode-pets|tonybaloney.vscode-pets|tonybaloney|1.36.0
IntelliCode API Usage Examples|visualstudioexptteam.intellicode-api-usage-examples|VisualStudioExptTeam|0.2.9
IntelliCode|visualstudioexptteam.vscodeintellicode|VisualStudioExptTeam|1.3.2
Quokka.js|wallabyjs.quokka-vscode|WallabyJs|1.0.769
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Live Server (Five Server)|yandeu.five-server|yandeu|0.4.0

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