Example of how to change the text color which will be filled in the place of placeholder | CSS Snippets

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      input {
        padding: 10px;
        margin: 5px;
        width: 90%;
      }
      input[type="submit"] {
        width: 100px;
      }
      .one {
        color: #8ebf42;
      }
      .two {
        color: #ff0066;
      }
      .three {
        color: #1c87c9;
      }
      .one::placeholder {
        color: #1c87c9;
      }
      .two::placeholder {
        color: #ff0000;
      }
      .three::placeholder {
        color: #8ebf42;
      }
      input:placeholder-shown {
        border: 1px solid #095484;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form action="/form/submit" method="post">
      First name:
      <input class="one" type="text" name="firstname" placeholder="John">
      <br>
      <br> Last name:
      <input class="two" type="text" name="lastname" placeholder="Lennon">
      <br>
      <br> Email address:
      <input class="three" type="email" name="email" placeholder="YourEmail@gmail.com">
      <input type="submit" value="Send" />
    </form>
  </body>
</html>