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@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 <p class="bg-warning">...</p>
 <p class="bg-danger">...</p>
 {% endhighlight %}
-
+ <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-info">
+    <h4>Dealing with specificity</h4>
+    <p>Sometimes contextual background classeses cannot be applied due to the specificity of another selector. In some cases, a sufficient workaround is to wrap your element's content in a <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> with the class.</p>
+  </div>
 
   <h3 id="helper-classes-close">Close icon</h3>
   <p>Use the generic close icon for dismissing content like modals and alerts.</p>