Title: Color changes
Last modified: June 22, 2017

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# Color changes

 *  Resolved [sebush85](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebush85/)
 * (@sebush85)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/color-changes-6/)
 * Hello
 * I’m sorry to have to ask this here but I haven’t been able to find what I need
   elsewhere.
    I am using a managed WordPress host (1&1). I really have no knowledge
   of web design and I’m learning as I go.
 * I’m using the MK Lite theme (although I have another issue with using the paid
   version, but will post in another area). I want to change the side menu bar background
   color as well as the hover over menu options color. In the Lite version I can
   get the text itself to change color when you hover but this is not what I want.
   I want the whole box the link is inside of to change color. (It is blue in the
   MK theme).
 * I’ve found a few lines of CSS that apparently is supposed to do it, but they 
   are either incorrect or I am not using them correctly.
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  [David Beja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbeja/)
 * (@dbeja)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/color-changes-6/#post-9252579)
 * Can you add a link of your site?
 *  Thread Starter [sebush85](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebush85/)
 * (@sebush85)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/color-changes-6/#post-9252605)
 * Yes sorry, I had to change it from private.
 * [http://www.floresyjimenez.com](http://www.floresyjimenez.com)
 *  [David Beja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbeja/)
 * (@dbeja)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/color-changes-6/#post-9252640)
 * So, for the sidebar background color you can use this css:
 *     ```
       .navbar-default {
           background-color: yellow;
       }
       ```
   
 * And to change the menu link hover background color, you can use this:
 *     ```
       .nav > li > a:hover, .nav > li > a:focus {
           background-color: red;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [sebush85](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebush85/)
 * (@sebush85)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/color-changes-6/#post-9252766)
 * Great! Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [sebush85](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebush85/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/color-changes-6/#post-9252766)
 * Status: resolved

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