body {
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            background-color: #EAF1BE;
        }

        /* Custom navbar background color */
        .bg-custom-green {
            background-color: #2da90c !important;
        }

        /* Navbar link styles for optimal contrast */
        .navbar-custom .nav-link {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) !important;
            font-weight: 500;
            padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
            border-radius: 6px;
            transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
        }

        .navbar-custom .nav-link:hover,
        .navbar-custom .nav-link:focus {
            color: #ffffff !important;
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
            transform: translateY(-1px);
        }

        .navbar-custom .nav-link.active {
            color: #ffffff !important;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        /* Dropdown custom styling */
        .navbar-custom .dropdown-menu {
            border: none;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
            border-radius: 8px;
            padding: 0.5rem;
            margin-top: 0.5rem;
        }

        .navbar-custom .dropdown-item {
            border-radius: 4px;
            padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            transition: background-color 0.2s;
        }

        .navbar-custom .dropdown-item:hover {
            background-color: #f0fdf4;
            color: #2da90c;
        }

        /* Custom Search Bar */
        .search-input {
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
            color: #ffffff;
            backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
        }

        .search-input::placeholder {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
        }

        .search-input:focus {
            background-color: #ffffff;
            color: #212529;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
            border-color: #ffffff;
        }

        .btn-search {
            background-color: #ffffff;
            color: #2da90c;
            font-weight: 600;
            border: none;
            transition: all 0.2s;
        }

        .btn-search:hover {
            background-color: #f1f1f1;
            color: #238709;
            transform: translateY(-1px);
        }

        /* Toggler button customization */
        .navbar-toggler {
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
            padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
        }

        .navbar-toggler:focus {
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
        }

        .navbar-toggler-icon {
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='rgba%28255, 255, 255, 0.95%29' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
        }

.element {
  width: 95%;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;   /* this centers it */
}

.element a {
  text-decoration: none;
}