.navbar .navbar-brand {
	color: var(--dark);
	margin: 0px 6px !important;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0 solid orange;
	width: auto;
	display: inline-block;
	float: left;
	
}
.navbar .navbar-brand img{
	color: white;
	margin: 0;
	width: 69px;
	height: 69px;
	float: left;
}
.navbar .navbar-brand span{
	line-height: 40px;
	margin: 0 auto 0 10px;
}
.navbar .brandCode { 
	color: white;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;
	margin: 0 auto;
	border: 0 solid yellow;
	width: 100%;
}
.navbar .navbar-brand:hover,
.navbar .navbar-brand:focus,
.navbar .navbar-brand:active,
.navbar .navbar-brand.active {
	color: var(--water);
}

.navbar .navbar-nav {
	letter-spacing: 1px;

}
.navbar .navbar-nav li a {
	color: var(--dark);
	font-weight: 600;
	line-height: 29px;
	margin: 0px;
}
.navbar .navbar-nav li a:hover {
	background-color: var(--earth);
	outline: none;
	color: var(--fire); 
    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s;
    -moz-transition: all 0.3s;
    transition: all 0.3s;
}
.navbar .navbar-nav li a:focus,
.navbar .navbar-nav li a:active {
	background-color: var(--water);
	color: var(--light);
}
.navbar .navbar-nav li.active a {
  color: var(--light);
}

.navbar-footer  a {
  color: var(--dark);
}

.navbar-footer  a i {
 font-size: 1.69em;
}

.navbar-footer  a .nav-label {
  font-size: 0.69em;
}
/* needs friendly tagging */

.card-text a:link {
    color: var(--earth);
    text-decoration: none; /* Removes the underline for the link */
}

.card-text a:hover {
    color: var(--dark);
    text-decoration: underline; /* Adds an underline on hover */
    -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    transform: scale(1.1); /* Slightly enlarges the text on hover */
}

.card-text a:active {
    color: var(--water);
    text-decoration: underline; /* Keeps underline on active */
}

.card-text a:visited {
    color: var(--dark);
}