/* === GENERAL STYLING === */
body {
  background-color: #2c3e50;
  color: #ecf0f1;
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

.text-muted {
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

/* === HEADINGS === */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', cursive;
}

/* === LINKS === */
a {
  color: #1abc9c;
}
a:hover {
  color: #16a085;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* === CARD COMPONENTS === */
.card {
  background-color: #34495e;
  color: #ecf0f1;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}

.card .card-title,
.card .card-text {
  color: #ecf0f1;
}

.card .btn {
  background-color: #2980b9;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
}
.card .btn:hover {
  background-color: #3498db;
}

/* === FORM ELEMENTS === */
.form-control,
.form-select,
button.btn {
  background-color: #2c3e50;
  color: #ecf0f1;
  border: 1px solid #7f8c8d;
}

.form-control::placeholder {
  color: #bdc3c7;
}

.form-control:focus,
.form-select:focus,
button.btn:focus {
  background-color: #34495e;
  color: #fff;
  border-color: #4fc3f7;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(79, 195, 247, 0.25);
  outline: none;
}

/* === BUTTONS === */
.btn-primary {
  background-color: #2980b9;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
}
.btn-primary:hover {
  background-color: #3498db;
}

/* === BADGES (Sidebar tags/categories) === */
.badge {
  background-color: #1abc9c;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: bold;
}
.badge:hover {
  background-color: #16a085;
}

/* === PAGINATION === */
.pagination .page-link {
  background-color: #2c3e50;
  color: #ecf0f1;
  border-color: #7f8c8d;
}
.pagination .page-link:hover {
  background-color: #34495e;
}

/* === BLOG EMPTY STATE (No blog posts message) === */
.empty-state {
  text-align: center;
  color: #ecf0f1;
  padding: 2rem;
}
.empty-state i {
  font-size: 4rem;
  color: #ffffff; /* changed from bdc3c7 */
}
.empty-state h3 {
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #ffffff;
}
.empty-state p {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #ffffff; /* changed from bdc3c7 */
}

/* === SEARCH FILTERS HEADING BLOCK === */
.section-header {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.section-header h2 {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', cursive;
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.section-header p {
  font-family: 'Lemon', cursive;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: #ecf0f1;
}