I am having problems with customizing link colors on the Oxygen theme.

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  leecunningham · Member · Feb 21, 2014 at 2:42 am

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  Whether I use the customizer or CSS, the link colors will not display as they should. They seem to be substantially darker than whatever color is selected.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Feb 25, 2014 at 1:38 am

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  Are you seeing this in all browsers? Or just in a particular one?

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  leecunningham · Member · Feb 25, 2014 at 1:42 am

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  I have tested it on Chrome and Safari, and the results are the same.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Feb 25, 2014 at 2:20 am

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  Okay, then just so we are clear, can you explain exactly what color you are trying to change to and what you are seeing?

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  leecunningham · Member · Feb 25, 2014 at 3:02 am

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  THe link color is currently set to #94b053, which should be a fairly light green. However, the links are much darker for some reason.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Feb 26, 2014 at 4:44 pm

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  I agree, those colors are incorrect.

  When you try using CSS, rather than the customizer, can I see the code you are using?

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  leecunningham · Member · Mar 6, 2014 at 3:27 pm

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  I think I have discovered the problem. Whatever colors are selected for links, headings, etc… seem to be “adding to” the default link color of the theme, instead of replacing it. If I use the element inspector in my browser and “turn off” the color for links or headings, they display the default color that is set at Dashboard –> Appearance –> Theme Options. What is the best way to resolve this?

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Mar 6, 2014 at 5:31 pm

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  I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “adding to”.

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  leecunningham · Member · Mar 6, 2014 at 7:08 pm

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  They seem to be layering on top of the default link color instead of replacing it. (as if they are semi-transparent or something) That seems to be what is making them darker than they are supposed to be. Again, I am not sure, which is why I am needing help. Bottom line is, I cannot figure out how to make the colors what I would like them to be.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Mar 7, 2014 at 1:46 am

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  Can you post here the custom CSS you have tried?

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  leecunningham · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 2:41 am

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  Nevermind. I figured it out. Thank you for not helping.

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  leecunningham · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 2:46 am

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  I was not only trying to find a solution with the CSS, I was trying to understand why the “custom colors” option was not working.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Mar 7, 2014 at 6:56 pm

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  I am sorry for the confusion. Your original post indicated that you were trying to use both CSS and the customizer:

  Whether I use the customizer or CSS, the link colors will not display as they should.

  I was asking what CSS you were using because one our CSS people tested the following code and it worked for them:

  .error, .entry-title a, .entry-content a, entry-summary a, .main-navigation > div > ul > li > a, .widget a, .post-navigation a, #image-navigation a, .pingback a, .logged-in-as a, .more-articles .entry-title a:hover, .widget_flickr #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a {
      color: #94b053;
  }

  So I was going to suggest that you give it a try as well if it was different from what you were using.

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  leecunningham · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 7:45 pm

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  Ok. That is much better than what I used, since it would allow me to use more than one link color in the future if I want. Thank you for your help.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Mar 8, 2014 at 3:23 pm

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  Happy to help.