Changing font color of navbar with bootstrap - html

Question

I've been trying to overwrite the font color of my navbar but I can't seem to figure it out. I want the background color orange, and the font color white.
HTML for navbar:
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Rocalytics</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent"
aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
<ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Value Proposition</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item dropdown active">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true"
aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
</a>
<div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Scheduling</a>
<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Contact Management</a>
<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Analytics</a>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">User Experience</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
<form class="form-inline my-2 my-lg-0">
<button class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" type="submit">Sign Up</button>
</form>
</div>
</nav>
CSS:
/* NAVBAR */
.navbar {
background-color: #f78c20 !important;
color: white !important;
}
The background color manages to change, the font color doesn't. I'm also trying to avoid using !important. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You can add class to more specific tag like nav-link,dropdown-item
/* NAVBAR */
.navbar {
background-color: #f78c20 !important;
color: white;
}
.nav-link,
.dropdown-item {
color: white;
}
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Rocalytics</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarSupportedContent" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent">
<ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Value Proposition</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item dropdown active">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
</a>
<div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Scheduling</a>
<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Contact Management</a>
<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Analytics</a>
</div>
</li>
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">User Experience</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
<form class="form-inline my-2 my-lg-0">
<button class="btn btn-outline-success my-2 my-sm-0" type="submit">Sign Up</button>
</form>
</div>
</nav>