colors and formatting ready for demo

demo/css/home.css

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
+:root {
+  --dusty-red: #D43F3F;
+  --dusty-red-hover: #C73636;
+  --dark-yellow: #FFD27F;
+  --pale-yellow: #FFECB3;
+  --peach: #F5A96E;
+  --dark: #850000;
+}
+
+/* login.css */
 body, html {
-  background-attachment: fixed; 
   height: 100%;
   margin: 0;
   font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
+  background-color: var(--pale-yellow);
 }
 
 .container {
@@ -12,13 +22,13 @@ body, html {
 
 /* Header Styles */
 .top-header {
-position: sticky;
-top: 0;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 0;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  background-color: #1f3d57;
-  color: white;
+  background-color: var(--dusty-red);
+  color: var(--dark-yellow);
   padding: 10px 20px;
   height: 60px;
  gap: 40px;
@@ -36,23 +46,27 @@ top: 0;
   letter-spacing: 4px;
   font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;}
 
+
 /* Left Sidebar */
 .sidebar-left {
   overflow: hidden;
-  margin: 20px;
+  margin: 25px;
   position: fixed;
   border-radius: 20px;
   z-index: 10;
 
   width: 200px;
-  background-color: #38a7e8;
-  color: white;
-  padding: 20px;
-  font-size: 1.15em;
+  background-color: var(--peach);
+  color: var(--dark);
+  padding: 6px;
+  font-size: 1.75em;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
 
-display: flex;
+  display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  justify-content: space-between; 
+  justify-content: flex-start; 
+  align-items: center;
 }
 
 .sidebar-left ul {
@@ -61,27 +75,44 @@ display: flex;
 }
 
 .sidebar-left li {
-  margin-bottom: 15px;
+  margin-bottom: 7px;
 }
 
 .sidebar-left a {
-  color: white;
+  color: var(--dark);
   text-decoration: none;
-  font-weight: bold;
+  transition: 0.1s ease;
 }
 
+.sidebar-left a:hover {
+  color: var(--dusty-red);
+}
+
+
 .sidebar-left .nav_icon {
   height: 40px;
   width: auto;
-  margin: 5 5px;
+  margin-top: 9px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
+  display: flex;
+}
+
+.sidebar-left .nav_icon:hover {
+  transform: scale(1.05);
 }
 
 /* Create Icon */
 .create_icon {
-    position: fixed;
-    bottom: 30px;
-    left: 60px;
-    z-index: 1000;
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 30px;
+  left: 55px;
+  z-index: 1000;
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease; 
+}
+
+.create_icon:hover {
+  transform: scale(1.02);
 }
 
 .create_icon img {
@@ -93,25 +124,26 @@ display: flex;
 
 /* Right Sidebar */
 .sidebar-right {
-overflow: hidden;
-  margin: 20px;
-height: 70%;
+  margin: 25px;
+  height: 75%;
   position: fixed;
   border-radius: 20px;
   z-index: 1;
 
 right: 0;
-overflow-x: hidden;
 
   width: 200px;
-  background-color: #38a7e8;
-  color: white;
-  padding: 20px;
-  font-size: 1.15em;
+  background-color: var(--peach);
+  color: var(--dusty-red);
+  padding: 5px;
+  font-size: 1.6em;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
 
-display: flex;
+  display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   justify-content: space-between; 
+  align-items: center;
 }
 
 .sidebar-right ul {
@@ -120,13 +152,12 @@ display: flex;
 }
 
 .sidebar-right li {
-  margin-bottom: 15px;
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
 }
 
 .sidebar-right a {
-  color: white;
+  color: var(--dusty-red);
   text-decoration: none;
-  font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 
@@ -135,15 +166,14 @@ display: flex;
   flex-grow: 0;
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: flex-start;
 margin-left: 300px;
 margin-right: 250px;
-margin-top: 0px;
+margin-top: 25px;
 }
 
 .recipe-card {
     display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
     gap: 35px;
     justify-content: flex-start;
 }
@@ -155,7 +185,7 @@ margin-top: 0px;
     
     flex: 0.2 0.2 260px;
     max-width: 300px;
-    background: orange;
+    background: var(--peach);
     border-radius: 12px;
     padding: 20px;
 }