Bootstrap Navbar Color Change

Bootstrap navbar helps a lot when it comes to responsive web development. You can build numerous variations of the Bootstrap navbar. Here’s how to change the Bootstrap navbar background color. You can use a simple background-color or use a gradient. You can also set it to transparent.

Final output:

1. If you follow the Bootstrap documentation, this is the basic left-aligned navbar:

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">
  <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
  <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
    <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
  </button>
  <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarNav">
    <ul class="navbar-nav">
      <li class="nav-item active">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Features</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#">Pricing</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link disabled" href="#" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true">Disabled</a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</nav>

Output:

2. To change the background color of the Bootstrap navbar, remove the class bg-light, and add the style attribute to the nav tag on the first line. You can set the background color of your choice. You can also set a gradient like I have used a linear gradient as the background. (I added some styles too)

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light" style="background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2fefa, #0ed2f7);">

.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: #000000;
    font-size: 1.1em;
}
.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
  color: #808080;
}

Output:

3. When you have a nice page background, you can also set the navbar background transparent.

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light" style="background-color: transparent">

Output:

4. You can also use a background image for the navbar, but make sure not to be too bold and all the links remain clearly visible.

Final Output Code for Bootstrap navbar background color:

HTML

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light" style="background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2fefa, #0ed2f7);">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Coding Yaar</a>
    <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#myNavbarToggler1"
        aria-controls="myNavbarToggler1" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
    </button>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="myNavbarToggler1">
        <ul class="navbar-nav">
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Home</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">About</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Services</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#">Contact</a>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div>
</nav>

CSS

.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: #000000;
    font-size: 1.1em;
}
.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover{
    color: #808080;
}

Video explanation for Bootstrap navbar background color:

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