Dueling Text Colors are driving me crazy...

The new products page in the center column on my site has a problem with my text color choices:

http://civilwardocs.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=74

I need the product description text in the cream colored area to have text colored #635951, but when I change the css ( i thought it was "a"), it also changes the New Products links in the left sidebar from #fdf0db to #635951 and vice versa..I thought the .centerboxwrapper would do it, but no.......

.centerBoxWrapper {
border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;
height: 1%;
margin: 1.1em 0;
color: #635951;
}

:lamo:

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yes i do, but i think my mind is fried..............:censored:

honestly, any help would be appreciated...when i change a. it makes the side boxes too dark

Never change a generic sitewide rule like "a {}" when you want to change some specific element. Look for the containing element tag and combine that with the a, like

.centerBoxWrapper a {

which will target links in the centerbox.

i appreciate your help....i did not realize that.............:clap:

would i use the same style syntax for the links in the h1 and h2 areas?

Similar; it depends on what element encloses the h1 and h2 in question.
The hi and h2 may well have ids of their own, which would be good to address them by.

thanks for your guidance; i know that it must get old helping out new zenners, but i really appreciate the input that i have received....will repay somewhere down the road.