bootstrap 3 navbar dropdown box color

Question

I am using flat UI theme with bootstrap 3. The flat UI theme navbar is not working correctly and many are having similar issues with it that have posted on github. So I decided to just use the default BS3 navbar and write my own code (with the help of another stackoverflow thread) to style the menu the way I would like. I am doing this in LESS as an override css.

The problem is I can't figure out how to change the following.

• drop down box color
• the drop down box link color
• drop down box link hover color

Here is the css I am using:

/* navbar */
.navbar-default {
   font-size: floor(@component-font-size-base * 1.067); // ~16px
   border-radius: @border-radius-large;
   border: none;
   background-color: @brand-primary !important;
}
/* title */
.navbar-default .navbar-brand {
    color: #5E5E5E;
}
/* link */
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a {
    color: @clouds;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:hover {
    color: @clouds;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a:hover, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a:focus {
    color: @clouds;
    background-color: @brand-secondary;  // Changes color of main button that is currently active.
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:hover, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:focus {
    color: @clouds;
    background-color: @brand-secondary;  //  Changes color of main menu button once clicked.
}
/* caret */
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a .caret {
    border-top-color: @clouds;
    border-bottom-color: @clouds;
    color: @clouds;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:hover .caret {
    border-top-color: #333;
    border-bottom-color: #333;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a .caret, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:hover .caret, 
.navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:focus .caret {
    border-top-color: #555;
    border-bottom-color: #555;
}

This produces the correct color bar, bar link, carets, and bar hover effects. But when I click a button with a sub menu, the sub menu still appears in the default BS gray. What classes am I missing to change the drop down sub menu background color, link color, etc?

Thanks

Answer 1

This is the CSS to change the dropdown menu style/color..

  .navbar-default .navbar-nav .open .dropdown-menu>li>a, .navbar-default .navbar-nav .open .dropdown-menu {
    background-color: #3344ff;
    color:#ffffff;
  }

Demo: http://bootply.com/93475