.btn {
	background: #cc3333;  /* dark red */
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #cc3333, #c00000);
	-webkit-border-radius: 8;
	-moz-border-radius: 8;
	border-radius: 8px;
	text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #666666;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	-moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	font-family: Arial;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 1em;	
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin:1%;
	padding: 6px 24px 6px 24px;
	display: inline-block;
}

.btn:hover {
  background: #1f3776;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #1f3776, #cfdcfe);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #1f3776, #cfdcfe);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #1f3776, #cfdcfe);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #1f3776, #cfdcfe);
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #1f3776, #cfdcfe);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.btn:active {
	color:white;
	text-decoration:none;
}

/* -------------- brown button (color of footer background) ------------- */

.tanbtn {
	background: #4c463d;
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #4c463d, #71675c);
	-webkit-border-radius: 8;
	-moz-border-radius: 8;
	border-radius: 8px;
	text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #666666;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	-moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	font-family: Arial;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 1em;	
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin:1%;
	padding: 6px 24px 6px 24px;
	display: inline-block;
	border:1px white solid;
}

.tanbtn:hover {
  background: #cfc0a7;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #71675c, #4c453d);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #71675c, #4c453d);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #71675c, #4c453d);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #71675c, #4c453d);
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #71675c, #cfdcfe);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.tanbtn:active {
	color:white;
	text-decoration:none;
}


/* ------------------------ blue button (color of tabs on home page --------------- */

.bluebtn {
	background: #a0bafb;
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #aobafb, #cdd8f3);
	-webkit-border-radius: 8;
	-moz-border-radius: 8;
	border-radius: 8px;
	text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #666666;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	-moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	font-family: Arial;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 1em;	
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin:1%;
	padding: 6px 24px 6px 24px;
	display: inline-block;
}

/*------------------------updated blue button-----------------------------------*/

.bluebtn2 {
	background: #1F3776;
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #aobafb, #cdd8f3);
	-webkit-border-radius: 8;
	-moz-border-radius: 8;
	border-radius: 8px;
	text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #666666;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	-moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	font-family: Arial;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 1em;	
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin:1%;
	padding: 6px 24px 6px 24px;
	display: inline-block;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

.bluebtn:hover {
  background: #cdd8f3;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #cdd8f3, #a0bafb);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #cdd8f3, #a0bafb);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #cdd8f3, #a0bafb);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #cdd8f3, #a0bafb);
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #cdd8f3, #a0bafb);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.bluebtn:active {
	color:white;
	text-decoration:none;
}


/* ------------ lite tan button #fef8e5 and website backgnd color #cfc0a7 ------------- */

.litetanbtn {
	background: #cfc0a7;
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fef8e5, #cfc0a7 70%);
	-webkit-border-radius: 8;
	-moz-border-radius: 8;
	border-radius: 8px;
	text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #999;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	-moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
	font-family: Arial;
	color: #1f3776;
	font-size: 1.1em;	
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin:1%;
	padding: 6px 24px;
	display: inline-block;
}

.litetanbtn:hover {
  background: #fef8e5;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fef8e5, #cfc0a7 70%);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fef8e5, #cfc0a7 70%);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fef8e5, #cfc0a7 70%);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #fef8e5, #cfc0a7 70%);
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fef8e5, #cfc0a7 70%);
  text-decoration: none;
  color:white;
}
.litetanbtn:active {
	color:#1f3776;
	text-decoration:none;
}


}