Button text colour doesn't change

Question

Hi.

I watched the video up to 5 minutes 24 seconds. The button text colour won't change.

My index.html:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
    <title>Experience VR</title>
    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Bree+Serif|Raleway" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons"
      rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <div class="inner">
        <ul class="main-nav">
          <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Resources</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>                
        </ul>
        <h1>Experience VR</h1>
        <p>A simple blog about virtual reality experiences</p>
        <img class="img-featured" src="img/featured.jpg" alt="VR headset">
      </div>
    </header>

    <div class="intro">
      <p> Virtual Reality is becoming well known as a form of entertainment, but it's also finding its way into fields like architecture, industrial design, healthcare, and so much more!</p>
      <a class="btn btn-callout" href="https://teamtreehouse.com/vr">Start Your VR Journey</a>
    </div>

    <div class="main-content">
      <div class="card">
        <i class="material-icons icon">videocam</i>
        <h1>Entertainment</h1>
        <p>Hundreds of VR games and films have been released already. <a href="#">Oculus Story Studio</a> is one example of a company producing VR films.</p>
        <a class="btn btn-info" href="#">Learn more</a>
      </div>
      <div class="card">
        <i class="material-icons icon">account_balance</i>
        <h1>Architectural Visualization</h1>
        <p>These experiences allow you to explore and interact with buildings and products in virtual reality. <a href="#">IKEA VR</a> is a popular example.</p>
        <a class="btn btn-info" href="#">Learn more</a>        
      </div>
      <div class="card"> 
        <i class="material-icons icon">school</i>
        <h1>Education</h1>
        <p>VR allows students to visit other places and other times. For instance, the BBC produced a <a href="#">360° video</a> that allows users to see the scale of dinosaurs in stereoscopic 3D.</p>
        <a class="btn btn-info" href="#">Learn more</a>        
      </div> 
      <div class="card">
        <i class="material-icons icon">flight_takeoff</i>
        <h1>Simulation &amp; Training </h1>
        <p>In simulation and training, you can safely train for dangerous situations or hazardous environments.</p>
        <a class="btn btn-info" href="#">Learn more</a>
      </div>
      <div class="card">
        <i class="material-icons icon">people</i>
        <h1>Social Networking</h1>
        <p>VR is finding its way into teleconferencing and social media. At the <a href="#">ethic conference in 2016</a>, Facebook demonstrated what it might look like in VR.</p>
        <a class="btn btn-info" href="#">Learn more</a>        
      </div>
      <div class="card"> 
        <i class="material-icons icon">videogame_asset</i>
        <h1>Games</h1>
        <p>VR games let users experience a 3D environment, creating suspension of disbelief, which makes users experience the environment as real.</p>
        <a class="btn btn-info" href="#">Learn more</a>        
      </div>                
    </div>

    <footer>
      <span>&copy;2017 Experience VR, The Blog</span>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

My style.scss:

// VARIABLES ------------------------------------ /

$white: #fff;

$color-primary: #278da4;
$color-secondary: #b13c69;
$color-accent: #eeea72;
$color-shade: #eee;

$color-text: #343434;
$color-bg: #3acec2;
$color-bg-light: #009fe1;

$font-stack-primary: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
$font-stack-secondary: 'Bree Serif', serif;

/* BASE ------------------------------------------- */

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  color: $color-text;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-family: $font-stack-primary;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

h1,
h2 {
  font-family: $font-stack-secondary;
}

ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

p {
  margin-bottom: 1.25em;
  .intro & {
    font-size: 1.2em;
  }
}

a {
  color: $color-primary;
  text-decoration: none;
  :hover {
      color: $color-secondary;
  }
}

/* HEADER & FOOTER -------------------------------- */

header {
  height: 460px;
  background: linear-gradient($color-bg-light, $color-bg), url('../img/bg.jpg') no-repeat;
  background-blend-mode: multiply;
  background-size: cover;
  position: relative;
  h1 {
    color: $white;
    font-size: 4.8em;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
  }
  p {
    color: $color-accent;
    font-size: 1.25em;
    margin: 0;
  }
  &::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 50px; 
    position: absolute;
    transform: skewY(-2deg);
    background-color: $white;
    bottom: -25px;
  }
}

footer {
  padding: 2em 0 0;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: $color-shade;
  margin-top: 3.5em;
  position: relative;
  &::before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 50px; 
    position: absolute;
    transform: skewY(-2deg);
    background-color: $color-shade;
    top: -25px;
  }
}

/* CONTAINERS ------------------------------------- */

.inner {
  padding: 0.5em 1em;
}

.intro {
  margin: auto;
  padding: 1em 1em 3em; 
}

/* COMPONENTS ------------------------------------- */

.main-nav {
  margin-top: 1em;
  li {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 0.65em;
  }
  a {
    color: $white;
    font-size: 0.85em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.5em;
  }
}

.img-featured {
  width: 165px;
  border: 4px solid $white; 
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin-top: 75px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 100;
}

.card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 1.5em 1em;
  border: 1px solid $color-shade;
  border-radius: 0.25em;
  h1 {
    margin: 0.35em 0 0;
    line-height: 1.25;
  }
  .icon,
  h1 {
    color: $color-primary;
  }
}

.btn {
  color: $white;
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.75em 1.5em;
  border-radius: 0.35em;
  &-callout {
    font-size: 1.1em;
    background-color: $color-secondary;
  }
  &-info {
    font-size: 0.85em;
    background-color: $color-primary;  
    margin-top: auto;
  }
}


/* MEDIA QUERIES ---------------------------------- */

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  header {
    height: 340px;
  }
  header h1 {
    font-size: 3.4em;
  }
  .img-featured {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 576px) {
  .main-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }  
  .card {
    flex: 1;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .main-content {
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  header {
    background-position: 0 0, 0 45%;
  }
  .intro {
    width: 45%;
  }
}

And my style:css output file:

/* BASE ------------------------------------------- */
* {
  box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  color: #343434;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0; }

h1,
h2 {
  font-family: "Bree Serif", serif; }

ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0; }

p {
  margin-bottom: 1.25em; }
  .intro p {
    font-size: 1.2em; }

a {
  color: #278da4;
  text-decoration: none; }
  a :hover {
    color: #b13c69; }

/* HEADER & FOOTER -------------------------------- */
header {
  height: 460px;
  background: linear-gradient(#009fe1, #3acec2), url("../img/bg.jpg") no-repeat;
  background-blend-mode: multiply;
  background-size: cover;
  position: relative; }
  header h1 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 4.8em;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    letter-spacing: 1px; }
  header p {
    color: #eeea72;
    font-size: 1.25em;
    margin: 0; }
  header::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 50px;
    position: absolute;
    transform: skewY(-2deg);
    background-color: #fff;
    bottom: -25px; }

footer {
  padding: 2em 0 0;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: #eee;
  margin-top: 3.5em;
  position: relative; }
  footer::before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 50px;
    position: absolute;
    transform: skewY(-2deg);
    background-color: #eee;
    top: -25px; }

/* CONTAINERS ------------------------------------- */
.inner {
  padding: 0.5em 1em; }

.intro {
  margin: auto;
  padding: 1em 1em 3em; }

/* COMPONENTS ------------------------------------- */
.main-nav {
  margin-top: 1em; }
  .main-nav li {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 0.65em; }
  .main-nav a {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 0.85em;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.5em; }

.img-featured {
  width: 165px;
  border: 4px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin-top: 75px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 100; }

.card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 1.5em 1em;
  border: 1px solid #eee;
  border-radius: 0.25em; }
  .card h1 {
    margin: 0.35em 0 0;
    line-height: 1.25; }
  .card .icon,
  .card h1 {
    color: #278da4; }

.btn {
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.75em 1.5em;
  border-radius: 0.35em; }
  .btn-callout {
    font-size: 1.1em;
    background-color: #b13c69; }
  .btn-info {
    font-size: 0.85em;
    background-color: #278da4;
    margin-top: auto; }

/* MEDIA QUERIES ---------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 575px) {
  header {
    height: 340px; }

  header h1 {
    font-size: 3.4em; }

  .img-featured {
    display: none; } }
@media (min-width: 576px) {
  .main-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap; }

  .card {
    flex: 1; } }
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .main-content {
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto; } }
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  header {
    background-position: 0 0, 0 45%; }

  .intro {
    width: 45%; } }

/*# sourceMappingURL=style.css.map */

How do I fix this please?

Thanks

Sean

Answer 1 · 2017-12-27T09:57:08Z

December 27, 2017 9:57am

your .btn class has the property "color: $white"

remove the $

Answer 2 · 2017-12-30T22:48:49Z

December 30, 2017 10:48pm

What colour is the text on all buttons?

Answer 3 · 2017-12-30T23:33:01Z

December 30, 2017 11:33pm

Hi guys. Sorry for the holdup. I hope you've had a happy Christmas.

The colour problem has been fixed.

This is what my workspace looks like now:

https://w.trhou.se/7vjjg8kf58

When I preview the page, only one image and the HTML show. The console says there's an error in my header.scss but I don't know how to fix it. What should I do?

I've given both replies an upvote as a gesture of my appreciation.

Thanks in advance.

Sean

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