/* KEEP YOUR VIBRANT GRADIENT */
footer {
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom left, #42f2f5, #29f00e);
    color: #ffffff;
    position: relative;
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

/* MAKE TEXT POP WITHOUT DARKENING THE BACKGROUND */
footer a {
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}

footer a:hover,
footer a:focus {
    color: #f0f0f0 !important;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* COPYRIGHT TEXT */
footer div {
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}

/* BADGE VISIBILITY ON BRIGHT COLORS */
.footer-badge {
    width: 220px;
    height: auto;
    margin: 0 10px;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
}

/* ACCESSIBLE FOCUS OUTLINE */
footer a:focus {
    outline: 3px solid #ffffff;
    outline-offset: 3px;
}