.items-center .menu-item {
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.items-center .menu-item a {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0.375rem 1.5rem; 
    font-size: 0.875rem; 
    font-weight: 600; 
    color: #92400e;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); 
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.5);
    border-radius: 9999px; 
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 transparent;
    transform: scale(1);
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); 
}

.items-center .menu-item a:hover {
    color: white; 
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #f59e0b, #ea580c); 
    border-color: transparent; 
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 4px 6px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); 
    transform: scale(1.05); 
}

.items-center .menu-item a span {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 10; 
}

.items-center .menu-item a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2), rgba(234, 88, 12, 0.2)); /* bg-gradient-to-r from-amber-500/20 to-orange-500/20 */
    border-radius: 9999px; 
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease; 
}

.items-center .menu-item a:hover::after {
    opacity: 1; 
}

/* Current page indicator */
.items-center .menu-item a[aria-current="page"] {
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #f59e0b, #ea580c);
    color: white;
    border-color: transparent;
}