SOLVED: How to have CSS exceptions

Site URL: http://www.wearehkers.com

Hello, I've injected a javascript and corresponding css to take active links black. I called the javascript selector .active-link and used the css code below:

.active-link {
  color: black !Important;
}

But there's one button in my header that I want to keep as an exception so that it doesn't go black when I'm on that page. I tried using the :not () code but it didn't seem to work. Does the :not () code work on squarespace? Below is what I've tried:

.active-link:not (.Header) {
  color: black !Important;
}

OR

.active-link:not (.Header-inner-top) {
  color: black !Important;
}

PS. This is on a template that is not live yet so my domain won't show what I'm talking about, here's a screenshot instead.

I don't want the subscribe button to go black as it is below

.active-link:not(#header .active-link){

2 hours ago, rwp said:

.active-link:not(#header .active-link){

 

doesn't work i'm afraid 😞

Can you make the button visible on your page so I can check it out please.

18 minutes ago, rwp said:

Can you make the button visible on your page so I can check it out please.

It's on a different template and my current template doesn't have navigation links or buttons in the header so I'm not sure how make it visible without changing my live website 😕

can you right click on the text of the button -> inspect element and post a screen shot?

@rwp sure! Here it is! 

10 hours ago, rwp said:

.active-link:not(.Header .active-link){

Give that a go

 

Oh great thank you!!! It works!!!