fix: TOC and author name color change to match theme #1593

[poorvasingh1610]

Description

Fixes #1593

Updated the Table of Contents link color and blog author name color
to match the reference deployment as requested by @sanjay-kv.
The TOC links turn green (#2e8555) on hover and active state,
and blog author names are updated to green (#2e8555) for both
light and dark mode.

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• UI/UX improvement (design, layout, or styling updates)

Changes Made

• TOC links turn green (#2e8555) on hover and active state
• TOC links remain default grey color otherwise
• Blog author names updated to green (#2e8555)
• Both light and dark mode supported
• Only src/css/custom.css was modified

##Screenshots

Dependencies

• No new dependencies added.
• No version updates or configurations required.

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project.
• I have tested my changes across major browsers and devices
• My changes do not generate new console warnings or errors.
• I ran npm run build and attached screenshot(s) in this PR.
• This is already assigned Issue to me, not an unassigned issue.

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[github-actions]

✅ Synchronized metadata from Issue #1593:

• Labels: good first issue, Enhacement, medium, level:beginner, gssoc:approved, type:design
• Milestone: recode:launch 3.0

[github-actions]

✅ Synchronized metadata from Issue #2:

• Labels: None
• Milestone: None

[sanjay-kv]

@poorvasingh1610 can u resolve the conflicts please

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[github-actions]

✅ Synchronized metadata from Issue #1593:

• Labels: good first issue, Enhacement, medium, level:beginner, gssoc:approved, type:design
• Milestone: recode:launch 3.0

[github-actions]

✅ Synchronized metadata from Issue #2:

• Labels: None
• Milestone: None

[sanjay-kv]

its still blue in color

[poorvasingh1610]

@sanjay-kv I noticed someone else has already addressed the color for the screenshot you shared. I am not sure if i overlooked the issue, my PR #1681 handles the TOC hover/active color and author name color changes. Please let me know if any further changes are required!

[sanjay-kv]

@poorvasingh1610 i saw this, i think another issue with front main page color change happened in css, which automatically changed this.
u can do one thing, i dont want your hardwork go unoticed, raise a same PR doing small change in readme.md i will merge it with gssoc labels.

[poorvasingh1610]

@sanjay-kv As suggested, I have raised a new PR for small typo issue in README. Please have a look when you get a chance!
Also, I wanted to mention that the TOC hover/active color and author name color changes that I implemented in this PR were working correctly as per the reference deployment you shared anyways the other part was changed by someone else working on another issue. I hope my effort on the original issue #1593 is acknowledged! Thanks for letting me raise another PR!