How can I create a scrolling navbar in Webflow that changes color based on the section?

You can create a scrolling navbar in Webflow that changes color based on the current section by using interaction triggers and section-specific color styles.

1. Set Up Your Page Sections

• Create each main section of your page using Div Blocks or Sections.
• Give each section a unique ID (like section-1, section-2, etc.) and optionally assign a background color to differentiate them visually.
• Make sure your sections fill the viewport (100vh) or enough height for proper scroll detection.

2. Create the Navbar

• Add a Navbar component or build your own custom navigation.
• Place it inside a fixed position Div Block, set to top: 0 and width: 100% so it stays visible during scroll.
• Style it with your default (starting) background color and text color.

3. Use Page Trigger Interactions

• Go to Interactions panel (lightning bolt icon).
• Click Page Trigger > While page is scrolling > Scroll into view.
• Select a section (e.g., Section 2), then apply an interaction.

4. Create Section-Based Color Interactions

• For each relevant section:
• Add a Scroll into View and Scroll out of View interaction trigger.
• In Scroll into View, use an Element Animation to change the navbar’s background color and text color using “Affect different element” → Choose navbar by class or ID.
• Repeat for other sections, customizing the navbar color.
• In Scroll out of View, you can revert to the color of the previous section.

5. Use Combo Classes or Additional Styles (Optional)

• You can also create combo classes for navbar variants (e.g., .navbar.orange, .navbar.blue) and use interactions to apply and remove those classes instead of animating styles individually.

Summary

To make a navbar that changes color based on scroll, use “Scroll into view” interactions on each page section to trigger a style change on the navbar. This gives you full control over when and how the navbar’s background and text colors update as you scroll through your site.