Hello @Joshermens,

You can change the menu color and effects same as the primary menu for the sidebar menu also by adding the following custom CSS in your Admin Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS :

#sidebar-primary ul li {
    padding: 8px 15px;
    background: #294a70;
    margin: 5px 0;
}
#sidebar-primary ul li:hover {
    background: #f4a024;
}
#sidebar-primary ul li:before {
    content: none;
}
#sidebar-primary ul li a {
    color: #fff;
}

Hope this Helps,

Best Regards !!

Hello @joshermens,

Glad to know your issues has been resolved.

If you have any queries further, feel free to post them here.

Best Regards !!

Hello @joshermens,

To get the active page as the hover color use below given CSS.

#sidebar-primary ul li.current_page_item {
    background: #ffab1f;
}

Hope this helps.

Best Regards!!

Hello @joshermens,

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