div.buttons {
    width: 150px;
    float: left;
    height: 800px;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

a.buttons {
    color: #000000;
    background-color: #f0c0b6;
    padding: 2px;
    padding-left: 3px;
    display: block;
    border-left: 10px solid #000000;
    font: 13px Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: left;
    margin-top: 1px;
}

a.buttons_blue {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #114499;
    padding: 2px;
    padding-left: 3px;
    display: block;
    border-left: 10px solid #000000;
    font: 13px Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: left;
    margin-top: 1px;
}

a.buttons_green {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #338833;
    padding: 2px;
    padding-left: 3px;
    display: block;
    border-left: 10px solid #000000;
    font: 13px Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: left;
    margin-top: 1px;
}

a.buttons_red {
    color: #fff;
    background: #bb3333;
    padding: 2px;
    padding-left: 3px;
    display: block;
    border-left: 10px solid #000000;
    font: 13px Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: left;
    margin-top: 1px;
}

a.buttons:hover {
    border-left: 10px solid #999999;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000;
}

a.buttons_blue:hover {
    border-left: 10px solid #999999;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
}

a.buttons_green:hover {
    border-left: 10px solid #999999;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
}

a.buttons_red:hover {
    border-left: 10px solid #999999;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
}