diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
index 199ca361190..413277dee07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ public String initCreationForm() {
 	@PostMapping("/owners/new")
 	public String processCreationForm(@Valid Owner owner, BindingResult result, RedirectAttributes redirectAttributes) {
 		if (result.hasErrors()) {
-			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "There was an error in creating the owner.");
+			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "Errorcreating the owner.");
 			return VIEWS_OWNER_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_FORM;
 		}
 
 		this.owners.save(owner);
-		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "New Owner Created");
+		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Owner Created Successfully");
 		return "redirect:/owners/" + owner.getId();
 	}
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public String initUpdateOwnerForm() {
 	public String processUpdateOwnerForm(@Valid Owner owner, BindingResult result, @PathVariable("ownerId") int ownerId,
 			RedirectAttributes redirectAttributes) {
 		if (result.hasErrors()) {
-			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "There was an error in updating the owner.");
+			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "Error updating the owner.");
 			return VIEWS_OWNER_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_FORM;
 		}
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public String processUpdateOwnerForm(@Valid Owner owner, BindingResult result, @
 
 		owner.setId(ownerId);
 		this.owners.save(owner);
-		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Owner Values Updated");
+		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Owner Values Updated Successfully");
 		return "redirect:/owners/{ownerId}";
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/banner.txt b/src/main/resources/banner.txt
index 6225d1208c0..53e1b5e909a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/banner.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/banner.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,10 @@
  |___|   |_______| |___| |_______|_______|___|_|  |__|___|_______|  / / / /
  ==================================================================/_/_/_/
 
+Welcome to Pet Clinic
+
+Spring Petclinic is a Spring Boot application built using Maven or Gradle. 
+Java 17 or later is required for the build, and the application can run with Java 17 or newer.
+
 :: Built with Spring Boot :: ${spring-boot.version}
 
diff --git a/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss b/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss
index 7f3e64ed25a..fdffff8592a 100644
--- a/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss
+++ b/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ $spring-green:      #6db33f;
 $spring-dark-green: #5fa134;
 $spring-brown:      #34302D;
 $spring-grey:       #838789;
-$spring-light-grey: #f1f1f1;
+$spring-white: #ffffff;
 
-$body-bg:                           $spring-light-grey;
+$body-bg:                           $spring-white;
 $text-color:                        $spring-brown;
 $link-color:                        $spring-dark-green;
 $link-hover-color:                  $spring-dark-green;
 
-$navbar-default-link-color:         $spring-light-grey;
-$navbar-default-link-active-color:  $spring-light-grey;
-$navbar-default-link-hover-color:   $spring-light-grey;
+$navbar-default-link-color:         $spring-white;
+$navbar-default-link-active-color:  $spring-white;
+$navbar-default-link-hover-color:   $spring-white;
 $navbar-default-link-hover-bg:      $spring-green;
-$navbar-default-toggle-icon-bar-bg: $spring-light-grey;
+$navbar-default-toggle-icon-bar-bg: $spring-white;
 $navbar-default-toggle-hover-bg:    transparent;
 $navbar-default-link-active-bg:     $spring-green;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $border-radius-base:             0;
 $border-radius-large:            0;
 $border-radius-small:            0;
 
-$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-color:        $spring-light-grey;
+$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-color:        $spring-white;
 $nav-tabs-active-link-hover-bg:           $spring-brown;
 $nav-tabs-active-link-hover-border-color: $spring-brown;
 $nav-tabs-border-color:                   $spring-brown;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ $table-border-color:                      $spring-brown;
 
 .table > thead > tr > th {
   background-color: lighten($spring-brown, 3%);
-  color: $spring-light-grey;
+  color: $spring-white;
 }
 
 .table-filter {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ table td.action-column {
 
 .container-details-table th {
   background-color: lighten($spring-brown, 3%);
-  color: $spring-light-grey;
+  color: $spring-white;
 }
 
 .status-help-content-table td {