I am not at all getting how to use more advanced css-selectors like + or > But as I am now needing it to prevent too much JS, maybe someone can help me out with this particu
You will need to target the input and the button separately. Because you want this to apply only when the input has focus, you will need to repeat the entire selector including the input:focus
portion, then use a +
combinator to link the button to the focused input:
.rf_re1-suche_container input:focus,
.rf_re1-suche_container input:focus + button {
background: orange;
}