:root {
  --paper: #fdf4ea;
  --paper-warm: #f5e8d8;
  --paper-cool: #f8ecdc;
  --ink: #1c1815;
  --ink-soft: #3d362f;
  --ink-mute: #7d746a;
  --navy: #0f3d5a;
  --navy-deep: #0a2a3d;
  --navy-tint: rgba(15,61,90,.08);
  --gold: #b8862a;
  --gold-deep: #8b6420;
  --gold-tint: rgba(184,134,42,.10);
  --oxblood: #8b3a2e;
  --oxblood-tint: rgba(139,58,46,.09);
  --border: #e8dcc9;
  --border-strong: #d5c5aa;
  --danger: #b8331f;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html, body { font-family: 'Karla', -apple-system, sans-serif; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.6; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
body { overflow-x: hidden; }
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

/* === Typography — editorial === */
h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.15; color: var(--ink); }
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.5vw, 4.6rem); font-weight: 900; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem); font-weight: 900; }
h3 { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 700; }
h4 { font-size: 1.08rem; font-weight: 700; }
.mono, code, pre { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', 'Courier New', monospace; }
.hl { color: var(--navy); font-style: italic; font-weight: 900; }
.hl-g { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; font-weight: 900; }
.hl-o { color: var(--oxblood); font-style: italic; font-weight: 900; }
.hl-d { color: var(--danger); font-weight: 900; }

/* === Layout === */
._c { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 32px; }
section { padding: 104px 0; }
.section-sm { padding: 60px 0; }

/* === Header === */
.hdr {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(253,244,234,.96);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
}
.hdr-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 18px 0; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.55rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--ink); }
.brand-mark { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
.brand em { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; font-weight: 900; }
.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 32px; }
.nav a { font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 500; transition: color .15s; }
.nav a:hover { color: var(--navy); }

/* === Buttons === */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.92rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: all .15s;
  border: 1.5px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn-primary, .nav a.btn-primary { background: var(--navy); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--navy); }
.btn-primary:hover, .nav a.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--navy-deep); color: var(--paper); }
.btn-secondary { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }
.btn-secondary:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.btn-gold { background: var(--gold); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--gold); }
.btn-gold:hover { background: var(--gold-deep); border-color: var(--gold-deep); color: var(--paper); }

/* === Hero === */
.hero { padding: 88px 0 76px; }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr; gap: 76px; align-items: start; }
.masthead-rule {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.dateline {
  font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--navy);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.dateline-sep { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 700; }
.hero h1 { margin: 0 0 26px; }
.hero .lead { font-size: 1.18rem; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 580px; margin-bottom: 40px; line-height: 1.62; font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; }
.hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 56px; }
.hero-stats {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 32px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
}
.hero-stat-val { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 2.6rem; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.hero-stat-val .accent { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; }
.hero-stat-lbl { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.74rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.10em; color: var(--ink-mute); margin-top: 10px; }

/* === Lead form — light bordered card, editorial === */
.lead-wrap {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 36px 34px;
  position: relative;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--gold);
}
.lead-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 22px; padding-bottom: 16px; border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--border-strong); }
.lead-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.lead-badge {
  font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--ink-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.10em;
}
.lead-wrap h2 { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.95rem; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.lead-sub { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.98rem; margin-bottom: 26px; line-height: 1.55; }
.field { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.field-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.field label {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.10em;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.field input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: all .15s;
}
.field input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--navy); background: var(--paper); }
.field input::placeholder { color: var(--ink-mute); }
.form-cta {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 16px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--paper);
  border: none;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .15s;
  margin-top: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.form-cta:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }
.form-tos { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-mute); line-height: 1.55; }
.form-tos a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: underline; }

/* === intl-tel-input fixes === */
.iti { width: 100%; }
.iti__country-list {
  background: #ffffff !important;
  color: #1c1815 !important;
  border: 1.5px solid #d5c5aa !important;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(28,24,21,.18) !important;
  max-height: 300px !important;
  font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 0.94rem !important;
}
.iti__country { color: #1c1815 !important; padding: 8px 10px !important; }
.iti__country-name { color: #1c1815 !important; }
.iti__dial-code { color: #7d746a !important; }
.iti__country:hover, .iti__country.iti__highlight {
  background: #fdf4ea !important;
  color: #0f3d5a !important;
}
.iti__divider { border-bottom: 1px solid #d5c5aa !important; }
.iti__selected-flag { background: var(--paper-warm) !important; }
.iti__selected-flag:hover, .iti__selected-flag:focus { background: var(--border) !important; }
.iti--separate-dial-code .iti__selected-dial-code { color: var(--ink) !important; }

/* === Section headings — editorial style === */
.sec-hd { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 72px; max-width: 800px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.sec-hd .kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.76rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--oxblood); font-weight: 400;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.sec-hd h2 { margin: 0 auto 18px; }
.sec-hd p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.08rem; font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; }

/* === Cards - editorial columns === */
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 40px; }
.card {
  padding: 8px 0 0;
  position: relative;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
}
.card:nth-child(3n+2) { border-top-color: var(--navy); }
.card:nth-child(3n+3) { border-top-color: var(--gold); }
.card-num {
  font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.76rem; color: var(--ink-mute); font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  margin: 20px 0 14px;
}
.card h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.card p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.62; }

/* === Methodology steps — numbered editorial === */
.steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 44px; }
.step {
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
}
.step-num {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 3.4rem; font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.step:nth-child(2) .step-num { color: var(--navy); }
.step:nth-child(3) .step-num { color: var(--oxblood); }
.step h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.step p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.6; }

/* === Stats banner — editorial masthead style === */
.stats-banner {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 84px 0;
  position: relative;
  border-top: 6px double var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 6px double var(--gold);
}
.stats-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 40px; text-align: center; }
.stat-val { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 3rem; color: var(--paper); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.stat-val .accent { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }
.stat-lbl { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.10em; color: rgba(253,244,234,.65); margin-top: 14px; }

/* === Testimonials — magazine pull-quote style === */
.tcards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 40px; }
.tcard {
  padding: 0;
}
.tcard-quote-mark {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 4rem; font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  line-height: 0.6;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.tcard p {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.08rem; font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 26px;
}
.tcard-by { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink); }
.tcard-av { width: 44px; height: 44px; background: var(--navy); color: var(--paper); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.15rem; border-radius: 50%; }
.tcard:nth-child(2) .tcard-av { background: var(--gold-deep); }
.tcard:nth-child(3) .tcard-av { background: var(--oxblood); }
.tcard-meta strong { display: block; font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); font-size: 0.98rem; }
.tcard-meta span { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--ink-mute); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }

/* === FAQ teaser === */
.faq-teaser { background: var(--paper-warm); padding: 104px 0; }
.faq-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px 44px; margin-top: 40px; }
.faq-q {
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
}
.faq-q h4 { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.faq-q p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.6; }

/* === Footer === */
.ft { background: var(--ink); color: rgba(253,244,234,.72); padding: 88px 0 36px; border-top: 4px solid var(--gold); }
.ft-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 56px; }
.ft-brand { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.55rem; color: var(--paper); margin-bottom: 20px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.ft-brand em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }
.ft-about { color: rgba(253,244,234,.60); font-size: 0.94rem; line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 24px; font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-style: italic; }
.ft-col h4 { color: var(--paper); font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; margin-bottom: 22px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(253,244,234,.14); }
.ft-col ul { list-style: none; }
.ft-col li { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.ft-col a { color: rgba(253,244,234,.7); font-size: 0.94rem; transition: color .15s; }
.ft-col a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.ft-risk { padding: 26px 30px; background: rgba(184,51,31,.12); border-left: 3px solid var(--danger); margin-bottom: 32px; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(253,244,234,.85); }
.ft-risk strong { color: var(--danger); font-weight: 700; }
.ft-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(253,244,234,.12); font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.78rem; color: rgba(253,244,234,.55); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; }
.ft-certs { display: flex; gap: 12px; }
.ft-certs span { padding: 4px 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(253,244,234,.25); }

/* === Subpage === */
.subhero { padding: 72px 0 52px; background: var(--paper-warm); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-strong); }
.crumb { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.10em; color: var(--ink-mute); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.crumb a { color: var(--navy); }
.subhero .kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--oxblood); padding-bottom: 6px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--oxblood);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.subhero h1 { margin: 12px 0 20px; }
.sublead { font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 720px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-style: italic; }
.subbody { max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 76px 0; }
.subbody h2 { margin: 48px 0 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.subbody h3 { margin: 34px 0 14px; }
.subbody p { margin-bottom: 18px; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.06rem; line-height: 1.75; }
.subbody ul, .subbody ol { margin: 18px 0 26px; padding-left: 24px; }
.subbody li { margin-bottom: 10px; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.subbody a { color: var(--navy); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy); }
.subbody strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }
.subbody blockquote { margin: 30px 0; padding: 26px 32px; background: var(--paper-warm); border-left: 4px solid var(--gold); font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--ink); }

.callout { padding: 28px 32px; background: var(--navy-tint); border-left: 4px solid var(--navy); margin: 28px 0; }
.callout p { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.callout p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.callout.gold { background: var(--gold-tint); border-left-color: var(--gold-deep); }
.callout.oxblood { background: var(--oxblood-tint); border-left-color: var(--oxblood); }
.callout.warn { background: rgba(184,51,31,.08); border-left-color: var(--danger); }
.callout.warn strong { color: var(--danger); }

.kpi-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; margin: 34px 0; }
.kpi { padding: 30px 22px; background: var(--paper); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); text-align: center; position: relative; }
.kpi::before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: -1.5px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 4px; background: var(--gold); }
.kpi:nth-child(2)::before { background: var(--navy); }
.kpi:nth-child(3)::before { background: var(--oxblood); }
.kpi-val { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: 900; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.kpi:nth-child(2) .kpi-val { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.kpi:nth-child(3) .kpi-val { color: var(--oxblood); }
.kpi-lbl { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.74rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.10em; color: var(--ink-mute); margin-top: 12px; }

/* === Related box === */
.related { background: var(--paper-warm); padding: 36px 40px; margin-top: 64px; border-top: 3px double var(--ink); border-bottom: 3px double var(--ink); }
.related-h { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.76rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--oxblood); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.related-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 8px; }
.related-list a { padding: 6px 14px; background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--ink); font-family: 'Karla', sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink); transition: all .15s; }
.related-list a:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }

/* === Role card === */
.role { padding: 30px 32px; background: var(--paper); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); margin-bottom: 22px; position: relative; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--gold); }
.role:nth-child(even) { box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--navy); }
.role-loc { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.76rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--oxblood); letter-spacing: 0.10em; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.role h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; }

/* === Subpage FAQ === */
.subfaq { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); margin-top: 8px; }
.subfaq-item { padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-strong); }
.subfaq-item h4 { margin-bottom: 10px; color: var(--ink); }
.subfaq-item p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1rem; margin: 0; line-height: 1.65; }

/* === Blog row === */
.blog-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr; gap: 32px; padding: 30px 0; border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--border-strong); align-items: baseline; }
.blog-date { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.86rem; color: var(--oxblood); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.blog-title { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 8px; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.2; }
.blog-desc { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.blog-meta { font-family: 'Cutive Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--ink-mute); margin-top: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }

/* === Responsive === */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .hero-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
  .cards, .steps, .tcards, .kpi-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 32px; }
  .faq-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ft-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .blog-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
  section { padding: 68px 0; }
  ._c { padding: 0 22px; }
  .nav { display: none; }
}