/* Sovereign Strategy — Homepage production styles.
   Token values are locked (see SS — Phase 1 Website Design Tokens and Layout Rules /
   the shipped design-system tokens/*.css). Do not add a fifth color or invent new hexes. */

:root {
  --ss-color-obsidian: #120A1C;
  --ss-color-gold: #A6874C;
  --ss-color-parchment: #EDE6D6;
  --ss-color-graphite: #4B5560;

  --ss-color-bg-primary: #EDE6D6;
  --ss-color-bg-raised: #F1ECE1;
  --ss-color-bg-inset: #E4DCC9;
  --ss-color-text-primary: #120A1C;
  --ss-color-text-secondary: #4B5560;
  --ss-color-border-light: rgba(18, 10, 28, 0.16);
  --ss-color-border-light-strong: rgba(18, 10, 28, 0.32);
  --ss-color-rule-subtle: rgba(18, 10, 28, 0.10);

  --ss-color-bg-dark: #120A1C;
  --ss-color-bg-dark-raised: #211732;
  --ss-color-bg-dark-inset: #100919;
  --ss-color-text-on-dark: #EDE6D6;
  --ss-color-text-muted-on-dark: rgba(237, 230, 214, 0.72);
  --ss-color-border-dark: rgba(237, 230, 214, 0.18);
  --ss-color-border-dark-strong: rgba(237, 230, 214, 0.34);
  --ss-color-rule-on-dark: rgba(237, 230, 214, 0.12);

  --ss-color-accent: #A6874C;
  --ss-color-accent-text: #120A1C;
  --ss-color-accent-hover: #B79556;
  --ss-color-accent-active: #96793F;
  --ss-color-accent-soft-light: rgba(166, 135, 76, 0.12);
  --ss-color-accent-soft-dark: rgba(166, 135, 76, 0.18);

  --ss-color-error: #9F2F2F;
  --ss-color-success: #35684A;

  /* Fraunces (display serif, real editorial character) for headlines; IBM Plex Sans (engineered,
     technical feel) for body/UI — deliberately not Inter/Roboto/system-default. Loaded via
     Google Fonts <link> in each page <head>. */
  --ss-font: "IBM Plex Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --ss-font-display: "Fraunces", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;

  --ss-radius-sm: 4px;
  --ss-radius-md: 8px;
  --ss-radius-lg: 12px;
  --ss-radius-xl: 16px;

  --ss-container-narrow: 880px;
  --ss-container-standard: 1120px;
  --ss-container-wide: 1200px;

  --ss-shadow-focus-light: 0 0 0 3px rgba(18, 10, 28, 0.28);
  --ss-shadow-focus-dark: 0 0 0 2px #120A1C, 0 0 0 4px #A6874C;
  --ss-shadow-dark: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);

  --ss-transition: 220ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--ss-font);
  background: var(--ss-color-parchment);
  color: var(--ss-color-obsidian);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
body.nav-open { overflow: hidden; }
a { color: inherit; }
img, svg { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
button, input { font: inherit; }
button, a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: var(--ss-shadow-focus-light); }
.dark :focus-visible, .site-header :focus-visible, .site-footer :focus-visible { box-shadow: var(--ss-shadow-focus-dark); }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed; top: 8px; left: 20px; z-index: 200;
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  background: var(--ss-color-gold); color: var(--ss-color-obsidian);
  padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md); font-weight: 700;
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: none; }
.visually-hidden-field { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }

.container { width: min(100% - 40px, var(--ss-container-standard)); margin-inline: auto; }
.container--wide { width: min(100% - 40px, var(--ss-container-wide)); }
.container--narrow { width: min(100% - 40px, var(--ss-container-narrow)); }

.section { padding: 64px 0; }
.section--major { padding: 80px 0; }
/* Dark sections get real atmosphere instead of flat fill — a soft gold glow drifting in from one
   corner (the same accent used everywhere else, just given room to breathe) over a faint radial
   vignette, plus the hero's grain-dot texture reused here so the whole site shares one visual
   language instead of the hero being the only section with any depth. */
.dark {
  position: relative; isolation: isolate;
  background-color: var(--ss-color-obsidian);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 900px 600px at 85% -10%, rgba(166,135,76,.16), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 700px 500px at -10% 110%, rgba(166,135,76,.09), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 1200px 800px at 50% 50%, rgba(33,23,50,.6), transparent 70%);
  color: var(--ss-color-parchment);
}
.dark::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(237,230,214,.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 26px 26px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 50% 0%, black, transparent 85%);
}
.light { background: var(--ss-color-parchment); color: var(--ss-color-obsidian); }

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: .8125rem; line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ss-color-gold);
}
.light .eyebrow { color: var(--ss-color-graphite); }

h1, h2, h3, h4 { margin: 0; letter-spacing: -.025em; line-height: 1.12; }
h1, h2 { font-family: var(--ss-font-display); font-optical-sizing: auto; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.375rem, 4.2vw, 3.75rem); line-height: 1.04; font-weight: 680; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem); font-weight: 620; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.0625rem, 1.4vw, 1.3125rem); font-weight: 700; }
p { margin: 0; }
p + p { margin-top: 16px; }
.lead { margin-top: 18px; max-width: 58ch; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.dark .lead { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.light .lead { color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }
.section-header { max-width: 720px; margin-bottom: 40px; }
.section-header .lead { max-width: 64ch; }

/* ---- Header / Nav ---- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100; height: 68px;
  background: var(--ss-color-obsidian); color: var(--ss-color-parchment);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark);
}
.nav-wrap { height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; }
.brand-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; height: 30px; }
.brand-link img { height: 100%; width: auto; }
.desktop-nav { display: none; align-items: center; gap: 32px; }
.desktop-nav a { text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; }
.desktop-nav a:hover { color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.desktop-nav a[aria-current="page"]:not(.btn--primary) { color: var(--ss-color-gold); }

/* ---- Squeeze page (e.g. /audit) — no nav, no footer, single CTA ---- */
.squeeze-header {
  height: 68px; display: flex; align-items: center;
  background: var(--ss-color-obsidian); color: var(--ss-color-parchment);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark);
}
.squeeze-hero { padding-bottom: 56px; }
.squeeze-hero .form-shell { margin-top: 36px; max-width: 640px; }
.squeeze-stakes h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.squeeze-stakes ul { display: grid; gap: 12px; padding-left: 20px; max-width: 64ch; }
.squeeze-stakes li { color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); line-height: 1.6; }
.nav-trigger {
  display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 44px; height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md);
  background: transparent; color: var(--ss-color-parchment); cursor: pointer;
}
.nav-trigger svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; }
.mobile-panel {
  position: fixed; inset: 68px 0 auto 0; max-height: calc(100vh - 68px); overflow-y: auto;
  background: var(--ss-color-obsidian); color: var(--ss-color-parchment);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); padding: 24px 20px 32px;
  transform: translateY(-120%); visibility: hidden;
  transition: transform var(--ss-transition), visibility var(--ss-transition);
}
.mobile-panel[data-open="true"] { transform: none; visibility: visible; }
.mobile-panel nav { display: grid; gap: 10px; }
.mobile-panel a {
  min-height: 48px; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 12px;
  border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;
}
.mobile-panel a[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-dark); color: var(--ss-color-gold); }

/* ---- Buttons ---- */
.btn {
  min-height: 48px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
  padding: 0 20px; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md);
  text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background var(--ss-transition), border-color var(--ss-transition), transform 80ms;
}
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn--primary { min-height: 52px; padding-inline: 24px; background: var(--ss-color-gold); color: var(--ss-color-obsidian); }
.btn--primary:hover { background: var(--ss-color-accent-hover); }
.btn--text { border: 0; padding-inline: 0; min-height: 44px; background: transparent; }
.btn--text::after { content: ''; }
.btn[disabled] { opacity: .62; cursor: not-allowed; transform: none; }
.cta-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 12px; margin-top: 28px; }

/* ---- Hero ---- */
.hero { padding: 72px 0 80px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.hero--schematic {
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(20,15,35,.88), rgba(20,15,35,.65) 55%, rgba(20,15,35,.4)), url('/assets/images/b2b-marketing-agency-industrial-schematic-hero-background.webp');
  background-size: cover; background-position: center;
}
.hero::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(237,230,214,.05) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 22px 22px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, black, transparent 78%);
}
.hero-grid { display: grid; gap: 48px; align-items: center; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.hero-copy { max-width: 640px; }

/* ---- Photo-backed section (CTA/closing moments) ---- */
/* Reuses the hero's overlay treatment so a real photo of the page's own subject can carry a
   closing section instead of a flat dark box. background-image is set inline per-instance via
   style="--section-photo: url(...)" so this stays a single reusable rule, not one class per photo. */
.section--photo {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; color: var(--ss-color-text-on-dark);
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18,10,28,.86), rgba(18,10,28,.93) 60%, var(--ss-color-obsidian) 96%), var(--section-photo);
  background-size: cover; background-position: center;
}
.section--photo .lead { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.hero .support { margin-top: 16px; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); max-width: 58ch; }

/* Homepage hero: copy stacked above image on mobile (image capped so it never dominates the
   scroll), side-by-side (copy left, image right) from tablet width up. */
.hero-flowchart { margin-top: 40px; max-width: 420px; margin-inline: auto; border-radius: var(--ss-radius-lg); position: relative; z-index: 1; box-shadow: var(--ss-shadow-dark); }

/* Authority System visual panel */
.system-panel {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark);
  border-radius: var(--ss-radius-xl);
  padding: 22px 22px 20px;
  background: var(--ss-color-bg-dark-raised);
  color: var(--ss-color-parchment);
  box-shadow: var(--ss-shadow-dark);
}
.system-panel::before,
.system-panel::after,
.system-panel .corner-tl, .system-panel .corner-br { content: none; }
.tech-corner { position: absolute; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-color: var(--ss-color-gold); opacity: .55; }
.tech-corner--tl { top: 8px; left: 8px; border-top: 1.5px solid; border-left: 1.5px solid; }
.tech-corner--br { bottom: 8px; right: 8px; border-bottom: 1.5px solid; border-right: 1.5px solid; }

.panel-header { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.panel-header .panel-eyebrow {
  font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ss-color-gold);
}
.status-chip {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; padding: 5px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong); border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark);
}
.status-chip::before { content: ''; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ss-color-gold); }

.system-flow { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.system-zone + .system-zone { margin-top: 4px; }
.zone-label {
  font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.zone-nodes { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.node {
  min-height: 46px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md);
  background: rgba(237,230,214,.035); font-size: .92rem; font-weight: 500;
}
.node--primary { border-color: var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong); font-weight: 600; }
.node--checkpoint {
  border-style: dashed; border-color: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-dark);
  background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-dark); color: var(--ss-color-parchment);
}
.node--checkpoint .dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ss-color-gold); flex: none; }

.zone-connector { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 6px 0; }
.zone-connector svg { width: 100%; max-width: 120px; height: 20px; }
.zone-connector.primary svg { max-width: 100%; height: 24px; }
.connector-horizontal { display: none; }

.panel-caption {
  margin-top: 20px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark);
  font-size: .875rem; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); text-align: center;
}
.panel-caption strong { color: var(--ss-color-parchment); font-weight: 600; }

/* Hero Before/After shift panel */
.shift-panel .panel-header { justify-content: flex-start; }
.shift-grid { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.shift-card.card { padding: 20px 22px; margin: 0; }
.shift-card h3 { margin-top: 8px; }
.shift-kicker {
  display: inline-block; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark);
}
.shift-card.card--desired .shift-kicker { color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.shift-card ul { list-style: none; margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.shift-card li {
  position: relative; padding-left: 16px; font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark);
}
.shift-card.card--desired li { color: var(--ss-color-parchment); }
.shift-card li::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 8px; width: 6px; height: 6px;
  background: var(--ss-color-graphite);
}
.shift-card.card--desired li::before { background: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.shift-connector { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 8px 0; }
.shift-connector svg { width: 24px; height: 36px; }

/* ---- Trust strip ---- */
.trust-strip-label { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.trust-strip-label .marker { width: 6px; height: 6px; transform: rotate(45deg); background: var(--ss-color-gold); flex: none; }
.badge-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.badge {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center;
  min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-light);
  border-radius: var(--ss-radius-sm); font-weight: 600; font-size: .92rem; background: var(--ss-color-bg-raised);
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--ss-color-text-primary); transition: border-color var(--ss-transition), color var(--ss-transition);
}
a.badge:hover, a.badge:focus-visible { border-color: var(--ss-color-gold); color: var(--ss-color-gold); }

/* ---- Trust Gap ---- */
.grid-2 { display: grid; gap: 20px; }

/* ---- Founder card (homepage teaser) ----
   A deliberately signature treatment, used exactly once sitewide: gold gradient ring frame,
   grain-textured glow behind the photo, corner-bracket accents pulled from the schematic system,
   and a glass status badge pinned over the portrait. Restrained motion on hover (tilt + lift),
   respects prefers-reduced-motion via the transition being purely additive. */
.founder-grid {
  display: grid; gap: 40px; align-items: center;
}
.founder-frame {
  position: relative; max-width: 340px; margin-inline: auto;
}
.founder-frame::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: -18px;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, rgba(166,135,76,.35), transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(6px); z-index: 0;
}
.founder-ring {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  padding: 3px;
  border-radius: var(--ss-radius-xl);
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--ss-color-gold), rgba(166,135,76,.15) 45%, rgba(166,135,76,.55) 75%, var(--ss-color-gold));
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.65), 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  transition: transform .35s ease, box-shadow .35s ease;
}
.founder-frame:hover .founder-ring { transform: rotate(-1deg) translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 28px 60px -10px rgba(0,0,0,.7), 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.45); }
.founder-ring img {
  display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: calc(var(--ss-radius-xl) - 3px);
}
.founder-frame .tech-corner { z-index: 2; opacity: .8; }
.founder-frame .tech-corner--tl { top: -10px; left: -10px; }
.founder-frame .tech-corner--br { bottom: -10px; right: -10px; }
.founder-badge {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2; left: 50%; bottom: -18px; transform: translateX(-50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong);
  background: rgba(18,10,28,.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(140%);
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ss-color-gold);
  box-shadow: var(--ss-shadow-dark);
}
.founder-badge::before { content: ''; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.founder-copy .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.founder-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.founder-copy .lead { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.founder-signoff {
  margin-top: 24px; font-family: var(--ss-font-display); font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--ss-color-parchment);
}
@media (min-width: 860px) {
  .founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr; gap: 64px; }
  .founder-frame { max-width: none; }
  .founder-frame--standalone { max-width: 340px; }
}

/* Card system — real depth instead of a flat tinted box: a top accent bar that lights up gold
   on hover, subtle grain texture, layered shadow, and a lift-on-hover transition. This single
   component change is what was reading as "bland" across every inner page — it's shared, so
   fixing it here fixes every card sitewide at once. */
.card {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-lg);
  padding: 28px 26px 26px; background: var(--ss-color-bg-dark-raised);
  color: var(--ss-color-text-on-dark);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.14), 0 8px 24px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  transition: transform var(--ss-transition), box-shadow var(--ss-transition), border-color var(--ss-transition);
}
.card::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--ss-color-gold) 15%, var(--ss-color-gold) 85%, transparent);
  opacity: .38; transition: opacity var(--ss-transition);
}
.card::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .5; mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.5) .5px, transparent .5px);
  background-size: 3px 3px;
}
.card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.2), 0 20px 40px -16px rgba(0,0,0,.5); border-color: var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong); }
.card:hover::before { opacity: .85; }
.light .card:hover, a.card:hover { border-color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.card p, .card ul, .card li { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.card--problem { background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(237,230,214,.035) 0 1px, transparent 1px 26px); }
.card--desired {
  border-color: var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--ss-color-gold), var(--ss-color-gold)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(237,230,214,.05) 0 1px, transparent 1px 24px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(237,230,214,.05) 0 1px, transparent 1px 24px);
  background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat, repeat;
  background-size: 100% 3px, auto, auto;
  background-position: top left, top left, top left;
}
.card h3 + p { margin-top: 12px; }
.card ul { margin: 18px 0 0; padding-left: 20px; }
.card li { margin-top: 8px; }
.card li:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.card .closing { display: block; margin-top: 18px; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); line-height: 1.5; }
.card--desired .closing { color: var(--ss-color-parchment); }
.card ul { line-height: 1.55; }
.card li { font-size: 1.0625rem; }

/* Trust Gap: two cards + a gold connector between them. Mobile-first: stacked, arrow pointing
   down; at the same breakpoint the two-column grids switch on, the arrow rotates to point right. */
.trust-gap-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; align-items: stretch; }
.trust-gap-connector {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
  padding: 4px 0; text-align: center;
}
.trust-gap-connector svg { width: 28px; height: 28px; transform: rotate(90deg); }
.trust-gap-connector span {
  font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--ss-color-gold);
  max-width: 20ch;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .trust-gap-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .trust-gap-connector svg { transform: none; }
  .trust-gap-connector span { max-width: 12ch; }
}

/* ---- Channel cards ---- */
/* Fully self-contained — some pages apply this without the base .card class, so every structural
   property (border, radius, padding, shadow, hover) is declared here directly rather than
   assumed inherited. */
.channel-card {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: block;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-light); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-lg);
  padding: 28px 26px 26px; background: var(--ss-color-bg-raised); color: var(--ss-color-text-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.06), 0 10px 26px -14px rgba(18,10,28,.28);
  transition: transform var(--ss-transition), box-shadow var(--ss-transition), border-color var(--ss-transition);
}
.channel-card::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--ss-color-gold) 15%, var(--ss-color-gold) 85%, transparent);
  opacity: .5; transition: opacity var(--ss-transition);
}
.channel-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(18,10,28,.1), 0 22px 40px -18px rgba(18,10,28,.38); border-color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.channel-card:hover::before { opacity: 1; }
.channel-card .channel-icon {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; margin-bottom: 18px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-light);
  transition: background var(--ss-transition), transform var(--ss-transition);
}
.channel-card:hover .channel-icon { background: var(--ss-color-gold); transform: scale(1.06); }
.channel-card .channel-icon svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; stroke: var(--ss-color-gold); transition: stroke var(--ss-transition); }
.channel-card:hover .channel-icon svg { stroke: var(--ss-color-obsidian); }
.channel-card .channel-label {
  display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ss-color-gold);
}
.channel-card p { color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }
.dark .channel-card { background: var(--ss-color-bg-dark-raised); border-color: var(--ss-color-border-dark); color: var(--ss-color-text-on-dark); }
.dark .channel-card p { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.dark .channel-card .channel-icon { background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-dark); }
.tier-clarity {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 24px; padding: 20px 24px; border-left: 3px solid var(--ss-color-gold);
  background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-light); border-radius: 0 var(--ss-radius-md) var(--ss-radius-md) 0;
}
.tier-clarity p { max-width: 62ch; color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }

/* ---- Audit form ---- */
.form-shell {
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-xl);
  padding: 28px; background: var(--ss-color-bg-dark-raised);
}
.form-grid { display: grid; gap: 18px; }
.field { display: grid; gap: 7px; }
.field label { font-weight: 700; }
.field .hint { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); font-size: .875rem; }
.field input {
  width: 100%; min-height: 52px; padding: 0 16px; border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark);
  border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md); background: var(--ss-color-obsidian); color: var(--ss-color-parchment); font-size: 16px;
}
.field input::placeholder { color: rgba(237,230,214,.48); }
.field input:focus-visible { box-shadow: var(--ss-shadow-focus-dark); }
.field input[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: #D16B6B; border-width: 2px; }
.error-text { min-height: 1.3em; color: #F3B0B0; font-size: .875rem; }
.error-summary { margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 18px; border: 2px solid #D16B6B; border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md); background: rgba(159,47,47,.13); }
.error-summary[hidden], .form-status[hidden] { display: none; }
.error-summary h3 { font-size: 1rem; }
.error-summary ul { margin: 10px 0 0; padding-left: 20px; }
.error-summary a { color: var(--ss-color-parchment); }
.form-actions { margin-top: 22px; }
.form-actions .btn { width: 100%; }
.prototype-notice { margin-top: 14px; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); font-size: .8rem; }
.form-status { margin-top: 20px; padding: 18px; border-radius: var(--ss-radius-md); border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); }
.form-status.success { background: rgba(53,104,74,.24); }
.form-status.failure { background: rgba(159,47,47,.18); }
.form-status.submitting { background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-dark); }

/* ---- Footer ---- */
.site-footer { padding: 56px 0 40px; background: var(--ss-color-obsidian); color: var(--ss-color-parchment); border-top: 1px solid rgba(166,135,76,.4); }
.footer-grid { display: grid; gap: 32px; }
.site-footer h2 { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.site-footer ul { list-style: none; margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.site-footer a { color: var(--ss-color-parchment); text-decoration: none; }
.site-footer a:hover { color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.footer-brand { display: inline-block; height: auto; }
.footer-brand img { height: 108px; width: auto; }
@media (min-width: 768px) { .footer-brand img { height: 132px; } }
.footer-positioning { max-width: 50ch; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); margin-top: 18px; }
.footer-region { margin-top: 12px; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.footer-pending { margin-top: 14px; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); font-size: .87rem; }
.footer-contact { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.footer-contact a { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-contact a:hover { color: var(--ss-color-gold); text-decoration: underline; }
.footer-legal {
  margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 16px; font-size: .82rem; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark);
}

/* ---- Process steps (System page workflow) ---- */
.process-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; }
.process-step {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-lg);
  padding: 26px 24px; background: var(--ss-color-bg-dark-raised); color: var(--ss-color-text-on-dark);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.14), 0 8px 24px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  transition: transform var(--ss-transition), box-shadow var(--ss-transition), border-color var(--ss-transition);
}
.process-step::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--ss-color-gold) 15%, var(--ss-color-gold) 85%, transparent);
  opacity: .38; transition: opacity var(--ss-transition);
}
.process-step:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.2), 0 20px 40px -16px rgba(0,0,0,.5); border-color: var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong); }
.process-step:hover::before { opacity: .85; }
.process-step .step-number {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 32px; height: 32px;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-dark);
  font-family: var(--ss-font-display); font-size: .92rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ss-color-gold);
  transition: background var(--ss-transition), transform var(--ss-transition);
}
.process-step:hover .step-number { background: var(--ss-color-gold); color: var(--ss-color-obsidian); transform: scale(1.06); }
.process-step h3 { margin-top: 14px; }
.process-step p { margin-top: 10px; color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.process-step .output {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 16px; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ss-color-gold);
}

/* ---- Deliverable list (System page) ---- */
.deliverable-list { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.deliverable {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-lg);
  padding: 24px 22px; background: var(--ss-color-bg-dark-raised); color: var(--ss-color-text-on-dark);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.14), 0 8px 24px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  transition: transform var(--ss-transition), box-shadow var(--ss-transition), border-color var(--ss-transition);
}
.deliverable::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--ss-color-gold) 15%, var(--ss-color-gold) 85%, transparent);
  opacity: .38; transition: opacity var(--ss-transition);
}
.deliverable:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.2), 0 20px 40px -16px rgba(0,0,0,.5); border-color: var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong); }
.deliverable:hover::before { opacity: .85; }
.deliverable h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.deliverable p { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }

/* ---- Expectation / boundary callout ---- */
.expectation {
  margin-top: 24px; padding: 20px 24px; border-left: 3px solid var(--ss-color-gold);
  background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-dark); border-radius: 0 var(--ss-radius-md) var(--ss-radius-md) 0;
}
.light .expectation { background: var(--ss-color-accent-soft-light); }
.expectation p { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); max-width: 62ch; }
.light .expectation p { color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }

/* ---- Pricing package cards ---- */
.package-grid { display: grid; gap: 24px; }
.package-card {
  position: relative; border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-light); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-xl);
  padding: 32px 28px; background: var(--ss-color-bg-raised); color: var(--ss-color-text-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(18,10,28,.06), 0 12px 30px -16px rgba(18,10,28,.24);
  transition: transform var(--ss-transition), box-shadow var(--ss-transition);
}
.package-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(18,10,28,.08), 0 24px 44px -18px rgba(18,10,28,.32); }
.package-card.recommended { border-color: var(--ss-color-gold); border-width: 2px; box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(166,135,76,.16); }
.package-card.recommended:hover { box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(166,135,76,.14), 0 26px 48px -18px rgba(166,135,76,.3); }
.recommended-label {
  position: absolute; top: -13px; left: 28px; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--ss-color-gold); color: var(--ss-color-obsidian);
  font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.package-card h3 { margin-top: 4px; }
.package-card .price { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 2.125rem; font-weight: 800; }
.package-card .price small { font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ss-color-graphite); }
.package-card > p { margin-top: 16px; color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }
.package-card h4 { font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ss-color-graphite); margin-top: 22px; }
.package-card ul { margin: 10px 0 0; padding-left: 20px; color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }
.package-card li + li { margin-top: 6px; }
.package-card .fit { margin-top: 18px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-light); }
.package-card .hint { margin-top: 14px; font-size: .85rem; color: var(--ss-color-graphite); font-style: italic; }
.package-card .btn { margin-top: 24px; width: 100%; }

/* ---- Included-with-every-package box ---- */
.included-box {
  border: 1px solid var(--ss-color-border-dark); border-radius: var(--ss-radius-xl);
  padding: 32px 26px; background: var(--ss-color-bg-dark-raised); color: var(--ss-color-text-on-dark);
}

/* ---- Pillar grid (Industries hub, Services hub) ---- */
.pillar-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; }
.pillar-card { text-decoration: none; display: block; transition: border-color var(--ss-transition), transform 80ms; }
.pillar-card:hover { border-color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.pillar-card:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.pillar-card h3 { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; }
.pillar-card h3::after { content: '\2192'; color: var(--ss-color-gold); font-weight: 700; }
.pillar-card p { margin-top: 10px; }

/* ---- Breadcrumb (industry/service subpages) ---- */
/* Breadcrumb sits directly in <main>, on the default page (light) background — not inside
   a .dark/.light section — so its base colors must be correct against that background,
   not inherited from an ancestor theme that may not exist. */
.breadcrumb {
  /* Hidden per Benjamin's request 2026-08-04 — kept in markup (not display:none via JS-removal)
     for the underlying page structure/SEO trail, just not shown visually. */
  display: none;
}
.breadcrumb a { text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ss-color-graphite); }
.breadcrumb a:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.dark .breadcrumb a { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.dark .breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.breadcrumb span[aria-hidden] { color: var(--ss-color-border-light-strong); }
.breadcrumb .current { color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }
.dark .breadcrumb span[aria-hidden] { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }
.dark .breadcrumb .current { color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark); }

/* ---- Media / future-image placeholder ----
   Marks a spot reserved for a real supplied photo, screenshot, or diagram.
   Never fill this with synthetic/stock imagery presented as real proof. */
.media-placeholder {
  display: grid; place-items: center; gap: 8px; text-align: center;
  min-height: 220px; padding: 32px; border: 2px dashed var(--ss-color-border-dark-strong);
  border-radius: var(--ss-radius-lg); background: rgba(237,230,214,.03); color: var(--ss-color-text-muted-on-dark);
}
.light .media-placeholder { border-color: var(--ss-color-border-light-strong); background: var(--ss-color-bg-raised); color: var(--ss-color-text-secondary); }
.media-placeholder .placeholder-label { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ss-color-gold); }
.media-placeholder p { max-width: 46ch; font-size: .9rem; }
.media-photo { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: var(--ss-radius-lg); }
/* Case-study proof image: capped and centered on mobile so a wide, detail-dense screenshot
   doesn't dominate the scroll; opens up to full container width from tablet up. */
.media-photo--case-study { max-width: 420px; margin-inline: auto; }
/* Real screenshots (LinkedIn dashboards, post captures) — unlike the wide composite proof
   graphic above, these stay capped at every breakpoint so a tall portrait screenshot never
   stretches to full container width on desktop. */
.media-photo--screenshot { max-width: 380px; margin-inline: auto; box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.12); }

@media (min-width: 480px) {
  .container, .container--wide, .container--narrow { width: min(100% - 48px, var(--ss-container-standard)); }
  .container--wide { width: min(100% - 48px, var(--ss-container-wide)); }
  .container--narrow { width: min(100% - 48px, var(--ss-container-narrow)); }
  .breadcrumb { width: min(100% - 48px, var(--ss-container-standard)); }
  .badge-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .cta-group { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; }
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .container, .container--wide, .container--narrow { width: min(100% - 64px, var(--ss-container-standard)); }
  .container--wide { width: min(100% - 64px, var(--ss-container-wide)); }
  .container--narrow { width: min(100% - 64px, var(--ss-container-narrow)); }
  .breadcrumb { width: min(100% - 64px, var(--ss-container-standard)); }
  .section { padding: 80px 0; }
  .section--major { padding: 96px 0; }
  .hero { padding: 96px 0; }
  .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .badge-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .form-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .form-actions, .prototype-notice, .form-status { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; }
  .process-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .deliverable-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .package-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .pillar-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
}
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .container, .container--wide, .container--narrow { width: min(100% - 96px, var(--ss-container-standard)); }
  .container--wide { width: min(100% - 96px, var(--ss-container-wide)); }
  .container--narrow { width: min(100% - 96px, var(--ss-container-narrow)); }
  .breadcrumb { width: min(100% - 96px, var(--ss-container-standard)); }
  .site-header { height: 80px; }
  .desktop-nav { display: flex; }
  .nav-trigger, .mobile-panel { display: none; }
  .hero { padding: 88px 0 96px; }
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,5fr) minmax(0,7fr); gap: 56px; }
  .hero-flowchart { margin-top: 0; max-width: none; }
  .media-photo--case-study { max-width: none; }
  .system-flow { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) auto minmax(0,1.35fr) auto minmax(0,1fr); align-items: start; }
  .zone-connector { padding: 0; height: 100%; }
  .zone-connector svg { max-width: none; width: 44px; height: 100%; min-height: 160px; }
  .connector-vertical { display: none; }
  .connector-horizontal { display: block; }
  .badge-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.3fr .85fr .85fr .9fr; }
  .process-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .pillar-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); }
}
@media (min-width: 1280px) {
  .section { padding: 88px 0; }
  .section--major { padding: 104px 0; }
  .badge-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0,1fr)); }
}
/* ---- Scroll reveal ---- */
/* One deliberate, restrained page-level effect (per the design skill's warning against scattered
   micro-animation) — cards and process steps settle into place as they enter the viewport,
   staggered slightly by their position in a grid. Applied by app.js to .card, .channel-card,
   .process-step, .deliverable sitewide — no per-element markup needed. */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity 560ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), transform 560ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); }
.reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}