/* =====================
   CSS RESET & NORMALIZATION
   ===================== */
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre,
a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp,
small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li,
fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td,
article, aside, canvas, details, embed, figure, figcaption, footer, header, hgroup,
main, nav, output, ruby, section, summary, time, mark, audio, video {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  font-size: 100%;
  font: inherit;
  vertical-align: baseline;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-size: 16px;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
*, *:before, *:after {
  box-sizing: inherit;
}
body {
  line-height: 1.5;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #1b304b;
  font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  min-height: 100vh;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
img, video {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}
ul, ol {
  margin: 0 0 24px 24px;
  padding-left: 22px;
}
ol { list-style-type: decimal; }
ul { list-style-type: disc; }
dd { margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
section { display: block; }
a {
  color: #234067;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
a:focus { outline: 2px solid #b1a16d; outline-offset: 2px; }
a:hover, a:active {
  color: #b1a16d;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* =====================
   BRAND & TYPOGRAPHY DEFINITIONS
   ===================== */
:root {
  --color-primary: #234067;
  --color-primary-dark: #1b304b;
  --color-secondary: #E0E4EA;
  --color-bg: #ffffff;
  --color-accent: #b1a16d;
  --color-text: #1b304b;
  --color-grey: #677389;
  --color-light: #f5f7fa;
  --border-radius: 16px;
  --border-radius-sm: 8px;
  --shadow-card: 0 3px 16px rgba(35, 64, 103, 0.07);
  --shadow-strong: 0 8px 32px rgba(35, 64, 103, 0.13);
  --transition: 0.2s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: 'Merriweather', Georgia, serif;
  color: #1b304b;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  letter-spacing: -0.6px;
}
h1 {
  font-size: 2.75rem;
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
h2 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
h3 {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
h4 { font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 10px; }
h5 { font-size: 1rem; margin-bottom: 7px; }
h6 { font-size: 0.92rem; margin-bottom: 5px; }

p, li, dd {
  font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--color-text);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
strong { font-weight: 700; }

.text-section ul, .text-section ol {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.text-section li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  padding-left: 0;
}

dt {
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-top: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

dd {
  color: var(--color-grey);
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* =====================
   GENERIC LAYOUT PATTERNS
   ===================== */
.container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1216px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}
.content-wrapper {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}
.section {
  margin-bottom: 60px;
  padding: 40px 20px;
}
.card-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
}
.card {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  position: relative;
  padding: 28px 24px;
  background: var(--color-bg);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  transition: box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
}
.card:hover {
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
  transform: translateY(-5px) scale(1.01);
}
.content-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 20px;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.text-image-section {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.feature-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 15px;
}

/* ============
   HERO SECTION
   ============ */
.hero {
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 56px 0 52px 0;
  margin-bottom: 44px;
  border-bottom: 8px solid var(--color-accent);
}
.hero .container {
  flex-direction: column;
}
.hero .content-wrapper {
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
  gap: 18px;
}
.hero h1, .hero h2, .hero h3 {
  color: #fff;
}
.hero p {
  color: #E0E4EA;
}

/* ============
   NAVIGATION + HEADER
   ============ */
header {
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-secondary);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 999;
}
header .container {
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 74px;
  gap: 12px;
}
header a img {
  height: 46px;
  width: auto;
  margin-right: 36px;
}
nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: center;
}
nav a {
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--color-primary-dark);
  padding: 4px 0;
  transition: color var(--transition);
  position: relative;
}
nav a:after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  height: 3px;
  width: 0;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  transition: width 0.18s ease;
  margin-top: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
nav a:hover:after, nav a.active:after {
  width: 60%;
}
nav a:focus { color: var(--color-accent); }
nav a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }

.cta-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.09rem;
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  border: none;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
  padding: 13px 32px;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 14px rgba(177, 161, 109, 0.16);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background var(--transition), box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  margin-left: 26px;
  text-decoration: none;
  outline: none;
}
.cta-btn:hover, .cta-btn:focus {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 7px 22px rgba(177, 161, 109, 0.25);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
}

/* Mobile Burger Menu button */
.mobile-menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  font-size: 2rem;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  margin-left: 24px;
  transition: color var(--transition);
  z-index: 1502;
}
.mobile-menu-toggle:hover, .mobile-menu-toggle:focus {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* =====================
   MOBILE MENU OVERLAY
   ===================== */
.mobile-menu {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  background: rgba(35, 64, 103, 0.98);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 0 0 0 0;
  z-index: 1500;
  transform: translateX(-105vw);
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(.7,.22,.26,.99);
  will-change: transform;
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0.98;
}
.mobile-menu.active {
  transform: translateX(0);
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}
.mobile-menu-close {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 2.7rem;
  padding: 24px 26px 8px 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
  align-self: flex-end;
  transition: color var(--transition);
  z-index: 1505;
}
.mobile-menu-close:hover, .mobile-menu-close:focus {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}
.mobile-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  width: 100%;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 36px 32px 12px 38px;
}
.mobile-nav a {
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 13px 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: background var(--transition), color var(--transition);
}
.mobile-nav a:focus, .mobile-nav a:hover {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-primary);
}
/* Hide main nav on mobile, show burger */
@media (max-width: 1023px) {
  nav {
    display: none;
  }
  .cta-btn {
    display: none;
  }
  .mobile-menu-toggle {
    display: block;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .mobile-menu {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

/* =====================
   FEATURE (USPs, GRIDS, PREVIEW)
   ===================== */
.feature-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 28px;
  margin: 28px 0 26px 0;
}
.feature-grid > div, .feature-grid .post-preview {
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  padding: 34px 28px 26px 28px;
  flex: 1 1 265px;
  max-width: 340px;
  min-width: 220px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  transition: box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  position: relative;
}
.feature-grid > div img {
  height: 52px;
  width: 52px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.feature-grid > div h3, .feature-grid .post-preview h3 {
  color: var(--color-primary-dark);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.feature-grid > div p, .feature-grid .post-preview p {
  font-size: 1.01rem;
  color: var(--color-grey);
  margin-bottom: 0;
  min-height: 50px;
}
.feature-grid > div:hover, .feature-grid .post-preview:hover {
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-strong);
  transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.03);
  cursor: pointer;
}
/* Blog List Preview Special Case */
.post-preview a {
  margin-top: 16px;
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  text-decoration: underline;
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  transition: color var(--transition);
}
.post-preview a:hover { color: var(--color-primary-dark); }

/* =====================
   TESTIMONIALS
   ===================== */
.testimonial-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  background: var(--color-secondary);
  color: #1b304b;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(35, 64, 103, 0.07);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding: 28px 30px 22px 32px;
  transition: box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
  border-left: 7px solid var(--color-accent);
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
}
.testimonial-card p {
  font-size: 1.14rem;
  color: #1b304b;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.testimonial-card span {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--color-grey);
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  font-style: normal;
}
.testimonial-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 7px 32px rgba(177, 161, 109, 0.11);
  transform: scale(1.025);
  border-color: var(--color-primary);
}

/* =====================
   CARDS (Generic)
   ===================== */
.card {
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  transition: box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
}

/* ===============
   TEXT SECTIONS
   =============== */
.text-section {
  margin: 24px 0 24px 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
}
.text-section h3 {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.text-section ul {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.text-section li {
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-text);
}
.text-section li img {
  height: 20px;
  width: 20px;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

/* ===========================
   FOOTER
   =========================== */
footer {
  background: var(--color-secondary);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--color-accent);
  padding: 40px 0 0 0;
  margin-top: 48px;
  font-size: 1rem;
}
footer .container {
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
}
footer nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
footer nav a {
  color: var(--color-primary-dark);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  transition: color var(--transition);
}
footer nav a:hover, footer nav a:focus {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}
.footer-contact {
  color: var(--color-grey);
  font-size: 1rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 7px;
}
.footer-contact a {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  text-decoration: underline;
}
.footer-contact a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }
.footer-hours {
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  color: var(--color-primary-dark);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* =====================
   COOKIE CONSENT BANNER
   ===================== */
.cookie-banner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 26px;
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100vw;
  background: #234067;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 22px 14px 22px 36px;
  z-index: 3000;
  box-shadow: 0 -2px 16px rgba(35, 64, 103, 0.14);
  font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  animation: cookieBannerSlideIn 0.7s cubic-bezier(.7,.22,.26,.99);
}
@keyframes cookieBannerSlideIn {
  from { transform: translateY(90px); opacity:0; }
  to { transform: translateY(0); opacity:1; }
}
.cookie-banner-text {
  max-width: 540px;
}
.cookie-banner-buttons {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 19px;
}
.cookie-btn {
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border: none;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
  padding: 9px 25px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(177,161,109,.11);
  transition: background var(--transition), color var(--transition), border var(--transition);
}
.cookie-accept {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: #fff;
}
.cookie-accept:hover, .cookie-accept:focus {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
}
.cookie-reject {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
}
.cookie-reject:hover, .cookie-reject:focus {
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #fff;
}
.cookie-settings {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
}
.cookie-settings:hover, .cookie-settings:focus {
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: #fff;
}

/* Cookie Modal */
.cookie-modal-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 100vw; height: 100vh;
  background: rgba(35, 64, 103, 0.82);
  z-index: 4000;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: opacity 0.25s;
}
.cookie-modal {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--color-primary-dark);
  min-width: 310px;
  max-width: 508px;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 38px rgba(35,64,103,0.22);
  padding: 38px 36px 28px 34px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 22px;
  font-family: 'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;
  position: relative;
  animation: cookieModalScaleIn 0.35s cubic-bezier(.7,.22,.26,.99);
}
@keyframes cookieModalScaleIn {
  from { transform: scale(0.85); opacity:0; }
  to   { transform: scale(1); opacity:1; }
}
.cookie-modal h2 {
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.cookie-category {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.cookie-category label {
  font-weight: bold;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--color-primary-dark);
}
.cookie-category input[type="checkbox"] {
  accent-color: var(--color-accent);
  width:18px;
  height:18px;
}
.cookie-category input[disabled] {
  opacity: 0.4;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.cookie-modal-buttons {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}
.cookie-modal-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  border: none;
  background: none;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 2rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.cookie-modal-close:hover, .cookie-modal-close:focus { color: var(--color-accent); }

/* =====================
   RESPONSIVE BREAKPOINTS
   ===================== */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .container {
    padding: 0 10px;
  }
  .content-wrapper {
    padding: 0 2px;
  }
  .hero {
    padding: 40px 0 30px 0;
  }
  .feature-grid > div, .feature-grid .post-preview {
    padding: 24px 14px 18px 15px;
    min-width: 160px;
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  html { font-size: 15px; }
  h1 { font-size: 2rem; }
  h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; }
  .section {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    padding: 24px 6px;
  }
  .feature-grid {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .container {
    padding: 0 5px;
  }
  .content-wrapper {
    padding: 0 0px;
  }
  .hero .content-wrapper {
    padding: 0 0px;
  }
  .testimonial-card {
    padding: 16px 16px 14px 18px;
    border-left-width: 5px;
  }
  .card {
    padding: 17px 10px;
  }
  .card-container {
    gap: 16px;
  }
  nav, footer nav {
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .text-image-section {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
  }
  .cookie-banner {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 18px 5px 15px 13px;
    font-size: 0.98rem;
  }
  .cookie-banner-text { max-width: 99vw; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  html { font-size: 14px; }
  h1 { font-size: 1.33rem; margin-bottom: 11px; }
  h2 { font-size: 1.09rem; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  h3 { font-size: 1.03rem; }
  .container {
    padding: 0 2px;
  }
  .hero {
    padding: 24px 0 13px 0;
  }
}
/* =====================
   MODERN BOLD UTILITIES
   ===================== */
.geometric {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.13;
}

/* =====================
   SCROLLBAR & FOCUS
   ===================== */
::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width:10px;
  background: var(--color-secondary);
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius:6px;
}
:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* ===============
   ANIMATIONS/MICRO-INTERACTIONS
   =============== */
.card, .feature-grid > div, .testimonial-card, .post-preview, .cta-btn {
  transition: box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition), background var(--transition), color var(--transition), border var(--transition);
}

/* =========
   UTILITIES
   ========= */
.gap8 { gap: 8px !important; }
.gap16 { gap: 16px !important; }
.gap24 { gap: 24px !important; }
.gap32 { gap: 32px !important; }
.m-0 { margin: 0 !important; }
.mt-24 { margin-top: 24px !important; }
.mb-24 { margin-bottom: 24px !important; }
.text-center { text-align: center !important; }
.flex-col { flex-direction: column !important; }
.flex-row { flex-direction: row !important; }
.flex-between { justify-content: space-between !important; }
.align-center { align-items: center !important; }

/* =============
   FORM ELEMENTS
   ============= */
input, select, textarea, button {
  font-family: inherit;
}
input, select, textarea {
  border: 1.5px solid var(--color-secondary);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
  padding: 8px 12px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--color-text);
  transition: border var(--transition);
}
input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus {
  border: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
  outline: none;
}
button {
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* =====
   SPECIAL LAYOUTS (for spacing as per specs)
   ===== */
.card-container, .feature-grid, .content-grid, .testimonial-list {
  gap: 24px;
}
.card, .testimonial-card, .feature-item, .text-section {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.section:not(:last-child) {
  margin-bottom: 60px !important;
}

/* Prevent accidental overlapping */
.card, .feature-grid > div, .testimonial-card, .post-preview {
  min-width: 0;
  word-break: break-word;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* ==============
   PRINT OVERRIDE
   ==============
   Hide cookie banner & mobile menu in print */
@media print {
  .cookie-banner, .cookie-modal-overlay, .mobile-menu { display: none !important; }
}