/* ===== Tokens ===== */
:root {
  --ink: #0A2E6B;
  --ink-soft: #123A82;
  --paper: #FFFFFF;
  --paper-alt: #F1F6FD;
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --brass: #1D6FEB;
  --brass-light: #5B9CFB;
  --steel: #2563C7;
  --slate: #56607A;
  --line: #E0E9FA;
  --line-dark: #24509E;

  --shadow-sm: 0 6px 16px rgba(10, 46, 107, 0.08);
  --shadow-md: 0 16px 36px rgba(10, 46, 107, 0.12);

  --font-display: "Poppins", -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "IBM Plex Mono", "Courier New", monospace;

  --max: 1180px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  * { animation-duration: 0.001ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.001ms !important; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); margin: 0; line-height: 1.12; font-weight: 500; }
p { margin: 0 0 1em; color: var(--slate); }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 0; background: var(--ink); color: var(--white);
  padding: 12px 18px; z-index: 200; font-family: var(--font-body);
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; }

:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 2px; }

/* ===== Header ===== */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; height: 76px; }

.wordmark { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.wordmark-mark { width: 36px; height: 36px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.wordmark-mark .mark-halo { fill: none; }
.wordmark-mark .mark-fill { fill: var(--ink); }
.wordmark-mark .mark-ring { fill: none; stroke: var(--white); stroke-width: 5; }
.wordmark-mark .mark-chevron { fill: none; stroke: var(--white); stroke-width: 7; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.wordmark-text { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--ink); }

.primary-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; }
.primary-nav a {
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink); position: relative; padding: 4px 0;
}
.primary-nav a:not(.nav-cta)::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -3px; height: 2px;
  background: var(--brass); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.primary-nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.primary-nav a.nav-cta {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); padding: 9px 18px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 13.5px;
}
.primary-nav a.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--brass); color: var(--ink); }
.primary-nav a.nav-cta.is-active { background: var(--brass); color: var(--ink); }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: 5px;
  width: 40px; height: 40px; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
}
.nav-toggle span { width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--ink); display: block; }

/* ===== Buttons ===== */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: 13px 26px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600;
  transition: all 0.18s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer;
}
.btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--brass), var(--steel));
  color: var(--white);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(29, 111, 235, 0.28);
}
.btn-primary:hover { filter: brightness(1.08); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(29, 111, 235, 0.36); }
.btn-ghost { border-color: var(--line-dark); color: inherit; }
.section:not(.section-dark) .btn-ghost { border-color: #B9CCEE; color: var(--ink); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--brass); color: var(--brass); }

/* ===== Tag / module badge (signature element) ===== */
.tag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  color: var(--brass-light); white-space: nowrap;
}
.tag-dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--brass-light); border-color: var(--ink); display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 14px; }

/* ===== Hero ===== */
.hero { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink-soft) 65%, #1651B8 100%); color: var(--white); padding: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.hero-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr; gap: 60px; align-items: center; min-height: calc(100vh - 76px);
  padding-top: 48px; padding-bottom: 48px;
}
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass); font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.eyebrow-cursor { display: inline-block; width: 2px; height: 1.05em; background: currentColor; margin-left: 3px; vertical-align: -0.15em; animation: arcBlink .8s steps(1) infinite; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .eyebrow-cursor { display: none; } }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); color: var(--white); margin-bottom: 22px; }
.hero-sub { color: #B9C2D6; font-size: 17px; max-width: 46ch; margin-bottom: 34px; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero .btn-ghost { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.35); color: var(--white); }
.hero .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--brass); color: var(--brass-light); }

/* Hero visual */
.hero-visual {
  margin: 0; background: var(--ink-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.hero-visual img {
  display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 460px;
  background: transparent;
}
@media (max-width: 960px) { .hero-visual { max-width: 520px; } }
.hero-visual:has(.arc-hero) { padding: 0; background: transparent; border: 0; }
.arc-hero {
  position: relative; width: 100%; min-height: 480px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: transparent; font-family: var(--font-display);
}
.arc-hero .arc-inner { font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 88px); }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .arc-hero { min-height: 260px; } }

/* Hero visual: four pillars (Finance, Technology, SAP, Regulation) converging on one point */
.hero-visual:has(.pillars) { padding: 0; background: transparent; border: 0; width: 100%; }
.pillars { width: 100%; max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto; }
.pillars svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; overflow: visible; }

.pillars .axis {
  stroke: rgba(255,255,255,.5); stroke-width: 2; stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 190; stroke-dashoffset: 190; animation: pillarDraw 0.9s ease forwards;
  transition: stroke 0.2s ease, stroke-width 0.2s ease;
}
.pillars .a1 { animation-delay: .3s; }
.pillars .a2 { animation-delay: .55s; }
.pillars .a3 { animation-delay: .8s; }
.pillars .a4 { animation-delay: 1.05s; }
@keyframes pillarDraw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }

.pillars .label {
  fill: #DCE7F7; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .12em;
  opacity: 0; animation: pillarLabel 0.6s ease forwards; cursor: default; transition: fill 0.2s ease;
}
.pillars .l1 { animation-delay: .9s; }
.pillars .l2 { animation-delay: 1.15s; }
.pillars .l3 { animation-delay: 1.4s; }
.pillars .l4 { animation-delay: 1.65s; }
@keyframes pillarLabel { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
/* Hovering a label (or its axis) lights up that pillar */
.pillars .axis.is-hot { stroke: var(--brass-light); stroke-width: 3; }
.pillars .label.is-hot { fill: #fff; }

/* Sparks sit at the SVG origin until their animateMotion begins (2s+), so keep them hidden until then */
.pillars .spark { fill: #fff; filter: url(#pillars-glow); opacity: 0; animation: pillarShow 0s 2s forwards; }
@keyframes pillarShow { to { opacity: 1; } }

.pillars .ring {
  fill: none; stroke: var(--brass-light); stroke-width: 1.5; opacity: 0;
  transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; animation: pillarRipple 3s 1.6s ease-out infinite;
}
.pillars .r2 { animation-delay: 2.6s; }
.pillars .r3 { animation-delay: 3.6s; }
@keyframes pillarRipple { 0% { opacity: .8; transform: scale(1); } 100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(5); } }
.pillars .halo { fill: rgba(91,156,251,.28); transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; animation: pillarPulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes pillarPulse { 0%, 100% { transform: scale(.85); opacity: .6; } 50% { transform: scale(1.2); opacity: 1; } }
.pillars .core { fill: #fff; filter: url(#pillars-glow); }

.pillars .tagline { fill: #B9C2D6; font-family: 'Manrope', var(--font-display); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 400; }
.pillars .caret { fill: #B9C2D6; animation: arcBlink .8s steps(1) infinite; }

/* Hold the entrance animation behind the intro overlay so it plays when the page is revealed */
body.intro-active .pillars * { animation-play-state: paused; }

@media (max-width: 960px) { .pillars { max-width: 460px; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pillars .axis { animation: none; stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
  .pillars .label { animation: none; opacity: 1; }
  .pillars .ring, .pillars .halo, .pillars .caret { animation: none; }
  .pillars .spark { display: none; }
}

/* Intro: full-screen ARICORD wordmark + typed tagline, fades out to reveal the page */
.intro {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 1000; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 0 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink-soft) 65%, #1651B8 100%); font-family: var(--font-display);
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, visibility 0.6s ease;
  animation: introFailsafe 0s 8s forwards; /* hides the overlay even if script.js never runs */
}
.intro.is-done { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }
body.intro-active { overflow: hidden; }
@keyframes introFailsafe { to { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; } }
/* Each line reserves its full width with an invisible copy, so typing never shifts the layout */
.arc-inner { text-align: center; font-family: 'Manrope', var(--font-display); }
.arc-line { position: relative; display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; }
.arc-ghost { visibility: hidden; }
.arc-type { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; white-space: nowrap; }
.arc-title { margin: 0; color: #fff; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(42px, 7vw, 88px); letter-spacing: .12em; line-height: 1.1; }
.arc-title .arc-line { margin-right: -.12em; }
.arc-tagline { margin: .55em 0 0; color: #DCE7F7; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 28px); letter-spacing: .01em; }
.arc-cursor { display: inline-block; width: 2px; height: 1em; background: #9CC4FF; margin-left: 4px; vertical-align: -0.12em; animation: arcBlink .8s steps(1) infinite; }
.arc-title .arc-cursor { width: 3px; margin-left: 0; }
@keyframes arcBlink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .arc-ghost { visibility: visible; }
  .arc-type { display: none; }
  .arc-cursor { display: none; }
}


.ledger-card {
  background: var(--ink-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 28px 26px;
}
.ledger-title { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; color: #8B96B4; letter-spacing: 0.04em; margin-bottom: 18px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ledger-lines { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.ledger-lines li {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--line-dark); padding-bottom: 10px; font-size: 14px;
}
.ledger-lines li span { color: #8B96B4; }
.ledger-lines li strong { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 500; color: var(--white); text-align: right; }
.ledger-foot { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; color: #6B7694; }

.module-strip { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); overflow: hidden; padding: 16px 0; }
.module-strip-track { display: flex; gap: 12px; width: max-content; animation: scroll-left 32s linear infinite; }
@keyframes scroll-left { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
.module-strip .tag { flex: none; }

/* ===== Sections ===== */
.section { padding: 96px 0; }
.section-alt { background: var(--paper-alt); }
.section-dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.section-dark .eyebrow { color: var(--brass-light); }
.section-dark h2 { color: var(--white); }
.section-dark p:not(.eyebrow) { color: #B9C2D6; }

/* ===== Home overview: summary strip, offerings list, route cards ===== */
.home-offer-grid { margin-bottom: 0; }
.home-offer-grid .offer-card { display: block; color: inherit; }
.home-offer-grid .offer-card h3 { color: var(--ink); }
.home-offer-more { margin: 22px 0 56px; }

.home-route-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.home-route-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 28px 24px; border-radius: 14px; color: inherit;
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
}
.home-route-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--brass-light); }
.home-route-card h3 { font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.home-route-card p { font-size: 14.5px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.home-route-link { margin-top: auto; font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--steel); }
.home-route-card:hover .home-route-link { color: var(--brass); }
@media (max-width: 960px) { .home-route-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .home-route-card { min-height: 0; } }

/* ===== Home teasers: short versions of each route page, linking through ===== */
.section-head.home-head-row { max-width: none; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.home-head-row > div { max-width: 640px; }
.home-head-row h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.section-dark .home-head-row .btn-ghost { color: var(--white); }
.home-link-card { display: block; color: inherit; transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease; }
.home-link-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.accel-card.home-link-card:hover { border-color: var(--brass-light); }
/* Home accelerators: simple numbered points, no card boxes */
/* Points play in sequence: 1 → arrow → 2 → arrow → 3 */
.home-accel-points { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }
.home-accel-point {
  flex: 1; text-align: center; padding: 22px 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}
.home-accel-point h3 { color: var(--white); font-size: 19px; margin: 0; }
.home-accel-arrow { flex: 0 0 96px; display: flex; }
.home-accel-arrow svg { width: 100%; height: 24px; overflow: visible; }
.home-accel-arrow path { fill: none; stroke: var(--brass-light); stroke-width: 2.5; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.home-accel-arrow .arrow-line { stroke-dasharray: 110; }
.home-accel-arrow .arrow-head { stroke-dasharray: 30; }

/* Hidden start state only once JS has armed the sequence, so content never stays hidden without JS */
.home-accel-points.is-armed .home-accel-point { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
.home-accel-points.is-armed .arrow-line { stroke-dashoffset: 110; }
.home-accel-points.is-armed .arrow-head { stroke-dashoffset: 30; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-point { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity .5s ease, transform .5s ease; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .arrow-line { stroke-dashoffset: 0; transition: stroke-dashoffset .55s ease-in-out; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .arrow-head { stroke-dashoffset: 0; transition: stroke-dashoffset .2s ease-out; }
/* Timeline */
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-point:nth-of-type(1) { transition-delay: 0s; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-arrow:nth-of-type(1) .arrow-line { transition-delay: .5s; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-arrow:nth-of-type(1) .arrow-head { transition-delay: 1.05s; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-point:nth-of-type(2) { transition-delay: 1.25s; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-arrow:nth-of-type(2) .arrow-line { transition-delay: 1.75s; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-arrow:nth-of-type(2) .arrow-head { transition-delay: 2.3s; }
.home-accel-points.is-playing .home-accel-point:nth-of-type(3) { transition-delay: 2.5s; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-accel-points { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 14px; }
  .home-accel-arrow { flex-basis: auto; height: 56px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
  .home-accel-arrow svg { width: 64px; transform: rotate(90deg); }
}

/* About teaser: copy + at-a-glance stats */
.home-about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; gap: 64px; align-items: center; }
.home-about h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.home-stats { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
.home-stats li { background: var(--paper-alt); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 22px 20px; }
.home-stats strong { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 4px; }
.home-stats span { font-size: 14px; color: var(--slate); line-height: 1.5; }
.home-stats strong .count-up { font-size: inherit; color: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* Coverage list + industry cards side by side */
.home-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 64px; align-items: start; }
.home-split h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem); margin-bottom: 24px; }
.home-coverage-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.home-industry-list { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.home-industry-list .industry-card { padding: 20px 22px; }

/* Leadership strip */
.home-team { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.home-team a { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; color: inherit; }
.home-team img {
  width: 132px; height: 132px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 22%;
  background: #fff; border: 4px solid var(--white); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); margin-bottom: 14px;
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
}
.home-team a:hover img { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.home-team .team-name { display: block; }
.home-team .team-role { display: block; margin: 0; }

/* Contact + careers call to action */
.home-cta-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.home-cta-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; padding: 40px 36px; border-radius: 16px;
  background: var(--ink-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); color: var(--white);
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
}
.home-cta-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: var(--brass-light); }
.home-cta-card h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.home-cta-card p:not(.eyebrow) { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.home-cta-card .btn { margin-top: auto; }
.home-cta-card .btn-ghost { color: var(--white); }

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .home-about-grid, .home-split, .home-cta-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .home-team { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); row-gap: 28px; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .home-stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .home-stats strong { font-size: 21px; }
  .home-team { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .home-team img { width: 104px; height: 104px; }
  .home-cta-card { padding: 30px 24px; }
}

.section-head { max-width: 640px; margin-bottom: 52px; }
.section-head h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.section-sub { font-size: 16px; }

/* About */
.about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 60px; align-items: start; }
.about-copy p { font-size: 16px; }
.mission-vision { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; margin-top: 30px; }
.mission-vision h3 { font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; color: var(--brass); font-family: var(--font-mono); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em; }
.mission-vision p { font-size: 14.5px; }

.about-grid-solo { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 760px; }

.team-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 20px; width: 100%; max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; }
.team-grid > .team-card { grid-column: span 2; }
/* 3 cards on the first row, remaining 2 centred on the next */
.team-grid > .team-card:nth-child(4):nth-last-child(2) { grid-column: 2 / span 2; }
.team-grid > .team-card:nth-child(5):last-child { grid-column: 4 / span 2; }
.team-card {
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 0 16px 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.18s ease, transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
}
.team-card:hover { border-color: var(--brass); transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }

.team-photo {
  width: calc(100% + 32px); margin: 0 -16px 12px; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; overflow: hidden;
}
.team-photo svg { width: 58%; height: 58%; fill: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); }
.team-photo svg path { fill: none; stroke: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); stroke-width: 6; }
/* Photos are 2:3 portraits: cover fills the square frame, nudged up so head and shoulders both show */
.team-photo img {
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; background: #fff;
  object-position: center 20%;
}
.team-photo-1 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #0A2E6B, #1D6FEB); }
.team-photo-2 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #123A82, #5B9CFB); }
.team-photo-3 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #14275C, #2563C7); }
.team-photo-4 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #0E3B6E, #3FA0E8); }
.team-photo-5 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #1A4965, #4FA3A5); }
.team-photo-6 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #47345F, #A46C93); }
.team-photo-7 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #0A2E6B, #3FA0E8); }
.team-photo-8 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #14275C, #5B9CFB); }
.team-photo-9 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #123A82, #2563C7); }
.team-photo-10 { background: linear-gradient(155deg, #1A4965, #A46C93); }

.team-name { font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 2px; font-size: 15px; }
.team-role { font-size: 13px; color: var(--slate); margin: 0 0 10px; }
.team-goal { font-size: 12.5px; font-style: italic; color: var(--slate); margin: 0 0 12px; line-height: 1.5; }
.placeholder-flag { font-style: normal; font-size: 10.5px; color: var(--brass); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em; }
/* Skill tags: soft pills under the role, separated from it by a hairline */
.team-tags {
  list-style: none; margin: 0 0 12px; padding: 12px 0 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 5px;
}
.team-tags li { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; white-space: nowrap; color: var(--ink); background: #EAF1FC; border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 9px; }
.team-card a { font-size: 13px; color: var(--steel); font-weight: 600; }
.team-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; margin-top: auto; align-self: flex-start; }
.team-li-icon { width: 16px; height: 16px; fill: #0A66C2; flex: none; }
.team-card a:hover { color: var(--brass); }

/* Offerings */
.offer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 22px; }
.offer-card {
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 28px 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
}
.offer-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--brass-light); }
.offer-card h3 { font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.offer-card p { font-size: 14.5px; }
/* Offerings page: expanded cards with a "What we deliver" list */
.offer-grid-detailed .offer-card p { margin: 0; }
/* 3 cards on the first row, remaining 2 centred on the next */
.offer-grid-detailed { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); }
.offer-grid-detailed > .offer-card { grid-column: span 2; }
.offer-grid-detailed > .offer-card:nth-of-type(4):nth-last-of-type(2) { grid-column: 2 / span 2; }
.offer-grid-detailed > .offer-card:nth-of-type(5):last-of-type { grid-column: 4 / span 2; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .offer-grid-detailed { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .offer-grid-detailed > .offer-card,
  .offer-grid-detailed > .offer-card:nth-of-type(4):nth-last-of-type(2),
  .offer-grid-detailed > .offer-card:nth-of-type(5):last-of-type { grid-column: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .offer-grid-detailed { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
.offer-grid-detailed .offer-card p.offer-list-label {
  margin: 20px 0 12px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--steel);
}
.offer-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 9px; }
.offer-list li { position: relative; padding-left: 22px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--slate); }
.offer-list li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 2px; top: 6px; width: 10px; height: 5px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brass); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brass); transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

/* Coverage */
.coverage-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 60px; align-items: center; }
.coverage-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
.coverage-list li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-size: 15.5px; font-weight: 500; }
.dot { width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--brass); flex: none; }

/* Accelerators */
.accel-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 22px; }
.accel-card { background: var(--ink-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 14px; padding: 30px 26px; }
.accel-num { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 13px; color: var(--brass-light); }
.accel-card h3 { color: var(--white); font-size: 19px; margin: 14px 0 10px; }
.accel-card p { font-size: 14.5px; }

/* Client stories */
.industry-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 22px; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.industry-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 26px 22px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease; }
.industry-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.industry-card h3 { font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.industry-card p { font-size: 14px; }
.stories-note { font-size: 14.5px; }
.stories-note a { color: var(--steel); font-weight: 600; }
.stories-note a:hover { color: var(--brass); }

/* Stories: impact band */
.stories-impact { padding: 56px 0; }
.impact-grid { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
.impact-grid li { border-left: 2px solid var(--brass); padding-left: 18px; }
.impact-grid strong { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.75rem); font-weight: 600; color: var(--white); line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.impact-grid span { font-size: 14px; color: #B9C2D6; line-height: 1.5; }
.impact-grid strong .count-up, .story-metrics strong .count-up { font: inherit; color: inherit; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* Stories: filter chips */
.story-filters[hidden] { display: none; }
.story-filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.story-filter {
  font: 600 14px var(--font-body); color: var(--ink); background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid #B9CCEE; border-radius: 999px; padding: 9px 18px; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.story-filter:hover { border-color: var(--brass); color: var(--brass); }
.story-filter.is-active { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.story-filter:focus-visible, .story-toggle:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 3px; }

/* Stories: cards */
.story-list { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.story-card {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px; column-gap: 40px;
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 30px 32px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.story-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--brass-light); }
.story-list .story-card.is-filtered-out { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.98) translateY(8px); }
.story-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.story-meta .tag-dark { margin-bottom: 0; }
.story-sector { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--steel); }
.story-main h3 { font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.story-main p { font-size: 15px; color: var(--slate); margin: 0; }

.story-metrics { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 28px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; gap: 18px; align-content: start; }
.story-metrics strong { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.1; }
.story-metrics span { display: block; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--slate); line-height: 1.45; margin-top: 2px; }
.metric-bar { display: block; height: 4px; margin-top: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background: var(--line); overflow: hidden; position: relative; }
.metric-bar::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: inherit;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass), var(--brass-light));
  transform-origin: left; transform: scaleX(0); transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) .3s;
}
.story-card.bars-on .metric-bar::after { transform: scaleX(calc(var(--v, 0) / 100)); }

.story-toggle {
  grid-column: 1 / -1; justify-self: start; margin-top: 22px;
  display: none; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font: 600 14.5px var(--font-body); color: var(--steel); background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; cursor: pointer;
}
.story-toggle:hover { color: var(--brass); }
.story-toggle-icon { position: relative; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1.5px solid currentColor; transition: transform .3s ease; }
.story-toggle-icon::before, .story-toggle-icon::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 10px; height: 1.5px; background: currentColor; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); transition: transform .3s ease; }
.story-toggle-icon::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg); }
.story-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .story-toggle-icon { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.story-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .story-toggle-icon::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg); }

/* Smooth expand: grid rows 0fr → 1fr */
.js-stories .story-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
.story-card[hidden] { display: none; }
.story-body { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: grid; grid-template-rows: 1fr; transition: grid-template-rows .45s ease; }
/* Collapsed only once JS is running, so stories stay readable without it */
.js-stories .story-body { grid-template-rows: 0fr; }
.js-stories .story-body-inner { visibility: hidden; transition: visibility 0s .45s; }
.js-stories .story-card.is-open .story-body-inner { visibility: visible; transition-delay: 0s; }
.story-body-inner { overflow: hidden; min-height: 0; }
.story-card.is-open .story-body { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.story-steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; padding-top: 24px; margin-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.js-stories .story-step { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); transition: opacity .4s ease, transform .4s ease; }
.story-card.is-open .story-step { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.story-card.is-open .story-step:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: .15s; }
.story-card.is-open .story-step:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: .3s; }
.story-card.is-open .story-step:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: .45s; }
.story-step-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass); font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.story-step p:not(.story-step-label) { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--slate); margin: 0; }
.story-outcomes { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.story-outcomes li { position: relative; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--slate); line-height: 1.5; }
.story-outcomes li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 1px; top: 6px; width: 9px; height: 5px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brass); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brass); transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.story-outcomes b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.story-closing { font-size: 14.5px; font-style: italic; color: var(--slate); margin: 20px 0 0; }

/* Stories: featured quote */
.stories-quote-section { padding: 88px 0; }
.stories-quote { position: relative; max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.stories-quote-mark {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 120px; line-height: .8; color: var(--brass-light);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px) scale(.6); transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1.2);
}
.stories-quote blockquote { margin: 0; }
.stories-quote blockquote p { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 22px; }
.stories-quote figcaption { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--steel); }
.stories-quote.in-view .stories-quote-mark { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .impact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .story-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 26px 24px; }
  .story-metrics { padding: 22px 0 0; margin-top: 22px; border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .story-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .impact-grid, .story-metrics { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Insights: tabs */
.tabs { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.tab-list { display: flex; gap: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: 30px; }
.tab-btn {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--slate);
  background: none; border: none; padding: 12px 6px; margin-right: 22px; cursor: pointer;
  position: relative; top: 1px;
}
.tab-btn::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px; height: 2px; background: transparent;
}
.tab-btn.is-active { color: var(--ink); }
.tab-btn.is-active::after { background: var(--brass); }
.tab-btn:hover { color: var(--ink); }

.insight-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.insight-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 24px 22px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease; }
.insight-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.insight-card h3 { font-size: 16.5px; margin: 12px 0 10px; }
.insight-card h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.insight-card h3 a:hover { color: var(--brass); }
.insight-excerpt { font-size: 14px; }
.insight-excerpt .more-text { display: none; }
.insight-excerpt.is-expanded .more-text { display: inline; }
.read-more {
  background: none; border: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 10px; font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--steel); cursor: pointer;
}
.read-more:hover { color: var(--brass); }

.insight-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 28px; align-items: center; }
.insight-link { display: inline-block; font-weight: 600; color: var(--steel); font-size: 14.5px; }
.insight-link:hover { color: var(--brass); }

/* ===== News Center page ===== */
.crumbs { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12.5px; color: #8B96B4; margin: 0 0 22px; }
.crumbs a { color: #B9C2D6; }
.crumbs a:hover { color: var(--brass-light); }
.crumbs span { margin: 0 6px; }

.news-hero, .page-hero { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink-soft) 65%, #1651B8 100%); color: var(--white); padding: 40px 0 34px; }
.news-hero h1, .page-hero h1 { color: var(--white); font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.news-hero-sub, .page-hero-sub { color: #B9C2D6; font-size: 15.5px; max-width: 56ch; }
.news-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--brass-light); margin-bottom: 10px; }

/* Lead story — full-width image, headline block below (news.sap.com pattern) */
.news-lead-media { aspect-ratio: 21 / 7; display: flex; }
a.news-lead-media { cursor: pointer; }
.news-lead-body { max-width: 760px; margin: 26px auto 0; text-align: left; }
.news-lead-body h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); margin: 14px 0 12px; }
.news-lead-body h2 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.news-lead-body h2 a:hover { color: var(--brass); }
.news-lead-body .insight-excerpt { font-size: 16px; }
.news-lead-body .insight-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 14px; }

.news-grid-secondary { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; margin-top: 44px; }
.news-grid-secondary .news-card-body h3 { font-size: 17.5px; }

.news-byline { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; color: var(--slate); margin-top: 14px; }
.section-dark .news-byline { color: #8B96B4; }

/* shared media treatment — real topic photo, with a brand-color wash so cards still read as one system */
.news-lead-media, .news-card-media, .topic-tile {
  position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 7%; overflow: hidden;
}
.news-media-photo {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; z-index: 0;
}
.news-lead-media::before, .news-card-media::before, .topic-tile::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 22% 28%, rgba(255,255,255,0.30), transparent 45%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 18%, rgba(255,255,255,0.16), transparent 40%),
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.05'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
}
.news-lead-media:has(.news-media-photo)::before, .news-card-media:has(.news-media-photo)::before, .topic-tile:has(.news-media-photo)::before {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(200deg, rgba(10,30,80,0.12) 0%, rgba(6,14,38,0.5) 100%),
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.05'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.news-lead-media::after, .news-card-media::after, .topic-tile::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2;
  background: linear-gradient(200deg, rgba(10,20,50,0) 45%, rgba(6,14,38,0.35) 100%);
}
.news-lead-media svg, .news-card-media svg, .topic-tile svg {
  position: relative; z-index: 3; width: 26%; height: 26%; fill: none; stroke: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
}
.news-media-1 { background: radial-gradient(120% 130% at 15% 10%, #2E7CF0 0%, transparent 55%), linear-gradient(155deg, #0A2E6B, #123A82 55%, #1D6FEB); }
.news-media-2 { background: radial-gradient(120% 130% at 85% 15%, #7FB6FF 0%, transparent 55%), linear-gradient(155deg, #123A82, #1651B8 55%, #5B9CFB); }
.news-media-3 { background: radial-gradient(120% 130% at 20% 85%, #3D8CE8 0%, transparent 55%), linear-gradient(155deg, #0D2456, #14275C 55%, #2563C7); }
.news-media-4 { background: radial-gradient(120% 130% at 80% 80%, #63B4F5 0%, transparent 55%), linear-gradient(155deg, #0B2F63, #0E3B6E 55%, #3FA0E8); }
.news-media-5 { background: radial-gradient(120% 130% at 30% 20%, #A5C9FF 0%, transparent 55%), linear-gradient(155deg, #163B7A, #1D4E9E 55%, #6FA8F5); }
.news-media-6 { background: radial-gradient(120% 130% at 70% 30%, #4E8EE8 0%, transparent 55%), linear-gradient(155deg, #0A1F4B, #163166 55%, #2E63BE); }

.news-card {
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
}
a.news-card { display: block; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
.news-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.news-card-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
.news-card-body { padding: 20px 20px 22px; }

/* Horizontal-scrolling category rows */
.news-row { margin-bottom: 44px; }
.news-row:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.news-row-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.news-row-head h3 { font-size: 19px; }
.news-row-nav { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.row-arrow {
  width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid #B9CCEE; background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}
.row-arrow:hover { border-color: var(--brass); color: var(--brass); }
.row-arrow:disabled { opacity: 0.35; cursor: default; }
.row-arrow:disabled:hover { border-color: #B9CCEE; color: var(--ink); }

.news-row-track {
  display: flex; gap: 20px; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
  scrollbar-width: none; padding-bottom: 4px;
}
.news-row-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.news-row-track .news-card { flex: 0 0 280px; scroll-snap-align: start; }
.news-card-body h3 { font-size: 16px; margin: 12px 0 8px; }

/* Topic taxonomy — colored tile grid (news.sap.com pattern) */
.topic-tile-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.topic-tile {
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; border-radius: 12px; padding: 14px;
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
  text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;
}
.topic-tile:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.topic-tile-label {
  position: relative; z-index: 1; color: var(--white); font-weight: 700; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.25;
}

.primary-nav a.is-active { color: var(--brass); }
.primary-nav a.is-active::after { background: var(--brass); transform: scaleX(1) !important; }

/* Careers */
.careers-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr auto; gap: 30px; align-items: center; }
/* Careers page banner: light panel, eyebrow with trailing rule, CTA on the right */
.careers-banner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 32px 48px; background: var(--paper-alt); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 18px; padding: 48px clamp(24px, 6vw, 88px); }
.careers-banner-copy { max-width: 640px; }
.careers-eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.careers-eyebrow::after { content: ""; width: 48px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; opacity: 0.4; }
.careers-banner h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem); margin: 0 0 12px; }
.careers-banner p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 0; color: var(--slate); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 54ch; }
.careers-banner-btn { flex: none; gap: 10px; padding: 15px 30px; }
.careers-banner-btn span { transition: transform 0.18s ease; }
.careers-banner-btn:hover span { transform: translateX(3px); }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .careers-banner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; padding: 32px 22px; }
}

/* Contact */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 60px; }
.contact-people { margin: 26px 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.contact-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 10px; }
.contact-person a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 14px; color: var(--brass-light);
  transition: border-color .2s, background-color .2s;
}
.contact-person a svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.contact-person a:hover { border-color: var(--brass-light); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05); }
.social-row { display: flex; gap: 20px; }
.social-row a { font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: #B9C2D6; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); padding-bottom: 3px; }
.social-row a:hover { color: var(--brass-light); border-color: var(--brass-light); }

.contact-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
.contact-form label { font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: #B9C2D6; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.contact-form input, .contact-form textarea {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 15px; padding: 12px 14px; border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); background: var(--ink-soft); color: var(--white); resize: vertical;
}
.contact-form input:focus, .contact-form textarea:focus { border-color: var(--brass); }
.contact-form .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 4px; }
.form-note { font-size: 13px; color: var(--brass-light); min-height: 18px; }

/* ===== Footer ===== */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: #8B96B4; padding: 56px 0 34px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 2fr 1fr; gap: 30px; align-items: start; }
.wordmark-footer .mark-halo { fill: var(--white); }
.wordmark-footer .wordmark-text { color: var(--white); }
.footer-tagline { font-size: 13.5px; margin-top: 12px; }
.footer-grid nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 22px; }
.footer-grid nav a { font-size: 13.5px; }
.footer-grid nav a:hover { color: var(--brass-light); }
.footer-legal { text-align: right; font-size: 12.5px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-end; }
.link-btn { background: none; border: none; color: #8B96B4; font-size: 12.5px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0; font-family: var(--font-body); }
.link-btn:hover { color: var(--brass-light); }

/* ===== Modal ===== */
.modal { position: fixed; inset: 0; background: rgba(10,46,107,0.72); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 300; padding: 20px; }
.modal[hidden] { display: none; }
.modal-card { background: var(--white); border-radius: 14px; padding: 32px; max-width: 440px; position: relative; }
.modal-card h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 20px; }
.modal-card p { font-size: 14.5px; }
.modal-close { position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 16px; background: none; border: none; font-size: 22px; cursor: pointer; color: var(--slate); line-height: 1; }

/* ===== Reveal on scroll ===== */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease; }
.reveal.in-view { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

/* ===== Responsive ===== */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .primary-nav { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
  .primary-nav.open {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; position: absolute; top: 76px; left: 0; right: 0;
    background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 20px 28px; gap: 18px;
  }
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
  .about-grid, .coverage-grid, .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .team-grid, .offer-grid, .accel-grid, .industry-grid, .insight-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .team-grid > .team-card,
  .team-grid > .team-card:nth-child(4):nth-last-child(2),
  .team-grid > .team-card:nth-child(5):last-child { grid-column: auto; }  .careers-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: left; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: left; }
  .footer-legal { align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; }
  .news-lead-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
  .news-grid-secondary { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .news-row-track .news-card { flex-basis: 240px; }
  .topic-tile-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .team-grid, .offer-grid, .accel-grid, .industry-grid, .mission-vision, .insight-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-grid { padding-top: 36px; }
  .section { padding: 68px 0; }
  .news-row-track .news-card { flex-basis: 78vw; }
  .topic-tile-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

/* ===== Home: client stories showcase ===== */
.home-stories {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(600px 360px at 85% 10%, rgba(91, 156, 251, 0.18), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(500px 320px at 5% 95%, rgba(29, 111, 235, 0.16), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink-soft) 70%, #1651B8 120%);
}
.showcase { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 320px 1fr; gap: 28px; align-items: stretch; }

/* Tabs (shown only once JS is running) */
.showcase-tabs { display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
.js-showcase .showcase-tabs { display: flex; }
.showcase-tab {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 18px 20px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 12px;
  color: var(--white); font-family: var(--font-body);
  transition: background .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.showcase-tab:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); }
.showcase-tab:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brass-light); outline-offset: 3px; }
.showcase-tab.is-active { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); border-color: var(--brass-light); box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--brass-light); }
.showcase-tab-sector { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass-light); }
.showcase-tab-title { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; }

/* Panels: listed one after another without JS; stacked in one cell with JS */
.showcase-panels { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.showcase-panel {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr; gap: 40px; align-items: center;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 16px; padding: 36px 40px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.js-showcase .showcase-panels { gap: 0; }
.js-showcase .showcase-panel { grid-area: 1 / 1; opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transition: opacity .35s ease, visibility 0s .35s; }
.js-showcase .showcase-panel.is-active { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transition-delay: 0s; }

/* Animated ring */
.showcase-ring { position: relative; width: 220px; height: 220px; }
.showcase-ring svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; transform: rotate(-90deg); }
.showcase-ring circle { fill: none; stroke-width: 9; }
.ring-track { stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); }
.ring-fill {
  stroke: var(--brass-light); stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 339.3; stroke-dashoffset: calc(339.3 * (1 - var(--v, 0) / 100));
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(91, 156, 251, 0.55));
}
.js-showcase .ring-fill { stroke-dashoffset: 339.3; transition: stroke-dashoffset 1s ease-out .1s; }
.js-showcase .showcase-panel.is-drawn .ring-fill { stroke-dashoffset: calc(339.3 * (1 - var(--v, 0) / 100)); }
.showcase-ring-value { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 0 30px; }
.showcase-ring-value strong { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 52px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1; color: var(--white); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.showcase-ring-value strong .sc-count { font: inherit; color: inherit; }
.showcase-ring-value > span { font-size: 13px; color: #B9C2D6; margin-top: 8px; line-height: 1.35; }

/* Copy + challenge → solution → result flow */
.showcase-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.showcase-copy h3 { color: var(--white); font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.55rem); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.showcase-flow { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.showcase-flow::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 6px; top: 8px; bottom: 8px; width: 2px; background: var(--line-dark); }
.showcase-flow li { position: relative; padding-left: 30px; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: #B9C2D6; }
.showcase-flow li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 5px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink); border: 2px solid var(--brass-light);
}
.showcase-flow li:last-child::before { background: var(--brass-light); box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(91, 156, 251, 0.2); }
.showcase-flow b { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--white); margin-bottom: 2px; }

/* Industries row (merged in from the old coverage + industries block) */
.home-stories-industries { margin-top: 44px; padding-top: 32px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.home-stories .home-stories-industries-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass-light); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.home-stories-industry-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; }
.home-stories-industry {
  display: block; color: inherit; padding: 20px 22px; border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .4s ease, background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.home-stories-industry:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); border-color: var(--brass-light); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.home-stories-industry h3 { color: var(--white); font-size: 16.5px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.home-stories .home-stories-industry p { font-size: 14px; margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .home-stories-industry-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .showcase { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .js-showcase .showcase-tabs { flex-direction: row; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; padding-bottom: 4px; }
  .showcase-tab { flex: 0 0 230px; scroll-snap-align: start; }
  .showcase-tab.is-active { box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--brass-light); }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .showcase-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; gap: 26px; padding: 28px 22px; }
  .showcase-copy { justify-self: stretch; }
  .showcase-ring { width: 180px; height: 180px; }
  .showcase-ring-value strong { font-size: 42px; }
}

/* ===== Home: coverage as expanding panels (CSS only) ===== */
.cov-panels { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; gap: 14px; height: 340px; }
.cov-panel {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px;
  padding: 26px 24px; border-radius: 16px; cursor: pointer;
  background: var(--paper-alt); border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink);
  transition: flex .5s cubic-bezier(.4, 0, .2, 1), border-color .3s ease, color .3s ease;
}
.cov-panel:focus { outline: none; }
.cov-panel:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 3px; }
/* Gradient lives on a layer so it can fade (gradients don't transition) */
.cov-panel::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .4s ease;
  background:
    radial-gradient(260px 200px at 100% 0%, rgba(91, 156, 251, .35), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink-soft) 60%, #1651B8 100%);
}
.cov-num { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 13px; color: var(--steel); transition: color .3s ease; }
.cov-icon {
  position: absolute; top: 22px; right: 22px; width: 30px; height: 30px;
  fill: none; stroke: var(--steel); stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round;
  transition: stroke .3s ease, transform .5s ease;
}
.cov-text h3 { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; color: inherit; }
.cov-text p {
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0; color: #C9D6EE;
  max-height: 0; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px);
  transition: max-height .4s ease, opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease, margin .3s ease;
}

@media (min-width: 861px) {
/* Open state: the default panel, or whichever panel is hovered / focused */
.cov-panel.is-default, .cov-panel:hover, .cov-panel:focus-visible { flex-grow: 2.8; color: var(--white); border-color: transparent; }
.cov-panel.is-default::before, .cov-panel:hover::before, .cov-panel:focus-visible::before { opacity: 1; }
.cov-panel.is-default .cov-num, .cov-panel:hover .cov-num, .cov-panel:focus-visible .cov-num { color: var(--brass-light); }
.cov-panel.is-default .cov-icon, .cov-panel:hover .cov-icon, .cov-panel:focus-visible .cov-icon { stroke: var(--brass-light); transform: scale(1.25); }
.cov-panel.is-default .cov-text h3, .cov-panel:hover .cov-text h3, .cov-panel:focus-visible .cov-text h3 { font-size: 21px; }
.cov-panel.is-default .cov-text p, .cov-panel:hover .cov-text p, .cov-panel:focus-visible .cov-text p {
  max-height: 120px; opacity: 1; transform: none; margin-top: 10px; transition-delay: .15s;
}

/* When another panel is hovered / focused, the default one closes */
.cov-panels:is(:hover, :has(.cov-panel:focus-visible)) .cov-panel.is-default:not(:hover):not(:focus-visible) { flex-grow: 1; color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--line); }
.cov-panels:is(:hover, :has(.cov-panel:focus-visible)) .cov-panel.is-default:not(:hover):not(:focus-visible)::before { opacity: 0; }
.cov-panels:is(:hover, :has(.cov-panel:focus-visible)) .cov-panel.is-default:not(:hover):not(:focus-visible) .cov-num { color: var(--steel); }
.cov-panels:is(:hover, :has(.cov-panel:focus-visible)) .cov-panel.is-default:not(:hover):not(:focus-visible) .cov-icon { stroke: var(--steel); transform: none; }
.cov-panels:is(:hover, :has(.cov-panel:focus-visible)) .cov-panel.is-default:not(:hover):not(:focus-visible) .cov-text h3 { font-size: 17px; }
.cov-panels:is(:hover, :has(.cov-panel:focus-visible)) .cov-panel.is-default:not(:hover):not(:focus-visible) .cov-text p { max-height: 0; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); margin-top: 0; transition-delay: 0s; }

}

/* Small screens: simple stacked cards, every description visible */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .cov-panels { flex-direction: column; height: auto; }
  .cov-panel { flex: none; padding: 22px 70px 22px 22px; cursor: default; }
  .cov-text p { max-height: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--slate); }
}

/* Coverage page: subhead under the heading in the head row */
.home-head-row h2 + .section-sub { margin: 14px 0 0; }

/* ===== Home: simple coverage row ===== */
.cov-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.cov-steps::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 7px; right: 7px; top: 7px; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass), var(--brass-light)); transform-origin: left;
}
.cov-steps li { position: relative; padding-top: 34px; }
.cov-step-dot {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 16px; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--white); border: 3px solid var(--brass); box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(29, 111, 235, .12);
}
.cov-steps .cov-num { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.cov-steps h3 { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.35; margin: 0; }

/* Hidden start state only once JS has armed it */
.cov-steps.is-armed::before { transform: scaleX(0); }
.cov-steps.is-armed li { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
.cov-steps.is-playing::before { transform: scaleX(1); transition: transform 1.6s ease-in-out; }
.cov-steps.is-playing li { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity .5s ease, transform .5s ease; }
.cov-steps.is-playing li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: .3s; }
.cov-steps.is-playing li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: .6s; }
.cov-steps.is-playing li:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: .9s; }
.cov-steps.is-playing li:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 1.2s; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .cov-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
  .cov-steps::before { left: 7px; right: auto; top: 7px; bottom: 7px; width: 2px; height: auto; transform-origin: top; }
  .cov-steps.is-armed::before { transform: scaleY(0); }
  .cov-steps.is-playing::before { transform: scaleY(1); }
  .cov-steps li { padding: 0 0 0 36px; }
}

/* ===== Blog post (article page) ===== */
.post { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }
.post-media { margin: 0; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; }
.post h2 { font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.65rem); margin: 44px 0 14px; }
.post p, .post li { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.75; color: #33405E; }
.post strong { color: var(--ink); }
.post-keypoints { background: var(--paper-alt); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--brass); border-radius: 12px; padding: 22px 26px; margin: 28px 0 8px; }
.post-keypoints h2 { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 1.1rem; }
.post-keypoints ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; }
.post-keypoints li { margin: 6px 0; font-size: 15.5px; }
.post-quote { margin: 26px 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 22px; border-left: 4px solid var(--brass); font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink); }
.post-layers { display: grid; gap: 14px; margin: 22px 0; }
.post-layer { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 18px 20px; background: var(--white); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.post-layer .tag-dark { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.post-layer p { margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px; }
.post-list { padding-left: 22px; }
.post-list li { margin: 10px 0; }
.post-cta { margin-top: 40px; padding: 26px; border-radius: 14px; background: var(--ink); }
.post-cta p { color: #B9C2D6; margin-top: 0; }
.post-cta-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
.post-cta .insight-link { color: var(--brass-light); }
.post-back { margin-top: 32px; }
.post-steps { list-style: none; counter-reset: step; padding: 0; margin: 22px 0; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.post-steps li { counter-increment: step; position: relative; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 18px 20px 18px 70px; background: var(--white); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.post-steps li::before { content: counter(step); position: absolute; left: 20px; top: 18px; width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.post-steps h3 { margin: 4px 0 6px; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.post-steps p { margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px; }
.post-table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; margin: 22px 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; }
.post-table { width: 100%; min-width: 640px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55; }
.post-table th, .post-table td { text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: #33405E; }
.post-table thead th { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; }
.post-table tbody th { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; background: var(--paper-alt); }
.post-table tbody tr:last-child th, .post-table tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .post p, .post li { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .post-keypoints, .post-cta { padding: 18px; }
}
.news-card-excerpt { font-size: 14px; color: var(--slate); margin: 0 0 4px; }