@font-face {
  font-family: "Montserrat";
  src: local("Montserrat SemiBold"), local("Montserrat-SemiBold");
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

:root {
  --navy: #16273F;
  --cream: #F4F1EA;
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --gold: #B08A46;
  --gray: #6B7280;
  --gray-dark-1: #9AA3B0;
  --gray-dark-2: #8E97A5;
  --gray-dark-3: #B4BCC8;
  --card-dark: #1D3253;
  --radius: 18px;
  --shell: 1180px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  background: var(--cream);
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  background: var(--cream);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

button, a {
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--navy);
  padding: 10px 14px;
}

.skip-link:focus { left: 10px; }

.shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - 64px), var(--shell));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
  background: rgba(22, 39, 63, .99);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(176, 138, 70, .40);
}

.header-inner {
  min-height: 80px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
}

.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

.brand-mark,
.footer-mark {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 42px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--cream);
  letter-spacing: -.08em;
}

.brand-mark span,
.footer-mark span {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.brand-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.brand-name {
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--cream);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.brand-sub {
  margin-top: 6px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .10em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.site-nav a {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--cream);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 10px 13px;
  border-radius: 9px;
  transition: color .18s ease, background .18s ease;
}

.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(244,241,234,.06);
}

.site-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 13px;
  right: 13px;
  bottom: 5px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .18s ease;
}

.site-nav a:hover::after,
.site-nav a:focus-visible::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(176,138,70,.65);
  color: var(--cream);
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  font: inherit;
}

.section,
.footer {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.left-rule {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

.section {
  padding: 112px 0 96px;
}

.section-dark {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--cream);
}

.section-light {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--navy);
}

.hero {
  padding: 0;
}


.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow.muted { color: var(--gray-dark-2); }

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1 {
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  max-width: 860px;
  font-size: clamp(50px, 6vw, 76px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}

h1 span { color: var(--gold); }

h2 {
  margin-bottom: 42px;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
}

h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.hero-lead {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--gray-dark-3);
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.hero-actions,
.contact-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 36px;
}

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 0 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 15px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
}

.btn-light {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--navy);
}

.btn-outline {
  border-color: rgba(176,138,70,.78);
  color: var(--cream);
}

.btn-navy {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--cream);
}

.btn-ghost {
  border-color: rgba(22,39,63,.25);
  color: var(--navy);
}






.fact-label,
.facts-list span,
.contact-grid span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}


.section-heading {
  max-width: 880px;
}

.cards {
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
}

.cards-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.cards-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

.card {
  min-height: 235px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 30px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(107,114,128,.40);
}

.card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--gray);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.card-dark {
  background: var(--card-dark);
  border-color: rgba(176,138,70,.48);
}

.card-dark h3 { color: var(--cream); }
.card-dark p { color: var(--gray-dark-1); }

.gold-stroke {
  display: block;
  width: 28px;
  height: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

.section-quote {
  position: relative;
  margin: 56px 0 0;
  padding: 2px 0 2px 26px;
  max-width: 930px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 21px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.quote-dark {
  color: var(--cream);
}

.disclaimer-quote {
  max-width: 1050px;
  color: #3D4C60;
  font-size: 20px;
}

.case-card { min-height: 330px; }

.case-value {
  margin: 0 0 12px !important;
  color: var(--gold) !important;
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 25px !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
}

.result {
  margin-top: 18px !important;
  color: var(--navy) !important;
}

.numbered {
  padding-top: 30px;
}

.numbered-head {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.numbered-head .gold-stroke {
  margin: 0;
}

.num {
  position: static;
  display: block;
  color: rgba(176,138,70,.86);
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 27px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
  gap: 92px;
}

.prose {
  max-width: 780px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--gray);
}

.prose p { margin: 0 0 20px; }

.facts-list {
  margin-top: 42px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(22,39,63,.15);
}

.facts-list div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 170px 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22,39,63,.12);
}

.facts-list strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.expert-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.expert-stats > div {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(176,138,70,.55);
  padding-top: 20px;
}

.stat-value {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 44px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
}

.stat-label {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--gray-dark-3);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.contacts-section {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(22,39,63,.08);
}

.contact-panel { max-width: 760px; }

.contact-intro {
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  color: var(--gray);
  font-size: 19px;
}

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px 42px;
  padding: 30px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(22,39,63,.14);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22,39,63,.14);
}

.contact-address {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.contact-grid a,
.contact-grid p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.contact-quote {
  margin-top: 42px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #3D4C60;
}

.footer {
  padding: 52px 0;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--gray-dark-3);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(176,138,70,.20);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 42px;
}

.footer-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
}

.footer p {
  margin: 5px 0;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.footer-name {
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  color: var(--cream);
  font-size: 16px !important;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.footer-links a {
  color: var(--cream);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(176,138,70,.6);
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .site-nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 80px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    background: var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(176,138,70,.3);
  }

  .site-nav.open { display: flex; }

  .site-nav a {
    padding: 17px 32px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
    border-radius: 0;
  }

  .site-nav a::after { display: none; }

  .menu-toggle { display: inline-flex; }

  .hero-grid,
  .split {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 52px;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: auto;
    padding-top: 88px;
  }
.cards-3 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .shell {
    width: min(calc(100% - 36px), var(--shell));
  }

  .section {
    padding: 78px 0 66px;
  }

  .header-inner { min-height: 70px; }

  .site-nav { top: 70px; }

  .brand-mark { font-size: 34px; }
  .brand-name { font-size: 15px; }

  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(42px, 13vw, 58px);
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: clamp(30px, 9vw, 39px);
    margin-bottom: 34px;
  }

  .hero-lead { font-size: 18px; }

  .cards-3,
  .cards-2,
  .contact-grid,
  .footer-grid,
  .expert-stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .card {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 26px;
  }

  .split { gap: 36px; }

  .facts-list div {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .section-quote {
    font-size: 19px;
    padding-left: 20px;
  }

  .hero-actions .btn,
  .contact-actions .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .contact-address {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .footer {
    padding: 42px 0;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}
/* v4: cases heading stays on exactly two lines on desktop */
.cases-heading {
  max-width: none;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 3.55vw, 45px);
}

.cases-heading span {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* v5: compact About section */

.contacts-section {
  border-top: 0;
}

.contact-panel-dark .contact-intro {
  color: var(--gray-dark-3);
}

.contact-panel-dark .contact-grid {
  border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.12);
}

.contact-panel-dark .contact-grid a,
.contact-panel-dark .contact-grid p {
  color: var(--cream);
}

.contact-panel-dark .privacy-hint {
  color: var(--gray-dark-1);
}

.contact-panel-dark .contact-quote {
  color: var(--cream);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .cases-heading span {
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .about-intro-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .about-status-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .about-status-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}


/* v5: compact About section */
.about-section {
  padding-top: 96px;
  padding-bottom: 84px;
}

.about-compact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: 86px;
  align-items: start;
}

.about-title-compact h2 {
  margin: 0;
}

.about-copy-compact {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: none;
}

.about-copy-compact p {
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.about-copy-compact p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-lead {
  color: var(--navy) !important;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.about-status-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1.2fr 1fr 1fr 1.25fr;
  margin-top: 42px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(176,138,70,.55);
}

.about-status-item {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
}

.about-status-item:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.about-status-item:last-child {
  padding-right: 0;
}

.about-status-item .status-label {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  color: var(--gray-dark-2);
}

.about-status-item strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.about-status-item small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 5px;
  color: var(--gray);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .about-status-strip {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 24px 0;
  }

  .about-status-item:nth-child(4) {
    padding-left: 0;
    border-left: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .about-compact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 26px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .about-status-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
    padding-top: 12px;
  }

  .about-status-item,
  .about-status-item:first-child,
  .about-status-item:nth-child(4) {
    padding: 16px 0;
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(176,138,70,.28);
  }

  .about-status-item:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }
}








/* v13: refined v11 hero, full-screen on desktop */
.hero-reference {
  position: relative;
  height: 100svh;
  min-height: 690px;
  max-height: 1080px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--cream);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(176,138,70,.42);
}

.hero-reference-art {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: min(61vw, 1040px);
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy);
}

.hero-reference-art img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  /* More of the right edge remains visible so the handwritten phrase is not clipped. */
  object-position: 58% center;
}

.hero-reference-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      var(--navy) 0%,
      var(--navy) 32%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.97) 40%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.82) 49%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.34) 61%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.07) 76%,
      rgba(22,39,63,0) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-reference-shell {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: inherit;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: clamp(76px, 9.5svh, 96px) minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
}

.hero-reference-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
}




.hero-reference-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 42px);
}

.hero-reference-nav a {
  color: rgba(244,241,234,.88);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}

.hero-reference-nav a:hover,
.hero-reference-nav a:focus-visible {
  color: #F0D7A1;
}

.hero-top-cta {
  min-height: 50px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 0 23px;
  border: 1px solid #D1A95F;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: var(--cream);
  background: rgba(22,39,63,.38);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-top-cta span {
  color: #E2BD74;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.hero-reference-main {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 14px 0 clamp(20px, 4svh, 44px);
}

.hero-reference-copy {
  width: min(570px, 45vw);
}

.hero-kicker-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(13px, 2svh, 20px);
  color: #D8AE63;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .25em;
}

.hero-kicker-row i {
  display: block;
  width: 128px;
  height: 2px;
  background: #D8AE63;
}

.hero-reference-title {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(16px, 2.7svh, 27px);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(70px, min(7.0vw, 12.2svh), 106px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: .91;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}

.hero-reference-title > span,
.hero-reference-title > strong {
  display: block;
  font: inherit;
}

.hero-reference-title > span {
  color: #F3E9D7;
}

.hero-reference-title > strong {
  color: #E7C98E;
}

.hero-reference-lead {
  max-width: 535px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(244,241,234,.91);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(17px, min(1.3vw, 2.4svh), 20px);
  line-height: 1.46;
}

.hero-reference-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 15px;
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 3svh, 31px);
}

.hero-reference-actions .btn {
  min-width: 190px;
  min-height: 50px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.hero-btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B08A46, #D5B36C);
  color: #090D12;
  border-color: #D5B36C;
}

.hero-btn-primary span {
  margin-left: 13px;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.hero-btn-secondary {
  border-color: #CDA55D;
  color: #EACD95;
  background: rgba(22,39,63,.40);
}

.hero-reference-motto {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 3.2svh, 34px);
}

.hero-reference-motto > span {
  width: 58px;
  height: 2px;
  background: #D8AE63;
}

.hero-reference-motto p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #BFC5CE;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
}

.hero-reference-credentials {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.12fr 1.08fr 1.28fr 1.22fr;
  align-items: stretch;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: clamp(18px, 2.5svh, 25px) 0 clamp(19px, 2.7svh, 27px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(216,174,99,.58);
  background: rgba(16,30,49,.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}

.reference-credential {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(216,174,99,.48);
}

.reference-credential:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.reference-credential:last-child {
  padding-right: 0;
}

/* Brighter, more prominent status headings */
.reference-credential > span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  color: #F0C875;
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(12px, .92vw, 14px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(240,200,117,.12);
}

.reference-credential strong {
  display: block;
  color: #F4F1EA;
  font-size: clamp(12px, .9vw, 14px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.38;
}

.reference-credential small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 4px;
  color: #AEB6C2;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

/* Normal sticky header is hidden on the first desktop viewport and appears after scrolling. */
@media (min-width: 981px) {
  body:not(.scrolled) > .site-header {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* Short laptop screens: keep the whole hero inside the viewport without shrinking text too far. */
@media (min-width: 981px) and (max-height: 760px) {
  .hero-reference {
    min-height: 650px;
  }

  .hero-reference-shell {
    grid-template-rows: 72px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  }

  .hero-reference-title {
    font-size: clamp(64px, min(6.3vw, 11svh), 88px);
  }

  .hero-reference-lead {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .hero-reference-actions .btn {
    min-height: 45px;
  }

  .hero-reference-credentials {
    padding-top: 14px;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
  }

  .reference-credential > span {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .reference-credential strong {
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .reference-credential small {
    font-size: 10px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1120px) and (min-width: 981px) {
  .hero-reference-top {
    grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr auto;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .hero-reference-nav {
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .hero-reference-copy {
    width: min(535px, 49vw);
  }

  .hero-reference-art {
    width: 59vw;
  }
}

/* Tablet: image first, live text second; nothing is cropped vertically. */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-reference {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    background: var(--navy);
  }

  .hero-reference-art {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: clamp(420px, 66vw, 620px);
  }

  .hero-reference-art img {
    object-position: 57% center;
  }

  .hero-reference-shade {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg,
        rgba(9,13,18,.01) 0%,
        rgba(9,13,18,.10) 45%,
        #090D12 96%);
  }

  .hero-reference-shell {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    display: block;
  }

  .hero-reference-top {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero-reference-main {
    padding: 42px 0 25px;
  }

  .hero-reference-copy {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 700px;
  }

  .hero-reference-title {
    font-size: clamp(68px, 13.5vw, 98px);
  }

  .hero-reference-lead {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .hero-reference-credentials {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    margin-top: 26px;
    padding: 10px 0 18px;
    background: transparent;
    backdrop-filter: none;
  }

  .reference-credential,
  .reference-credential:first-child,
  .reference-credential:last-child {
    padding: 16px 18px;
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(216,174,99,.28);
  }

  .reference-credential:nth-child(-n+2) {
    border-top: 0;
  }
}

/* Phones: portrait stays wide enough to retain the phrase; text/buttons stack cleanly. */
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .hero-reference-art {
    height: clamp(360px, 105vw, 510px);
  }

  .hero-reference-art img {
    width: 118%;
    max-width: none;
    margin-left: -8%;
    object-position: 60% center;
  }

  .hero-reference-main {
    padding-top: 34px;
  }

  .hero-kicker-row {
    gap: 13px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .17em;
  }

  .hero-kicker-row i {
    width: 70px;
  }

  .hero-reference-title {
    font-size: clamp(58px, 17vw, 82px);
  }

  .hero-reference-lead {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .hero-reference-actions {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .hero-reference-actions .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .hero-reference-motto p {
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .17em;
  }

  .hero-reference-credentials {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-top: 4px;
  }

  .reference-credential,
  .reference-credential:first-child,
  .reference-credential:last-child,
  .reference-credential:nth-child(-n+2) {
    padding: 15px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(216,174,99,.28);
  }

  .reference-credential:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .reference-credential > span {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .reference-credential strong {
    font-size: 13px;
  }
}


/* v14: navy test and clean single navigation */
.hero-reference-art::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(22,39,63,.18);
  pointer-events: none;
}

@media (max-width: 1120px) and (min-width: 981px) {
  .hero-reference-top {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 20px;
  }
}


/* v20: preserve v14 right-side composition exactly; add separate left artwork */
.hero-reference-left-art {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 auto 0 0;
  width: 52%;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy);
}

.hero-reference-left-art img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: left center;
  display: block;
}

/* IMPORTANT: keep the v14 right art exactly where it was */
.hero-reference-art {
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: min(61vw, 1040px);
}

.hero-reference-art img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 58% center;
}

/* Reveal the left scene, but keep enough navy for live text readability */
.hero-reference-shade {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      rgba(22,39,63,.92) 0%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.86) 19%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.73) 34%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.50) 47%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.22) 59%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.07) 70%,
      rgba(22,39,63,0) 82%);
}

/* Subtle seam blending between the separate left layer and original v14 right layer */
.hero-reference-left-art::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      rgba(22,39,63,.10) 0%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.06) 72%,
      rgba(22,39,63,.38) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-reference-left-art {
    display: none;
  }

  /* On tablet/mobile keep v14's established image behavior */
  .hero-reference-art {
    width: 100%;
  }
}


/* v21: stronger identity line on the first screen */
@media (min-width: 981px) {
  .hero-kicker-row {
    margin-bottom: clamp(16px, 2.2svh, 24px);
    gap: 22px;
    color: #F0C875;
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.35vw, 22px);
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .17em;
    line-height: 1.15;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.32);
  }

  .hero-kicker-row i {
    width: clamp(120px, 10vw, 165px);
    height: 2px;
    background: #E0B968;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 981px) and (max-height: 760px) {
  .hero-kicker-row {
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.15vw, 19px);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-kicker-row {
    font-size: clamp(15px, 2.5vw, 18px);
    letter-spacing: .15em;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .hero-kicker-row {
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
  }
}

/* Privacy page */
.privacy-page .prose {
  max-width: 920px;
}
.privacy-page .prose h2 {
  margin: 38px 0 14px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.privacy-page .prose h3 {
  margin: 24px 0 10px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.privacy-page .prose p,
.privacy-page .prose li {
  color: #384152;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.privacy-page .prose ul {
  padding-left: 22px;
}
.privacy-page .policy-meta {
  padding: 18px 20px;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  background: #fff;
}
.privacy-page .policy-meta p {
  margin: 4px 0;
}


/* v22: production privacy page */
.privacy-title {
  color: #16273F;
  font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px);
}
.privacy-back {
  margin-top: 36px;
}
.privacy-back-link {
  color: #16273F;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: #B08A46;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}


/* v30: remove first-screen photo darkening on tablet/mobile only */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-reference-shade {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero-reference-art::after {
    background: none;
  }

  .hero-reference-left-art::after {
    background: none;
  }
}


/* v31: center and slightly upscale the first-screen photo on tablet/mobile */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-reference-art {
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .hero-reference-art img {
    width: 104%;
    max-width: none;
    margin-left: -2%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .hero-reference-art img {
    width: 112%;
    max-width: none;
    margin-left: -6%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
  }
}


/* v32: lift the first-screen image upward on tablet/mobile */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero.hero-reference {
    padding-top: 80px;
  }

  .hero-reference-art {
    margin-top: -8px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .hero.hero-reference {
    padding-top: 70px;
  }

  .hero-reference-art {
    margin-top: -10px;
  }
}