/* 204 Automation — industrial/editorial. Paper, ink, signal. */
/* Self-hosted fonts (latin subset, SIL Open Font License). Browsers only
   download a face when a page actually renders text in it. */
@font-face { font-family: "Big Shoulders Display"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 800 900; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/big-shoulders-display.woff2") format("woff2"); }
@font-face { font-family: "Schibsted Grotesk"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400 700; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/schibsted-grotesk.woff2") format("woff2"); }
@font-face { font-family: "Schibsted Grotesk"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/schibsted-grotesk-italic.woff2") format("woff2"); }
@font-face { font-family: "IBM Plex Mono"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-400.woff2") format("woff2"); }
@font-face { font-family: "IBM Plex Mono"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-500.woff2") format("woff2"); }

:root {
  --paper: #f1ece2;
  --paper-2: #e8e1d3;
  --paper-3: #ddd4c2;
  --ink: #16181b;
  --ink-2: #2b2f34;
  --muted: #5e5b54;
  --line: #cfc5b2;
  --signal: #c63c14;        /* fills: white text on it = 5.2:1 */
  --signal-on-ink: #f26a3f; /* orange TEXT on ink backgrounds = 5.9:1 */
  --signal-deep: #b8360f;
  --signal-soft: #f6d6c8;
  --on-ink: #f1ece2;
  --on-ink-muted: #a9a398;

  --display: "Big Shoulders Display", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
  --body: "Schibsted Grotesk", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;

  --wrap: 1200px;
  --gutter: clamp(16px, 4vw, 40px);
  --r: 4px;
  --shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line), 0 18px 40px -24px rgba(22, 24, 27, .35);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-x: clip; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 400 17px/1.6 var(--body);
  /* horizontal overflow is clipped on <html>; 'hidden' here would turn body into a
     scroll container and break the sticky header */
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
/* paper grain */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 100;
  opacity: .35;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.09 0 0 0 0 0.09 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 .09 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}
img, svg { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--signal-deep); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--signal); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; }
::selection { background: var(--signal); color: var(--paper); }

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  margin: 0 0 .5em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.4vw, 5.2rem); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 900; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.1rem); text-transform: uppercase; }
h3 { font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.1; }
p { margin: 0 0 1em; }

.sr-only, .hp { position: absolute !important; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 8px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); padding: 8px 14px; z-index: 200; }
.skip:focus { left: 8px; }

.container { width: 100%; max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.narrow { max-width: 820px; }

.eyebrow, .card-label {
  font: 500 .78rem/1.3 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--signal-deep);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .6em;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: currentColor; }
.card-label { color: var(--muted); }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 62ch; }
.muted { color: var(--muted); }
.fine { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 1.5rem; }

/* ── Buttons ─────────────────────────────────── */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .5em;
  font: 700 .95rem/1 var(--body);
  padding: .9em 1.3em;
  border-radius: var(--r);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease, background .15s ease, color .15s ease;
}
.btn-lg { padding: 1.05em 1.5em; font-size: 1rem; }
.btn-signal { background: var(--signal); border-color: var(--signal); color: #fff; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink); }
.btn-signal:hover { color: #fff; background: var(--signal-deep); border-color: var(--signal-deep); transform: translate(-2px, -2px); box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink); }
.btn-signal:active { transform: translate(2px, 2px); box-shadow: 1px 1px 0 var(--ink); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.btn-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 2rem; }
.text-link { font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--signal); padding-bottom: 2px; }

/* ── Header ──────────────────────────────────── */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.header-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; height: 72px; gap: 24px; }
.brand { text-decoration: none; }
.logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: stretch; font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1; }
.logo-code { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.55rem; padding: .28em .4em .22em; letter-spacing: .02em; }
.logo-word { border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-left: 0; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: .12em; padding: 0 .6em; display: flex; align-items: center; }
.brand:hover .logo-code { background: var(--signal); }

.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; }
.nav-link { font-weight: 500; font-size: .96rem; text-decoration: none; padding: 10px 12px; border-radius: var(--r); }
.nav-link[aria-current="page"] { box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--signal); }
.nav-link:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper-2); }
.has-menu::after { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-right: 2px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 2px solid currentColor; transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-2px, -2px); margin-left: 8px; }
.nav-cta { margin-left: 12px; padding: .75em 1.1em; font-size: .9rem; box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--ink); }
.nav-group { position: relative; }
.menu {
  position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 10px); left: -12px;
  background: var(--paper); border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r);
  box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--ink);
  padding: 10px; width: min(760px, 90vw);
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity .15s ease, transform .15s ease, visibility .15s;
}
.menu::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: -14px; height: 14px; }
.menu-narrow { width: 300px; }
/* The wide Services menu anchors to the header's right edge, so it never hangs
   off-screen (even hidden, an overflowing menu widens the page). */
@media (min-width: 1021px) {
  .header-row { position: relative; }
  .nav-group:first-child { position: static; }
  .nav-group:first-child .menu { left: auto; right: var(--gutter); top: calc(100% - 4px); }
}
.nav-group:hover .menu, .nav-group:focus-within .menu, .nav-group.open .menu { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
.menu-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2px; }
.menu a { display: block; padding: 10px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: var(--r); }
.menu a strong { display: block; font-size: .95rem; }
.menu a span { display: block; font-size: .82rem; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; }
.menu a:hover, .menu a[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--paper-2); color: var(--ink); }
.menu a:hover strong { color: var(--signal-deep); }

.nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r); width: 46px; height: 42px; cursor: pointer; position: relative; }
.nav-toggle .bars, .nav-toggle .bars::before, .nav-toggle .bars::after { position: absolute; left: 10px; right: 10px; height: 2px; background: var(--ink); content: ""; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.nav-toggle .bars { top: 19px; }
.nav-toggle .bars::before { left: 0; right: 0; top: -7px; }
.nav-toggle .bars::after { left: 0; right: 0; top: 7px; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars { background: transparent; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars::before { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars::after { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav {
    position: fixed; inset: 72px 0 0 0; background: var(--paper);
    flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0;
    padding: 12px var(--gutter) 40px; overflow-y: auto;
    transform: translateX(100%); transition: transform .25s ease; visibility: hidden;
  }
  .nav.open { transform: none; visibility: visible; }
  .nav-link { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0; }
  .nav-link:hover { background: none; }
  .has-menu::after { display: none; }
  .nav-group .nav-link { display: block; }
  .menu, .menu-narrow { position: static; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; box-shadow: none; border: 0; width: auto; padding: 4px 0 12px; background: none; }
  .menu::before { display: none; }
  .menu-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .menu a span { display: none; }
  .nav-cta { margin: 24px 0 0; }
}

/* ── Breadcrumbs ─────────────────────────────── */
.crumbs ol { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; font: .8rem var(--mono); color: var(--muted); }
.crumbs li + li::before { content: "/"; margin-right: 6px; color: var(--line); }
.crumbs a { text-decoration: none; }
.crumbs a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* ── Home hero ───────────────────────────────── */
.home-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 110px) 0 clamp(56px, 8vw, 120px); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.hero-bg {
  position: absolute; right: -2vw; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-52%);
  font: 900 clamp(14rem, 38vw, 34rem)/.8 var(--display);
  color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 2px var(--paper-3);
  letter-spacing: -.02em; user-select: none; z-index: 0;
}
.home-hero-grid { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr .9fr; gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: center; }
.home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 6vw, 5.4rem); }
.home-hero h1, .home-hero .lede, .home-hero .btn-row, .home-hero .eyebrow, .hero-fine { animation: rise .7s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1) both; }
.home-hero .eyebrow { animation-delay: .05s; }
.home-hero h1 { animation-delay: .12s; }
.home-hero .lede { animation-delay: .22s; }
.home-hero .btn-row { animation-delay: .32s; }
.hero-fine { animation-delay: .4s; font: .8rem var(--mono); color: var(--muted); margin-top: 1.2rem; letter-spacing: .04em; }
@keyframes rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

/* Workflow rail */
.rail {
  margin: 0; background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink);
  border-radius: var(--r); padding: 26px 26px 22px;
  box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 var(--signal);
  animation: rise .8s .3s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1) both;
}
.rail-cap { font: 500 .75rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-ink-muted); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.rail-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 30px; position: relative; }
/* Line and dots share one centre (9px from the list edge). Each dot lights up
   in turn, so the pulse always sits exactly on a step, whatever the text height. */
.rail-steps li { position: relative; padding: 0 0 20px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 0 12px; }
.rail-steps li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: 1;
  left: -26px; top: 7px; width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--paper);
  animation: ping 6s infinite;
}
.rail-steps li:nth-child(2)::before { animation-delay: 1.5s; }
.rail-steps li:nth-child(3)::before { animation-delay: 3s; }
.rail-steps li:nth-child(4)::before { animation-delay: 4.5s; }
.rail-steps li:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: -22px; top: 12px; bottom: -12px; width: 2px; background: #3a3f45;
}
@keyframes ping {
  0%, 25%, 100% { background: var(--paper); transform: scale(1); box-shadow: none; }
  4%, 18% { background: var(--signal-on-ink); transform: scale(1.4); box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(242, 106, 63, .3); }
}
.rail-steps strong { font: 800 1.35rem/1.1 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; grid-column: 1; }
.rail-steps span:not(.rail-time) { color: var(--on-ink-muted); font-size: .92rem; grid-column: 1; }
.rail-time { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; font: .75rem var(--mono); color: var(--signal-on-ink); padding-top: 4px; }
.rail-foot { margin: 6px 0 0; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 1px dashed #3a3f45; font: .8rem var(--mono); color: var(--on-ink-muted); }

/* ── Inner page hero ─────────────────────────── */
.page-hero { padding: clamp(36px, 6vw, 80px) 0 clamp(44px, 6vw, 88px); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); position: relative; }
.page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.4vw, 4.4rem); max-width: 16ch; }
.page-hero-slim h1 { max-width: 20ch; }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr; gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px); align-items: end; }
.hero-card { background: var(--paper-2); border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r); padding: 24px; box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--ink); }
.checks { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.checks li { position: relative; padding: 8px 0 8px 30px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-weight: 500; }
.checks li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.checks li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 2px; top: 14px; width: 12px; height: 7px; border-left: 3px solid var(--signal); border-bottom: 3px solid var(--signal); transform: rotate(-45deg); }

/* ── Sections ────────────────────────────────── */
.section { padding: clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px) 0; }
.section-alt { background: var(--paper-2); border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.section-ink { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); }
.section-ink .eyebrow { color: var(--signal-on-ink); }
.section-head { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 12px 40px; margin-bottom: 2.4rem; }
.section-head > p { max-width: 46ch; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.section-head h2 { margin: 0; }
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.3fr; gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 80px); align-items: start; }
.split-h { position: sticky; top: 100px; }

.prose { max-width: 70ch; }
.prose h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); margin-top: 1.6em; }
.prose h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.prose h3 { margin-top: 1.4em; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.2em; margin: 0 0 1.2em; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: .5em; }
.prose li::marker { color: var(--signal-deep); font-weight: 700; }
.prose a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration-color: var(--signal); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; font-weight: 500; }
.prose a:hover { color: var(--signal-deep); }
.prose table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1.2em 0 1.6em; font-size: .95rem; display: block; overflow-x: auto; }
.prose th, .prose td { text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); vertical-align: top; }
.prose th { font: 500 .75rem var(--mono); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--muted); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }

/* Cards */
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(290px, 1fr)); gap: 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.card { padding: 28px 26px 26px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); transition: background .2s ease; }
.section-alt .card { background: var(--paper-2); }
.card:hover { background: #fff8ee; }
.card p { color: var(--ink-2); margin: 0; font-size: .98rem; }
.card-n { display: block; font: 500 .8rem var(--mono); color: var(--signal-deep); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.card h3 { font-size: 1.45rem; }

/* Steps */
.steps { list-style: none; margin: 1.5rem 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid #3a3f45; }
.steps li { padding: 28px 24px 8px 0; position: relative; }
.steps li + li { padding-left: 24px; border-left: 1px solid #3a3f45; }
.step-n { font: 900 3.6rem/1 var(--display); color: var(--signal-on-ink); display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.steps p { color: var(--on-ink-muted); font-size: .98rem; }
.section-ink h2 { color: var(--on-ink); }

/* Tools */
.tool-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; margin: 1.2em 0 1.6em; }
.tool { border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r); padding: 18px 20px; background: var(--paper); }
.tool h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; margin: 0 0 .4em; }
.tool p { margin: 0; font-size: .95rem; }
.pill-list { list-style: none; padding: 0 !important; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.pill-list li { border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 14px; font: 500 .85rem var(--mono); margin: 0; }

/* FAQ */
.faq { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.faq details { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 22px 48px 22px 0; font: 700 1.1rem/1.35 var(--body); position: relative; }
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary::after { content: "+"; position: absolute; right: 6px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); font: 400 1.9rem/1 var(--mono); color: var(--signal-deep); transition: transform .2s ease; }
.faq details[open] summary::after { transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg); }
.faq summary:hover { color: var(--signal-deep); }
.faq-a { padding: 0 0 22px; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 68ch; }
.faq-a p { margin: 0; }
.faq-a a { text-decoration-color: var(--signal); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }

/* Related */
.related { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr)); gap: 40px 64px; }
.related h2 { font-size: 2rem; }
.link-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.link-list a { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.link-list a span { color: var(--signal); font-size: 1.3rem; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.link-list a:hover span { transform: translateX(6px); }

/* CTA band */
.cta-band { background: var(--signal); color: #fff; padding: clamp(44px, 6vw, 72px) 0; border-block: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.cta-inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 24px 48px; }
.cta-inner h2 { color: #fff; margin-bottom: .3em; max-width: 22ch; }
.cta-inner p { margin: 0; max-width: 58ch; color: #fff; opacity: .92; }
.cta-band .btn-signal { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 #fff; }
.cta-band .btn-signal:hover { background: #000; box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 #fff; }

/* ── Home sections ───────────────────────────── */
.pain-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px; margin-top: 2rem; }
.pain { border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 18px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.pain strong { font: 800 1.45rem/1.15 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.pain p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .96rem; }
.pain a { font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: var(--signal-deep); font-size: .92rem; margin-top: auto; }  /* links line up across cards */

.svc-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 14px; }
.svc {
  position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--paper); border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 22px 22px 48px; min-height: 220px;
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, background .18s ease;
}
.svc:hover { color: var(--ink); transform: translate(-3px, -3px); box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink); background: #fff8ee; }
.svc h3 { font-size: 1.45rem; }
.svc p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .94rem; margin: 0; }
.svc-go { position: absolute; left: 22px; bottom: 16px; font: 500 1.3rem var(--mono); color: var(--signal); transition: transform .2s ease; }
.svc:hover .svc-go { transform: translateX(6px); }
.svc-foot { margin-top: 1.6rem; color: var(--muted); }

.ind-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r); overflow: hidden; }
.ind { position: relative; display: block; padding: 28px 24px; text-decoration: none; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease; }
.ind:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.ind h3 { font-size: 1.6rem; }
.ind p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .92rem; margin: 0; }
.ind:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.ind:hover p { color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.ind-grid-lg { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.ind-grid-lg .ind { padding: 34px 32px 64px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.ind-grid-lg .ind h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem); }
.ind-grid-lg .svc-go { left: 32px; }
.ind:hover .card-label { color: var(--signal-on-ink); }

.principles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.3fr; gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 80px); }
.principle-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; counter-reset: p; }
.principle-list li { counter-increment: p; padding: 20px 0 20px 64px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); position: relative; }
.principle-list li::before { content: counter(p, decimal-leading-zero); position: absolute; left: 0; top: 16px; font: 900 2.2rem/1 var(--display); color: var(--signal); }
.principle-list strong { display: block; font-size: 1.1rem; }

.guide-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; }
.guide-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-decoration: none; background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 4px solid var(--signal); padding: 24px; border-radius: var(--r); transition: box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
.guide-card:hover { color: var(--ink); transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.guide-card h2, .guide-card h3 { font-size: 1.55rem; }
.guide-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .95rem; }
.guide-card .fine { margin-top: auto; }

/* ── Pricing ─────────────────────────────────── */
.price-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.price { display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: var(--paper); border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r); padding: 26px; }
.price:first-child { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--signal); }
.price:first-child .price-unit, .price:first-child p { color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.price:first-child .checks li { border-color: #3a3f45; }
.price:first-child .text-link { color: var(--on-ink); }
.price-name { font: 500 .8rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.price-amt { font: 900 clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 2.6rem)/1 var(--display); margin: 0 0 6px; }
.price-unit { font: .82rem var(--mono); color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.price > p:not([class]) { font-size: .96rem; }
.price .text-link { margin-top: auto; align-self: flex-start; }

/* ── Guides ──────────────────────────────────── */
.guide-hero { padding: clamp(36px, 6vw, 80px) 0 clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.guide-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.byline { font: .82rem var(--mono); color: var(--muted); margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.guide-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 260px 1fr; gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px); padding-block: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px); align-items: start; }
.toc { position: sticky; top: 100px; font-size: .92rem; }
.toc ol { padding-left: 1.2em; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.toc li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.toc a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-2); }
.toc a:hover { color: var(--signal-deep); text-decoration: underline; }
.toc-cta { background: var(--paper-2); border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r); padding: 18px; }
.toc-cta p { font-size: .9rem; }
.guide-body section { scroll-margin-top: 96px; }
.tldr { background: var(--paper-2); border-left: 4px solid var(--signal); padding: 20px 24px 8px; margin-bottom: 2.4rem; }
.disclaimer { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1rem; margin-top: 2.4rem; }
.sources h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; }
.author-box { display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r); padding: 20px 22px; margin: 2rem 0; background: var(--paper-2); }
.author-box img { border-radius: 50%; flex: none; object-fit: cover; }
.author-box p { margin: 0 0 .4rem; font-size: .95rem; }
.author-name { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.05rem !important; }
.founder { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr; gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px); align-items: start; }
.founder img { border-radius: var(--r); border: 2px solid var(--ink); box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--signal); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .founder { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .founder img { max-width: 180px; } }
.sources li { font-size: .9rem; }

/* ── Service areas ───────────────────────────── */
.area-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.area-list li { padding: 22px 20px 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.area-list strong { display: block; font: 800 1.8rem/1.1 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; }
.area-list span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .95rem; }

/* ── Contact ─────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr; gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: start; }
.form { display: grid; gap: 18px; }
.field-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; }
.form label { display: grid; gap: 6px; font-weight: 700; font-size: .92rem; }
.form .opt { font-weight: 400; color: var(--muted); }
.form input, .form textarea, .form select {
  font: 400 1rem var(--body); color: var(--ink);
  background: #fbf8f2; border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 12px 14px; width: 100%;
}
.form input:focus, .form textarea:focus, .form select:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--signal); box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--signal-soft); }
.form .btn { justify-self: start; }
.form-status { font-weight: 700; margin: 0; }
.form-status.ok { color: #1d6b3a; }
.form-status.err { color: var(--signal-deep); }
.contact-card { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); border-radius: var(--r); padding: 28px; box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 var(--signal); }
.contact-card .card-label { color: var(--on-ink-muted); margin-top: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.contact-card .card-label:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.contact-card p { margin: 0 0 .6rem; }
.contact-card .btn-ghost { color: var(--on-ink); border-color: var(--on-ink); }
.contact-card .btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--on-ink); color: var(--ink); }
.big-link { font: 800 1.6rem/1.2 var(--display); text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word; }
.big-link:hover { color: var(--signal-on-ink); }

/* ── Footer ──────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); padding-top: clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px); overflow: hidden; }
.footer-cta { border-bottom: 1px solid #3a3f45; padding-bottom: 56px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
.footer-cta .eyebrow { color: var(--signal-on-ink); }
.footer-cta h2 { color: var(--on-ink); font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4rem); max-width: 18ch; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr .8fr; gap: 40px; }
.site-footer .logo-code { background: var(--signal); }
.site-footer .logo-word { border-color: var(--on-ink); }
.footer-note, .footer-contact { color: var(--on-ink-muted); font-size: .94rem; margin-top: 18px; }
.footer-contact a { color: var(--on-ink); }
.footer-h { font: 500 .75rem var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--signal-on-ink); margin: 0 0 12px; }
.footer-grid ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.footer-grid li { margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: .94rem; }
.footer-grid ul a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.footer-grid ul a:hover { color: var(--on-ink); }
.footer-base { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; margin-top: 48px; border-top: 1px solid #3a3f45; font: .8rem var(--mono); color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.footer-base span:first-child { padding-bottom: 20px; }
.footer-code { font: 900 clamp(6rem, 18vw, 14rem)/.72 var(--display); color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px #3a3f45; margin-bottom: -.06em; }

.nf .link-list { max-width: 420px; margin-top: 1.5rem; }

/* ── Reveal ──────────────────────────────────── */
.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1); }
.js .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .home-hero-grid, .hero-grid, .split, .principles, .contact-grid, .guide-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .split-h, .toc { position: static; }
  .svc-grid, .pain-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .ind-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .ind { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .steps li:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .price-grid, .area-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .rail { max-width: 520px; }
  .toc ol { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body { font-size: 16px; }
  .svc-grid, .pain-grid, .ind-grid, .ind-grid-lg, .steps, .price-grid, .area-list, .tool-grid, .field-row, .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ind { border-right: 0; }
  .steps li + li { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid #3a3f45; }
  .hero-bg { top: auto; bottom: -4vw; transform: none; right: -6vw; }
  .btn-row .btn { width: 100%; }
  .cards { border-left: 0; }
  .card { border-right: 0; padding-inline: 0; background: transparent !important; }
  .rail { box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--signal); padding: 22px 18px 18px; }
  .rail-steps strong { font-size: 1.15rem; }
}

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

/* ── Header phone + mobile quick-contact bar ─── */
.nav-phone { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .88rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.mobile-cta { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 1180px) and (min-width: 1021px) { .nav-phone { display: none; } }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .mobile-cta {
    position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 60;
    display: grid; grid-auto-flow: column; grid-auto-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px;
    padding: 10px 16px calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
    background: var(--paper); border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .mobile-cta .btn { padding: .85em 1em; box-shadow: none; }
  .site-footer { padding-bottom: 76px; }
  .nav.open ~ .mobile-cta, body:has(.nav.open) .mobile-cta { display: none; }
}

/* ── Facts list (About) ─────────────────────── */
.facts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0 48px; margin: 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.facts > div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr; gap: 16px; padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.facts dt { font: 500 .75rem/1.6 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.facts dd { margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .facts > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; } }

/* ── Stats strip + brand ticker (home) ──────── */
.stats { padding: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.stats-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); margin: 0; }
.stat { display: flex; flex-direction: column-reverse; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 6px; padding: 28px 24px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.stat:first-child { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
.stat dd { margin: 0; font: 900 clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.4rem)/1 var(--display); color: var(--signal-deep); }
.stat dt { font: 500 .75rem/1.4 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }

.ticker { overflow: hidden; background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); border-block: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.ticker-track { display: flex; width: max-content; animation: ticker 48s linear infinite; }
.ticker:hover .ticker-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.ticker-set { display: flex; }
.ticker-item { font: 800 1.25rem/1 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .03em; padding: 18px 0; white-space: nowrap; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.ticker-item::after { content: ""; width: 10px; height: 10px; margin: 0 28px; background: var(--signal-on-ink); transform: rotate(45deg); }
@keyframes ticker { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

.footer-cta-sub { color: var(--on-ink-muted); font-size: 1.1rem; margin: -.4em 0 1.6em; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .stat:nth-child(odd) { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .stat:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .ticker-item { font-size: 1.05rem; padding: 14px 0; }
}


/* ===== Brand theme: 204 IT Solutions ===== */
/* 204 IT Solutions brand theme.
   Corporate-futuristic: black, white and cool grays, with orange taken from
   the logo. The logo's slanted parallelogram is the recurring motif (buttons,
   markers, accents). Appended after styles.css at build time. */

@font-face { font-family: "Saira"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500 800; font-stretch: 75% 125%; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/saira.woff2") format("woff2"); }
@font-face { font-family: "Albert Sans"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400 700; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/albert-sans.woff2") format("woff2"); }
@font-face { font-family: "Albert Sans"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/albert-sans-italic-400.woff2") format("woff2"); }
@font-face { font-family: "JetBrains Mono"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400 500; font-display: swap; src: url("/assets/fonts/jetbrains-mono.woff2") format("woff2"); }

:root {
  --paper: #ffffff;          /* page */
  --paper-2: #f4f5f7;        /* alt sections */
  --paper-3: #e6e8ec;
  --ink: #0b0c0e;            /* near-black */
  --ink-2: #2a2d33;
  --ink-3: #14161a;          /* raised dark surface */
  --muted: #5f6570;          /* 5.4:1 on light */
  --line: #e1e4e8;
  --line-dark: #23262c;
  --signal: #f47a2a;         /* logo orange: fills (black text 7.1:1), text on dark */
  --signal-deep: #a8430b;    /* orange text on light: 5.2:1+ */
  --signal-soft: #fde4d2;
  --signal-on-ink: #f47a2a;
  --on-ink: #f4f5f7;
  --on-ink-muted: #9aa1ac;   /* 7:1 on dark */
  --grad: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5904c, #c94600);

  --display: "Saira", "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif;
  --body: "Albert Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
  --r: 10px;
  --slant: 12px;
  --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(11, 12, 14, .05), 0 12px 32px -12px rgba(11, 12, 14, .18);
}

body { background: var(--paper); font-size: 17px; }
body::before { display: none; }

h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: -.015em; font-stretch: 100%; }
h1 { font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.04; }
h2 { font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.08; font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.8rem); }
h3 { font-weight: 650; font-size: 1.3rem; letter-spacing: -.005em; }

/* Eyebrow: a small slanted orange marker, like the logo */
.eyebrow { letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--signal-deep); }
.eyebrow::before { width: 16px; height: 9px; background: var(--grad); transform: skewX(-18deg); }
.card-label { letter-spacing: .14em; }

/* ── Buttons: slanted parallelogram ─────────── */
.btn { border: 0; border-radius: 0; font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.btn-signal {
  background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); box-shadow: none;
  clip-path: polygon(var(--slant) 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - var(--slant)) 100%, 0 100%);
  padding-inline: 1.7em;
}
.btn-signal:hover { background: #ff8c42; color: var(--ink); transform: none; box-shadow: none; }
.btn-signal:active { transform: translateY(1px); box-shadow: none; }
.btn-signal::after { content: "→"; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.btn-signal:hover::after { transform: translateX(4px); }
.nav-cta::after, .mobile-cta .btn::after { content: none; }
.btn-ghost { border: 1.5px solid currentColor; border-radius: 2px; background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border-color: var(--ink); }
.text-link { border-bottom-color: var(--signal); }
a:hover { color: var(--signal-deep); }

/* ── Header: black, with the logo ───────────── */
.site-header { background: rgba(11, 12, 14, .94); backdrop-filter: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); color: var(--on-ink); }
.header-row { height: 76px; }
.logo-brand { display: inline-flex; color: #fff; }
.logo-brand svg { display: block; overflow: visible; }
.brand:hover .logo-brand { filter: brightness(1.08); }
.nav-link { color: #d9dce1; font-weight: 500; border-radius: 6px; }
.nav-link:hover { color: #fff; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06); }
.nav-link[aria-current="page"] { color: #fff; box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--signal); }
.nav-phone { color: var(--signal); }
.nav-cta { box-shadow: none; }
.menu { background: var(--ink-3); border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6); }
.menu a { color: #e6e8ec; border-radius: 8px; }
.menu a span { color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.menu a:hover, .menu a[aria-current="page"] { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05); color: #fff; }
.menu a:hover strong { color: var(--signal); }
.nav-toggle { border-color: #3a3f47; border-radius: 8px; }
.nav-toggle .bars, .nav-toggle .bars::before, .nav-toggle .bars::after { background: #fff; }
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .nav { background: var(--ink); inset: 76px 0 0 0; }
  .nav-link { color: #fff; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; text-transform: none; border-bottom-color: var(--line-dark); border-radius: 0; }
  .menu a { color: #cfd3d9; }
}

/* ── Dark "tech grid" surfaces: hero, inner heroes, process, footer ── */
.home-hero, .page-hero, .guide-hero {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 70% at 85% 30%, rgba(244, 122, 42, .16), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, .035) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 56px 56px,
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .035) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 56px 56px,
    var(--ink);
  color: var(--on-ink);
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.home-hero::after, .page-hero::after, .guide-hero::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 3px; background: var(--grad);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 38% 0, 36% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.home-hero .eyebrow, .page-hero .eyebrow, .guide-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--signal); }
.home-hero .lede, .page-hero .lede, .guide-hero .lede { color: #c9cdd3; }
.home-hero h1, .page-hero h1, .guide-hero h1 { color: #fff; }
.hero-fine, .byline { color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.crumbs ol { color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.crumbs a { color: #c9cdd3; }
.crumbs li + li::before { color: #4a4f57; }
.page-hero .btn-ghost, .home-hero .btn-ghost, .guide-hero .btn-ghost { color: #fff; border-color: #4a4f57; }
.page-hero .btn-ghost:hover, .home-hero .btn-ghost:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); border-color: #fff; }
.page-hero .prose a, .guide-hero a { color: #fff; }

.hero-bg { -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(255, 255, 255, .06); font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-stretch: 112%; }
.home-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.6vw, 4.1rem); }
.home-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.35fr .85fr; }
@media (max-width: 1020px) { .home-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* Hero card + workflow rail: glass console panels */
.hero-card, .rail {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .06), rgba(255, 255, 255, .02));
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
  color: var(--on-ink);
}
.rail { position: relative; }
.rail::before { /* orange top edge, slanted like the logo */
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -1px; left: 24px; width: 120px; height: 3px; background: var(--grad);
  clip-path: polygon(4px 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - 4px) 100%, 0 100%);
}
.hero-card .card-label, .rail-cap { color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.hero-card .checks li { border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08); }
.checks li::before { border-color: var(--signal); }
.rail-steps strong { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 650; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 1.2rem; }
.rail-steps li:not(:last-child)::after { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14); }
.rail-steps li::before { background: #d9dce1; }
.rail-foot { border-top-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .rail { box-shadow: 0 20px 50px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8); } }

/* ── Sections ───────────────────────────────── */
.section-alt { background: var(--paper-2); border-block: 0; }
.section-ink {
  background:
    radial-gradient(50% 80% at 10% 0%, rgba(244, 122, 42, .1), transparent 60%),
    var(--ink);
}
.section-ink h3 { color: #fff; }
.steps { border-top: 0; gap: 16px; }
.steps li, .steps li + li {
  padding: 26px 24px; border: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-radius: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .04), transparent);
}
.step-n { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 2.6rem; background: var(--grad); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; }

/* Cards: clean white panels with a slanted orange index */
.cards { border: 0; gap: 16px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr)); }
.card, .section-alt .card {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 26px; transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.card:hover { background: #fff; border-color: #cfd3d9; box-shadow: var(--shadow); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.card-n {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .75rem; color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--signal); padding: 3px 10px; margin-bottom: 16px;
  clip-path: polygon(5px 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - 5px) 100%, 0 100%);
}

.svc { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; background: #fff; }
.svc:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); border-color: var(--signal); background: #fff; }
.svc-go { color: var(--signal-deep); }

.pain { border-top: 0; padding: 24px; background: var(--paper-2); border-radius: var(--r); position: relative; }
.pain::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 24px; width: 40px; height: 3px; background: var(--grad); }
.pain strong { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 650; text-transform: none; font-size: 1.25rem; }
.pain a { color: var(--signal-deep); }

.ind-grid { border: 0; gap: 16px; border-radius: 0; overflow: visible; }
.ind, .ind:last-child, .ind-grid-lg .ind { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; background: #fff; }
.ind:hover { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border-color: var(--ink); }
.ind:hover h2, .ind:hover h3 { color: #fff; }
.ind h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; }

.principle-list li { border-top-color: var(--line); }
.principle-list li::before { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; background: var(--grad); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; }

.guide-card { border-radius: 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 0; position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; }
.guide-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px; background: var(--grad); }

/* Pricing */
.price { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; background: #fff; }
.price:first-child { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--signal), 0 24px 60px -24px rgba(244, 122, 42, .5); }
.price-name { color: var(--signal-deep); }
.price:first-child .price-name { color: var(--signal); }
.price-amt { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 750; }
.price:first-child .checks li { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1); }

/* Tools / pills / FAQ / links */
.tool { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r); }
.pill-list li { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper-2); border-radius: 999px; }
.faq { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.faq summary::after { color: var(--signal-deep); }
.faq summary:hover { color: var(--signal-deep); }
.link-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.link-list a span { color: var(--signal-deep); }
.prose a { text-decoration-color: var(--signal); }
.prose th { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.tldr { border-left: 0; border-radius: var(--r); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.tldr::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 4px; background: var(--grad); }
.toc-cta, .author-box { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r); background: var(--paper-2); }
.facts { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }

/* CTA band: black with an orange slanted slab */
.cta-band { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border: 0; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.cta-band::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: -60px; width: 38%;
  background: var(--grad); opacity: .95;
  clip-path: polygon(22% 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.cta-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cta-band .btn-signal { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); box-shadow: none; }
.cta-band .btn-signal:hover { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; box-shadow: none; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .cta-band::before { width: 100%; height: 6px; top: auto; right: 0; clip-path: none; } }

/* Contact */
.form input, .form textarea, .form select { background: #fff; border: 1px solid #cfd3d9; border-radius: 8px; }
.form input:focus, .form textarea:focus, .form select:focus { border-color: var(--signal); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--signal-soft); }
.contact-card { background: var(--ink); border-radius: 16px; box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -30px rgba(11, 12, 14, .6); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.contact-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px; background: var(--grad); }
.big-link { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 650; font-size: 1.4rem; }

/* Footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); }
.footer-cta { border-bottom-color: var(--line-dark); }
.footer-cta h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.4vw, 3.4rem); }
.footer-base { border-top-color: var(--line-dark); }
.footer-code { -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px #1f2228; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; }
.site-footer .logo-brand { color: #fff; }
.mobile-cta { background: var(--ink); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.mobile-cta .btn-ghost { color: #fff; border-color: #4a4f57; }

/* Brand photo (from 204 IT Solutions' own imagery) */
.brand-photo { margin: 28px 0 0; position: relative; max-width: 460px; }
.brand-photo img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 14px; /* already grayscale with the orange brand print kept; no CSS filter */ box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.brand-photo::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; right: -10px; bottom: -10px; width: 90px; height: 14px; background: var(--grad);
  clip-path: polygon(8px 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - 8px) 100%, 0 100%);
}
.split-h h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Selection / focus */
::selection { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }
:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--signal); }

/* Stats: a floating white panel overlapping the hero, like a dashboard readout */
.stats { border: 0; position: relative; z-index: 2; margin-top: -44px; }
.stats-grid { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -24px rgba(11, 12, 14, .35); overflow: hidden; }
.stat, .stat:first-child { padding: 26px 28px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.stat:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.stat dd { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 750; background: var(--grad); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .stats { margin-top: -28px; }
  .stat:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 28px; }
  .stat:nth-child(odd) { border-left: 0; }
}

/* Ticker: slim, techy, slanted orange separators */
.ticker { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border-block: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 48px; }
.ticker-item { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 650; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: -.005em; font-size: 1.15rem; }
.ticker-item::after { width: 18px; height: 8px; margin: 0 26px; transform: skewX(-20deg); background: var(--grad); }
.ticker-item:first-child { color: var(--signal-deep); }

.footer-cta .eyebrow { font-size: .85rem; }