/* =========================================================
   CA Website — Base Styles
   Theme: Navy + Gold, refined editorial-professional look.
   Design system: CSS custom properties below control color,
   spacing and elevation site-wide — change values here, not
   in individual pages.
   ========================================================= */

:root {
  /* Core palette */
  --navy: #0c2a4d;
  --navy-dark: #071a30;
  --navy-deeper: #051222;
  --ink: #18202c;
  --gold: #bd8f3f;
  --gold-light: #e7c98a;
  --gold-dark: #96702c;

  /* Text */
  --text: #333c49;
  --text-light: #6b7686;
  --text-on-dark: #cdd7e4;
  --text-on-dark-strong: #ffffff;

  /* Surfaces */
  /* Phase 50 (2026-09-11): the user felt the site's plain-white sections
     (About, Team, and every other page that falls back to this base
     surface) read as flat/empty next to the textured bands added earlier
     this session. Swapped pure white for a warm pale-yellow — still reads
     as a light surface, but carries the gold accent through the whole
     page rather than resetting to stark white between sections. Phase 50b
     (same day): user asked for a more pronounced yellow — #f7f2d1. Phase
     50c (same day): user asked for a two-colour gradient wash instead of
     a flat fill — blue blended into that same pale-yellow. Reuses the
     Services section's sky blue (#c6dde3) so the new blend still pulls
     from a colour already established on the page, then fades into the
     pale-yellow at the opposite corner. Still light enough everywhere for
     --text (#333c49) to stay comfortably readable on top of it. */
  --bg: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6dde3 0%, #f7f2d1 100%);
  --bg-alt: #f6f8fb;
  --bg-alt-2: #eef2f7;
  --border: #e4e8ee;
  --border-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);

  /* Shape & elevation */
  --radius-sm: 6px;
  --radius: 12px;
  --radius-lg: 18px;
  --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(12, 42, 77, 0.06);
  --shadow: 0 14px 34px -12px rgba(12, 42, 77, 0.18);
  --shadow-lg: 0 26px 60px -18px rgba(7, 26, 48, 0.28);

  /* Type */
  --font-display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --font-body: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;

  --max-width: 1180px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--bg);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 0 0.5em;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
h1 { font-weight: 700; }

p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease; }
a:hover { color: var(--gold-dark); }

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

ul, ol { padding-left: 1.25em; }

.container {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 14px;
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 13px 28px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1.5px solid transparent;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-light) 0%, var(--gold) 100%);
  color: var(--navy-deeper);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px -8px rgba(189, 143, 63, 0.55);
}
.btn-primary:hover { color: var(--navy-deeper); box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -8px rgba(189, 143, 63, 0.65); }
.btn-outline { background: transparent; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); color: #fff; }
.btn-outline:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); border-color: #fff; color: #fff; }
.btn-navy { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.btn-navy:hover { background: var(--navy-dark); color: #fff; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.btn-sm { padding: 8px 16px; font-size: 0.85rem; }

/* ---------- Top bar ---------- */
.topbar {
  background: var(--navy-deeper);
  color: var(--text-on-dark);
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  padding: 9px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(189, 143, 63, 0.25);
}
.topbar .container { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.topbar a { color: var(--text-on-dark); }
.topbar a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }
.topbar span { margin-right: 22px; }
.topbar i { color: var(--gold); margin-right: 6px; width: 14px; text-align: center; }

/* ---------- Header / Nav ---------- */
header.site-header {
  /* Phase 74 (2026-09-15, user's explicit request): flat white instead of
     the gradient. */
  background: #fff;
  backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(6px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
}
.nav-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 14px 0;
  gap: 20px;
}
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.brand-mark {
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-deeper) 100%);
  color: var(--gold-light);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 14px -4px rgba(7, 26, 48, 0.45);
}
/* Phase 44 (2026-09-10): the real CA-monogram logo file replaces the
   gradient "KC" initials badge. It's a wide mark (not square), so the
   logo variant drops the badge's box/shadow/padding and just lets the
   image scale to the same height the badge used to occupy — width
   follows the image's own aspect ratio instead of being forced into a
   square. Both states (default + scrolled-shrink) get their own rule so
   the higher-specificity ".is-scrolled .brand-mark" rule below can never
   squash it back to a fixed square width. */
.brand-mark.brand-mark--logo { width: auto; height: 44px; background: none; box-shadow: none; border-radius: 0; padding: 0; }
.brand-mark.brand-mark--logo img { height: 100%; width: auto; display: block; }
header.site-header.is-scrolled .brand-mark.brand-mark--logo { width: auto; height: 38px; }

.brand .name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.35rem; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; display: block; line-height: 1.15; }
.brand .tagline { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--gold-dark); letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; display: block; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px; }

nav.main-nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
nav.main-nav a {
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  position: relative;
  padding: 6px 0;
}
nav.main-nav a::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 100%;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transition: right 0.2s ease;
}
nav.main-nav a.active::after,
nav.main-nav a:hover::after { right: 0; }
nav.main-nav a.active,
nav.main-nav a:hover { color: var(--navy); }

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

.nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: none; font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--navy); cursor: pointer; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* Phase 81 (2026-09-15, user's explicit request): simple two-item
     mobile header — logo on the left, hamburger on the right. The "Get a
     Consultation" button is dropped from the header at this width (it's
     still reachable via Book a Consultation in the hero and Contact Us
     in the footer); an earlier attempt at logo-centered / CTA-left /
     hamburger-right was replaced per follow-up feedback the same day. */
  .nav-wrap { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .nav-actions > a.btn { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  nav.main-nav { display: none; width: 100%; order: 3; }
  nav.main-nav.open { display: block; }
  nav.main-nav ul { flex-direction: column; gap: 0; padding: 10px 0; }
  nav.main-nav li { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
  /* Phase 81: items sat flush against the left edge with zero horizontal
     padding — added a small left margin. */
  nav.main-nav a { display: block; padding: 12px 0 12px 5px; }
  nav.main-nav a::after { display: none; }

  /* Phase 81: 2 rows instead of 4 across — Email (left) / Phone (right)
     on row 1, Time (left) / Login (right) on row 2. Replaces the old
     ".topbar span:first-child" rule, which only forced the first span
     onto its own line and never produced a real 2-row layout. */
  .topbar .container {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .topbar .container > div {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .topbar .container > div:first-child {
    flex-direction: row-reverse;
  }
  .topbar span {
    margin-right: 0;
  }
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 140% at 100% 0%, #123b6b 0%, var(--navy) 42%, var(--navy-deeper) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 100px 0 90px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.05) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.05) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 46px 46px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero .container { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 0.95fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.hero .eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.hero .eyebrow::before { content: ''; width: 26px; height: 2px; background: var(--gold); display: inline-block; }
.hero h1 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.hero h1 em { color: var(--gold-light); font-style: normal; }
.hero p.lead { font-size: 1.12rem; color: var(--text-on-dark); margin-bottom: 32px; max-width: 46ch; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

.hero-badges { margin-top: 44px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 14px; max-width: 460px; }
.hero-badge {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 12px 14px;
}
.hero-badge .ico {
  width: 34px; height: 34px; flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(189, 143, 63, 0.18);
  color: var(--gold-light);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.hero-badge .txt { font-size: 0.83rem; color: var(--text-on-dark-strong); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3; }

.hero-art { position: relative; height: 380px; }
.hero-art .panel {
  position: absolute;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.hero-art .panel-main { inset: 20px 40px 60px 0; }
.hero-art .chart { position: absolute; left: 26px; right: 46px; bottom: 90px; height: 120px; }
.hero-art .stat-chip {
  position: absolute;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
  padding: 14px 18px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-art .stat-chip .n { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.4rem; color: var(--navy); line-height: 1; }
.hero-art .stat-chip .l { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--text-light); margin-top: 4px; }
.hero-art .chip-1 { top: 18px; right: 0; }
.hero-art .chip-2 { bottom: 24px; left: -8px; }
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .hero .container { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero { padding: 56px 0 60px; }
  .hero-art { display: none; }
  .hero-badges { max-width: none; }
}

/* ---------- Section basics ---------- */
section { padding: 84px 0; }
.section-tight { padding: 56px 0; }
.section-alt { background: var(--bg-alt); }
.section-navy { background: var(--navy); color: var(--text-on-dark); }

/* Phase 78 (2026-09-15, explicit user request — the site owner supplied a
   pencil-sketch illustration of accounting/finance items — tax/GST binders,
   a calculator, charts, a laptop — mostly blank in the middle, artwork only
   near the edges) applied as a light textured backdrop. Originally used on
   three sections (About page's Approach band, Services page's card band,
   homepage's About band); Phase 80 (2026-09-15, explicit user request —
   "Services page originally looks better... remove all css we applied
   today") removed it from the Services page specifically, so the bare
   .sketch-bg rule that page used is gone and only the compound
   .section-alt.sketch-bg (About page) and .hp-about.sketch-bg (homepage,
   defined near its own section further down) remain. */
/* background-size is 100% auto, NOT cover: this particular illustration
   has its artwork clustered at the left/right edges with a wide blank gap
   down the middle, so a section that's much wider than it is tall (most of
   these are) would have `cover` crop symmetrically from the center and cut
   off exactly that edge artwork, leaving only the blank middle visible —
   confirmed live (2026-09-15, explicit user report — "background is not
   visible"). Locking the width to 100% guarantees both edges always show;
   only the top/bottom (mostly blank there too) ever gets cropped instead. */
:root { --sketch-bg-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.65), rgba(255,255,255,0.65)), url('../img/backgrounds/sketch-finance-bg.jpg') center / 100% auto no-repeat; }
.section-alt.sketch-bg { background: var(--sketch-bg-image); }
.section-head { text-align: center; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 50px; }
.section-head.left { text-align: left; margin: 0 0 40px; }
.section-head .kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.section-navy .section-head .kicker { color: var(--gold-light); }
.section-navy .section-head h2 { color: #fff; }
.section-head h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem); }
.section-head p { color: var(--text-light); }
.section-navy .section-head p { color: var(--text-on-dark); }

/* ---------- Trust strip ---------- */
.trust-strip { background: var(--bg-alt-2); padding: 26px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.trust-strip .container { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
.trust-strip .label { font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; color: var(--text-light); white-space: nowrap; }
.trust-strip .pill {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.trust-strip .pill i { color: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- Cards ---------- */
.grid { display: grid; gap: 28px; }
.grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .grid-3, .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .grid-3, .grid-4, .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.card {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 32px 28px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.card:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); border-color: rgba(189, 143, 63, 0.35); }
.card .icon {
  width: 52px; height: 52px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--bg-alt-2), var(--bg-alt));
  color: var(--gold-dark);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.card h3 { font-size: 1.14rem; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.card p { color: var(--text-light); font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.card > a:last-child { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--navy); }
.card > a:last-child:hover { color: var(--gold-dark); }

/* ---------- Services page (Phase 58, 2026-09-14) ---------- */
.services-intro { max-width: 62ch; margin: -10px auto 32px; text-align: center; color: var(--text-light); font-size: 1.02rem; }
.service-highlights { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.service-highlights li { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 8px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-light); margin-bottom: 7px; }
.service-highlights i { color: var(--gold-dark); margin-top: 3px; font-size: 0.75rem; }

/* Phase 59 (2026-09-14): 2-per-row service cards (grid-2 instead of
   grid-3) are wide enough to split into an icon/title column + content
   column, rather than stacking everything down a narrow strip with idle
   space to the right. */
/* Phase 62 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request — icons not centered
   vertically, make them bigger): align-items changed from flex-start to
   center so the head column (heading + icon) centers against the body
   column's full height instead of hugging the top of the card. */
.service-card {
  display: flex; gap: 24px; align-items: center;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.3s ease;
  /* Phase 80 (2026-09-15, explicit user request — "Services page
     originally looks better... remove all css we applied today"): back to
     no background override here, same as before Phase 78/79 — the card
     falls back to plain white from .card's own base rule. The :hover rule
     below is unchanged and goes back to being a real, visible change again. */
}
/* Phase 69 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request — "same as we did in team
   members card, also change the color ... when we take the cursor"): same
   warm gold tint as the Our Team / homepage Services hovers. The icon
   badge itself stays navy-tinted on hover (Phase 61, below) — only the
   card's own background picks up the gold. */
.service-card:hover { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fdf6ea, #f9edd6); }
.service-card-head { flex: 0 0 150px; text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
/* Phase 60 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request — heading first, icon
   below it): order swapped via flex `order` rather than markup, so the
   icon stays the semantically-first element in the HTML. */
.service-card-head .icon { order: 2; margin: 14px 0 0; }
.service-card-head h3 { order: 1; font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0; }
/* Phase 61 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request — original graphic icons,
   no gold): these cards now hold a custom SVG image instead of a Font
   Awesome glyph, so the badge is sized up to let the artwork read clearly,
   and the hover tint is navy instead of the site-wide gold (.card:hover
   .icon below) since the user specifically asked to keep gold off these. */
.service-card-head .icon {
  width: 96px; height: 96px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 16px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.service-card-head .icon img { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
/* Phase 70 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request — the dark navy hover
   was "so dark" it swallowed the icon artwork, which is drawn in navy/
   blue itself, killing contrast. Keeping the badge on its normal light
   background at all times fixes that; the card-level gold hover (Phase
   69) already provides the "cursor is here" feedback around it. */
.service-card:hover .service-card-head .icon { background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--bg-alt-2), var(--bg-alt)); }
.service-card-body { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.service-highlights-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .service-card { flex-direction: column; }
  .service-card-head { flex: none; flex-direction: row; text-align: left; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
  /* Reset the desktop order swap: on mobile the icon sits beside the
     heading in its original left-to-right order, not stacked. */
  .service-card-head .icon { order: 0; margin: 0; width: 76px; height: 76px; padding: 12px; flex-shrink: 0; }
  .service-card-head h3 { order: 0; margin: 0; }
  .service-highlights-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ---------- Team (Phase 54, 2026-09-14): row-wise, alternating layout —
   user's explicit request ("Show Listing Row wise", with a worked example
   of image-left/content-right then content-left/image-right). Replaces
   the previous .team-card grid entirely; team.php now renders
   .team-row / .team-row-photo / .team-row-content instead. */
.team-rows { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 56px; }
/* Phase 55 (2026-09-14): user asked to shrink the row photos by 40% — the
   column width (and its mobile max-width below) is scaled to 60% of the
   Phase 54 values (220/320px -> 132/192px, 260px -> 156px). */
/* Phase 64 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request, with a hand-drawn example
   box around the C.K. Koul row): each member's photo + details now sits
   inside one rectangular card, matching the outline the user drew — not
   just the photo's own border as before. Hover swaps the border/background
   to the highlighted state and reverts automatically on mouse-out, since
   that's how :hover works — no separate "un-hover" rule needed. */
.team-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(132px, 192px) 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 32px;
  border: 2px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.team-row:hover {
  /* User asked for a hover color that fits the site's own palette: this
     page already accents in gold (role labels, the photo's gold-light
     outline), and it's the same warm gold glow other hovers on the site
     use (.btn-primary, .card border) — a navy/blue tint didn't match. */
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fdf6ea, #f9edd6);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -10px rgba(189, 143, 63, 0.35);
}
.team-row-reverse { grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(132px, 192px); }
.team-row-reverse .team-row-photo { order: 2; }
.team-row-reverse .team-row-content { order: 1; }
.team-row-photo {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--bg-alt-2), var(--bg-alt));
  border: 3px solid #fff;
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold-light);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--navy); font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 3rem; font-weight: 700;
}
.team-row-content h3 { margin-bottom: 2px; font-size: 1.4rem; }
.team-row-content .role { color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.team-row-content .qual { color: var(--text-light); font-size: 0.88rem; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.team-row-content p { margin-bottom: 8px; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .team-row, .team-row-reverse { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 22px; }
  .team-row-photo, .team-row-reverse .team-row-photo { order: -1; max-width: 156px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .team-row-content, .team-row-reverse .team-row-content { order: 0; text-align: center; }
}

/* ---------- Stats ---------- */
/* Phase 49 (2026-09-11): the user felt this band looked "odd"/too plain
   right under the photo hero — a flat gradient with nothing behind it,
   unlike the hero above and the CTA/Our-Approach bands further down which
   all got some kind of textured background. .stats is homepage-only (see
   the Phase 45 note below), so it's safe to edit directly rather than
   needing a scoped modifier class. Reuses showcase-corporate.jpg (already
   in assets/images/home/) under a heavy navy overlay — heavy enough that
   it reads as texture, not a second obvious photo, and keeps the exact
   same effective navy/navy-deeper tone (and therefore the same text/icon
   contrast) as the flat gradient it replaces. */
.stats {
  position: relative;
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(12, 42, 77, 0.93) 0%, rgba(5, 18, 34, 0.95) 100%),
    url('../images/home/showcase-corporate.jpg') center 38% / cover no-repeat;
  color: #fff;
}
/* Phase 45 (2026-09-11): .stats is only ever used directly under the
   homepage hero, and the generic `section { padding: 84px 0 }` rule plus
   the hero's own 70px bottom padding left a very large gap between the
   banner and this "Established 1985 / 40+ / 4 / 3" row. Tightening just
   the top padding here — never the generic `section` rule other sections
   still rely on, and never the hero's own padding, which keeps its
   internal balance — closes that gap. */
.stats { padding-top: 30px; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .stats { padding-top: 20px; } }
.stats .grid-4 { text-align: center; }
.stats .stat { padding: 6px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12); }
.stats .grid-4 > div:first-child .stat,
.stats .stat:first-child { border-left: none; }
.stats .num { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); font-weight: 700; color: var(--gold-light); }
.stats .label { color: var(--text-on-dark); font-size: 0.88rem; margin-top: 4px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .stats .stat { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12); padding-top: 20px; } .stats .grid-4 > div:first-child .stat { border-top: none; } }
/* Phase 81 (2026-09-15, user's explicit request): "below the banner,
   showing 4 rows — for each, show 2 instead of 4." The shared .grid-4
   utility collapses to a single column under 600px (see the .grid rules
   above), which stacked all four stats into 4 rows on phones. This
   overrides that just for the stats band, at higher specificity, so it
   stays a clean 2x2 (1985/Established + 40+/Years of Excellence on row
   1, 4/Practice Areas + 3/Partners & Associates on row 2 — whatever order
   Admin -> Settings has them in) instead of collapsing further. */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .stats .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .stats .grid-4 > div:nth-child(2) .stat { border-top: none; }
}

/* ---------- Testimonials ---------- */
.testimonial { position: relative; padding-top: 40px; }
.testimonial::before {
  content: '\201C';
  position: absolute;
  top: 6px; left: 26px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 3.4rem;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  line-height: 1;
}
.testimonial .stars { color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 0.85rem; }
.testimonial p { font-style: italic; color: var(--text); }
.testimonial .client { font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); margin-top: 16px; font-style: normal; }
.testimonial .client-role { color: var(--text-light); font-size: 0.85rem; }

/* ---------- Blog ---------- */
.post-card .thumb {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--bg-alt-2), var(--bg-alt));
  border-radius: var(--radius) var(--radius) 0 0;
  height: 175px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--gold-dark); font-size: 2rem;
}
.post-card { padding: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.post-card .body { padding: 24px 26px; }
.post-meta { color: var(--gold-dark); font-size: 0.78rem; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; }
.post-content { font-size: 1.04rem; }
.post-content img { border-radius: var(--radius); margin: 20px 0; }
/* Phase 52 (2026-09-14): About page "What Guides Our Work" — underline only
   the heading word(s) before the colon on each principle line (e.g.
   "Integrity" in "Integrity: ..."), leaving the description text after the
   colon in the normal body color/weight. */
/* Phase 52b (2026-09-14, user correction): the user only asked for a
   colored UNDERLINE on the heading word — the heading text itself should
   stay the normal black body color, not also turn blue. */
.value-heading { color: #000; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #1D3652; text-underline-offset: 5px; }

/* ---------- Forms ---------- */
.form-group { margin-bottom: 20px; }
label { display: block; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 7px; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink); }
input[type=text], input[type=email], input[type=tel], input[type=password], select, textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 15px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-family: inherit;
  color: var(--text);
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
  background: #fff;
}
input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(189, 143, 63, 0.15); }
textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 130px; }

/* Password show/hide toggle — used on every password field site-wide
   (admin login, admin profile, admin clients, client portal login). */
.password-field { position: relative; }
.password-field input { padding-right: 42px; }
.password-field .toggle-password {
  position: absolute; right: 8px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; color: var(--text-light);
  padding: 6px; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1; border-radius: 4px;
}
.password-field .toggle-password:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.password-field .toggle-password:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 1px; }

.alert { padding: 14px 18px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.alert-success { background: #e7f6ec; color: #1c6b34; border: 1px solid #b9e6c6; }
.alert-error { background: #fdecec; color: #a3231f; border: 1px solid #f5c2c0; }

/* ---------- Page banner (inner pages) ---------- */
.page-banner {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-deeper) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 58px 0;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.page-banner::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  right: -60px; top: -60px;
  width: 220px; height: 220px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(189,143,63,0.28), transparent 70%);
}
.page-banner h1 { color: #fff; margin-bottom: 8px; position: relative; }
.breadcrumb { color: var(--text-on-dark); font-size: 0.88rem; position: relative; }
.breadcrumb a { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* ---------- CTA ---------- */
.cta {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-light) 100%);
  color: var(--navy-deeper);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 64px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta h2 { color: var(--navy-deeper); }
.cta .btn-navy:hover { background: var(--navy-deeper); }

/* Phase 46 (2026-09-11): homepage-only CTA treatment. .cta is shared with
   about.php and services.php — both stay exactly as they were, still the
   gold band above, untouched. .hp-cta rides alongside .cta only on the
   homepage (index.php has class="cta hp-cta") and wins on equal source
   order because two classes beat one. The user didn't like the solid gold
   here and asked for a photo instead — this reuses the "hands reviewing a
   signed contract" photo that was already sitting in assets/images/home/
   unused (showcase-corporate.jpg), with the same kind of dark navy overlay
   the hero uses so the white heading/paragraph stay readable. The button
   switches to .btn-primary (gold) in index.php's markup, since the navy
   .btn-navy button used on the other two pages would disappear into a
   navy-toned background here. */
.cta.hp-cta {
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(5,18,34,0.90) 0%, rgba(12,42,77,0.84) 100%),
    url('../images/home/showcase-corporate.jpg') center 30% / cover no-repeat;
}
.cta.hp-cta h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta.hp-cta p { color: var(--text-on-dark); }

/* Phase 52 (2026-09-14): same "photo, not flat gold" treatment as
   .cta.hp-cta above, applied to the About page's CTA band (the one right
   above the footer). Uses showcase-audit.jpg instead of the homepage's
   showcase-corporate.jpg so the two bands don't repeat the identical photo
   within one browsing session. services.php's CTA band is untouched — it
   stays the plain gold .cta, matching what was actually asked for. */
.cta.about-cta {
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(5,18,34,0.90) 0%, rgba(12,42,77,0.84) 100%),
    url('../images/home/showcase-audit.jpg') center 40% / cover no-repeat;
}
.cta.about-cta h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta.about-cta p { color: var(--text-on-dark); }

/* Phase 57 (2026-09-14): same "photo, not flat gold" treatment as
   .cta.about-cta above, applied to the Services page's CTA band. Reuses
   hero-advisors.jpg (see services.php's own comment on this section for
   why) rather than repeating showcase-audit.jpg or showcase-corporate.jpg,
   which are already each spoken for as a CTA backdrop elsewhere. */
.cta.services-cta {
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(5,18,34,0.90) 0%, rgba(12,42,77,0.84) 100%),
    url('../images/home/hero-advisors.jpg') center 25% / cover no-repeat;
}
.cta.services-cta h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta.services-cta p { color: var(--text-on-dark); }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer.site-footer { background: var(--navy-deeper); color: var(--text-on-dark); padding: 64px 0 0; }
footer.site-footer h4 { color: #fff; font-size: 1.02rem; font-family: var(--font-body); letter-spacing: 0.3px; }
footer.site-footer a { color: var(--text-on-dark); font-size: 0.92rem; }
footer.site-footer a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }
footer.site-footer ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
footer.site-footer li { margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 0.92rem; }
footer.site-footer li i { color: var(--gold); margin-right: 8px; width: 14px; }
/* Phase 52 (2026-09-11): the footer's first column now leads with the
   firm's actual logo (reusing .brand-mark/.brand-mark--logo from the
   header) instead of restating the firm name and about text — recolored
   for the dark footer background and sized up slightly since it's the
   only thing carrying the brand in this column. */
.footer-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.footer-brand .brand-mark--logo { height: 54px; }
/* Phase 53 (2026-09-14): dedicated footer lockup logo (icon + name +
   tagline baked into one image, pre-colored for this dark background) —
   see includes/footer.php. Sized by height, same pattern as the header's
   .brand-mark--logo img, so it scales cleanly at any screen width. */
.footer-logo-full { height: 90px; width: auto; display: block; }
.footer-brand-name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff; display: block; line-height: 1.2; }
.footer-brand-tagline { font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--gold-light); letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; display: block; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 4px; }
.footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  margin-top: 46px;
  padding: 20px 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: rgba(205, 215, 228, 0.7);
}

/* ---------- Tables (admin) ---------- */
table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background: #fff; }
table th, table td { padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); text-align: left; font-size: 0.92rem; }
table th { background: var(--bg-alt); color: var(--navy); font-weight: 700; }

/* ---------- Utility ---------- */
.text-center { text-align: center; }
.mt-0 { margin-top: 0; }
.mb-0 { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* =========================================================
   Phase 42 (2026-09-10) — Premium visual polish & animation
   system, per the user's explicit request: "Change the front
   look of website, so it look like designed by highly
   professional designer. excellent animation. I would also
   give images of staff.. so keep space for that."

   Everything below is purely additive on top of the design
   system above — no existing color/spacing token or markup
   contract changes, so every public page (they all already
   share the same .card / .grid / .section-head / .team-row /
   .stats / .testimonial / .post-card / .hero classes) picks
   this up automatically with zero per-page edits.

   Motion is driven by a small IntersectionObserver + scroll
   engine in assets/js/main.js; this file only defines the
   before/after states and keyframes. A visitor with JS
   disabled always sees the finished, fully-visible layout
   (the .cx-reveal hidden state is only ever applied BY that
   script, never baked into markup) and `prefers-reduced-motion`
   is respected throughout, so nobody gets motion forced on them.
   ========================================================= */

/* ---------- Scroll progress bar (injected by main.js) ---------- */
.scroll-progress {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; height: 3px; width: 0%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-dark), var(--gold-light));
  z-index: 999;
  transition: width 0.1s ease-out;
}

/* ---------- Sticky header: shrinks + gains depth once scrolled ---------- */
header.site-header { transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease; }
header.site-header.is-scrolled { box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
header.site-header.is-scrolled .nav-wrap { padding: 9px 0; }
.brand-mark, .brand .name { transition: all 0.3s ease; }
header.site-header.is-scrolled .brand-mark { width: 38px; height: 38px; font-size: 0.92rem; }
header.site-header.is-scrolled .brand .name { font-size: 1.18rem; }

/* ---------- Mobile nav: smooth slide-open instead of an instant show ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  nav.main-nav {
    display: block !important;
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: max-height 0.4s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
  }
  nav.main-nav.open { max-height: 480px; opacity: 1; }
}

/* ---------- Scroll-reveal engine ---------- */
.cx-reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(.21,.85,.32,1), transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(.21,.85,.32,1);
  transition-delay: var(--cx-delay, 0s);
}
.cx-reveal.cx-in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.cx-reveal.cx-zoom { transform: scale(0.94); }
.cx-reveal.cx-zoom.cx-in { transform: scale(1); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cx-reveal, .cx-reveal.cx-in { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

/* ---------- Buttons: a subtle light sweep on hover ---------- */
.btn { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.btn::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: -60%;
  width: 40%; height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,0.45), transparent);
  transform: skewX(-20deg);
  transition: left 0.6s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.btn:hover::after { left: 130%; }

/* ---------- Hero: floating art, animated glow, draw-in chart ---------- */
.hero::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 460px; height: 460px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(231,201,138,0.18), transparent 70%);
  top: -160px; right: -120px;
  animation: cxFloatSlow 9s ease-in-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes cxFloatSlow {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1); }
  50% { transform: translate(-16px, 22px) scale(1.06); }
}
.hero-art .panel-main { animation: cxFloatSlow 8s ease-in-out infinite; }
.hero-art .stat-chip { animation: cxFloatChip 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.hero-art .chip-2 { animation-delay: 1.2s; }
@keyframes cxFloatChip {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-10px); }
}
.hero-art .chart polyline:first-child {
  stroke-dasharray: 700;
  stroke-dashoffset: 700;
  animation: cxDraw 2.2s 0.3s ease forwards;
}
@keyframes cxDraw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }

.hero .eyebrow, .hero h1, .hero p.lead, .hero-actions, .hero-badges {
  animation: cxRiseIn 0.8s ease both;
}
.hero .eyebrow { animation-delay: 0.05s; }
.hero h1 { animation-delay: 0.15s; }
.hero p.lead { animation-delay: 0.25s; }
.hero-actions { animation-delay: 0.35s; }
.hero-badges { animation-delay: 0.45s; }
@keyframes cxRiseIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero::after, .hero-art .panel-main, .hero-art .stat-chip,
  .hero .eyebrow, .hero h1, .hero p.lead, .hero-actions, .hero-badges,
  .page-banner::after, .page-banner h1, .breadcrumb, .cta::before {
    animation: none !important;
  }
  .hero-art .chart polyline:first-child { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
}

/* ---------- Page banner (inner pages): subtle motion on load ---------- */
.page-banner::after { animation: cxFloatSlow 10s ease-in-out infinite; }
.page-banner h1 { animation: cxRiseIn 0.7s ease both; }
.breadcrumb { animation: cxRiseIn 0.7s 0.1s ease both; }

/* ---------- Cards: refined hover — icon lifts and warms to gold ---------- */
.card .icon { transition: transform 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease, color 0.35s ease; }
.card:hover .icon { transform: scale(1.1) rotate(-4deg); background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--gold-light), var(--gold)); color: #fff; }

/* ---------- Team: a frame built to show off a real photo ----------
   The upload path (Admin -> Team -> photo) already fills this exact
   markup — nothing here changes what's rendered, only how it looks.
   A photo gets a soft grayscale-to-colour reveal + zoom on hover; the
   no-photo initials fallback gets a slow shimmer so an empty slot
   visibly reads as "reserved for a photo" rather than a dead end.
   Retargeted in Phase 54 from the old .team-card/.team-photo grid to the
   row layout's .team-row/.team-row-photo — same visual treatment. */
.team-row-photo { position: relative; overflow: hidden; transition: box-shadow 0.35s ease; }
/* Phase 68 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request, confirmed by screenshot
   that the cache-busting fix alone didn't change anything — this really
   was a crop issue): default object-fit:cover crops evenly top and
   bottom, which was cutting into foreheads/turbans in this page's square
   frame. object-position anchors the crop to the top of each source
   photo so nothing is ever trimmed off the top of the head; any cropping
   now comes from the bottom (shoulders/chest) instead. */
.team-row-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; display: block; transition: transform 0.5s ease, filter 0.5s ease; filter: grayscale(15%); }
.team-row:hover .team-row-photo img { transform: scale(1.06); filter: grayscale(0%); }
.team-row:hover .team-row-photo { box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(189,143,63,0.18); }
.team-row-photo:not(:has(img)) {
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--bg-alt-2) 25%, #fff 50%, var(--bg-alt-2) 75%);
  background-size: 220% 100%;
  animation: cxShimmer 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes cxShimmer { 0% { background-position: 0% 0; } 100% { background-position: -220% 0; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .team-row-photo:not(:has(img)) { animation: none; } }

/* ---------- Stats: tabular figures so an animated count-up never jitters ---------- */
.stats .num, .hero-art .stat-chip .n { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* ---------- Blog / testimonial: gentle zoom + quote-mark flourish ---------- */
.post-card .thumb img { transition: transform 0.5s ease; }
.post-card:hover .thumb img { transform: scale(1.06); }
.testimonial::before { transition: transform 0.3s ease; }
.testimonial:hover::before { transform: scale(1.15) rotate(-4deg); }

/* ---------- CTA band: soft moving glow ---------- */
.cta::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 340px; height: 340px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,255,255,0.35), transparent 70%);
  top: -140px; left: -80px;
  animation: cxFloatSlow 8s ease-in-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ---------- Back-to-top (injected by main.js) ---------- */
.back-to-top {
  position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px;
  width: 46px; height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(12px);
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease, background 0.2s ease, visibility 0.3s;
  z-index: 60;
}
.back-to-top.is-visible { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateY(0); }
.back-to-top:hover { background: var(--gold-dark); }

/* =========================================================
   Phase 44 (2026-09-10) — Homepage rebuilt to match the layout
   reference the user supplied ("new layout... keep all sections like
   attached"). Replaces the Phase 43 full-bleed/diagonal-cut/sticky-scroll
   treatment with a calmer, more conventional section set: two-column
   hero, a real stats band, an about panel, the services grid, a
   4-step approach band and the team section. Every number and word
   below still comes from index.php's real data — this file only
   defines how it's presented. Scoped to homepage-only classes (hp-*)
   plus small additions to the shared .stats/.section-head components
   (used elsewhere too, so those additions are pure opt-in extras, not
   overrides) so every other public page stays untouched.
   ========================================================= */

.hp-hero h1,
.hp-about-text h2,
.hp-process-intro h2 { font-optical-sizing: auto; }

/* ================= HERO — two-column, real photo on the right ================= */
/* Phase 51 (2026-09-11): the user asked for this band to get the same
   "background image, not flat color" treatment already given to .stats
   and .cta.hp-cta. Only three real photos exist in assets/images/home/,
   and the other two (showcase-corporate.jpg, showcase-audit.jpg) are each
   already used twice elsewhere on this page, so this reuses the hero's
   own featured photo (hero-advisors.jpg) as an ambient, heavily-dimmed
   backdrop behind the sharp foreground crop of that same photo — reads as
   one extended scene rather than a third repeat of a different image.
   Same heavy navy overlay recipe as .stats/.cta so the white/gold text
   keeps its contrast unchanged. Phase 51b (same day): user asked for it
   a little lighter — eased both overlay stops down so more of the photo
   (and more overall brightness) comes through, while staying dark enough
   for the white h1 / gold-light accent text to stay easily legible. */
.hp-hero {
  position: relative;background: linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(4, 12, 24, 0.90) 0%, rgba(6, 20, 38, 0.72) 46%, rgba(6, 20, 38, 0.50) 100%), url("/assets/images/home/hero-bg.jpg") no-repeat center center / cover;
  padding: 70px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hp-hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr; gap: 50px; align-items: center; }
.hp-hero-text .eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 2.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-light); margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.hp-hero-text h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 144;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.1rem); line-height: 1.16;
  margin: 0 0 20px; color: #fff; text-wrap: balance;
}
.hp-hero-text h1 .accent { color: var(--gold-light); display: block; }
.hp-hero-text .lead { max-width: 44ch; color: var(--text-on-dark); font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0 0 30px; }
.hp-hero-text .actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hp-hero-photo { position: relative; }

.hp-hero-photo img { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 100%; height: 400px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 16px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hp-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hp-hero-photo { order: -1; max-width: 420px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .hp-hero-photo img { height: 260px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) { .hp-hero { padding: 50px 0; } }

/* ================= STATS BAND (shared .stats component, homepage adds icons) ================= */
.stats .stat-icon {
  width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07); border: 1px solid rgba(231,201,138,0.45);
  color: var(--gold-light); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0 auto 12px;
}

/* ================= Section head with a link on the same row (services/team "View all") ================= */
.section-head-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-end; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 44px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.section-head-row .section-head { text-align: left; margin: 0; max-width: 620px; }
.section-head-row > a.view-all { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 6px; }
.section-head-row > a.view-all:hover { color: var(--gold-dark); }

/* ================= ABOUT — text + real photo with a floating tagline card ================= */
.hp-about { padding: 92px 0; background: var(--bg); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
/* Phase 78 (2026-09-15, explicit user request): the sketch-illustration
   backdrop (see .sketch-bg / --sketch-bg-image near the top of this file)
   applied to the homepage's "About Us / What we do" band. Compound
   selector so it outranks the plain .hp-about background above.
   A stronger white wash than the shared --sketch-bg-image default, NOT
   the same value: on the Services page and About page's Approach band the
   sketch sits behind a solid-white .card, so body text never touches it
   directly. Here .hp-about-text has no such card — the paragraph sits
   right on this background — and the live result at the shared, lighter
   wash put the sketch's bold "TAX AUDIT"/"GST" binder labels directly
   behind that paragraph, competing with it (explicit user report: "opps
   its too much"). A heavier wash keeps the sketch as a faint texture
   specifically where real body text sits unprotected. */
.hp-about.sketch-bg {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.9), rgba(255,255,255,0.9)),
    url('../img/backgrounds/sketch-finance-bg.jpg') center / 100% auto no-repeat;
}
/* Phase 50 (2026-09-11): a soft warm glow in the corner so this band reads
   as considered rather than a flat leftover white gap — same pointer-events
   none / z-index layering trick as .hp-process-bg above, just a blurred
   color wash instead of icons since there's no symbol that fits "about". */
.hp-about::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -160px; right: -140px;
  width: 480px; height: 480px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(231, 201, 138, 0.32) 0%, rgba(231, 201, 138, 0) 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.hp-about-grid { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.hp-about-text h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.hp-about-text h2 .accent { color: var(--gold-dark); display: block; }
.hp-about-text p { color: var(--text-light); margin-bottom: 26px; max-width: 54ch; }
.hp-about-media { position: relative; }
.hp-about-media::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; right: -20px; bottom: -20px; width: 88%; height: 88%;
  background: var(--gold-light); opacity: 0.5; border-radius: 14px; z-index: 0;
}
.hp-about-media img { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 100%; height: 360px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.hp-about-card {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2; left: -24px; bottom: -26px;
  background: #fff; border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
  padding: 20px 24px; max-width: 230px;
}
.hp-about-card p { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4; }
.hp-about-card .line { width: 34px; height: 3px; background: var(--gold); margin-top: 12px; border-radius: 2px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .hp-about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .hp-about-media { margin-top: 10px; } .hp-about-card { left: 16px; bottom: -22px; } }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hp-about { padding: 60px 0 76px; }
  .hp-about-card { position: static; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; }
  .hp-about-media::before { display: none; }
}

/* ================= OUR APPROACH — 4-step band with a connecting line ================= */
.hp-process {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-deeper) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 86px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
/* Phase 48 (2026-09-11): the user asked for this band to get the same kind
   of "textured background" treatment as the CTA band (which uses a photo
   under a dark overlay), but with a law/audit symbol instead of a photo of
   people. Rather than a stock photo (this environment can't fetch one),
   this scatters a few large, very low-opacity Font Awesome icons — the
   scales of justice, an invoice/ledger, an audit magnifying glass — as a
   faint watermark texture sitting behind the content. Purely decorative
   (aria-hidden, no interaction), so it degrades to nothing if icons ever
   fail to load. */
.hp-process-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.hp-process-bg i { position: absolute; line-height: 1; }
.hp-process-bg i:nth-child(1) { top: -70px; right: 4%; font-size: 260px; color: rgba(231, 201, 138, 0.10); transform: rotate(-14deg); }
.hp-process-bg i:nth-child(2) { bottom: -60px; left: 3%; font-size: 190px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06); transform: rotate(10deg); }
.hp-process-bg i:nth-child(3) { bottom: 6%; right: 20%; font-size: 130px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055); transform: rotate(-8deg); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hp-process-bg i:nth-child(1) { font-size: 190px; }
  .hp-process-bg i:nth-child(3) { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hp-process-bg i:nth-child(1) { font-size: 140px; }
  .hp-process-bg i:nth-child(2) { font-size: 130px; }
}
.hp-process-grid { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.35fr; gap: 50px; align-items: center; }
.hp-process-intro .kicker { color: var(--gold-light); }
.hp-process-intro h2 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.1rem); margin: 0 0 16px; text-wrap: balance; }
.hp-process-intro p { color: var(--text-on-dark); margin-bottom: 26px; max-width: 40ch; }
.hp-process-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; position: relative; }
.hp-process-steps::before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 25px; left: 12%; right: 12%; height: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
.hp-process-steps li { position: relative; text-align: center; padding: 0 12px; }
.hp-process-steps .step-icon {
  position: relative; width: 52px; height: 52px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--navy-deeper); border: 1.5px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-light); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0 auto 18px;
}
.hp-process-steps .step-n { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--gold-light); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.hp-process-steps .step-label { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.hp-process-steps .step-desc { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-on-dark); line-height: 1.5; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hp-process-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hp-process-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 34px 0; }
  .hp-process-steps::before { display: none; }
}

/* ================= TEAM — intro + CTA left, portrait cards right (matches the
   user's layout reference exactly: rounded-square headshots in a row, not the
   full-width alternating rows the standalone /team page uses (Phase 54) —
   these hp-team-* classes stay homepage-only and never touch
   .team-row/.team-row-photo) ================= */
/* ================= SERVICES — homepage-only background tint =================
   .section-alt is shared with about.php, so it's never touched directly;
   this second class rides alongside it on the homepage's Services section
   only (index.php has class="section-alt hp-services") and wins on equal
   source order because it's more specific (two classes, not one). The
   fade-in itself reuses the site's existing cx-reveal/IntersectionObserver
   mechanism (assets/js/main.js), same as .hp-about/.hp-process/.hp-team —
   .hp-services was added to that script's targets list. */
.section-alt.hp-services { background: #c6dde3; }
/* Phase 65 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request — "add color in this
   section same as in Our Team, when we take the cursor it will change the
   color"): scoped to this section's own cards (.hp-services .card) rather
   than the shared base .card:hover, since plain .card is also used on
   About, Contact and the service-detail sidebar and the user only asked
   about this homepage section. Same warm gold tint as the Our Team hover. */
.hp-services .card { transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.3s ease; }
.hp-services .card:hover { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fdf6ea, #f9edd6); }

.hp-team { padding: 92px 0; background: var(--bg); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
/* Phase 50 (2026-09-11): matching warm glow to .hp-about's, mirrored to the
   opposite corner so the two plain bands don't look identically stamped. */
.hp-team::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -170px; left: -150px;
  width: 500px; height: 500px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(231, 201, 138, 0.28) 0%, rgba(231, 201, 138, 0) 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.hp-team-grid { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; }
.hp-team-intro h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); margin: 0 0 8px; }
.hp-team-intro .hp-team-lead { font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 14px; }
.hp-team-intro > p:not(.hp-team-lead) { color: var(--text-light); margin-bottom: 28px; max-width: 42ch; }
.hp-team-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.hp-team-cards.hp-team-cards-1 { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 220px); }
.hp-team-cards.hp-team-cards-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.hp-team-card {
  background: var(--bg-alt); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 10px 10px 20px; text-align: left;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
}
/* Phase 66 (2026-09-14, user's explicit request — "when we take the
   cursor on this team member the card should be pop-up and change
   color"): lift + shadow ("pop-up") plus the same warm gold tint used on
   the Our Team page and the homepage Services cards, for one consistent
   hover language across the site. */
.hp-team-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fdf6ea, #f9edd6);
}
.hp-team-photo {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.6; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--bg-alt-2), var(--bg-alt));
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.hp-team-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.hp-team-photo span { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
.hp-team-card h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 10px; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.hp-team-card .role { color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.85rem; margin: -8px 0 3px 10px; }
.hp-team-card .qual { color: var(--text-light); font-size: 0.8rem; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; }
.hp-team-card .line { width: 30px; height: 3px; background: var(--gold); border-radius: 2px; margin-left: 10px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hp-team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hp-team-cards { margin-top: 8px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hp-team { padding: 60px 0 70px; }
  .hp-team-cards, .hp-team-cards.hp-team-cards-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .hp-team-cards.hp-team-cards-1 { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 220px); }
}
@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .hp-team-cards, .hp-team-cards.hp-team-cards-2, .hp-team-cards.hp-team-cards-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}