:root {
    --bg-primary: #fcfbfc;       /* Warm soft ivory off-white */
    --bg-surface: #ffffff;       /* Pure white for cards */
    --border-color: #e5e8eb;     /* Soft grey structural borders */
    --text-main: #1a1e24;        /* Deep slate/charcoal for strong readability */
    --text-muted: #5c6470;       /* Balanced mid-grey for body paragraphs */
    --accent: #b4976c;           /* Refined muted gold for institutional accents */
    --font-heading: 'Cinzel', serif;
    --font-body: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

body {
    background-color: var(--bg-primary);
    color: var(--text-main);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    line-height: 1.7;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* Container spanning full screen width to eliminate the empty right-hand void */
.grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: 100vh;
}

/* Clean, centered structural navigation bar at the top instead of a heavy sidebar */
.sidebar {
    background-color: var(--bg-surface);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    padding: 30px 10%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    height: auto;
    z-index: 100;
}

.brand-logo {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 6px;
    color: var(--text-main);
}

.brand-sub {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-top: 2px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.btn-email {
    color: var(--text-main);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
}

.btn-email:hover {
    color: var(--accent);
    border-color: var(--text-main);
}

/* Balanced main layout centered beautifully on the screen */
.main-content {
    padding: 80px 10%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

/* Typography Layout adjustments */
.hero-text {
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
    padding-left: 30px;
}

.lead-statement {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--text-main);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.narrative {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 900px;
}

/* Symmetrical Side-by-Side Allocation Strategy Layout */
.strategy-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.strategy-card {
    background-color: var(--bg-surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    padding: 45px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.strategy-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(180, 151, 108, 0.08);
    border-color: var(--accent);
}

.card-num {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.strategy-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--text-main);
}

.strategy-card p {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.philosophy {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    color: var(--text-main);
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    font-weight: 500;
    max-width: 900px;
    text-align: center;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(180, 151, 108, 0.05), rgba(180, 151, 108, 0.01));
    padding: 30px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    border-right: 2px solid var(--accent);
}

/* Footnotes & Legal Layout */
.site-footer {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    padding-top: 40px;
    margin-top: auto;
}

.etymology-box {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.latin-root {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.phonetic {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.metaphor {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 900px;
}

.footer-meta {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    opacity: 0.7;
}

/* ─── Nav — Inquire link ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.btn-contact {
    color: var(--text-main);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-contact:hover {
    color: var(--accent);
}

/* ─── Contact / Inquiry Section ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-section {
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    padding-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}

.contact-header {
    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
    padding-left: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.section-label {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.section-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--text-main);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.section-sub {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    max-width: 580px;
}

/* Form layout */
.contact-form {
    max-width: 780px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 22px;
}

.form-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
}

.form-group {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 7px;
}

.form-group label {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.field-req {
    color: var(--accent);
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form select,
.contact-form textarea {
    background-color: var(--bg-surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    padding: 12px 16px;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--text-main);
    border-radius: 4px;
    width: 100%;
    outline: none;
    /* Suppress browser default select arrow so we can render our own */
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    appearance: none;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

/* Custom dropdown arrow */
.contact-form select {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='11' height='7' viewBox='0 0 11 7'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l4.5 4.5L10 1' stroke='%235c6470' stroke-width='1.4' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 14px center;
    padding-right: 38px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form select:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(180, 151, 108, 0.1);
}

.contact-form input::placeholder,
.contact-form textarea::placeholder {
    color: #b8bfc7;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.contact-form textarea {
    resize: vertical;
    min-height: 130px;
    line-height: 1.65;
}

/* Turnstile widget spacing */
.cf-turnstile {
    margin-top: 2px;
}

/* Submit button */
.btn-submit {
    align-self: flex-start;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
    color: var(--text-main);
    padding: 14px 36px;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.btn-submit:hover:not(:disabled) {
    background: var(--accent);
    color: var(--bg-primary);
}

.btn-submit:disabled {
    opacity: 0.55;
    cursor: not-allowed;
}

/* Honeypot: off-screen, invisible to real users, still in DOM for bots */
.honeypot-trap {
    position: absolute;
    left: -9999px;
    top: auto;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Form status messages */
.form-status {
    display: none;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.form-status--success {
    display: block;
    background: rgba(60, 120, 80, 0.05);
    border: 1px solid rgba(60, 120, 80, 0.28);
    color: #2d6840;
}

.form-status--error {
    display: block;
    background: rgba(180, 50, 50, 0.05);
    border: 1px solid rgba(180, 50, 50, 0.25);
    color: #8b2e2e;
}

/* Tablet & Mobile Layout Adaptability */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .sidebar {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 20px;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 25px 40px;
    }
    .main-content {
        padding: 40px 20px;
    }
    .lead-statement {
        font-size: 1.75rem;
    }
    .strategy-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 25px;
    }
    .form-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}