/* =====================================================================
   StraightPath Digital LLC — style.css
   Plain CSS. No variables (Brave strips them), no build step, no framework.
   Mobile-first. Every color is a literal hex value.

     Role         Hex       Used for
     navy         #15213b   primary: headings, dark buttons, nav
     navy-deep    #0d1527   hero + footer background
     navy-mid     #23325a   hover on dark, subtle panels
     amber        #d9932a   accent: path rules, eyebrows, primary CTA
     amber-light  #efaa3f   accent on dark backgrounds
     amber-dark   #b3761c   CTA hover / pressed
     canvas       #f8f7f3   page background
     stone        #edeae2   alternate section background
     white        #ffffff   cards, header
     text-dark    #1c2230   body headings
     text-mid     #4a5163   body copy
     text-light   #6c7386   fine print
     border       #dad6cb   hairlines

   FONTS: 'Manrope' (headings) + 'Inter' (body) via Google Fonts.
   The straight-line motif lives in .eyebrow, .steps, and .hero-line.
   ===================================================================== */

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  background: #f8f7f3;
  color: #1c2230;
  font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
img, svg { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: #15213b; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s, background-color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s; }
a:hover { color: #b3761c; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  color: #15213b;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 7vw, 4.2rem); font-weight: 800; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 2.7rem); font-weight: 800; }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.45rem); font-weight: 700; }
p { margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #4a5163; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
strong { color: #1c2230; font-weight: 600; }

.container { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 1.25rem; }
.section { padding: 3.75rem 0; }
.section-white { background: #ffffff; }
.section-alt { background: #edeae2; }
.section-dark { background: #0d1527; }
.section-dark h2, .section-dark h3 { color: #ffffff; }
.section-dark p { color: #c9cfdd; }
.lead { font-size: 1.12rem; max-width: 640px; }
.center { text-align: center; }
.center .lead { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.section-head { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.section-head h2 { text-wrap: balance; }
.section-head .lead { max-width: 640px; }

/* EYEBROW — a short straight line, then a label */
.eyebrow {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #b3761c;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ''; flex: 0 0 32px; height: 2px; background: #d9932a; }
.eyebrow-light { color: #efaa3f; }
.eyebrow-light::before { background: #efaa3f; }

/* BUTTONS */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 2px solid #15213b;
  background: #15213b; color: #ffffff;
  font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.2;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn:hover { background: #23325a; border-color: #23325a; color: #ffffff; }
.btn-accent { background: #d9932a; border-color: #d9932a; color: #0d1527; }
.btn-accent:hover { background: #b3761c; border-color: #b3761c; color: #ffffff; }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; border-color: #ffffff; color: #ffffff; }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: #ffffff; border-color: #ffffff; color: #0d1527; }
.btn-small { padding: 0.55rem 1rem; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.cta-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; margin-top: 1.75rem; }
.text-link { font-weight: 600; color: #15213b; border-bottom: 2px solid #d9932a; padding-bottom: 1px; }
.text-link:hover { color: #b3761c; }

/* HEADER */
.site-header { background: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #dad6cb; position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20; }
.header-inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.5rem 1rem; padding-top: 0.8rem; padding-bottom: 0.8rem; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem; }
.brand-mark { width: 40px; height: 24px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.brand-name { font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #15213b; letter-spacing: -0.01em; white-space: nowrap; }
.brand-name span { color: #b3761c; }
.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.25rem 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.site-nav a { color: #1c2230; }
.site-nav a:hover { color: #b3761c; }
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: #b3761c; }

/* HERO */
.hero { background: #0d1527; color: #ffffff; padding: 3.5rem 0 3.75rem; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.hero .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.hero h1 { color: #ffffff; max-width: 14ch; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.hero h1 .accent { color: #efaa3f; }
.hero-lead { color: #c9cfdd; font-size: 1.12rem; max-width: 560px; }
.hero-note { margin-top: 2rem; font-size: 0.85rem; color: #8d95aa; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
/* The straight line: a single amber rule running off the right edge */
.hero-line {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d9932a 0%, #d9932a 45%, rgba(217,147,42,0) 100%);
}

/* HOW IT WORKS — steps joined by one straight line */
.steps { display: grid; gap: 2rem; position: relative; padding-left: 0; }
.step { position: relative; padding-left: 3.5rem; }
.step-num {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 2.5rem; height: 2.5rem; border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: #15213b; color: #efaa3f;
  font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.05rem;
  z-index: 1;
}
.step::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: calc(1.25rem - 1px); top: 2.5rem; bottom: -2rem;
  width: 2px; background: #d9932a;
}
.step:last-child::before { display: none; }
.step h3 { margin-bottom: 0.4rem; padding-top: 0.35rem; }

/* PROOF STRIP */
.proof-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
.proof-card { background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #dad6cb; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem; }
.proof-card h3 { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
.showcase { margin-top: 1.25rem; padding: 1rem 1.15rem; border-left: 3px solid #d9932a; background: #f8f7f3; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; }
.showcase-name { display: block; font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 800; color: #15213b; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.showcase-desc { display: block; color: #6c7386; font-size: 0.92rem; margin-top: 0.15rem; }
.cred-list { display: grid; gap: 0.9rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.cred-list li { padding-left: 1.1rem; position: relative; color: #4a5163; }
.cred-list li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.72em; width: 8px; height: 2px; background: #d9932a; }

/* CLOSING CTA */
.closing { padding: 4rem 0; }
.closing h2 { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.closing .btn { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.cta-email { margin-top: 1.25rem; font-size: 0.95rem; color: #8d95aa; }
.cta-email a { color: #efaa3f; white-space: nowrap; }
.cta-email a:hover { color: #ffffff; }

/* FOOTER */
.site-footer { background: #0d1527; color: #c9cfdd; border-top: 1px solid #23325a; padding: 2.5rem 0 1.5rem; font-size: 0.92rem; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
.footer-brand { display: grid; gap: 0.2rem; }
.footer-brand .brand-name { color: #ffffff; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.footer-brand a { color: #efaa3f; }
.footer-brand a:hover { color: #ffffff; }
.footer-badge {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  align-self: start; justify-self: start;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid #d9932a; border-radius: 999px;
  color: #efaa3f; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.82rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-badge svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }
.footer-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem 1.25rem; }
.footer-nav a { color: #c9cfdd; font-weight: 500; }
.footer-nav a:hover { color: #efaa3f; }
.footer-bottom { margin-top: 2rem; padding-top: 1.25rem; border-top: 1px solid #23325a; color: #8d95aa; font-size: 0.82rem; }

/* INNER PAGES (services, about, contact, terms, privacy) */
.page-head { background: #0d1527; color: #ffffff; padding: 3rem 0 2.75rem; position: relative; }
.page-head h1 { color: #ffffff; font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 3.2rem); max-width: 18ch; }
.page-head .lead { color: #c9cfdd; margin-top: 0.9rem; }
.prose { max-width: 720px; }
.prose h2 { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.8rem); margin: 2.25rem 0 0.75rem; }
.prose h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.prose ul { list-style: disc; padding-left: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #4a5163; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.prose li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ===================== TABLET / DESKTOP ===================== */
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .container { padding: 0 1.5rem; }
  .section { padding: 4.5rem 0; }
  .hero { padding: 5rem 0 5.5rem; }
  .header-inner { flex-wrap: nowrap; padding-top: 0.9rem; padding-bottom: 0.9rem; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; align-items: start; }
  .footer-nav { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 2.25rem; }
  .step { padding-left: 0; padding-top: 3.5rem; }
  .step-num { top: 0; left: 0; }
  .step::before { left: 2.5rem; right: -2.25rem; top: calc(1.25rem - 1px); bottom: auto; height: 2px; width: auto; }
  .proof-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .proof-card { padding: 2.25rem 2rem; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto; align-items: center; }
  .footer-nav { grid-column: auto; }
}

/* ===================== INNER PAGE COMPONENTS ===================== */
/* Services menu */
.service-list { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
.service { background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #dad6cb; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem; }
.service h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.2vw, 2rem); margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.service .tag { font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: #b3761c; font-size: 1.05rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.service h3 { font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6c7386; margin: 1.25rem 0 0.6rem; }
.check-list { display: grid; gap: 0.55rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.check-list li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.5rem; color: #4a5163; }
.check-list li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.55em; width: 12px; height: 7px; border-left: 2px solid #d9932a; border-bottom: 2px solid #d9932a; transform: rotate(-45deg); }
.service .btn { margin-top: 1rem; }
.note-box { background: #ffffff; border-left: 3px solid #d9932a; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem; max-width: 720px; }
.note-box p { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }

/* About: career path — one straight line */
.timeline { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem; max-width: 640px; }
.timeline li { position: relative; padding-left: 2.25rem; color: #4a5163; }
.timeline li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0.5rem; top: 0.45em; width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 50%; background: #15213b; border: 3px solid #d9932a; z-index: 1; }
.timeline li::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: calc(0.5rem + 5px); top: 0.45em; bottom: -1.5rem; width: 2px; background: #d9932a; }
.timeline li:last-child::after { display: none; }
.timeline strong { display: block; color: #15213b; font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; }

/* Contact */
.contact-grid { display: grid; gap: 2rem; }
.contact-card { background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #dad6cb; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem; }
.contact-card h2 { font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.8vw, 1.6rem); margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
.contact-line { display: grid; gap: 0.15rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.contact-line span { font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6c7386; font-weight: 600; }
.contact-line a { font-family: 'Manrope', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #15213b; word-break: break-word; }
.contact-line a:hover { color: #b3761c; }
.form-row { display: grid; gap: 0.35rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.form-row label { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.92rem; color: #1c2230; }
.form-row input, .form-row textarea {
  width: 100%; padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid #dad6cb; border-radius: 6px;
  background: #f8f7f3; color: #1c2230;
  font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;
}
.form-row input:focus, .form-row textarea:focus { outline: 2px solid #d9932a; outline-offset: 1px; border-color: #d9932a; background: #ffffff; }
.form-row textarea { min-height: 150px; resize: vertical; }
.form-note { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #6c7386; margin-top: 0.75rem; }

/* Legal pages */
.legal-meta { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #6c7386; margin-bottom: 2rem; }

@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .service { padding: 2.25rem 2.25rem; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.25fr; align-items: start; }
  .contact-card { padding: 2.25rem 2rem; }
}

/* Contact form: honeypot (off-screen, never display:none) and status line */
.form-row.hp { position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: auto; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.form-row .optional { font-weight: 400; color: #6c7386; }
.form-status { margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.form-status:empty { display: none; }
.form-status.is-success { padding: 1rem 1.15rem; border-left: 3px solid #d9932a; background: #f8f7f3; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; color: #1c2230; font-weight: 500; }
.form-status.is-error { color: #a33a2a; }