/* ==========================================================
   Arden Legal, PC — design tokens
   ========================================================== */
:root {
  /* Cream */
  --cream-50:  #F0E4D2;   /* page background (warm, not white) */
  --cream-100: #E7D7C0;   /* alternate sections, cards */
  --cream-200: #D6C1A3;   /* borders, dividers on cream */
  --cream-300: #BFA785;   /* muted lines */

  /* Maroon */
  --maroon-900: #3A1014;  /* deepest: hero blocks */
  --maroon-700: #581A21;  /* hover state */
  --maroon-500: #78202A;  /* primary brand maroon: buttons, eyebrows, icons */
  --maroon-300: #9A2F3B;  /* lighter accent */

  /* Dark teal */
  --teal-900: #0A2E2B;    /* footer, CTA band */
  --teal-700: #154440;    /* approach section */
  --teal-500: #1F5852;    /* hover on teal */

  /* Warm accents */
  --gold:  #C9A97E;       /* eyebrows on dark backgrounds */
  --rose:  #BE9A8B;       /* soft eyebrow on maroon */

  /* Neutrals */
  --ink:       #1B1816;
  --ink-muted: #5B544C;
  --ink-soft:  #8A8176;
  --on-dark:   #F0E4D2;
  --on-dark-muted: rgba(240,228,210,.74);

  --font-display: "Inter Tight", "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  --radius: 6px;
  --radius-lg: 14px;
  --max: 1180px;
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream-50);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.08; margin: 0; }
p { margin: 0; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); }

/* ---------- Eyebrow / type helpers ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--maroon-500); margin-bottom: 18px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 18px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }
.on-dark .eyebrow { color: var(--gold); }
.h-xl { font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 62px); }
.h-lg { font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 50px); }
.h-md { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 34px); }
.h-sm { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.lead { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-muted); max-width: 52ch; }
.on-dark { color: var(--on-dark); }
.on-dark .lead { color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.muted { color: var(--ink-muted); }

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 22px; border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  border: 1px solid transparent; transition: background .2s, transform .2s, border-color .2s, color .2s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.btn svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; transition: transform .2s; }
.btn:hover svg { transform: translateX(3px); }
.btn-primary { background: var(--maroon-500); color: var(--on-dark); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--maroon-700); }
.btn-outline { border-color: var(--maroon-500); color: var(--maroon-500); background: transparent; }
.btn-outline:hover { background: var(--maroon-500); color: var(--on-dark); }
.on-dark .btn-outline { border-color: rgba(247,241,230,.5); color: var(--on-dark); }
.on-dark .btn-outline:hover { background: var(--on-dark); color: var(--teal-900); border-color: var(--on-dark); }
.btn-cream { background: var(--cream-50); color: var(--maroon-900); }
.btn-cream:hover { background: #fff; }
.link-arrow { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; color: var(--maroon-500); font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px; }
.link-arrow svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; transition: transform .2s; }
.link-arrow:hover svg { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ---------- Wordmark ---------- */
.wordmark { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; color: var(--teal-900); line-height: 1; }
.wordmark .name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300; font-size: 30px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.wordmark .name .paren { font-weight: 200; opacity: .75; }
.wordmark .name .a { color: inherit; }
.wordmark .tag { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .32em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .85; }
.wordmark.lg .name { font-size: 48px; }
.wordmark.lg .tag { font-size: 12px; }
.wordmark.stack { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 8px; }
.on-dark .wordmark { color: var(--on-dark); }
.on-dark .wordmark .name .a { color: var(--on-dark); }

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.site-header { background: var(--cream-50); position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 40; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color .2s, background .2s; }
.site-header.scrolled { background: rgba(240,228,210,.94); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); border-color: var(--cream-200); }
.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; height: 84px; gap: 24px; }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 36px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.nav-links a { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--teal-900); padding: 6px 0; position: relative; }
.nav-links a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 100%; bottom: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--maroon-500); transition: right .25s; }
.nav-links a:hover::after, .nav-links a[aria-current="page"]::after { right: 0; }
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--maroon-500); }
.nav-cta .btn { padding: 12px 18px; }
.nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 0; padding: 8px; cursor: pointer; color: var(--teal-900); }

/* ---------- Sections ---------- */
section { padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 112px) 0; }
.section-cream { background: var(--cream-50); }
.section-cream-deep { background: var(--cream-100); }
.section-teal { background: var(--teal-700); }
.section-teal-deep { background: var(--teal-900); }
.section-maroon { background: var(--maroon-900); }
.section-head { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 32px; margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px); }
.section-head h2 { max-width: 16ch; }

/* ---------- Hero (home) ---------- */
.hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px) 0 clamp(64px, 8vw, 120px); min-height: 560px; }
.hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 40px; align-items: center; }
.hero h1 { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.hero .lead { margin-bottom: 36px; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }
.hero-visual { position: relative; height: 480px; }
.hero-visual canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.pill-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 44px; }
.pill { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-muted); border: 1px solid var(--cream-300); border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 12px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.3); }
.pill b { color: var(--maroon-500); font-weight: 600; margin-right: 4px; }

/* ---------- Built-for strip ---------- */
.strip { background: var(--teal-900); color: var(--on-dark); padding: 34px 0; }
.strip .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; }
.strip-label { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); }
.strip-items { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.strip-items span { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .04em; padding: 8px 16px; border: 1px solid rgba(247,241,230,.18); border-radius: 999px; }

/* ---------- Practice grid ---------- */
.practice-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-200); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.practice-grid.cols-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.practice-card { padding: 36px 24px 32px 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--cream-200); margin-right: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; transition: transform .25s; }
.practice-card:last-child { border-right: 0; margin-right: 0; }
.practice-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
.practice-card .icon { width: 44px; height: 44px; color: var(--maroon-500); }
.practice-card .icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.practice-card h3 { font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.practice-card p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-muted); flex: 1; }
.practice-card .link-arrow { font-size: 13px; }

/* ---------- Split (approach) ---------- */
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; min-height: 520px; }
.split-copy { padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 96px) var(--gutter); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.split-copy > * + * { margin-top: 22px; }
.split-copy h2 { max-width: 16ch; }
.split-visual { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--maroon-900) 0%, var(--maroon-500) 45%, var(--teal-700) 100%); }
.split-visual svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.split-visual img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.split.reverse .split-copy { order: 2; } .split.reverse .split-visual { order: 1; }

/* ---------- Proof / how we work tiles ---------- */
.tiles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.tile { background: var(--cream-100); border: 1px solid var(--cream-200); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 32px 28px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.tile .num { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; color: var(--maroon-500); line-height: 1; }
.tile h3 { font-size: 18px; }
.tile p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.on-dark .tile { background: rgba(247,241,230,.05); border-color: rgba(247,241,230,.12); }
.on-dark .tile .num { color: var(--gold); }
.on-dark .tile p { color: var(--on-dark-muted); }

/* ---------- Steps ---------- */
.steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 28px; counter-reset: step; }
.step { padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-300); }
.step .n { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--maroon-500); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.step h3 { font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.step p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-muted); }

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.cta-band { background: var(--teal-900); color: var(--on-dark); padding: 56px 0; }
.cta-band .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.cta-band .wordmark { padding-right: 40px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(247,241,230,.18); }
.cta-band h2 { font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 30px); flex: 1; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer { background: var(--cream-50); border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-200); padding: 56px 0 28px; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1.2fr; gap: 40px; padding-bottom: 40px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.footer-grid h4 { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--maroon-500); margin-bottom: 18px; font-family: var(--font-body); }
.footer-grid ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 8px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.footer-grid li a:hover { color: var(--maroon-500); }
.footer-brand p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-muted); margin: 18px 0 20px; max-width: 26ch; }
.social { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.social a { width: 32px; height: 32px; border: 1px solid var(--cream-300); border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--teal-900); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; }
.social a:hover { border-color: var(--maroon-500); color: var(--maroon-500); }
.footer-contact li { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; }
.footer-contact svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; stroke: var(--maroon-500); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.5; margin-top: 3px; flex: none; }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; padding-top: 22px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-soft); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-bottom a + a { margin-left: 20px; }

/* ---------- Page hero (inner pages) ---------- */
.page-hero { background: var(--maroon-900); color: var(--on-dark); padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 128px) 0; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.page-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.page-hero h1 { max-width: 16ch; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.page-hero .lead { color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.page-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--rose); }
.page-hero .bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; opacity: .55; }
.page-hero.teal { background: var(--teal-900); }

/* ---------- Prose blocks ---------- */
.two-col { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr; gap: 64px; align-items: start; }
.two-col h2 { position: sticky; top: 110px; }
.prose p + p { margin-top: 18px; }
.prose p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.prose p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }

/* ---------- Values ---------- */
.values { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.value { padding: 32px; border-radius: var(--radius-lg); background: var(--cream-50); border: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.value .k { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--maroon-500); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.value h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.value p { color: var(--ink-muted); font-size: 15px; }

/* ---------- Team ---------- */
.team-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
.member { background: var(--cream-100); border: 1px solid var(--cream-200); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); overflow: hidden; transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s; }
.member:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -24px rgba(42,13,14,.35); }
.portrait { aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.4; position: relative; display: grid; place-items: center; background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--teal-900), var(--teal-700)); overflow: hidden; }
.portrait.m { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--maroon-900), var(--maroon-500)); }
.portrait.c { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--cream-200), var(--cream-300)); }
.portrait .initials { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300; font-size: 72px; color: rgba(247,241,230,.9); letter-spacing: -0.04em; }
.portrait.c .initials { color: var(--maroon-900); }
.portrait .grid-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .25; }
.member-body { padding: 24px 26px 28px; }
.member-body .role { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--maroon-500); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.member-body h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.member-body p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.member-body .meta { margin-top: 16px; display: flex; gap: 14px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.member-body .meta a { color: var(--maroon-500); font-weight: 500; }

/* ---------- Practice detail ---------- */
.practice-list { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.practice-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr 1.2fr; gap: 40px; padding: 48px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.practice-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.practice-row .icon { width: 48px; height: 48px; color: var(--maroon-500); }
.practice-row .icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.3; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.practice-row h3 { font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.practice-row .summary { color: var(--ink-muted); font-size: 15px; max-width: 34ch; }
.practice-row ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 10px 24px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink); }
.practice-row ul li { padding-left: 18px; position: relative; }
.practice-row ul li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 10px; width: 8px; height: 1px; background: var(--maroon-500); }

/* ---------- Engagement models ---------- */
.models { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.model { background: rgba(247,241,230,.05); border: 1px solid rgba(247,241,230,.14); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 32px 28px; }
.model .k { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.model h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.model p { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .practice-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .practice-card:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 0; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .team-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav-links, .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav.open .nav-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 84px; background: var(--cream-50); padding: 20px var(--gutter) 28px; gap: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
  .hero .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-visual { height: 300px; }
  .split, .two-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .two-col h2 { position: static; }
  .tiles, .models, .values { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .practice-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .practice-row ul { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .section-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .cta-band .wordmark { border-right: 0; padding-right: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .practice-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .practice-card { border-right: 0; margin-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
  .team-grid, .footer-grid, .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 2 — brighter maroon, more cream, de-numbered layouts
   ========================================================== */

/* Hero: visual bleeds off the right edge */
.hero .wrap { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 560px) 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.hero-visual { height: 520px; margin-right: calc(-1 * var(--gutter) - 6vw); }
.hero .pill-row { margin-top: 40px; }
.pill { background: var(--cream-100); border-color: var(--cream-200); }

/* Light strip instead of a teal band */
.strip.light { background: var(--cream-100); color: var(--ink); border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-200); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.strip.light .strip-label { color: var(--maroon-500); }
.strip.light .strip-items span { border-color: var(--cream-300); color: var(--ink-muted); background: var(--cream-50); }

/* Feature cards: filled cream panels with a maroon rule, no numbering */
.feature-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.feature { background: var(--cream-100); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 34px 30px 30px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s; }
.feature::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 4px; background: var(--maroon-500); }
.feature:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -28px rgba(74,20,25,.45); }
.feature .icon { width: 44px; height: 44px; color: var(--maroon-500); }
.feature .icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.feature h3 { font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.feature p { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-muted); flex: 1; }

/* Ledger rows: icon + heading + text, horizontal rules, for principles */
.ledger { border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.ledger-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr 1.6fr; gap: 28px; align-items: start; padding: 26px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.ledger-row .icon { width: 36px; height: 36px; color: var(--maroon-500); }
.ledger-row .icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.ledger-row h3 { font-size: 20px; }
.ledger-row p { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-muted); }

/* Timeline for "working together" */
.timeline { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 28px; position: relative; }
.timeline::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 7px; height: 1px; background: var(--cream-300); }
.tl { position: relative; padding-top: 28px; }
.tl::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 15px; height: 15px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--cream-50); border: 2px solid var(--maroon-500); }
.tl h3 { font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.tl p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-muted); }

/* Inner-page hero on cream with a maroon headline */
.page-hero.light { background: var(--cream-50); color: var(--ink); padding: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px) 0 clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px); }
.page-hero.light .eyebrow { color: var(--maroon-500); }
.page-hero.light h1 { color: var(--maroon-900); max-width: 18ch; }
.page-hero.light .lead { color: var(--ink-muted); }
.page-hero.light .bg { stroke: var(--maroon-500); opacity: .14; }
.page-hero.light .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 40px; align-items: end; }
.page-hero.light .side { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-muted); border-left: 2px solid var(--maroon-500); padding-left: 18px; max-width: 34ch; }

/* Practice page: clusters of cards */
.cluster-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.6fr; gap: 40px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.cluster-head h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 38px); }
.cluster-head p { color: var(--ink-muted); font-size: 16px; max-width: 52ch; }
.cluster { padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px) 0; }
.cluster + .cluster { border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }
.area-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.area { background: var(--cream-50); border: 1px solid var(--cream-200); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 28px 26px 26px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; transition: border-color .2s, transform .25s; }
.area:hover { border-color: var(--maroon-300); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.section-cream .area { background: var(--cream-100); }
.area .icon { width: 40px; height: 40px; color: var(--maroon-500); }
.area .icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.area h3 { font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.area .summary { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.area .tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; margin-top: 6px; }
.area .tags span { font-size: 12px; color: var(--maroon-700); background: rgba(126,34,49,.08); border-radius: 999px; padding: 4px 10px; }

/* Pricing on cream with maroon numerals */
.plans { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.plan { background: var(--cream-50); border: 1px solid var(--cream-200); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 30px 28px; }
.plan .k { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--maroon-500); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.plan h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.plan p { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.plan.featured { background: var(--maroon-500); border-color: var(--maroon-500); color: var(--on-dark); }
.plan.featured .k { color: var(--rose); }
.plan.featured p { color: rgba(247,241,230,.8); }

/* Why Arden visual: maroon particle field instead of circles */
.split-visual.field { background: var(--maroon-500); }
.split-visual.field canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

@media (max-width: 1024px) { .area-cards, .feature-cards, .plans { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .timeline { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .timeline::before { display: none; } }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .hero .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .hero-visual { margin-right: 0; height: 320px; } .page-hero.light .wrap, .cluster-head, .ledger-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; } }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .area-cards, .feature-cards, .plans, .timeline { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 3 — Montrose warmth: maroon hero blocks, deeper cream
   ========================================================== */
.hero.dark { background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--maroon-900) 0%, #3B1216 55%, #4A1A1E 100%); color: var(--on-dark); }
.hero.dark .eyebrow { color: var(--rose); }
.hero.dark h1 { color: var(--cream-50); }
.hero.dark .lead { color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.hero.dark .btn-primary { background: var(--cream-50); color: var(--maroon-900); }
.hero.dark .btn-primary:hover { background: #fff; }
.hero.dark .link-arrow { color: var(--cream-50); }
.hero.dark .pill { background: rgba(240,228,210,.06); border-color: rgba(240,228,210,.25); color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.site-header { background: var(--cream-50); }

.page-hero .wrap { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 40px; align-items: end; }
.page-hero h1 { color: var(--cream-50); margin-bottom: 0; }
.page-hero .side { font-size: 15px; color: var(--on-dark-muted); border-left: 2px solid var(--rose); padding-left: 18px; max-width: 34ch; }
.page-hero { background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--maroon-900) 0%, #3B1216 55%, #4A1A1E 100%); padding: clamp(64px, 8vw, 110px) 0; }
.page-hero .bg { stroke: var(--cream-50); opacity: .08; }

.strip.light { background: var(--cream-100); }
.feature { background: var(--cream-100); }
.section-cream .area { background: var(--cream-50); }
.section-cream-deep .area { background: var(--cream-50); }
.plan { background: var(--cream-100); }
.member { background: var(--cream-100); }
.split-visual.field { background: var(--maroon-700); }
.cta-band { background: var(--teal-900); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .page-hero .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; } }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 4 — smoky maroon, monogram hero, haze panel
   ========================================================== */
.hero.dark, .page-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, #2B1517 0%, #3A1E21 50%, #4A292D 100%);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.hero.dark::before, .page-hero::before, .smoke-panel::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -20%; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(42% 55% at 72% 35%, rgba(240,228,210,.14), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(38% 48% at 28% 85%, rgba(201,169,126,.10), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(55% 60% at 90% 90%, rgba(8,35,37,.45), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 10% 10%, rgba(0,0,0,.30), transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(18px);
  animation: drift 28s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes drift { from { transform: translate3d(0,0,0) scale(1); } to { transform: translate3d(-3%, 2%, 0) scale(1.06); } }
.hero.dark .wrap, .page-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.page-hero .bg { display: none; }

/* Hero monogram */
.hero-visual { display: grid; place-items: center; margin-right: 0; height: 480px; }
.monogram { width: min(100%, 440px); height: auto; overflow: visible; }
.monogram text { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 200; font-size: 420px; letter-spacing: -0.06em; fill: rgba(240,228,210,.04); stroke: rgba(240,228,210,.55); stroke-width: 1.2px; paint-order: stroke; }
.monogram .glow { fill: none; stroke: rgba(201,169,126,.35); stroke-width: 6px; filter: blur(14px); }

/* Why Arden: smoke panel instead of a graphic */
.smoke-panel { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2B1517 0%, #4A292D 60%, #0F3335 130%); }
.smoke-panel::before { animation-duration: 36s; filter: blur(28px); }
.smoke-panel::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(70% 90% at 50% 50%, transparent 40%, rgba(0,0,0,.28)); }

/* Team page: hero as a statement */
.page-hero.statement .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.page-hero.statement h1 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 46px); max-width: 24ch; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.18; }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 5 — document edits
   ========================================================== */
.hero.solo .wrap { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 720px); }
.hero.solo { min-height: 0; padding: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px) 0; }
.hero.solo h1 { font-size: clamp(42px, 5.4vw, 68px); }
.hero.solo .lead { max-width: 46ch; font-size: 19px; }
.why { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: linear-gradient(110deg, var(--teal-900) 0%, var(--teal-700) 70%, var(--teal-500) 120%); }
.why::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -20%; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(45% 55% at 80% 30%, rgba(240,228,210,.10), transparent 70%), radial-gradient(50% 60% at 15% 90%, rgba(0,0,0,.25), transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(20px); animation: drift 32s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.why .contours { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; opacity: .22; }
.why .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.why-copy { max-width: 60ch; }
.why-copy > * + * { margin-top: 22px; }
.area { gap: 10px; }
.member .meta a + a { margin-left: 0; }

/* Team photos */
.portrait.photo img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 6 — bolder wordmark, nature throughout
   ========================================================== */
/* Wordmark: maroon parentheses, teal letters, heavier weight */
.wordmark .name { font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.wordmark .name .paren { font-weight: 400; opacity: 1; color: var(--maroon-500); }
.wordmark .name .a, .wordmark .name { color: var(--teal-900); }
.wordmark .tag { color: var(--teal-900); font-weight: 600; opacity: 1; }
.on-dark .wordmark .name, .on-dark .wordmark .name .a, .on-dark .wordmark .tag { color: var(--on-dark); }
.on-dark .wordmark .name .paren { color: var(--rose); }

/* Decorative nature art */
.deco { position: absolute; pointer-events: none; stroke: currentColor; fill: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.2; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.deco.line { fill: none; }
.deco.leafy path { fill: currentColor; fill-opacity: .08; }
.hero-branch { right: -40px; bottom: -30px; width: min(46vw, 560px); color: var(--cream-50); opacity: .34; z-index: 0; }
.hero-branch-sm { right: 4vw; bottom: -20px; width: 300px; color: var(--cream-50); opacity: .28; z-index: 0; }
.ridge-wrap { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 46%; pointer-events: none; }
.ridge-wrap svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.why .ridge-wrap .r1 { fill: rgba(240,228,210,.06); } .why .ridge-wrap .r2 { fill: rgba(240,228,210,.08); } .why .ridge-wrap .r3 { fill: rgba(240,228,210,.11); }
.why .contours { display: none; }
.cta-band { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.cta-band .ridge-wrap { height: 70%; opacity: .9; }
.cta-band .ridge-wrap .r1 { fill: rgba(240,228,210,.04); } .cta-band .ridge-wrap .r2 { fill: rgba(240,228,210,.05); } .cta-band .ridge-wrap .r3 { fill: rgba(240,228,210,.07); }
.cta-band .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.eyebrow::before { display: none; }
.eyebrow .sprig { width: 22px; height: 11px; stroke: currentColor; fill: currentColor; fill-opacity: .25; stroke-width: 1.4; stroke-linecap: round; }
.section-reeds { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.section-reeds .reeds { position: absolute; right: 2vw; bottom: -6px; width: 220px; height: 176px; color: var(--maroon-500); opacity: .22; stroke: currentColor; fill: currentColor; fill-opacity: .15; stroke-width: 1.3; stroke-linecap: round; pointer-events: none; }
.section-reeds .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cluster-head .sprig-divider { width: 48px; height: 24px; color: var(--maroon-500); stroke: currentColor; fill: currentColor; fill-opacity: .2; stroke-width: 1.2; margin-bottom: 14px; display: block; }
.member .leaf-mark { position: absolute; right: 14px; top: 14px; width: 28px; height: 14px; color: rgba(240,228,210,.8); stroke: currentColor; fill: currentColor; fill-opacity: .25; stroke-width: 1.3; }
.portrait { position: relative; }
.site-footer { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.site-footer .footer-branch { position: absolute; right: -60px; bottom: -40px; width: 320px; color: var(--maroon-500); opacity: .14; stroke: currentColor; fill: currentColor; fill-opacity: .12; stroke-width: 1.2; pointer-events: none; }
.site-footer .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .hero-branch { width: 70vw; opacity: .22; } .section-reeds .reeds { display: none; } }
/* external-SVG fixes: colors must come from `color`, not fill/stroke rules */
.deco, .eyebrow .sprig, .section-reeds .reeds, .cluster-head .sprig-divider, .member .leaf-mark, .site-footer .footer-branch { fill: none; stroke: none; }
.ridge-wrap svg { color: var(--cream-50); }
.hero-branch { opacity: .42; }
.hero-branch-sm { opacity: .36; }

/* ==========================================================
   Contact page
   ========================================================== */
.contact { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px) 0 clamp(72px, 9vw, 128px); min-height: 70vh; }
.contact-branch { left: -80px; bottom: -60px; width: min(40vw, 480px); color: var(--maroon-500); opacity: .16; z-index: 0; transform: scaleX(-1); }
.contact-grid { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr; gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: start; }
.contact-intro h1 { color: var(--maroon-900); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.contact-intro .lead { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.contact-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; font-size: 15px; }
.contact-list li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.contact-list svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke: var(--maroon-500); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.5; flex: none; }
.contact-list a { color: var(--maroon-500); font-weight: 500; }
.contact-card { background: var(--cream-100); border: 1px solid var(--cream-200); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 44px); display: grid; gap: 22px; box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -40px rgba(47,23,25,.35); }
.field { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.field label { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--teal-900); }
.field label .opt { font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: none; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-left: 6px; }
.field input, .field textarea { width: 100%; font: inherit; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink); background: var(--cream-50); border: 1px solid var(--cream-300); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 13px 14px; transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s; }
.field input::placeholder, .field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--maroon-500); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(94,43,49,.14); }
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 140px; }
.field.invalid input, .field.invalid textarea { border-color: var(--maroon-300); }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; opacity: 0; }
.form-actions { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.form-actions .btn { justify-self: start; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--font-body); }
.form-note { font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 48ch; }
.form-status { display: none; font-size: 14px; padding: 12px 14px; border-radius: var(--radius); }
.form-status.ok { display: block; background: rgba(8,35,37,.08); color: var(--teal-900); }
.form-status.err { display: block; background: rgba(94,43,49,.10); color: var(--maroon-700); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .contact-branch { display: none; } }

/* Curling branch: anchored to the bottom edge, sized to the block so it never clips */
.hero-branch, .hero-branch-sm { right: 6vw; bottom: 0; top: auto; width: auto; height: 88%; max-height: 520px; opacity: .38; }
.hero-branch-sm { right: 5vw; opacity: .34; }
.page-hero .hero-branch-sm { height: 92%; }
.contact-branch { left: 2vw; right: auto; bottom: 0; width: auto; height: 62%; max-height: 420px; transform: scaleX(-1); opacity: .16; }
.site-footer .footer-branch { right: 4vw; bottom: 0; width: auto; height: 78%; max-height: 300px; opacity: .13; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .hero-branch, .hero-branch-sm { height: 60%; right: -4vw; opacity: .22; } .site-footer .footer-branch { display: none; } }
.hero-branch { opacity: .46; } .hero-branch-sm { opacity: .42; } .contact-branch { opacity: .2; } .site-footer .footer-branch { opacity: .16; }

/* Richer, warmer hero gradient to match the new tokens */
.hero.dark, .page-hero { background: linear-gradient(100deg, #330E12 0%, #4B161D 50%, #66232E 100%); }
.why { background: linear-gradient(110deg, var(--teal-900) 0%, var(--teal-700) 70%, var(--teal-500) 120%); }
.plan.featured { background: var(--maroon-500); border-color: var(--maroon-500); }

/* Wordmark: single teal */
.wordmark .name .paren { color: var(--teal-900); }
.on-dark .wordmark .name .paren { color: var(--on-dark); }

/* ==========================================================
   Landscape scenes
   ========================================================== */
.hero-scene { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 64%; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0; color: var(--cream-50); }
.hero-scene svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.hero.dark.solo { padding: clamp(64px, 7vw, 88px) 0 clamp(300px, 30vw, 380px); min-height: 0; }
.hero.dark .wrap, .page-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.hero.dark .lead, .page-hero .side { position: relative; }
.page-hero { padding: clamp(56px, 6vw, 80px) 0 clamp(220px, 22vw, 280px); }
.page-hero .hero-scene { height: 58%; }
.why { padding-bottom: clamp(200px, 20vw, 260px); }
.why-scene { height: 60%; opacity: .9; }
.why .ridge-wrap { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero.dark.solo { padding-bottom: 200px; } .page-hero { padding-bottom: 170px; } .why { padding-bottom: 150px; }
  .hero-scene { height: 46%; }
}

/* ==========================================================
   Inverted blocks: teal heroes, maroon panels
   ========================================================== */
.hero.dark, .page-hero { background: linear-gradient(100deg, #07231F 0%, var(--teal-900) 45%, var(--teal-700) 100%); }
.hero.dark .eyebrow, .page-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--gold); }
.page-hero .side { border-left-color: var(--gold); }
.hero.dark .btn-primary { background: var(--maroon-500); color: var(--on-dark); }
.hero.dark .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--maroon-700); }
.hero.dark::before, .page-hero::before {
  background:
    radial-gradient(42% 55% at 72% 35%, rgba(240,228,210,.12), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(38% 48% at 28% 85%, rgba(201,169,126,.08), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 10% 10%, rgba(0,0,0,.30), transparent 70%);
}
.why { background: linear-gradient(110deg, #330E12 0%, #4B161D 55%, #66232E 120%); }
.why .eyebrow { color: var(--rose); }
.cta-band { background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--maroon-900) 0%, #4B161D 100%); }
.cta-band .ridge-wrap svg { color: var(--cream-50); }
.cta-band .btn-cream { color: var(--maroon-900); }
.on-dark .wordmark .name .paren { color: var(--on-dark); }
.why-scene { opacity: .72; }
.page-hero .wrap { align-items: start; }
.page-hero .side { margin-top: 44px; }
.hero-scene { height: 60%; }
.why-scene { opacity: .85; }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 7 — editorial, flat (Ashbury-leaning)
   ========================================================== */
:root { --font-mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace; --font-serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; --radius: 3px; --radius-lg: 6px; }

/* kill gradients, haze and motion */
.hero.flat, .hero.flat::before, .page-hero, .page-hero::before, .why, .why::before, .cta-band, .smoke-panel::before { background-image: none; animation: none; filter: none; }
.hero.flat::before, .page-hero::before, .why::before { display: none; }
.hero.flat { background: var(--teal-900); color: var(--on-dark); padding: 28px 0 clamp(56px, 6vw, 80px); min-height: 0; overflow: visible; }
.hero.flat .wrap { display: block; max-width: var(--max); }
.why.flat { background: var(--maroon-900); padding: 28px 0 clamp(64px, 7vw, 96px); }
.cta-band.flat { background: var(--maroon-900); padding: 48px 0; }
.site-header { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); }

/* hairline rule + mono two-column meta, as on Ashbury */
.rule { height: 1px; background: rgba(240,228,210,.35); margin: 0 0 22px; }
.section-cream .rule, .section-cream-deep .rule { background: var(--cream-300); }
.mono { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-dark-muted); margin: 0; max-width: 44ch; }
.meta-cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 8vw, 110px); }
.meta-cols .mono:first-child { color: var(--gold); }
.why .meta-cols .mono:first-child { color: var(--rose); }

/* oversized display headline */
.display { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: .98; font-size: clamp(48px, 7.4vw, 104px); max-width: 14ch; color: var(--cream-50); margin-bottom: 40px; }
.display.sm { font-size: clamp(36px, 4.6vw, 64px); max-width: 20ch; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.04; }
.hero.flat .hero-actions { margin-top: 0; }
.hero.flat .btn-primary { background: var(--maroon-500); color: var(--on-dark); }
.hero.flat .link-arrow { color: var(--cream-50); }

/* serif statement in dark panels */
.statement { max-width: 62ch; }
.serif { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.08; font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 66px); color: var(--cream-50); margin-bottom: 26px; }
.statement .lead { font-size: 18px; }

/* eyebrows in mono, sections framed with a hairline */
.eyebrow { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .08em; gap: 0; }
.eyebrow::before { display: none; }
section .section-head { padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-300); }
.on-dark .section-head { border-top-color: rgba(240,228,210,.3); }
.cluster-head { padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-300); }
.cluster + .cluster { border-top: 0; }

/* flatter cards */
.feature, .area, .plan, .member, .contact-card, .tile, .value { border-radius: var(--radius-lg); box-shadow: none; }
.feature::before { display: none; }
.feature { border: 1px solid var(--cream-200); background: var(--cream-50); }
.feature:hover, .area:hover, .member:hover { transform: none; box-shadow: none; border-color: var(--maroon-500); }
.section-cream .feature { background: var(--cream-100); }
.btn { border-radius: var(--radius); }
.contact-intro h1 { font-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 80px); letter-spacing: -0.035em; }

/* cleanup of now-unused decorations */
.hero-scene, .ridge-wrap, .footer-branch, .contact-branch, .leaf-mark, .sprig-divider { display: none !important; }

@media (max-width: 860px) { .meta-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 40px; } .display { font-size: clamp(40px, 11vw, 64px); } }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 8 — typography: Fraunces + Manrope
   ========================================================== */
:root {
  --font-display: "Fraunces", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-serif: "Fraunces", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: "Manrope", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
}
body { font-family: var(--font-body); }
h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.015em; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; }
h3 { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.005em; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 24; }
.display { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.02; font-size: clamp(44px, 6.6vw, 92px); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144; }
.display.sm { font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 58px); line-height: 1.1; }
.serif { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: clamp(38px, 4.8vw, 64px); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144; }
.h-lg, .h-md { letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.contact-intro h1 { letter-spacing: -0.02em; }

/* captions and eyebrows: tracked small caps in Manrope, not mono */
.mono { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.7; }
.eyebrow { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.field label, .footer-grid h4, .member-body .role, .plan .k, .strip-label, .btn, .nav-links a { font-family: var(--font-body); }
.btn { font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.nav-links a { font-weight: 700; }

/* wordmark in Manrope */
.wordmark .name { font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.035em; font-size: 29px; }
.wordmark .name .paren { font-weight: 500; }
.wordmark .tag { font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .3em; }
.portrait .initials { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400; }

/* Iteration 9 — Newsreader for headlines */
:root { --font-display: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; --font-serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif; }
h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-variation-settings: "opsz" 60; letter-spacing: -0.012em; }
h3 { font-variation-settings: "opsz" 24; font-weight: 500; }
.display { font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; letter-spacing: -0.018em; font-size: clamp(46px, 7vw, 98px); line-height: 1.0; }
.display.sm { font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 60px); line-height: 1.08; }
.serif { font-variation-settings: "opsz" 72; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }
.portrait .initials { font-family: var(--font-display); }
.display { max-width: 17ch; }
.display { font-size: clamp(44px, 6.1vw, 82px); max-width: none; }
.display.sm { font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 60px); max-width: 22ch; }

/* Iteration 10 — no italics, tighter dark blocks */
.serif { font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.012em; }
.meta-cols { margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); }
.hero.flat { padding: 24px 0 clamp(40px, 4.5vw, 56px); }
.why.flat { padding: 24px 0 clamp(40px, 4.5vw, 56px); }
.display { margin-bottom: 30px; }
.serif { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.statement .lead { font-size: 17px; }

/* Iteration 11 — caption moves below the headline */
.hero.flat .rule, .why.flat .rule { margin-bottom: 36px; }
.display { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.display.sm { margin-bottom: 0; }
.serif { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.mono.sub { font-size: 12px; max-width: 52ch; color: var(--on-dark-muted); margin: 0 0 32px; }
.display.sm + .mono.sub { margin: 18px 0 0; }
.statement .mono.sub { margin-bottom: 18px; color: var(--rose); }
.hero.flat .mono.sub { color: var(--gold); }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 12 — one typeface: Newsreader throughout
   ========================================================== */
:root { --font-body: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; --font-mono: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif; }
body { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 16; }
p, li, input, textarea, button, a { font-family: var(--font-body); }
.lead { font-size: 19px; }
.prose p { font-size: 18px; }
.feature p, .area .summary, .plan p, .member-body p, .ledger-row p, .tl p, .value p, .footer-grid ul, .contact-list, .form-note { font-size: 15.5px; }

/* small caps labels in the same face: a touch heavier and wider */
.mono, .eyebrow, .btn, .nav-links a, .field label, .footer-grid h4, .member-body .role, .plan .k, .strip-label, .wordmark .tag {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 12;
}
.mono { font-size: 12.5px; }
.mono.sub { font-size: 13px; }
.eyebrow { font-size: 12px; }
.btn { font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.nav-links a { font-size: 12.5px; }
.field label { font-size: 11.5px; }
.footer-grid h4, .member-body .role, .plan .k { font-size: 11.5px; }
.link-arrow { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; }
.field input, .field textarea { font-size: 16px; }
.footer-bottom { font-size: 13px; }

/* wordmark in the same face */
.wordmark .name { font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: 31px; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36; }
.wordmark .name .paren { font-weight: 400; }
.wordmark .tag { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .3em; }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 13 — stacked wordmark
   ========================================================== */
.wordmark.stacked { display: inline-flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 4px; line-height: 1; }
.wordmark.stacked .name { font-size: 27px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36; color: var(--teal-900); }
.wordmark.stacked .name .paren { color: var(--maroon-500); font-weight: 400; }
.wordmark.stacked .wm-rule { height: 1px; background: var(--teal-900); opacity: .55; }
.wordmark.stacked .tag { font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .42em; text-align: center; padding-left: .42em; color: var(--teal-900); }
.on-dark .wordmark.stacked .name, .on-dark .wordmark.stacked .tag { color: var(--on-dark); }
.on-dark .wordmark.stacked .name .paren { color: var(--rose); }
.on-dark .wordmark.stacked .wm-rule { background: var(--on-dark); }
.cta-band .wordmark.stacked .name { font-size: 30px; }
.nav { height: 88px; }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 14 — one maroon (#3A1014), one teal (#154440)
   ========================================================== */
:root {
  --maroon-900: #3A1014; --maroon-700: #3A1014; --maroon-500: #3A1014; --maroon-300: #3A1014;
  --teal-900: #154440; --teal-700: #154440; --teal-500: #154440;
}
.btn-primary:hover, .hero.flat .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--maroon-900); opacity: .88; }
.btn-outline:hover { opacity: .88; }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(58,16,20,.16); }
.feature:hover, .area:hover, .member:hover { border-color: var(--maroon-900); }
.hero.flat { background: var(--teal-700); }
.why.flat, .cta-band.flat { background: var(--maroon-900); }
.plan.featured { background: var(--maroon-900); }

/* ==========================================================
   Iteration 15 — featured team card, legal pages
   ========================================================== */
.member.featured { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 320px 1fr; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.member.featured .portrait { aspect-ratio: auto; min-height: 100%; }
.member.featured .member-body { padding: 36px 40px; }
.member.featured .member-body p + p { margin-top: 12px; }
.team-grid.two { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.member-body .meta span { color: var(--ink-soft); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .member.featured { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .member.featured .portrait { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; } .team-grid.two { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.legal { padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px) 0 clamp(64px, 8vw, 110px); }
.legal .legal-head { max-width: 62ch; margin-bottom: 40px; }
.legal .legal-head h1 { font-size: clamp(36px, 4.6vw, 56px); margin-bottom: 14px; color: var(--teal-700); }
.legal .legal-head .mono { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.legal .prose { max-width: 70ch; }
.legal .prose h2 { font-size: 24px; margin: 36px 0 10px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-300); }
.legal .prose p, .legal .prose li { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.legal .prose p + p { margin-top: 12px; }
.legal .prose ul { margin: 10px 0 0; padding-left: 22px; }
.legal .prose li + li { margin-top: 6px; }
.legal .prose strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }

/* Iteration 16 — compact secondary team cards */
.team-grid.two { gap: 20px; }
.team-grid.two .member { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr; align-items: stretch; }
.team-grid.two .portrait { aspect-ratio: auto; min-height: 100%; }
.team-grid.two .portrait .initials { font-size: 48px; }
.team-grid.two .member-body { padding: 22px 24px 24px; }
.team-grid.two .member-body h3 { font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.team-grid.two .member-body p { font-size: 14.5px; }
.team-grid.two .member-body .meta { margin-top: 12px; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .team-grid.two .member { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .team-grid.two .portrait { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; } }

/* Iteration 17 — mobile polish */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .display br { display: none; }
  .site-header { position: sticky; }
  .nav { position: relative; }
  .nav.open .nav-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; position: absolute; left: calc(-1 * var(--gutter)); right: calc(-1 * var(--gutter)); top: 88px; background: var(--cream-50); padding: 18px var(--gutter) 24px; gap: 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-200); z-index: 50; }
  .nav-links li.mobile-only { display: block; }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 14px; }
}
.nav-links li.mobile-only { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav.open .nav-links { left: -20px; right: -20px; padding: 18px 20px 24px; box-sizing: border-box; }
  .nav.open .nav-links li.mobile-only { display: block; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) { .nav.open .nav-links { left: 0; right: 0; } }

/* Iteration 18 — mobile fixes */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .team-grid.two .member { grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; }
  .team-grid.two .portrait { aspect-ratio: auto; min-height: 100%; }
  .team-grid.two .portrait .initials { font-size: 34px; }
  .team-grid.two .member-body { padding: 16px 16px 18px; }
  .team-grid.two .member-body h3 { font-size: 18px; }
  .team-grid.two .member-body p { font-size: 13.5px; }
}