:root {
  --gold: #D4AF37;
  --gold-light: #F3E5AB;
  --gold-dark: #AA7C11;
  --gold-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6e29d 0%, #b88728 50%, #f6e29d 100%);
  --bg-dark: #070708;
  --bg-pure: #000000;
  --card-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
  --card-border: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.15);
  --text-light: #F5F5F7;
  --text-muted: #8E8E93;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;background:var(--bg-dark);font-size:16px}
body{background:var(--bg-dark);color:var(--text-light);font-family:'Assistant',system-ui,sans-serif;overflow-x:hidden;line-height:1.6}
::selection{background:var(--gold);color:#000}
::-webkit-scrollbar{width:4px}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background:var(--bg-dark)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:#222;border-radius:2px}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover{background:var(--gold)}

/* CUSTOM CURSOR FOLLOWER (Default OS cursor stays visible, follower adds a premium halo) */
#cursor-follower {
  position: fixed;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 99999;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: width 0.3s, height 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s;
  background-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.02);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
#cursor-follower.hover {
  width: 55px;
  height: 55px;
  background-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.12);
  border-color: var(--gold-light);
}

/* PRELOADER */
#pre{position:fixed;inset:0;background:var(--bg-pure);z-index:99999;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;transition:opacity .8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),visibility .8s ease}
#pre.done{opacity:0;visibility:hidden;pointer-events:none}
#pre .loader-logo{width:120px;height:120px;object-fit:contain;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 30px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.2);animation:pulse-logo 2.5s infinite ease-in-out}
#pre .loader-text{font-family:var(--live-heading-font,'Rubik'),sans-serif;font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--gold);margin-top:1.5rem;letter-spacing:2px;font-weight:700}
@keyframes pulse-logo {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.8; }
  50% { transform: scale(1.08); opacity: 1; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 20px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4)); }
}

/* REVEAL ANIMATIONS BASE */
.rv{opacity:1;transform:none}
.js-ready .rv{opacity:0;transform:translateY(30px);transition:opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),transform 1s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1)}
.js-ready .rv.on{opacity:1;transform:none}

a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}

/* NAV */
nav{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:1000;padding:2rem 4rem;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;transition:all .5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);background:transparent}
nav.scrolled{background:rgba(7,7,8,0.95);backdrop-filter:blur(30px);padding:1.2rem 4rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.08);box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)}

nav .nav-right{flex:1;display:flex;justify-content:flex-start}
nav .nav-logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;font-family:var(--live-heading-font,'Rubik'),sans-serif;font-size:1.6rem;color:#fff;font-weight:700}
nav .nav-logo img{width:55px;height:55px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid var(--gold);object-fit:cover;object-position:top;transition:transform 0.4s}
nav .nav-logo:hover img{transform:rotate(10deg) scale(1.05)}
nav .nav-logo span{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1}
nav .nav-logo span .sub-logo{font-size:0.75rem;color:var(--gold);font-family:'Assistant',sans-serif;letter-spacing:1px;font-weight:400;margin-top:2px}

nav .nav-center{display:flex;gap:2.5rem;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
nav .nav-link{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text-muted);font-weight:600;transition:color .3s, transform .3s;position:relative;padding:0.4rem 0}
nav .nav-link::after{content:'';position:absolute;bottom:0;right:0;width:0;height:1px;background:var(--gold);transition:width .3s}
nav .nav-link:hover{color:#fff}
nav .nav-link:hover::after{width:100%}

nav .nav-left{flex:1;display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;gap:1.2rem;align-items:center}
.social-links{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:center}
.social-icon-link{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.02);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;transition:all 0.3s;color:var(--text-muted)}
.social-icon-link svg{width:18px;height:18px;fill:currentColor}
.social-icon-link:hover{color:#fff;background:var(--gold-dark);border-color:var(--gold);transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 5px 15px rgba(212,175,55,0.15)}

/* ACCESSIBILITY: prefers-reduced-motion
   Neutralizes decorative/looping CSS animations and shortens transitions to near-instant.
   The .rv scroll reveals are handled in JS and also get their end-state forced here via
   !important, which beats any inline style the reveal script sets. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .001ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
  .rv, .js-ready .rv { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  #cursor-follower { display: none !important; }
}

/* ============================================================
   ACCESSIBILITY WIDGET (real, functional preference toggles —
   never rewrites page DOM/ARIA/alt text; that's done in the
   actual markup. See /accessibility.html for the full statement.)
   ============================================================ */
#a11y-toggle{position:fixed;bottom:2.4rem;left:2.4rem;z-index:2000;width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:50%;background:#1a56d6;border:2px solid #fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45);padding:0}
#a11y-toggle:hover{background:#1547b0}
#a11y-toggle svg{width:30px;height:30px}
#a11y-toggle:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #fff;outline-offset:3px}
#a11y-panel{position:fixed;bottom:6.4rem;left:2.4rem;z-index:2000;width:320px;max-width:calc(100vw - 2rem);max-height:min(75vh,620px);overflow-y:auto;background:#0c0c0e;border:1px solid rgba(212,175,55,.25);border-radius:20px;padding:1.4rem;box-shadow:0 25px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.65)}
#a11y-panel[hidden]{display:none}
#a11y-panel h2{font-family:var(--live-heading-font,'Rubik'),sans-serif;font-size:1.05rem;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.2rem}
#a11y-panel .a11y-sub{font-size:.75rem;color:#9a9aa0;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.a11y-row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:.75rem;padding:.65rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07)}
.a11y-row:last-of-type{border-bottom:none}
.a11y-row span{font-size:.85rem;color:#F5F5F7}
.a11y-toggle-btn{background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);color:#fff;border-radius:8px;padding:.4rem .8rem;font-size:.8rem;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit;white-space:nowrap}
.a11y-toggle-btn[aria-pressed="true"]{background:#1a56d6;border-color:#1a56d6}
.a11y-toggle-btn:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #fff;outline-offset:2px}
.a11y-steps{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem}
.a11y-steps button{width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:7px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);color:#fff;font-size:1rem;line-height:1;cursor:pointer}
.a11y-steps button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #fff;outline-offset:2px}
#a11y-panel-close{position:absolute;top:.9rem;left:.9rem;background:transparent;border:none;color:#9a9aa0;font-size:1.2rem;cursor:pointer;line-height:1;padding:.3rem}
#a11y-panel-close:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #fff;outline-offset:2px}
#a11y-reset{width:100%;margin-top:1.1rem;padding:.7rem;border-radius:10px;background:transparent;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);color:#9a9aa0;font-size:.82rem;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit}
#a11y-reset:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #fff;outline-offset:2px}
#a11y-statement-link{display:block;text-align:center;margin-top:.9rem;font-size:.78rem;color:#D4AF37}

/* Functional states — redefining the site's own CSS custom properties
   means every existing rule that already reads var(--text-muted) etc.
   picks this up automatically, instead of fighting each selector. */
html.a11y-contrast{--text-muted:#ffffff;--card-border:#ffffff;--gold:#ffd400;--gold-dark:#ffd400;--gold-light:#ffd400}
html.a11y-contrast body{background:#000!important;color:#fff!important}
html.a11y-contrast a:not(.btn):not(#a11y-toggle){text-decoration:underline}
html.a11y-underline a:not(.btn):not(#a11y-toggle){text-decoration:underline!important}
html.a11y-grayscale{filter:grayscale(1)}
html.a11y-readable body,html.a11y-readable p,html.a11y-readable li,html.a11y-readable .content-text{line-height:2!important;letter-spacing:.02em!important;word-spacing:.06em!important}
html.a11y-stop-motion *,html.a11y-stop-motion *::before,html.a11y-stop-motion *::after{animation-play-state:paused!important;transition-duration:.001ms!important}
html.a11y-light{--bg-dark:#f4f4f6;--bg-pure:#ffffff;--text-light:#141414;--text-muted:#3a3a3d;--card-bg:rgba(0,0,0,.03);--card-border:rgba(0,0,0,.15)}
html.a11y-light body{background:#fff!important;color:#141414!important}
html.a11y-light .hero-title,html.a11y-light .legal-title,html.a11y-light .section-title,html.a11y-light h1,html.a11y-light h2,html.a11y-light h3,html.a11y-light nav .nav-logo,html.a11y-light .footer-logo{color:#141414!important}
html.a11y-highlight-headings h1,html.a11y-highlight-headings h2,html.a11y-highlight-headings h3{outline:2px dashed #1a56d6!important;outline-offset:4px;background:rgba(26,86,214,.1)!important}
html.a11y-big-cursor,html.a11y-big-cursor *{cursor:url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M6 2 L6 26 L12 20 L16 28 L20 26 L16 18 L24 18 Z" fill="black" stroke="white" stroke-width="1.5"/></svg>') 6 2,auto!important}
#a11y-reading-guide{position:fixed;top:-100px;left:0;right:0;height:44px;background:rgba(26,86,214,.18);border-top:2px solid #1a56d6;border-bottom:2px solid #1a56d6;pointer-events:none;z-index:1999;display:none}
html.a11y-reading-guide #a11y-reading-guide{display:block}
@media(max-width:600px){#a11y-toggle{bottom:1.5rem;left:1.5rem;width:50px;height:50px}#a11y-panel{bottom:6rem;left:1rem;right:1rem;width:auto}}

/* SKIP LINK (WCAG 2.4.1 bypass-blocks) — visually hidden until focused */
.skip-link{position:absolute;top:-100px;right:1rem;z-index:99999;background:#1a56d6;color:#fff;padding:.9rem 1.6rem;border-radius:0 0 10px 10px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700;transition:top .2s}
.skip-link:focus{top:0}

/* MOBILE NAV — a real menu instead of just hiding the links. Fixes a gap
   where nav-center (and nav-left, on index.html) were display:none below
   768px with no replacement, leaving mobile visitors with no way to jump
   to a section or reach social links except scrolling by hand. */
.nav-hamburger{display:none;background:transparent;border:none;color:#fff;cursor:pointer;padding:.5rem;width:44px;height:44px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0}
.nav-hamburger svg{width:26px;height:26px}
.nav-hamburger:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}
@media(max-width:768px){.nav-hamburger{display:flex}}
.mobile-nav-panel{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:1100;background:rgba(7,7,8,.98);backdrop-filter:blur(20px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:1.8rem;opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transition:opacity .35s ease}
.mobile-nav-panel.open{opacity:1;visibility:visible}
.mobile-nav-panel .nav-link{font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--text-light,#F5F5F7);font-weight:600}
.mobile-nav-panel .nav-link:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.mobile-nav-close{position:absolute;top:2rem;left:2rem;background:transparent;border:none;color:#fff;font-size:1.6rem;cursor:pointer;width:48px;height:48px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.mobile-nav-close:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}
.mobile-nav-social{display:flex;gap:1rem;margin-top:1.2rem}
.mobile-nav-social a{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--text-muted,#8E8E93)}
.mobile-nav-social svg{width:19px;height:19px;fill:currentColor}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){.mobile-nav-panel{transition:none}}

/* UNIFIED SITE FOOTER (redesigned 2026-09-29) — reorganised into a clear
   brand / services / quick-nav / contact layout so the contact area is no
   longer a single cramped line. */
footer{background:var(--bg-pure);border-top:1px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.08);padding:5rem 4rem 2.5rem;position:relative;z-index:2}
.footer-inner{max-width:1400px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1.1fr;gap:3rem;align-items:start}
.footer-logo{font-family:var(--live-heading-font,'Rubik'),sans-serif;font-size:2rem;color:#fff;font-weight:700}
.footer-logo em{color:var(--gold);font-style:normal}
.footer-text{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:1rem;line-height:1.9;max-width:340px}
.footer-social{display:flex;gap:.7rem;margin-top:1.6rem}
.footer-social a{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(255,255,255,.03);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--text-muted);transition:color .25s,border-color .25s,transform .25s}
.footer-social a:hover{color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.footer-social svg{width:18px;height:18px;fill:currentColor}
.footer-col h3{font-family:var(--live-heading-font,'Rubik'),sans-serif;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:1.4rem;font-weight:700}
.footer-col a,.footer-col span{display:block;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:.85rem;transition:color .3s}
.footer-col a:hover{color:#fff}
.footer-contact a{color:var(--text-light);font-weight:600}
.footer-contact a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.footer-contact .footer-cta{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;margin-top:.5rem;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700}
.footer-contact .footer-cta:hover{color:#fff}
.footer-bottom{max-width:1400px;margin:3.5rem auto 0;padding-top:2rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1.2rem}
.footer-bottom p{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--text-muted)}
.footer-legal{display:flex;gap:1.8rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.footer-legal a{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--text-muted);transition:color .3s}
.footer-legal a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
@media(max-width:1024px){.footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:640px){footer{padding:3.5rem 1.6rem 2rem}.footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.2rem}.footer-bottom{flex-direction:column;text-align:center;justify-content:center}}