:root {
  --ink: #0e1f3d;
  --ink-2: #091628;
  --ink-3: #1a3358;
  --amber: #ff9a3c;
  --amber-dark: #e0801c;
  --paper: #f1f0ec;
  --paper-2: #e6e3dc;
  --gray: #e0ddd5;
  --text: #1c1f24;
  --muted: #566070;
  --white: #ffffff;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { font-family: "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--paper); color: var(--text); line-height: 1.7; }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: var(--ink-3); }
.wrap { width: min(1100px, 92%); margin: 0 auto; }
.narrow { width: min(780px, 92%); margin: 0 auto; }

/* Header */
header.top { background: var(--ink); border-bottom: 3px solid var(--amber); position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; }
header.top .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px; padding: 10px 0; }
header.top img { height: 62px; width: auto; }
header.top nav { display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
header.top nav a { color: #d9dde3; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.9rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.7px; }
header.top nav a:hover, header.top nav a.on { color: var(--amber); }
.call { background: var(--amber); color: var(--ink); font-weight: 800; padding: 10px 18px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.btn { display: inline-block; background: var(--amber); color: var(--ink); font-weight: 800; padding: 14px 26px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid transparent; }
.btn:hover { background: var(--amber-dark); }

/* Blog home hero */
.blog-hero { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); padding: 56px 0 50px; }
.blog-hero .tag, .tag { display: inline-block; background: var(--amber); color: var(--ink); font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 1.4px; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px 12px; border-radius: 4px; }
.blog-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.4vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1.1; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 900; margin: 14px 0 12px; }
.blog-hero p { color: #cfd6e2; max-width: 680px; font-size: 1.08rem; }
.cats { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 22px; }
.cats a { border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35); color: #fff; text-decoration: none; padding: 7px 14px; border-radius: 999px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.86rem; }
.cats a:hover { border-color: var(--amber); color: var(--amber); }

/* Category sections and cards */
.cat-block { padding: 52px 0 10px; }
.cat-block h2 { font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); border-left: 6px solid var(--amber); padding-left: 14px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.cat-block .cat-desc { color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 22px; max-width: 760px; }
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 22px; }
.card { background: #faf9f6; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(14,31,61,0.09); display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: transform 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s; }
.card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(14,31,61,0.16); }
.card img { width: 100%; height: 170px; object-fit: cover; }
.card .body { padding: 16px 18px 18px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; flex: 1; }
.card .kicker { font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber-dark); }
.card h3 { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.3; color: var(--ink); }
.card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.card .more { margin-top: auto; font-weight: 800; color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 0.9rem; }

/* Article */
.crumbs { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--muted); padding: 22px 0 6px; }
.crumbs a { color: var(--muted); }
article.post { padding-bottom: 40px; }
article.post h1 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1.15; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 900; margin: 12px 0 14px; }
.meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.hero-img { width: 100%; height: 360px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 10px; margin: 6px 0 26px; box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(14,31,61,0.18); }
article.post p { margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: 1.05rem; }
article.post h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.25; color: var(--ink); margin: 34px 0 12px; font-weight: 900; }
article.post ul, article.post ol { margin: 0 0 20px 24px; }
article.post li { margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 1.04rem; }
.callout { background: #fff3e4; border-left: 6px solid var(--amber); padding: 16px 20px; border-radius: 6px; margin: 26px 0; font-size: 1.04rem; }
.faq h2 { margin-top: 40px; }
.faq h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--ink); margin: 20px 0 6px; }
.faq p { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.cta { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border-radius: 14px; padding: 34px 38px; margin: 40px 0; border-top: 6px solid var(--amber); display: flex; gap: 24px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.cta h2.cta-h, .cta h2 { color: #fff !important; margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; }
.cta p { margin: 0; color: #cfd6e2; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.cta .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding: 15px 28px; border-radius: 8px; font-size: 1rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.cta .btn .arrow { width: 20px; height: 20px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 2; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.related { padding: 10px 0 56px; }
.related h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 900; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 18px; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* Footer */
footer { background: var(--ink-2); color: #c8d2e0; padding: 40px 0 20px; margin-top: 20px; }
.f-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px; }
footer img { height: 90px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; }
footer h4 { color: var(--amber); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
footer ul { list-style: none; }
footer li { margin-bottom: 7px; }
footer a { color: #c8d2e0; text-decoration: none; }
footer li, footer .copy { text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.6px; font-size: 0.9rem; }
footer a[href^="mailto:"] { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; }
footer a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
.copy { border-top: 1px solid #223656; margin-top: 26px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-size: 0.88rem; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  header.top nav { display: none; }
  .f-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-img { height: 220px; }
}

/* ---- icons, trust, takeaways ---- */
svg.ic, svg.li-ic, svg.kt-ic, svg.tip-ic, svg.co-ic { width: 22px; height: 22px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.8; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; flex-shrink: 0; }
.h-ic { display: inline-flex; width: 38px; height: 38px; border-radius: 10px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--amber); align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle; flex-shrink: 0; }
article.post h2 { display: flex; align-items: center; }
.cat-block h2 { display: flex; align-items: center; border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
.cat-block h2 .h-ic { width: 42px; height: 42px; }

ul.trust { list-style: none; margin: 4px 0 20px; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
ul.trust li { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; background: #faf9f6; border: 1px solid #d9d5cb; border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 14px; font-size: 0.84rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); margin: 0; }
ul.trust li svg { color: var(--amber-dark); width: 18px; height: 18px; }
ul.trust-dark { margin: 20px 0 0; }
ul.trust-dark li { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.22); color: #fff; }
ul.trust-dark li svg { color: var(--amber); }

aside.takeaways { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border-radius: 12px; padding: 22px 26px; margin: 8px 0 30px; border-top: 6px solid var(--amber); }
article.post aside.takeaways h2 { color: #fff; font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 0 0 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px; }
aside.takeaways .kt-ic { color: var(--amber); margin-right: 10px; width: 26px; height: 26px; }
article.post aside.takeaways ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
article.post aside.takeaways li { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.02rem; color: #e8edf5; padding-left: 0; }
article.post aside.takeaways li::before { display: none; }
aside.takeaways .li-ic { color: var(--amber); margin-top: 3px; }

.tip { display: flex; gap: 14px; background: #eef5ff; border: 1px solid #c9dcf5; border-left: 6px solid var(--ink-3); border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 28px 0; }
.tip .tip-ic { color: var(--ink-3); width: 28px; height: 28px; margin-top: 2px; }
.tip strong { display: block; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--ink-3); margin-bottom: 2px; }
.tip p { margin: 0; font-size: 1.02rem; }

.callout { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-start; }
.callout .co-ic { color: var(--amber-dark); width: 28px; height: 28px; margin-top: 2px; }
.callout p { margin: 0; }

/* bullets with check icons */
article.post ul:not(.trust) { list-style: none; margin-left: 4px; }
article.post ul:not(.trust) > li { position: relative; padding-left: 32px; }
article.post ul:not(.trust) > li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 3px; width: 22px; height: 22px; background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%23e0801c' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Ccircle cx='12' cy='12' r='9'/%3E%3Cpath d='M8 12l3 3 5-6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") no-repeat center / contain; }
article.post ol { list-style: none; counter-reset: step; margin-left: 4px; }
article.post ol > li { counter-increment: step; position: relative; padding-left: 40px; }
article.post ol > li::before { content: counter(step); position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 28px; height: 28px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ink); color: var(--amber); font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.9rem; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }

.author { display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: center; background: #faf9f6; border: 1px solid #d9d5cb; border-radius: 12px; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 34px 0 10px; }
.author img { width: 110px; height: auto; flex-shrink: 0; background: var(--ink); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px; }
.author strong { color: var(--ink); }
.author p { margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 0.96rem; color: var(--muted); }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .author { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; } }