/* Meridian Capital Solutions site styles */

:root {
  --bone: #F4EFE6;
  --bone-deep: #EBE4D6;
  --surface: #FFFFFF;
  --ink: #14181C;
  --body: #3A4047;
  --muted: #6F7378;
  --hairline: #D8D2C5;
  --hairline-soft: #E5DFD2;
  --accent: #1B3A3A;
  --accent-hover: #0F2828;
  --accent-soft: #EAF0EF;
  --highlight: #F8C36B;
  --max: 1240px;
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px);
  --section-y: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px);
  --radius: 4px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html, body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--bone);
  color: var(--body);
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease; }
a:hover { color: var(--accent-hover); }

::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bone); }

/* --- Typography --- */

h1, h2, h3, h4, .display {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
  word-wrap: break-word;
}

h1, .h1 {
  font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 92px);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

h2, .h2 {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

h3, .h3 {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 32px);
}

h4, .h4 {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.serif-italic { font-style: italic; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.eyebrow-accent {
  color: var(--accent);
}

p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
p.lede {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--body);
  max-width: 56ch;
}

.small { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }

/* --- Layout --- */

.wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-left: var(--gutter);
  padding-right: var(--gutter);
}

.section {
  padding-top: var(--section-y);
  padding-bottom: var(--section-y);
}

.section-tight {
  padding-top: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
}

.section-bone-deep { background: var(--bone-deep); }
.section-ink { background: var(--ink); color: #D8D8D8; }
.section-ink h1, .section-ink h2, .section-ink h3, .section-ink h4 { color: var(--bone); }
.section-ink .eyebrow { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); }

.rule {
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline);
  width: 100%;
  border: 0;
}

.rule-strong { background: var(--ink); height: 1px; }

/* --- Header --- */

.topbar {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.topbar .wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
}
.topbar a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); }
.topbar a:hover { color: #fff; }

.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(244, 239, 230, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.nav .wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 18px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  gap: 24px;
}

.logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.logo-mark {
  color: var(--accent);
}
.logo-words {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  line-height: 1;
}
.logo-name {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 16px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.logo-tag {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: center;
}
.nav-links a {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--accent); }
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

.nav-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

/* --- Buttons --- */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  padding: 13px 22px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.16s ease;
  line-height: 1;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--bone);
  border-color: var(--accent);
}
.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--accent-hover);
  border-color: var(--accent-hover);
  color: var(--bone);
}

.btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
}
.btn-ghost:hover {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
}

.btn-light {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--bone);
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
}
.btn-light:hover {
  background: var(--bone);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--bone);
}

.btn-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.btn-link svg { transition: transform 0.16s ease; }
.btn-link:hover svg { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* --- Hero --- */

.hero {
  padding-top: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero .wrap { position: relative; }
.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 96px);
  align-items: end;
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}
.hero-eyebrow .dot {
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  background: var(--accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.hero h1 {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.hero-ctas {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.hero-side {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding-left: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .hero-side { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-top: 32px; margin-top: 8px; }
}
.hero-side .small-meta {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.hero-side .meta-block + .meta-block { margin-top: 24px; }
.hero-side .meta-value {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 36px;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.hero-side .meta-label {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--body);
}

/* --- Stats band --- */

.stats {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.stats-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
.stat {
  padding: 40px clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.stat:last-child { border-right: 0; }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .stat { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
  .stat:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
  .stat:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 0; }
}
.stat-value {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.stat-label {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

/* --- Section heads --- */

.section-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px);
  margin-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
  align-items: end;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
}
.section-head .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 12px; display: block; }
.section-head .lede { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* --- Products list (homepage) --- */

.product-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1.2fr 1fr 200px;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px);
  padding: 36px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  align-items: center;
}
.product-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .product-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
  }
}
.product-num {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 36px;
  color: var(--accent);
  line-height: 1;
}
.product-name {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.product-desc {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--body);
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.product-cta {
  text-align: right;
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .product-cta { text-align: left; margin-top: 4px; }
}

/* --- Approach (3-up) --- */

.approach-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px);
}
@media (max-width: 880px) { .approach-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; } }

.approach-item {
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.approach-item h3 {
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.approach-item p {
  font-size: 15px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--body);
}

/* --- Process / steps --- */

.process-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  background: var(--surface);
}
@media (max-width: 880px) { .process-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.process-step {
  padding: 36px 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  position: relative;
}
.process-step:last-child { border-right: 0; }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .process-step { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
  .process-step:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
}
.process-num {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  display: block;
}
.process-step h4 {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.process-step p {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--body);
  margin: 0;
}

/* --- Quote / testimonial --- */

.quote-block {
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: left;
}
.quote-block .quote-mark {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 88px;
  line-height: 0.5;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.quote-block blockquote {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.quote-attr {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.quote-attr strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }

/* --- Industries band --- */

.industries {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.industry {
  flex: 1 1 0;
  min-width: 200px;
  padding: 28px 24px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.industry:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.industry .industry-num {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* --- Big CTA section --- */

.cta-section {
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px);
}
.cta-section h2 {
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  max-width: 16ch;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.cta-section .ctas {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* --- Footer --- */

.footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: rgba(216, 216, 216, 0.85);
  padding-top: 72px;
  padding-bottom: 32px;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px);
  padding-bottom: 56px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.footer-brand .logo-name { color: var(--bone); }
.footer-brand .logo-tag { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); }
.footer-brand p {
  margin-top: 28px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
  max-width: 38ch;
}
.footer-brand .address {
  margin-top: 24px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.footer-col h5 {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.footer-col ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.footer-col li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.footer-col a {
  color: rgba(216, 216, 216, 0.9);
  font-size: 14px;
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--bone); }

.footer-legal {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 32px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}
.footer-legal p { margin: 0; max-width: 80ch; line-height: 1.6; }
.footer-legal .copyright { white-space: nowrap; }

/* --- Page header (inner pages) --- */

.page-header {
  padding-top: clamp(72px, 9vw, 120px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
}
.page-header .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 28px; display: block; }
.page-header h1 {
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.page-header .lede {
  max-width: 60ch;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 20px);
  color: var(--body);
}

/* --- Products page detail --- */

.product-detail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 96px);
  padding-top: 64px;
  padding-bottom: 64px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .product-detail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
}
.product-detail:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }

.product-detail .num-label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.product-detail .num-label .num {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  color: var(--accent);
}
.product-detail .num-label .label {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.product-detail h2 {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.product-detail .product-lede {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--body);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.spec-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.spec {
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
  align-items: center;
  padding-right: 16px;
}
.spec:nth-child(2n) { padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .spec-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .spec:nth-child(2n) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
}
.spec-key {
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.spec-val {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.product-features ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}
.product-features li {
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--body);
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.product-features li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft); }
.product-features li::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: var(--accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin-top: 8px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* --- About page --- */

.about-narrative {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 96px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
}
@media (max-width: 760px) { .about-narrative { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; } }
.about-narrative .eyebrow { display: block; padding-top: 4px; }
.about-narrative p {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.3vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--body);
  max-width: 64ch;
}
.about-narrative p + p { margin-top: 1.2em; }

.principle-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
@media (max-width: 880px) { .principle-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.principle {
  padding: 36px clamp(20px, 2vw, 32px) 36px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.principle:nth-child(2) { padding-left: clamp(20px, 2vw, 32px); }
.principle:nth-child(3) { padding-left: clamp(20px, 2vw, 32px); border-right: 0; }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .principle {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    padding: 32px 0;
  }
  .principle:nth-child(2), .principle:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 0; }
  .principle:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
}
.principle .principle-num {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.principle h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: 26px;
}
.principle p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--body);
  margin: 0;
}

.timeline-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.timeline-row {
  display: contents;
}
.timeline-year {
  padding: 28px 16px 28px 0;
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  color: var(--accent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.timeline-event {
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding-left: 32px;
}
.timeline-event h4 {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.timeline-event p {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--body);
  margin: 0;
}

/* --- Contact page --- */

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 96px);
  align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 880px) { .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.contact-info-block + .contact-info-block {
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 36px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.contact-info-block h4 {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.contact-info-block p {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.contact-info-block .address-line { line-height: 1.6; }

.contact-form {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);
}
.contact-form h3 {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  font-size: 28px;
}
.form-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
}
.form-grid .full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.field {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.field label {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--bone);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: 12px 14px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
  width: 100%;
}
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: #fff;
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
.contact-form .btn-primary { margin-top: 24px; }
.contact-form .form-note {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* --- Decorative meridian element --- */

.meridian-mark {
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px);
  top: clamp(20px, 4vw, 60px);
  width: 180px;
  height: 240px;
  opacity: 0.18;
  color: var(--accent);
  pointer-events: none;
}
@media (max-width: 880px) { .meridian-mark { display: none; } }

/* --- Inline accents --- */

.accent-strike {
  font-family: 'Instrument Serif', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* --- Mobile: below 720px --- */

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  /* Topbar: hide the FDIC line, keep only the inquiries link, tighter padding */
  .topbar { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
  .topbar .wrap {
    justify-content: center;
    padding-top: 8px;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .topbar .wrap span:first-child { display: none; }

  /* Nav: wrap so nav-links move to their own row below logo + CTA */
  .nav .wrap {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    row-gap: 12px;
    padding-top: 14px;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
    gap: 12px;
  }
  .logo { order: 1; }
  .nav-cta { order: 2; margin-left: auto; }
  .nav-links {
    order: 3;
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 22px;
    padding-top: 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 13px; }
  .nav-cta {
    padding: 10px 14px;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  .logo-name { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
  .logo-tag { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  .logo-mark { width: 18px; height: 22px; }
}

/* --- Small phones: below 480px --- */

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  :root {
    --gutter: 20px;
    --section-y: 64px;
  }
  h1, .h1 {
    font-size: 34px;
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  }
  h2, .h2 {
    font-size: 28px;
    line-height: 1.06;
  }
  .hero {
    padding-top: 40px;
    padding-bottom: 56px;
  }
  .hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .hero h1 { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  p.lede { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; }
  .btn { padding: 11px 16px; font-size: 13px; }
  .stat { padding: 24px 12px; }
  .stat-value { font-size: 32px; }
  .stat-label { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
  .section-head { margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .product-num { font-size: 28px; }
  .product-name { font-size: 24px; }
  .quote-block blockquote { font-size: 24px; }
  .cta-section h2 { font-size: 36px; }
  .industries { flex-direction: column; }
  .industry { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
  .industry:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
}