:root {
  /* Slightly lighter navy theme + rich gold for better contrast */
  --bg: #050c1f;
  --bg-elevated: #08142b;
  --navy: #0b1e3b;
  --navy-soft: #152a52;
  --gold: #f7b733;
  --gold-soft: #f9cf69;
  --text: #f5f7ff;
  --muted: #9aa4c6;
  --danger: #ff4f6a;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at top, #101b34 0, #020815 40%, #000 100%);
  color: var(--text);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

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

.container {
  width: min(1120px, 100% - 2.5rem);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(4,11,26,0.96), rgba(2,8,21,0.8));
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(247,183,51,0.18);
}

.nav-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-block: 0.6rem;
}

.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.brand-logo {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.brand-mark-main {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.brand-mark-sub {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

.nav-links a {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.nav-links a:visited {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}

.nav-links a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}

.nav-links a.active {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.nav-links a.active::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -0.28rem;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-soft));
}

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8c42, #f7b733);
  color: #1b0c02;
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(247,183,51,0.35);
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.btn-ghost {
  border: 1px solid rgba(247,183,51,0.5);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.btn-ghost:hover {
  background: rgba(247,183,51,0.1);
}

.btn-sm {
  padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.nav-cta {
  margin-left: auto;
}

.ticker {
  background: #020712;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(247,183,51,0.2);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.ticker-inner {
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding-block: 0.35rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  animation: ticker-scroll 18s linear infinite;
}

.ticker-dot {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}

@keyframes ticker-scroll {
  0% { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

.section {
  padding-block: 2.75rem;
}

.section-alt {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at top, #071021 0, #020815 55%, #000 100%);
}

.section-header {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.section-header h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.section-header p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.hero {
  padding-block: 3.2rem 2.5rem;
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2.4rem;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.hero-left {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.3rem;
}

.hero-tag {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.8rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(10, 21, 54, 0.78);
  border: 1px solid rgba(247,183,51,0.45);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0;
}

.hero-title span {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.hero-sub {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 34rem;
}

.hero-cta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.hero-badges {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.badge-pill {
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(247,183,51,0.25);
  padding: 0.16rem 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.metrics-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 1.3rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.metric span {
  display: block;
}

.metric-value {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}

.metric-label {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
}

.card {
  border-radius: 1.1rem;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at top left, #17213b 0, #050816 55%, #000 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(115, 130, 175, 0.5);
  padding: 1.25rem 1.35rem;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  overflow: visible;
}

.hero-right .card {
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.hero-right h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.hero-right p {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.hero-right footer {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

.story-image {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 460px;
  max-height: 320px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  border-radius: 0.85rem;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.grid-3 {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.4rem;
}

.grid-2 {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.persona-card h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.bullet-list {
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.bullet-list li + li {
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
}

/* equal height columns for key grids */
.rapid-grid > .card,
.retirement-grid > .card,
.contact-grid > .card {
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

/* media & videos */
.hero-video {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 460px;
  max-height: 320px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  border-radius: 0.9rem;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.video-caption {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

/* clip links */
.clip-hook {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
}

.clip-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.clip-link::before {
  content: "";
}

.clip-link:hover {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.contact-snippets {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.contact-snippets ul {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
}

.contact-snippets li + li {
  margin-top: 0.15rem;
}

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.6rem;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.contact-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.contact-form label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.18rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form select,
.contact-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 0.6rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(148,163,209,0.5);
  background: rgba(6,10,26,0.9);
  color: var(--text);
  font: inherit;
}

.contact-form textarea {
  min-height: 80px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(71, 85, 140, 0.7);
  background: #020712;
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
}

.site-footer .container {
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
}

.footer-brand {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.footer-heading {
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

.footer-col ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-col li + li {
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
}

.footer-col a {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-col a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}

.footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(51,65,120,0.6);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: 0.9rem;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-grid,
  .grid-3,
  .grid-2,
  .contact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }
  .nav-bar {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .nav-cta {
    order: 3;
  }
}


/* Gold accent for sub-headlines inside content blocks */
.section strong {
  color: var(--gold);
}


/* Hide retirees image icon while keeping card content */
.story-image {
  display: none;
}




/* Join page benefits grid: column-style blocks */
.join-benefits .cards-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem 1.6rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.join-benefits .info-card {
  background: rgba(8, 20, 43, 0.9);
  border-radius: 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(247, 183, 51, 0.24);
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

.join-benefits .info-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.join-benefits .info-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

/* Stack to two columns then one on smaller screens */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .join-benefits .cards-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .join-benefits .cards-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }
}

/* Join page hero headline in gold */
.hero-join .hero-title {
  color: var(--gold);
}


.hero-stats-card .stats-label {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}


/* Partners image styling */
.partners-image {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 900px;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto 1rem;
  border-radius: 0.7rem;
}