:root {
      --slate: #1E242B;
      --slate-light: #303C47;
      --gold: #D4AF37;
      --cream: #F4F1EA;
      --white: #FFFFFF;
      --text: #29323B;
      --muted: #616B75;
      --border: #DDDAD3;
    }

    * { box-sizing: border-box; }
    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
    body {
      margin: 0;
      background: var(--white);
      color: var(--text);
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }
    a { color: inherit; }
    a:focus-visible {
      outline: 3px solid var(--gold);
      outline-offset: 4px;
    }
    .container {
      width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 40px));
      margin: auto;
    }
    .eyebrow {
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      font-size: .72rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #9E7F3A;
    }
    h1, h2 {
      font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.15;
      letter-spacing: -.025em;
    }
    h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.7vw, 5.2rem); }
    h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.25rem); }
    h3 { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.35; }
    p { color: var(--muted); }
    section { padding: 90px 0; }
    .lead { font-size: 1.13rem; max-width: 740px; }
    .button {
      display: inline-block;
      padding: 13px 21px;
      background: var(--slate);
      color: white;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: .88rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      border: 1px solid var(--slate);
    }
    .button:hover { background: #405064; }
    .button.gold {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: var(--slate);
      border-color: var(--gold);
    }
    .button.secondary {
      background: transparent;
      border-color: #A3ADB7;
      color: inherit;
    }
    .button.gold:hover { background: #E6C45E; }
    .grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
      gap: 20px;
      margin-top: 30px;
    }
    .grid.two { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
    .card {
      padding: 26px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      background: white;
    }
    .card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
    .cream { background: var(--cream); }

    /* Navigation */
    .site-header {
      background: white;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    }
    .navigation {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 20px;
      padding: 17px 0;
    }
    .wordmark {
      font-family: Georgia, serif;
      font-weight: bold;
      font-size: 1rem;
      text-decoration: none;
    }
    .wordmark small {
      display: block;
      font: .63rem Arial, sans-serif;
      letter-spacing: 1.8px;
      margin-top: 3px;
      color: var(--muted);
    }
    nav { display: flex; gap: 22px; }
    nav a { font-size: .85rem; text-decoration: none; }
    nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

    /* Hero */
    .hero {
      background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse at top right, #405164, transparent 55%),
        var(--slate);
      color: white;
      padding: 115px 0;
    }
    .hero h1 { max-width: 1050px; margin: 17px 0 26px; }
    .hero h1 span { color: #E5C46E; }
    .hero p { color: #D0D8E0; }
    .hero .eyebrow { color: #E5C46E; }
    .hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 30px; }
    .hero-proof {
      margin-top: 60px;
      padding-top: 20px;
      border-top: 1px solid #697684;
      color: #BECBD5;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1.5px;
      font-size: .73rem;
    }

    /* Architectural diagram */
    .phases {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 12px;
      margin: 35px 0;
    }
    .phase {
      border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
      padding: 22px 17px;
      background: white;
    }
    .phase .number {
      font: 1.8rem Georgia, serif;
      color: #A98C46;
    }

    /* About */
    .dark { background: var(--slate); color: white; }
    .dark p { color: #D0D7DE; }
    .about-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
      gap: 45px;
      align-items: center;
    }
    .portrait {
      display: grid;
      place-content: center;
      min-height: 300px;
      background: #374553;
      border: 1px solid #536473;
      color: #D5DEE4;
      padding: 30px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .final-cta {
      text-align: center;
    }
    .final-cta p { margin: 0 auto 25px; max-width: 650px; }

    footer {
      background: #151C23;
      padding: 35px 0;
      color: #C4CFD8;
      font-size: .8rem;
    }

    @media (max-width: 800px) {
      section { padding: 65px 0; }
      .navigation { flex-wrap: wrap; }
      nav { order: 3; width: 100%; flex-wrap: wrap; }
      .grid, .grid.two, .phases, .about-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }
      .hero { padding: 80px 0; }
    }
  
/* VERIDIGM homepage integration */
html{scroll-padding-top:100px}body{font-size:16px}.container{width:min(1200px,calc(100% - 80px))}section{padding:96px 0}h1,h2{margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:28px}h3{margin-top:0}p{margin-top:0}.lead{line-height:1.8}.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:#fffffff5;backdrop-filter:blur(12px)}.navigation{padding:23px 0}.wordmark{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:2.7px;line-height:1.25}.wordmark small{font-size:7px;letter-spacing:2.2px;margin-top:6px}.brand-symbol{width:37px;height:38px;fill:none;stroke:var(--slate);stroke-width:3;flex-shrink:0}.brand-symbol .gridline{stroke-width:.5;opacity:.35}nav{gap:24px}nav a{font-size:12px;white-space:nowrap}.navigation>.button{font-size:11px;padding:12px 16px;white-space:nowrap}.menu-toggle{display:none}.hero{padding:93px 0 42px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 100% 0%,#354858,transparent 60%),var(--slate)}.hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background-image:linear-gradient(#ffffff03 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,#ffffff03 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:80px 80px}.hero>.container{position:relative}.hero h1{max-width:1060px;font-size:clamp(2.8rem,5.4vw,5rem);line-height:1.12;margin:22px 0 30px}.hero h1 span{display:block}.hero .lead{max-width:760px;font-size:17px}.hero-actions{gap:17px;margin-top:35px}.hero-actions .button{padding:16px 23px;font-size:12px}.hero-proof{margin-top:62px;padding-top:25px;border-color:#5a6872;font-size:10px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}.proof-dot{height:6px;width:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);flex-shrink:0}.eyebrow{font-size:10px;color:#7e652b}.hero .eyebrow{color:#e5c46e}h2{max-width:970px;font-size:clamp(2.1rem,3.6vw,3.3rem);line-height:1.17}.grid{gap:24px;margin-top:40px}.card{padding:30px;position:relative}.card h3{font-size:18px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:15px}.card p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.8}.card>.eyebrow{font-size:9px;margin-bottom:25px;letter-spacing:1.5px}.card:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:30px;top:0;width:35px;height:2px;background:var(--gold)}#problem .grid .card{background:#f9faf7}#transformation .card h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:34px;font-weight:400}#transformation .card p{padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--border);margin:0}#transformation .card:last-child{background:var(--slate);border-color:var(--slate)}#transformation .card:last-child h3{color:#e5c46e}#transformation .card:last-child p{color:#d5dde4;border-color:#505b64}.phases{gap:25px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:35px}.phase{padding:25px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #ac913e}.phase .number{font-size:32px;margin-bottom:34px}.phase h3{font-size:22px;font-weight:400}.phase p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.8}.phases+p{border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding-top:27px;font-size:13px;max-width:900px}#services .card:nth-child(2){border-color:#b8a469;background:#fffdf6}#audience .card{background:#f7f8f4}.dark .eyebrow{color:#e5c46e}.about-grid{gap:95px;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr}.about-grid h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,3.5vw,3rem)}.about-grid>div>p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.9}.about-grid strong+p{font-size:12px;color:#c7b77d;margin-top:6px}.about-grid>div>strong{display:block;margin-top:28px}.principal-card{padding:32px 35px;border:1px solid #56636b;background:#28343e}.principal-initials{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:85px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-6px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:38px;color:#e6dcc1}.principal-proof{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:23px;padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid #52606a}.principal-proof strong{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;min-width:67px;color:#e5c46e}.principal-proof span{font-size:11px;line-height:1.7;color:#cbd3da}.final-cta h2{max-width:860px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.final-cta{background:#f4f1ea}.final-cta .button{margin-top:6px}.final-cta p{font-size:15px}.final-cta p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}footer .container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px}.footer-brand{font-size:21px;letter-spacing:3px;text-decoration:none}footer p{font-size:10px;color:#bac6cf;margin:9px 0 0}.back-top{font-size:11px;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}.skip-link{position:fixed;top:-100px;left:15px;z-index:100;background:white;color:var(--slate);padding:12px}.skip-link:focus{top:10px}button{font:inherit;cursor:pointer}button:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:4px}
@media(max-width:1050px){.container{width:calc(100% - 56px)}nav{gap:16px}nav a{font-size:11px}.navigation{gap:15px}.wordmark{font-size:18px;gap:8px}.wordmark small{font-size:6px;letter-spacing:1.8px}.brand-symbol{width:31px}.navigation>.button{font-size:10px;padding:11px}.about-grid{gap:50px}.card{padding:25px}.card:before{left:25px}.card h3{font-size:17px}.hero h1{font-size:68px}}
@media(max-width:850px){html{scroll-padding-top:85px}.navigation{padding:19px 0;flex-wrap:wrap}.wordmark{font-size:20px}.navigation>.button{display:none}.menu-toggle{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;border:0;background:none;font-size:12px;margin-left:auto}nav{display:none;order:3;width:100%;padding:15px 0 6px;flex-direction:column;gap:22px}nav.open{display:flex}nav a{font-size:15px}.grid,.grid.two,.phases{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.grid:not(.two)>.card:last-child{grid-column:1/-1}.about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:35px}.principal-card{max-width:580px;width:100%}.hero h1{font-size:60px}.hero{padding-top:70px}section{padding:75px 0}.phases{gap:30px}.phase .number{margin-bottom:24px}h2{font-size:43px}}
@media(max-width:560px){.container{width:calc(100% - 40px)}.navigation{padding:17px 0}.hero{padding:56px 0 32px}.hero h1{font-size:43px;letter-spacing:-1.4px;line-height:1.13;margin-top:22px}.hero .eyebrow{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:1.3px}.hero .lead{font-size:15px;line-height:1.8}.hero-actions{display:grid;gap:12px;max-width:340px;margin-top:28px}.hero-actions .button{text-align:center;padding:15px;font-size:11px}.hero-proof{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:1.9;margin-top:38px;padding-top:20px}section{padding:60px 0}h2{font-size:34px;letter-spacing:-.8px;margin-bottom:24px}.lead{font-size:15px}.grid,.grid.two{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px;margin-top:30px}.grid:not(.two)>.card:last-child{grid-column:auto}.card{padding:27px}.card h3{font-size:18px}.card p{font-size:13px}.phases{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:26px 22px}.phase h3{font-size:20px}.phase p{font-size:12px}.phase .number{font-size:29px;margin-bottom:23px}.about-grid h2{font-size:35px}.about-grid>div>p{font-size:14px}.principal-card{padding:28px}.principal-proof strong{font-size:34px}.principal-initials{font-size:76px}.final-cta .button{font-size:12px}footer .container{align-items:start;flex-direction:column;gap:22px}footer p{line-height:1.8;max-width:280px}.footer-brand{font-size:19px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

.home-service-link{text-decoration:none}.home-service-link:hover{color:#80651b}.home-service-link span{font-size:15px;color:#8f762b}.services-all-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:30px;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa893;padding-bottom:7px}
.about-founder-link{display:inline-block;color:#e5c46e;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #85908c;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:12px}

/* Keep the expanded site navigation comfortable on tablets. */
@media(min-width:851px) and (max-width:1050px){.navigation{flex-wrap:wrap}.navigation>.button{display:none}.navigation .menu-toggle{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;border:0;background:none;font-size:12px;margin-left:auto}.navigation nav,.services-page .navigation nav{display:none;order:3;width:100%;padding:15px 0 6px;flex-direction:column;gap:22px}.navigation nav.open,.services-page .navigation nav.open{display:flex}.navigation nav a{font-size:15px}}

/* Balance the homepage headline without forcing the color change onto a new line. */
.hero h1.home-headline{text-wrap:balance}
.hero h1.home-headline span{display:inline}