/* thaProject Consultants - internal placeholder draft. Lucy build.
   OPTION B (premium-dark), Modern Slate & Teal dark variant. Kevin-approved 2026-07-07.
   One accent (teal). Zero em-dashes. Fonts linked from Google for PREVIEW; self-host before go-live. */

:root{
  --bg:#0F171B;         /* page background (near-black slate) */
  --panel:#1B2429;      /* alt sections / nav / result panel */
  --card:#22303A;       /* cards */
  --ink:#FFFFFF;        /* headings */
  --ink-soft:#E4EBEE;   /* strong text */
  --body:#AEBEC6;       /* body copy */
  --muted:#7E9199;      /* captions / meta */
  --accent:#009688;     /* bright teal (buttons, glow, decor) */
  --accent-l:#2FCDB9;   /* teal-light - on-dark text/links/accents (AA on dark) */
  --accent-2:#4DB6AC;   /* teal-300 - serif emphasis */
  --wash:rgba(0,150,136,.14);
  --line:rgba(255,255,255,.10);
  --line-2:rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  --btn-text:#04120F;   /* near-black on bright teal buttons (AA ~5.3:1) */
  --radius:14px;
  --radius-pill:999px;
  --wrap:1120px;
  --ease:cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}

*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--body);
  font-family:"Manrope",system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.container{width:100%;max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}

h1,h2,h3,h4{color:var(--ink);margin:0;line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-weight:800}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,5.6vw,4rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.8vw,2.7rem)}
h3{font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em}
p{margin:0}

.serif{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.005em}
.accent{color:var(--accent-l)}
.grad{background:linear-gradient(100deg,#fff 20%,var(--accent-l));-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;color:transparent}

/* eyebrow */
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--accent-l);border:1px solid var(--line-2);border-radius:var(--radius-pill);padding:8px 16px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.02)}
.eyebrow-dark{color:var(--accent-2);border-color:var(--line-2);background:transparent}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:.5rem;font-weight:800;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1;
  white-space:nowrap;padding:15px 28px;border-radius:var(--radius-pill);border:1.5px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;
  transition:transform .18s var(--ease),background .18s var(--ease),border-color .18s var(--ease),box-shadow .18s var(--ease)}
.btn:active{transform:translateY(1px)}
.btn-primary{background:var(--accent);color:var(--btn-text);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(47,205,185,.35),0 14px 40px rgba(0,150,136,.35)}
.btn-primary:hover{background:#00A896;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(47,205,185,.5),0 16px 50px rgba(0,150,136,.45)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:var(--line-2)}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--accent-l);color:#fff}
.btn-sm{padding:11px 18px;font-size:.9rem}
.btn-lg{padding:17px 32px;font-size:1.02rem}

/* nav */
.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:40;background:rgba(15,23,27,.82);
  backdrop-filter:saturate(160%) blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:72px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-size:1.16rem}
.brand-mark{width:26px;height:26px;flex:0 0 26px;border-radius:7px;background:var(--accent);display:grid;place-items:center;
  color:var(--btn-text);font-weight:800;font-size:.9rem;transform:rotate(-6deg)}
.brand b{color:#fff}
.brand span.low{color:var(--accent-l)}
.brand-sub{font-weight:600;margin-left:.34ch;color:#BFCCD3;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.nav-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px}
.nav-link{font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;color:#C6D2D8;transition:color .15s}
.nav-link:hover,.nav-link[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--accent-l)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:8px;color:#fff}

/* hero (dark + teal glow) */
.hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:clamp(64px,10vw,120px) 0 clamp(56px,8vw,104px);background:var(--bg)}
.hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:-34%;right:-8%;width:880px;height:880px;border-radius:50%;
  background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(0,150,136,.40),transparent 62%);z-index:0}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;bottom:-42%;left:-14%;width:640px;height:640px;border-radius:50%;
  background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(47,205,185,.14),transparent 60%);z-index:0}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:var(--wrap)}
.hero h1{margin:22px 0 0;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.hero .lede{font-size:clamp(1.28rem,2.2vw,1.55rem);line-height:1.42;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:24px 0 0;max-width:44ch}
.hero .lede.serif{color:#C9D4D9}
.hero-cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin-top:36px}
.hero-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:8px 18px;margin-top:28px;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600}
.hero-meta .dot{color:var(--line-2)}
.hero-meta a{color:var(--accent-l)}

/* sections */
.section{padding:clamp(60px,8vw,100px) 0}
.section-alt{background:var(--panel);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.section-head{max-width:640px;margin-bottom:44px}
.section-head .kicker{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.2vw,2.3rem)}
.section-head p.sub{margin-top:14px;color:var(--body);font-size:1.05rem}

/* services checklist -> dark cards */
.svc-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
.svc-item{display:flex;gap:15px;padding:24px 24px;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.svc-item::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:3px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent),var(--accent-l))}
.svc-item .tick{flex:0 0 30px;width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:9px;background:var(--wash);display:grid;place-items:center;margin-top:2px}
.svc-item .tick svg{width:16px;height:16px;stroke:var(--accent-l);stroke-width:2.4;fill:none}
.svc-item h3{margin-bottom:5px;color:#fff}
.svc-item p{font-size:.96rem;color:var(--body)}
.svc-more{margin-top:30px;font-weight:800;color:var(--accent-l);font-size:1.05rem}

/* approach split */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1fr;gap:clamp(28px,5vw,64px);align-items:center}
.split-media{position:relative;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:4/3;background:#0A1013;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.split-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:grayscale(1) contrast(1.02) brightness(.8)}
.split-media::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(210deg,rgba(0,150,136,.5),rgba(15,23,27,.72))}
.split-media figcaption{position:absolute;left:18px;bottom:16px;z-index:2;color:#d7ede8;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600}
.steps{display:grid;gap:0;margin-top:10px}
.step{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:18px;padding:22px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.step:first-child{border-top:0}
.step .n{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:600;font-size:1.9rem;color:var(--accent-l);line-height:1}
.step h3{margin-bottom:4px;color:#fff}
.step p{font-size:.97rem;color:var(--body)}

/* statement band */
.band{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--panel),#0C1417);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:clamp(60px,8vw,96px) 0}
.band .container{max-width:var(--wrap)}
.band .serif{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.6vw,2.7rem);color:#fff;line-height:1.2;display:block;max-width:20ch}
.band .serif em{color:var(--accent-l);font-style:italic}
.band p.small{margin-top:20px;color:#93a6ae;max-width:56ch;font-size:1.02rem}

/* CTA block */
.cta-block{text-align:left}
.cta-block h2{max-width:16ch}
.cta-block .btn{margin-top:26px}

/* page head */
.page-head{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:clamp(56px,7vw,88px) 0 0}
.page-head::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:-40%;right:-6%;width:640px;height:640px;border-radius:50%;
  background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(0,150,136,.28),transparent 62%);z-index:0}
.page-head .container{position:relative;z-index:1}
.page-head .eyebrow{margin-bottom:18px}
.page-head p.sub{margin-top:18px;font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:56ch}
.page-head p.sub.serif{color:#C9D4D9}

/* about */
.bio{display:grid;grid-template-columns:320px 1fr;gap:clamp(26px,4vw,54px);align-items:start}
.bio-photo{border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.bio-photo img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 10%}
.bio-photo .cap{padding:16px 18px}
.bio-photo .cap strong{color:#fff;display:block;font-size:1.05rem}
.bio-photo .cap span{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted)}
.bio-body h2{color:#fff}
.bio-body p+p{margin-top:16px}
.values-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:30px;margin-top:8px}
.value .n{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",serif;font-style:italic;color:var(--accent-l);font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:600}
.value h3{margin:10px 0 6px;color:#fff}
.value p{font-size:.96rem;color:var(--body)}

/* services detail cards */
.svc-detail{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:20px}
.svc-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px 26px;background:var(--card);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.svc-card::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:3px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent),var(--accent-l))}
.svc-card .tick{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:11px;background:var(--wash);display:grid;place-items:center;margin-bottom:16px}
.svc-card .tick svg{width:20px;height:20px;stroke:var(--accent-l);stroke-width:2.4;fill:none}
.svc-card h3{margin-bottom:8px;color:#fff}
.svc-card p{font-size:.96rem;color:var(--body)}

/* contact */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr .8fr;gap:clamp(30px,5vw,64px);align-items:start}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px;margin-bottom:18px}
.field label{font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;color:#fff}
.field input,.field textarea,.field select{
  font:inherit;font-size:1rem;color:#fff;background:#131E23;
  border:1.5px solid var(--line-2);border-radius:10px;padding:13px 15px;transition:border-color .15s,box-shadow .15s}
.field input::placeholder,.field textarea::placeholder{color:#7E9199}
.field input:focus,.field textarea:focus,.field select:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--accent-l);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(0,150,136,.22)}
.field textarea{min-height:130px;resize:vertical}
.form-note{font-size:.86rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}
.form-status{margin-top:16px;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;display:none}
.form-status.err{display:block;color:#ff9e86}
.form-status.ok{display:block;color:var(--accent-l)}
.contact-aside{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:30px 28px}
.contact-aside h3{margin-bottom:16px;color:#fff}
.contact-aside .row{padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.contact-aside .row:first-of-type{border-top:0}
.contact-aside .row span{display:block;font-size:.8rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:3px}
.contact-aside .row a,.contact-aside .row strong{color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:1.02rem}
.contact-aside .row a{color:var(--accent-l)}

/* footer */
.footer{background:#0A1013;border-top:1px solid var(--line);color:#9FB0B8;padding:56px 0 40px}
.footer-inner{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:32px;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start}
.footer .brand{color:#fff}.footer .brand b{color:#fff}.footer .brand span.low{color:var(--accent-l)}
.footer-col h4{color:#fff;font-size:.82rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-bottom:14px}
.footer-nav{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:9px}
.footer-nav a{color:#9FB0B8;font-size:.96rem}
.footer-nav a:hover{color:var(--accent-l)}
.footer-bottom{margin-top:40px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.85rem;color:#6d8088;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;justify-content:space-between}

/* internal draft ribbon */
.draft-ribbon{background:#050B0D;color:#ffd9a8;text-align:center;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em;padding:8px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.draft-ribbon b{color:#fff}

/* UC savings calculator */
.calc-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(26px,4vw,52px);align-items:start}
.calc-form{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:clamp(24px,3vw,34px);background:var(--card)}
.field select{appearance:none;-webkit-appearance:none;cursor:pointer;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%232FCDB9' stroke-width='2.2'%3E%3Cpath d='M6 9l6 6 6-6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:right 14px center;padding-right:40px}
.field select:invalid{color:#7E9199}
.calc-error{display:none;margin-top:4px;color:#ff9e86;font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem}
.calc-error.show{display:block}
.calc-result{border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel);position:sticky;top:92px}
.calc-result[hidden]{display:none}
.calc-result-head{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0C4A43,#063C36);color:#fff;padding:26px 28px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.calc-result-head::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:-40%;right:-10%;width:340px;height:340px;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(47,205,185,.3),transparent 62%)}
.calc-result-head .eyebrow{position:relative;color:var(--accent-2);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.24);background:transparent;margin-bottom:12px}
.calc-hero-num{position:relative;font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5vw,3.4rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1;color:#fff}
.calc-hero-lbl{position:relative;margin-top:8px;color:#bfe9e2;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:600}
.calc-tiles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1px;background:var(--line)}
.calc-tile{background:var(--card);padding:20px 24px}
.calc-tile .n{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.calc-tile .n.accent{color:var(--accent-l)}
.calc-tile .l{margin-top:4px;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted)}
.calc-note{padding:18px 24px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--body);background:var(--card);border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.calc-note strong{color:#fff}
.calc-disclaimer{margin-top:22px;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:60ch}
.calc-disclaimer a{color:var(--accent-l);font-weight:700}

/* partners logo wall (wordmark tiles; swap for official logo files when supplied) */
.partner-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px}
.partner-tile{display:grid;place-items:center;min-height:108px;padding:20px 18px;text-align:center;
  background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);
  color:#C6D2D8;font-weight:700;font-size:1.16rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.15;
  transition:border-color .18s var(--ease),color .18s var(--ease),transform .18s var(--ease),background .18s var(--ease)}
.partner-tile:hover{border-color:var(--accent-l);color:#fff;background:#26343E;transform:translateY(-2px)}
.partner-more{margin-top:30px;font-weight:800;color:var(--accent-l);font-size:1.1rem}
.partner-note{margin-top:16px;font-size:.86rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:64ch}

/* reveal motion (gated behind html.js so content shows with JS off) */
html.js .reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px);transition:opacity .7s var(--ease),transform .7s var(--ease)}
html.js .reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html.js .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* logo cloud - carrier partners. Ported verbatim from cloudnowai.com; ONLY var() names remapped to thaProject tokens (+ white favicon backing so logos read on the dark chips). */
.logo-cloud{padding:56px 0 64px;background:var(--bg);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.lc-label{text-align:center;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:32px}
.lc-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:28px 36px;align-items:center;max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto}
.lc-item{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:10px 18px;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;transition:border-color .2s var(--ease),transform .15s var(--ease)}
.lc-item:hover{border-color:var(--accent-l);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.lc-item img{width:22px;height:22px;object-fit:contain;border-radius:4px;background:#fff}
.lc-item span{font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-soft);letter-spacing:.2px}
.lc-item--logo{padding:6px 13px}
.lc-item--logo img{width:auto;height:26px;border-radius:5px;background:#fff;padding:5px 10px}

/* responsive */
@media (max-width:860px){
  .split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.split-media{order:-1}
  .bio{grid-template-columns:1fr}.bio-photo{max-width:300px}
  .contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .values-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .calc-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.calc-result{position:static}
  .partner-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
}
@media (max-width:680px){
  body{font-size:16px}
  .svc-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .lc-row{gap:22px 24px}
  .partner-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .svc-detail{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .nav-right{gap:0}
  .nav-right .nav-link,.nav-right .btn{display:none}
  .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .nav-right.open{position:absolute;top:72px;left:0;right:0;background:#0F171B;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
    flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:8px 0}
  .nav-right.open .nav-link{display:block;padding:14px 24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav-right.open .btn{display:inline-flex;margin:12px 24px}
  .hero-cta .btn{flex:1 1 auto}
}