/* ALPS marketing site: recreation of acadialps.com
   Design tokens follow the ALPS Design System.
   ALPS Blue #2299CE is a punctuation color, Deep Navy #103758 anchors dark areas. */

:root {
  --alps-blue: #2299ce;
  --alps-blue-dark: #1a7cab;
  --alps-hero: #2da4f2; /* ALPS hero blue: the header portal button */
  --alps-hero-dark: #1f8fda;
  --navy: #103758;
  --navy-deep: #0c2942;
  --ink: #1d2b36;
  --muted: #5b6b76;
  --line: #d7dee3;
  --bg: #ffffff;
  --bg-soft: #f5f8fa;
  --bg-tint: #eef4f8;
  --radius: 4px;
  --shadow-lift: 0 10px 30px rgba(16, 55, 88, 0.12);
  --wrap: 1180px;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --font: "Montserrat", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--bg);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: var(--alps-blue); text-decoration: none; transition: color 150ms var(--ease); }
a:hover { color: var(--alps-blue-dark); }

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--font);
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.15;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0 0 0.5em;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.5rem); }
h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; }
p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; }
.section { padding: 88px 0; }
.section-soft { background: var(--bg-soft); }
.section-tint { background: var(--bg-tint); }
/* Signature ALPS band: the animated 146deg blue -> navy gradient the original
   uses on the "Global Executive Network" section. */
.section-gradient {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(146deg, #2ea3f2 0%, #2299ce 45%, #103758 100%);
  background-size: 220% 220%;
  animation: alps-gradient 14s ease infinite;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 18px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
.section-gradient .eyebrow { color: #d6f0fb; }
.section-gradient h2 { color: #fff; }
.section-gradient p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); }
.section-gradient .split-media img { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); }
@keyframes alps-gradient {
  0% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
  50% { background-position: 100% 50%; }
  100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .section-gradient { animation: none; } }
.narrow { max-width: 820px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.center { text-align: center; }

.eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--alps-blue);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.lead { font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--muted); }

/* Accent used inline for the blue punctuation words */
.accent { color: var(--alps-blue); }

/* Buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  padding: 13px 28px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--alps-blue);
  background: var(--alps-blue);
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 150ms var(--ease), border-color 150ms var(--ease), color 150ms var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--alps-blue-dark); border-color: var(--alps-blue-dark); color: #fff; }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--alps-blue); }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--alps-blue); color: #fff; }
.btn-light { background: #fff; border-color: #fff; color: var(--navy); }
.btn-light:hover { background: var(--bg-tint); border-color: var(--bg-tint); color: var(--navy); }
.btn-lg { padding: 16px 38px; font-size: 1.02rem; }

/* ---------- Header ----------
   Matches acadialps.com: a plain white bar, the full-color wordmark set at
   128px wide on the left, and the portal call to action as a blue pill on the
   right. The live header carries no navigation, so the section links are kept
   here (the rebuild has more pages to reach) in the same quiet weight. */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(16, 55, 88, 0.08);
}
.nav {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 14px;
}
.nav-cta .btn {
  font-weight: 600; border-radius: 999px; padding: 13px 30px;
  background: var(--alps-hero); border-color: var(--alps-hero);
}
.nav-cta .btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  background: var(--alps-hero-dark); border-color: var(--alps-hero-dark);
}
.nav-logo img { width: 128px; height: auto; display: block; } /* full-color ALPS wordmark */
.nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 34px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.nav-links a {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  position: relative;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--alps-blue); }
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--alps-blue); }
.nav-links a.active::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -6px;
  height: 2px; background: var(--alps-blue);
}
.nav-portal-item { display: none; } /* button covers this on desktop */
.nav-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
.nav-toggle {
  display: none; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.nav-toggle svg { width: 26px; height: 26px; }

/* Five primary links plus the portal button get tight before the mobile menu. */
@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .nav-links { gap: 20px; }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 0.88rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav { padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; }
  .nav-logo img { width: 108px; }
  .nav-links {
    position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0;
    flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0;
    background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 8px 24px 20px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
    display: none;
  }
  .nav-links a.active::after { display: none; }
  .nav-links.open { display: flex; }
  .nav-links li { width: 100%; }
  .nav-links a { display: block; padding: 12px 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
  .nav-cta .btn { display: none; }
  .nav-portal-item { display: block; }
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 120px 0;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(12, 41, 66, 0.92) 0%, rgba(16, 55, 88, 0.7) 55%, rgba(34, 153, 206, 0.35) 100%);
}
.hero-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; opacity: 0.5; }
.hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.hero h1 { color: #fff; max-width: 16ch; }
.hero p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); font-size: 1.25rem; max-width: 60ch; }
.hero .eyebrow { color: #8fd0ee; }
.hero-actions { margin-top: 30px; display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* Light hero variant used on home */
.hero-light {
  background: var(--bg-soft);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 84px 0 92px;
}
.hero-light::after { display: none; }
.hero-light h1 { color: var(--navy); }
.hero-light p { color: var(--muted); }
.hero-light .eyebrow { color: var(--alps-blue); }

/* Mountain hero: the company name and tagline over the snowy Alps panorama.
   No scrim, as on acadialps.com — the type carries its own legibility with the
   live site's navy glow (text-shadow: 0 0 0.3em #103758), which scales with the
   font size instead of dimming the photograph. */
.mountain-hero {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 92px 0 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--alps-blue);
}
/* The panorama sits on its own layer so it can slowly zoom (Ken Burns push-in)
   without scaling the type. */
.mountain-hero::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background-image: url("/assets/img/White-ALPS.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 42%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  animation: hero-zoom 45s ease-out forwards;
  will-change: transform;
}
@keyframes hero-zoom {
  from { transform: scale(1); }
  to { transform: scale(1.12); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .mountain-hero::before { animation: none; } }
.mountain-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.mountain-hero h1 {
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  /* Sized against the viewport so the name always holds one line. */
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 4.1vw, 3.2rem);
  margin: 0 auto;
  /* The live site's single 0.3em navy glow, stacked so the type still holds
     against the brightest part of the sky. */
  text-shadow: 0 0 0.3em var(--navy), 0 0 0.3em var(--navy), 0 0 0.5em var(--navy);
}
/* Sized and tracked so the line spans the same width as the headline above,
   at every viewport: same clamp structure, letter-spacing in em. */
.mountain-hero .hero-tagline {
  margin: 14px auto 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: clamp(0.71rem, 2.55vw, 1.99rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #c4dbea;
  text-shadow: 0 0 0.4em var(--navy), 0 0 0.3em var(--navy);
}

/* Two-column hero: styled intro sentence on the left, animated petals on the
   right, matching the original layout. */
.hero-head { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto 26px; }
.hero-split {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 56px; align-items: center;
}
.hero-explainer { min-width: 0; }
/* Sized so the sentence stands as tall as the explainer beside it. The .hero p
   qualifier outranks the generic .hero p size rule. */
.hero p.hero-lead {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 2.1rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin: 0;
}
.hero-lead a { white-space: nowrap; }
/* Solutions / Advisors / Customers: bold navy words with an animated underline
   that grows on hover, echoing the original ".line" links. */
.glow-word {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 700;
  position: relative;
  border: 0;
}
.glow-word::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -2px;
  height: 2px; background: var(--alps-blue);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 200ms var(--ease);
}
.glow-word:hover { color: var(--alps-blue); }
.glow-word:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.hero-explainer { justify-self: center; width: 100%; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-split { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 32px; }
  .hero-intro { max-width: none; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; }
}

/* ---------- Animated explainer (genuine Tumult Hype embed) ----------
   The original "ALPS Explainer" Hype document runs verbatim from assets/hype/,
   so the petals animate exactly as on acadialps.com. The Hype stage is a fixed
   600x429; .explainer-embed + the scaler in main.js fit it to narrow screens
   by transform-scaling the container to the available width. */
.explainer { width: 100%; max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; }
/* The Hype stage is a fixed 600x429. Take it out of flow and clip it so its
   fixed width never forces horizontal overflow on narrow screens; aspect-ratio
   reserves the (scaled) height and the JS scaler sets the transform. */
.explainer-embed {
  position: relative; width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 600 / 429;
  overflow: hidden;
}
#alpsexplainer_hype_container {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;
  transform-origin: top left;
  will-change: transform;
  background: transparent !important;
}
/* The Hype export bakes a white scene background; clear it so the flower blends
   into the hero instead of showing as a white rectangle. */
#alpsexplainer_hype_container > .HYPE_scene { background-color: transparent !important; }

/* ---------- Feature / EMN triad ---------- */
.triad { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; margin-top: 44px; }
.triad .node {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 28px 24px; text-align: center;
  transition: box-shadow 150ms var(--ease), border-color 150ms var(--ease);
}
.triad .node:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); border-color: #c3d0d8; }
.triad .node .label { font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--alps-blue); font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.triad .node h3 { color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.triad .node p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0; }

/* ---------- Split rows ---------- */
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.split.reverse .split-media { order: 2; }
.split-media img { border-radius: var(--radius); border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.split-body h2 { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.split-body p { color: var(--muted); }

/* Learn More: heading on the left, the three role buttons stacked on the
   right, each carrying its own subtext. */
.paths-split {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
  gap: 56px; align-items: center;
}
.paths-intro h2 { margin: 0; }
.paths-stack { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
.path-btn {
  display: block; padding: 22px 28px;
  background: var(--navy); color: #fff; border-radius: var(--radius);
  transition: background 150ms var(--ease), box-shadow 150ms var(--ease), transform 150ms var(--ease);
}
.path-btn:hover { background: var(--alps-blue); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.path-btn .path-role {
  display: block; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.15rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.path-btn .path-sub {
  display: block; margin-top: 6px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.5;
}
.path-btn:hover .path-sub { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); }

/* ---------- Global network section ----------
   A deep field for the canvas globe in globe.js to sit in: the ALPS gradient
   pulled down to night, with the blue kept for the atmosphere and the copy. */
.globe-section {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 120% at 78% 30%, rgba(34, 153, 206, 0.26) 0%, rgba(34, 153, 206, 0) 55%),
    linear-gradient(146deg, #14456b 0%, #103758 45%, #071a2b 100%);
}
.globe-section h2 { color: #fff; }
.globe-section p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86); }
.globe-section .eyebrow { color: #8fd0ee; }
.globe-split { align-items: center; gap: 64px; }
.globe-stage {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
}
.globe-stage canvas {
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  cursor: grab;
  touch-action: pan-y; /* horizontal swipe steers the globe, vertical scrolls */
}
.globe-stage.is-dragging canvas { cursor: grabbing; }
/* Stands in until the canvas takes over (no JS, or no 2D context). */
.globe-fallback {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; margin: auto;
  width: 92%; opacity: 0.45;
}
.globe-stage[data-globe-ready] .globe-fallback { display: none; }

/* ---------- Cards ---------- */
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.card {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  transition: box-shadow 150ms var(--ease), transform 150ms var(--ease), border-color 150ms var(--ease);
}
.card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); border-color: #c3d0d8; }
.card-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg-tint); }
.card-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.card-body { padding: 22px 22px 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1; }
.card-body h3 { color: var(--navy); font-size: 1.15rem; }
.card-body p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.94rem; flex: 1; }
.card-link { margin-top: 12px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--alps-blue); }
.card-link::after { content: " \2192"; }

/* ---------- Feature grid (3 value props) ---------- */
.features { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 26px; }
.feature {
  padding: 30px 26px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.feature .num {
  width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: var(--bg-tint); color: var(--alps-blue); font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.feature h3 { color: var(--navy); font-size: 1.12rem; }
.feature p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.94rem; margin: 0; }

/* ---------- Testimonials ----------
   One quote at a time in a scroll-snap carousel: swipe or scroll the track,
   or use the arrows and dots that main.js wires up. */
.quote-carousel {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}
.quote-track {
  display: flex;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scrollbar-width: none; /* dots and arrows show position */
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.quote-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.quote-track:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--alps-blue); outline-offset: 3px; }
.quote-slide {
  flex: 0 0 100%;
  min-width: 100%;
  scroll-snap-align: center;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 46px 56px 42px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  text-align: center;
}
.quote-slide + .quote-slide { margin-left: 24px; }
.quote-slide::before {
  content: "\201C"; font-size: 4.4rem; color: var(--alps-blue);
  line-height: 0.6; display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; opacity: 0.5;
}
.quote-slide p {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 58ch;
  margin: 0 auto 1.1em;
}
.quote-slide cite {
  display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 0.85rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.quote-slide cite::before {
  content: ""; display: block; width: 34px; height: 3px; border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--alps-blue); margin: 0 auto 14px;
}
.quote-arrow {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 150ms var(--ease), box-shadow 150ms var(--ease), color 150ms var(--ease);
}
.quote-arrow:hover { color: var(--alps-blue); border-color: var(--alps-blue); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.quote-dots {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 24px;
}
.quote-dot {
  width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; padding: 0;
  border: 0; background: #b9cdda; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 150ms var(--ease), transform 150ms var(--ease);
}
.quote-dot:hover { background: var(--alps-blue-dark); }
.quote-dot[aria-current="true"] { background: var(--alps-blue); transform: scale(1.35); }

/* ---------- Callout band ---------- */
.band {
  background: var(--navy); color: #fff; text-align: center; padding: 80px 0;
}
.band h2 { color: #fff; }
.band p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); max-width: 60ch; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.podcast-player { margin: 28px auto 0; max-width: 640px; }
.podcast-player iframe { display: block; width: 100%; }
/* Calendly scheduler framed in white so its light UI reads on the navy band */
.calendly-embed {
  max-width: 760px; margin: 34px auto 0;
  background: #fff; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 50px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.consult-alt { margin: 20px auto 0; font-size: 0.9rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); }
.consult-alt a { color: #8fd0ee; }

/* ---------- Article ---------- */
.article-hero {
  background: var(--navy); color: #fff; padding: 96px 0 84px; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.article-hero::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(12,41,66,0.9), rgba(16,55,88,0.6));
}
.article-hero .hero-bg { opacity: 0.4; }
.article-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.article-hero .eyebrow { color: #8fd0ee; }
.article-hero h1 { color: #fff; max-width: 20ch; }
.article-hero .sub { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); font-size: 1.2rem; }
.prose { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }
.prose p { font-size: 1.08rem; color: #2b3946; }
.prose h2 { margin-top: 1.6em; }
.prose h3 { color: var(--navy); margin-top: 1.4em; }
.prose blockquote {
  margin: 1.6em 0; padding: 8px 0 8px 26px; border-left: 3px solid var(--alps-blue);
  font-size: 1.18rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--navy); line-height: 1.5;
}
.prose .pull {
  font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); text-align: center;
  margin: 1.8em 0;
}
.laws { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 2em 0; counter-reset: law; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.laws li {
  display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: baseline;
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 20px 24px;
}
.laws li::before {
  counter-increment: law; content: counter(law);
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--alps-blue); font-size: 1.4rem; min-width: 28px;
}
.laws .law-name { text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.laws .law-desc { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.98rem; }

.sml-steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; margin: 2em 0; }
.sml-step { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 26px 22px; text-align: center; }
.sml-step .k { font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--alps-blue); font-weight: 700; }
.sml-step h3 { color: var(--navy); margin: 8px 0 6px; }
.sml-step p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.94rem; margin: 0; }

/* related articles */
.related { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

/* ---------- Footer ----------
   Big-four consulting register: a deep field under a thin brand-blue accent,
   a masthead row (wordmark + one-line statement), four hairline-separated
   link columns, an affiliations strip, and a small legal bar. Structure over
   ornament; hairlines carry the grid. */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
  padding: 0 0 36px;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--alps-hero);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.footer-masthead {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 56px 0 36px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
}
.footer-logo { height: 44px; width: auto; filter: brightness(0) invert(1); align-self: center; }
.footer-statement {
  margin: 0; max-width: 52ch;
  font-size: 0.98rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.66);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 40px 48px;
  padding: 44px 0 48px;
}
.footer-col h4 {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.16em; margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.footer-col a { display: block; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78); font-size: 0.9rem; padding: 6px 0; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* Affiliations: the marks sit on their own hairline-bounded strip. */
.footer-affiliations {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 26px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
}
.footer-affiliations img { height: 22px; filter: brightness(0) invert(1); opacity: 0.8; }
.footer-affiliations a:hover img { opacity: 1; }
/* Colored partner mark: a white plaque keeps it legible on the navy.
   Declared after the invert rule so the filter does not white it out. */
.footer-badge { background: #fff; border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 7px 11px; display: inline-flex; }
.footer-affiliations .footer-badge img { height: 28px; width: auto; filter: none; opacity: 1; }
.footer-affiliations .footer-award img { height: 56px; filter: none; opacity: 1; }

.footer-legal {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
  font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
}
.footer-legal-links { display: flex; gap: 26px; }
.footer-legal-links a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
.footer-legal-links a:hover { color: #fff; }

/* ---------- Platform / advisor landing page ---------- */
.platform-hero {
  color: #fff; text-align: center;
  padding: 116px 0 104px;
  background: linear-gradient(146deg, #2ea3f2 0%, #2299ce 45%, #103758 100%);
  background-size: 220% 220%;
  animation: alps-gradient 16s ease infinite;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--alps-blue);
}
.platform-hero .eyebrow { color: #d6f0fb; }
.platform-hero h1 { color: #fff; max-width: 20ch; margin: 0 auto 22px; text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(12, 41, 66, 0.35); }
.platform-hero .lead { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92); max-width: 62ch; margin: 0 auto; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.3rem); }
.platform-hero .hero-actions { justify-content: center; margin-top: 34px; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .platform-hero { animation: none; } }

/* Compact value tiles (accelerators, outcomes) */
.mini-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(212px, 1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.mini {
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: #fff;
  padding: 26px 24px;
  transition: border-color 150ms var(--ease), box-shadow 150ms var(--ease);
}
.mini:hover { border-color: #c3d0d8; box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.mini .accent-bar { width: 34px; height: 3px; background: var(--alps-blue); border-radius: 2px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.mini h3 { font-size: 1.06rem; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.mini p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 0; }

/* Tags (Board priorities, markets): squared per the design system, not pills */
.tag-grid { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 6px; }
.tag {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  padding: 11px 17px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fff; font-size: 0.92rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--navy);
  transition: border-color 150ms var(--ease), box-shadow 150ms var(--ease);
}
.tag:hover { border-color: #c3d0d8; box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.tag::before { content: ""; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--alps-blue); flex: none; }

/* Executive role badges */
.role-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; }
.role {
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: #fff;
  padding: 26px 18px; text-align: center;
}
.role .role-abbr { font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--alps-blue); letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
.role .role-full { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 8px; }

/* Industry grid */
.industry-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 1fr)); gap: 14px; }
.industry {
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: #fff;
  padding: 18px 20px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--navy); font-size: 0.95rem;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  transition: border-color 150ms var(--ease), box-shadow 150ms var(--ease);
}
.industry:hover { border-color: #c3d0d8; box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.industry .dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--alps-blue); flex: none; }

/* Contrast: conventional path vs the ALPS model */
.contrast { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; margin-top: 8px; }
.contrast-col { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: #fff; padding: 30px 28px; }
.contrast-col.is-alps { border-color: var(--alps-blue); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.contrast-col .k { font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-weight: 700; color: var(--muted); }
.contrast-col.is-alps .k { color: var(--alps-blue); }
.contrast-col h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--navy); margin: 8px 0 18px; }
.contrast-col ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.contrast-col li { padding-left: 24px; position: relative; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.96rem; }
.contrast-col li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 8px; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--line); }
.contrast-col.is-alps li { color: var(--ink); }
.contrast-col.is-alps li::before { background: var(--alps-blue); }

.sub-eyebrow { font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-weight: 600; color: var(--muted); margin: 40px 0 16px; }

/* ---------- Advisor Insights (blog) ---------- */
/* Index list: text-forward rows, one per entry. */
.insight-list { display: grid; gap: 20px; }
.insight-item {
  display: block; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 30px 32px;
  transition: border-color 150ms var(--ease), box-shadow 150ms var(--ease);
}
.insight-item:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); border-color: var(--alps-blue); }
.insight-item-meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 20px; margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-weight: 600; color: var(--muted);
}
.insight-item-meta .topic { color: var(--alps-blue); font-weight: 700; }
.insight-item h3 { color: var(--navy); font-size: 1.32rem; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.insight-item p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.98rem; max-width: 78ch; }
.insight-item .card-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 14px; }

/* Entry header meta line, sitting under the hero sub-headline. */
.insight-meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 22px; margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-weight: 600;
}
.article-hero .insight-meta span { color: #8fd0ee; font-size: 11px; }

/* Every insight opens with this summary block, before the argument. */
.insight-summary {
  background: var(--bg-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 30px 32px; margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.insight-summary h2 {
  margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--alps-blue); font-weight: 700;
}
.insight-summary p { font-size: 1.02rem; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.insight-summary ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.insight-summary li { position: relative; padding-left: 22px; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1rem; }
.insight-summary li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 9px;
  width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--alps-blue);
}

/* Situation / Complication / Resolution / Value Proposition headings. */
.scr { margin-top: 2.4em; padding-top: 1.6em; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.scr .scr-k {
  font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--alps-blue); margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.scr h2 { margin: 0; }

/* Headline figures inside an insight. */
.stat-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; margin: 2em 0; }
.stat { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 22px 20px; text-align: center; }
.stat-num { font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.stat-label { font-size: 0.84rem; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 8px; }

/* Sequence chips (Discover -> Understand -> ...). */
.flow { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin: 2em 0; }
.flow-step {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px; padding: 9px 18px; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy);
}
.flow-step:first-child { border-color: var(--alps-blue); color: var(--alps-blue); }
.flow-arrow { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }

.prose ul.checks { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 1.6em 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.prose ul.checks li { position: relative; padding-left: 26px; font-size: 1.04rem; color: #2b3946; }
.prose ul.checks li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 7px;
  width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--alps-blue);
}
.prose .sources { font-size: 0.86rem; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 2.4em; padding-top: 1.4em; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

/* Lead-capture CTA that closes an insight: a contained, rounded card rather
   than a full-bleed band. The gradient and rounded corners live on the inner
   wrap so the section keeps whitespace around the card. */
.lead-cta { padding: 60px 20px; }
.lead-cta .wrap {
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--navy-deep) 0%, var(--navy) 60%, #16527f 100%);
  color: #fff; border-radius: 14px;
  max-width: 640px; padding: 48px 40px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -24px rgba(16, 55, 88, 0.5);
}
.lead-cta .eyebrow { color: #8fd0ee; }
.lead-cta h2 { color: #fff; }
.lead-cta .lead { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); max-width: 46ch; margin: 0 auto; }
.lead-form { margin: 26px auto 0; max-width: 440px; }
.lead-fields { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
.lead-form input[type="email"], .lead-form input[type="text"] {
  width: 100%; padding: 14px 16px; border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: #fff; font-family: var(--font); font-size: 0.98rem;
}
.lead-form input::placeholder { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }
.lead-form input:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--alps-blue); outline-offset: 1px; }
.lead-form .btn { margin-top: 16px; width: 100%; }
.lead-honey { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; opacity: 0; }
.lead-note { min-height: 1.2em; margin-top: 16px; font-size: 0.95rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); }
.lead-note.is-ok { color: #8fd0ee; font-weight: 600; }
.lead-note.is-error { color: #ffd9a8; }
.lead-note a { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }
.lead-fineprint { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }
.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}

.insight-back { padding: 0 24px 8px; }
.insight-back a { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--alps-blue); }
.insight-back a::before { content: "\2190 "; }

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .section { padding: 64px 0; }
  .triad, .cards, .features, .sml-steps, .contrast, .stat-row, .paths-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  /* Touch scrolling covers navigation; the dots still show position. */
  .quote-carousel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .quote-arrow { display: none; }
  .quote-slide { padding: 34px 26px 32px; }
  .quote-slide p { font-size: 1.12rem; }
  .insight-item, .insight-summary { padding: 26px 22px; }
  .lead-fields { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .platform-hero { padding: 88px 0 76px; }
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .split.reverse .split-media { order: 0; }
  .hero { padding: 90px 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .footer-legal { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}