:root{
  --red:#AF2324;
  --red-dark:#7C1A1B;
  --gold:#D8A23E;
  --gold-light:#E8C077;
  --ink:#1E1E22;
  --ink-soft:#3A3A3F;
  --paper:#F7F4EE;
  --paper-dim:#ECE7DC;
  --white:#FFFFFF;
  --green:#1F8A5F;
  --line: rgba(30,30,34,0.12);
  --shadow: 0 20px 40px -20px rgba(30,30,34,0.35);
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{
  font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;
  background:var(--paper);
  color:var(--ink);
  line-height:1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;height:auto;}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}
.mono{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;}
.container{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
.eyebrow{
  font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;
  font-size:12px;
  letter-spacing:0.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--red-dark);
  font-weight:600;
}
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible{ outline:3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset:2px; }

/* HEADER */
header{
  position:sticky; top:0; z-index:50;
  background:rgba(30,30,34,0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.nav-wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:14px 24px;max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;color:var(--white);}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;}
.brand img{width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;}
.brand-word{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:19px;color:var(--white);}
.brand-word span{color:var(--gold);}
nav.links{display:flex;gap:28px;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;}
nav.links a{opacity:0.75;transition:opacity .2s;color:var(--white);}
nav.links a:hover{opacity:1;}
@media (max-width:760px){ nav.links{display:none;} }

.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;padding:13px 22px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;cursor:pointer;border:none;transition:transform .15s, box-shadow .15s;}
.btn:hover{transform:translateY(-1px);}
.btn-primary{background:var(--red);color:var(--white);box-shadow:0 10px 24px -10px rgba(175,35,36,0.6);}
.btn-dark{background:var(--ink);color:var(--white);}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;border:1.5px solid var(--ink);color:var(--ink);}

/* ARTICLE */
.article-hero{background:var(--ink);color:var(--white);padding:56px 0 44px;}
.article-hero .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-light);}
.article-hero h1{font-size:clamp(28px,5vw,42px);font-weight:700;margin:14px 0 16px;color:var(--white);}
.article-hero p.lead{font-size:17px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);max-width:640px;}
.article-meta{margin-top:20px;font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.55);font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;}

article{padding:56px 0;}
article h2{font-size:24px;margin:40px 0 14px;color:var(--ink);}
article h2:first-child{margin-top:0;}
article h3{font-size:18px;margin:26px 0 10px;color:var(--ink);}
article p{font-size:16.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px;}
article ul, article ol{margin:0 0 16px 22px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:16.5px;}
article li{margin-bottom:8px;}
article strong{color:var(--ink);}

.callout{background:var(--paper-dim);border-left:4px solid var(--gold);border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;}
.callout p{margin:0;font-size:15.5px;}

.stage-card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:22px 24px;margin:20px 0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);}
.stage-card .badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:8px;background:var(--red);color:var(--white);font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10px;}
.stage-card h3{margin-top:0;}
.stage-card .meta-tag{display:inline-block;background:var(--ink);color:var(--gold-light);font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12.5px;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;margin:8px 0 12px;}

.cta-box{background:var(--ink);color:var(--white);border-radius:20px;padding:40px 32px;text-align:center;margin:48px 0 0;}
.cta-box h3{color:var(--white);font-size:24px;margin-bottom:10px;}
.cta-box p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);margin-bottom:22px;font-size:15.5px;}

.breadcrumb{font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:18px;}
.breadcrumb a{color:var(--red-dark);font-weight:600;}

/* FOOTER */
footer{background:var(--ink);color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);padding:40px 0 24px;font-size:14px;}
.footer-grid{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;padding-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;}
.footer-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;}
.footer-brand img{width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;}
.footer-links{display:flex;gap:20px;}
.footer-links a{opacity:0.8;}
.footer-links a:hover{opacity:1;}
.footer-bottom{max-width:1180px;margin:16px auto 0;padding:0 24px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;font-size:12.5px;opacity:0.6;}
@media (max-width:640px){ .footer-bottom{flex-direction:column;} }