/* Velox Growth Partners. Navy, warm paper and brass; local system fonts. */

:root {
  --navy: #0e1622;          /* hero / header ground */
  --navy-soft: #16202f;
  --paper: #f3efe6;         /* approved warm ivory */
  --panel: #e9e3d7;
  --ink: #1c2430;
  --ink-soft: #55606e;
  --line: #d4cbbb;
  --line-dark: #26313f;
  --brass: #a8813f;         /* accent */
  --brass-bright: #c29a52;
  --on-dark: #f4f1ea;
  --on-dark-soft: #aab3bf;
  --provisional-bg: #fff7db;
  --provisional-line: #e0c460;
  --max: 1040px;
  --serif: "Playfair Display", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
}

a { color: var(--brass); }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--brass-bright);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  background: var(--brass);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 1rem; top: 1rem; z-index: 10; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 1.5rem; }

/* ---------- Header: dark, quiet, letterspaced (Kadenwood-style) ---------- */
header.site {
  background: var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}
header.site .wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-top: 1.35rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.35rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.wordmark {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--on-dark);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.wordmark span { color: var(--brass-bright); }
nav.site a {
  color: var(--on-dark-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-left: 1.75rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
nav.site a:hover, nav.site a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--on-dark); }

/* ---------- Hero: full dark, serif display, grid texture ---------- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 75% 10%, rgba(168, 129, 63, 0.13), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--navy);
  background-size: auto, 72px 72px, 72px 72px, auto;
  color: var(--on-dark);
  padding: 6.5rem 0 6rem;
}
.kicker {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}
.kicker::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 2.6rem;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  max-width: 15em;
}
.hero .support {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--on-dark-soft);
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
}
.hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }

.cta {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--brass);
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 0.95rem 1.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.cta:hover { background: var(--brass-bright); border-color: var(--brass-bright); }
.cta.ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--on-dark);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 241, 234, 0.35);
}
.cta.ghost:hover { border-color: var(--on-dark); background: rgba(244,241,234,0.06); }
.cta-note { display: block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1.1rem; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--on-dark-soft); }

/* ---------- Sections ---------- */
section { padding: 4.5rem 0; }
section + section { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
section h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.2vw, 2.3rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
}
section p { max-width: 44rem; }
.alt { background: var(--panel); }

.section-kicker {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.section-kicker::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}

/* ---------- Illustrative workflow: dark panel, connected steps ---------- */
.workflow-section { background: var(--navy); color: var(--on-dark); }
.workflow-section h2 { color: var(--on-dark); }
.workflow-label {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 154, 82, 0.5);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.95rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
ol.workflow {
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: step;
  margin: 2.5rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}
ol.workflow li {
  counter-increment: step;
  position: relative;
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}
/* numbered node sitting on the connector line */
ol.workflow li::before {
  content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.85rem;
  left: 0;
  background: var(--navy);
  padding-right: 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  line-height: 1;
}
ol.workflow li strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--on-dark);
}
ol.workflow li span {
  color: var(--on-dark-soft);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.65;
  display: block;
}
/* the human-review step reads as the governed checkpoint */
ol.workflow li.review { border-top: 2px solid var(--brass); }
ol.workflow li.review::before { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.review-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}
.workflow-caption {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--on-dark-soft);
  max-width: 46rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--line-dark);
  padding-left: 1rem;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  ol.workflow { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; margin-left: 0.85rem; }
  ol.workflow li {
    border-top: none;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding: 0 0 2.2rem 1.75rem;
  }
  ol.workflow li::before {
    top: -0.3rem;
    left: -0.85rem;
    padding: 0 0 0.5rem;
  }
  ol.workflow li.review { border-left: 2px solid var(--brass); }
}

/* ---------- Process ---------- */
ol.process { margin: 1.5rem 0 0; padding-left: 1.3rem; max-width: 44rem; }
ol.process li { margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
ol.process li::marker { color: var(--brass); font-weight: 600; }
ol.process li strong { color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- Provisional marker — remove class + block before publication ---------- */
.provisional {
  background: var(--provisional-bg);
  border: 1px dashed var(--provisional-line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  max-width: 44rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.provisional::before {
  content: "Draft for review";
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a6d1a;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer.site {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--on-dark-soft);
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}
footer.site a { color: var(--on-dark-soft); }
footer.site a:hover { color: var(--on-dark); }

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero { padding: 4rem 0 3.5rem; }
  nav.site a { margin-left: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
  section { padding: 3.25rem 0; }
}

/* Foundation pass: system fonts, contrast, process detail and accessible motion. */
:root { --brass: #795920; --brass-bright: #c29a52; }
.cta:hover { background: #664a19; border-color: #664a19; }
.legal-links { display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:1.4rem; }
.delivery { list-style:none; counter-reset:delivery; padding:0; margin:3rem 0; }
.delivery li { counter-increment:delivery; display:grid; grid-template-columns:4rem 1fr; gap:1.5rem; padding:2rem 0; border-top:1px solid var(--line); }
.delivery li::before { content:counter(delivery, decimal-leading-zero); font:2rem var(--serif); color:var(--brass); }
.delivery h3 { font:1.5rem var(--serif); margin:0 0 .8rem; }
.delivery p { margin:.6rem 0; }
.deliverable { padding-left:1rem; border-left:2px solid var(--brass); }
.legal-copy h2 { margin-top:2.5rem; }
.legal-copy dt { font-weight:600; margin-top:1rem; }
.legal-copy dd { margin-left:0; }
nav.site { display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:1rem 1.5rem; }
nav.site a { margin-left:0; padding:.4rem 0; }
.wordmark { line-height:1.6; }
.cta { overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
.hero .wrap { animation:arrive .35s ease-out; }
@keyframes arrive { from { opacity:.6; transform:translateY(8px); } to { opacity:1; transform:none; } }
@media(max-width:600px) { .delivery li { grid-template-columns:2rem 1fr; gap:1rem; } .wordmark { letter-spacing:.18em; } }
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) { html { scroll-behavior:auto; } *, *::before, *::after { animation:none !important; transition:none !important; } }

.service-list { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); gap:2rem; margin-top:3rem; }
.service-list article { border-top:1px solid var(--line); padding-top:1.5rem; }
.service-list h3, .example h3 { font:1.65rem/1.25 var(--serif); margin:.5rem 0 1rem; }
.example { padding:3rem 0; border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark); margin-top:2rem; }
.example:last-child { padding-bottom:0; }
.example p { color:var(--on-dark-soft); }
.example .example-category { color:var(--brass-bright); margin:0 0 .5rem; }
.example .workflow-label { margin-bottom:1rem; }
form { max-width:44rem; margin-top:2rem; }
label { display:block; margin:1.1rem 0 .35rem; font-weight:600; }
label span, .form-note { font-size:.9rem; font-weight:400; color:var(--ink-soft); }
input, select, textarea { width:100%; max-width:100%; padding:.8rem; font:inherit; color:var(--ink); background:var(--paper); border:1px solid #727b86; border-radius:3px; }
textarea { resize:vertical; }
input:focus-visible, select:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible { outline:3px solid var(--brass); outline-offset:2px; }
.form-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:1.25rem; }
.form-trap { position:absolute; width:1px; height:1px; overflow:hidden; clip-path:inset(50%); }
button { cursor:pointer; }
button:disabled { opacity:.65; cursor:wait; }
#form-status { font-weight:600; }
@media(max-width:820px) { .service-list { grid-template-columns:1fr; } }
@media(max-width:600px) { .form-grid { grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:0; } }

/* Restrained advisory composition. */
.hero { background:var(--navy); }
.hero .kicker { color:var(--brass-bright); }
.hero h1 { max-width:950px; font-size:clamp(2.5rem,5.1vw,4.2rem); line-height:1.12; }
.hero p { max-width:43rem; color:var(--on-dark-soft); font-size:1.15rem; }
.hero a:not(.cta) { color:var(--brass-bright); }
.breadcrumb { padding-top:1.5rem; font-size:.9rem; }
section h3 { font:1.55rem/1.3 var(--serif); margin:2rem 0 .7rem; max-width:44rem; }
section h3 a { color:inherit; text-decoration-thickness:1px; text-underline-offset:.3em; }
section h3 a:hover { color:var(--brass); }
section li { max-width:44rem; margin-bottom:.65rem; }
@media(max-width:600px) { .hero h1 { font-size:2.65rem; } }

/* Launch pass (2026-10-05): Get Reply Flow footer line and legal page date. */
footer.site .sister { margin: 0.4rem 0 1rem; }
footer.site .sister a { color: var(--on-dark); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.legal-copy .updated { margin-top: 2.5rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.9rem; }