/* Awardlight: the Desklight system (Newsreader + Inter, dark base with cream sections),
   with a red, white and blue accent in place of Desklight's crimson. */
:root {
  --navy: #0e1a33;
  --navy-2: #16264a;
  --navy-3: #1d3160;
  --navy-rule: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  --on-navy: #f5f2ec;
  --on-navy-dim: #aeb6c8;
  --cream: #f5f2ec;
  --cream-2: #ece7dc;
  --cream-ink: #22252b;
  --cream-dim: #5c5f6b;
  --cream-rule: #d8d2c5;
  --red: #b22234;
  --red-dark: #941b2b;
  --blue: #3c3b6e;
  --blue-bright: #5d6fb8;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --wrap: 1120px;
  --gutter: clamp(16px, 4vw, 40px);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 76px; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--on-navy);
  font: 16px/1.6 var(--sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
h1, h2, h3, p, ul, ol, dl, figure { margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { text-wrap: balance; }
a { color: inherit; }
img, svg { max-width: 100%; }
::selection { background: var(--red); color: var(--white); }

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

.skip {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 8px;
  background: var(--white); color: var(--navy); padding: 8px 12px; z-index: 20;
}
.skip:focus { left: 8px; }

:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--white); outline-offset: 3px; }
.band-cream :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--red); }

/* ---------- brand ---------- */
.brand {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.35rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--on-navy);
}
.brand-mark { display: inline-flex; gap: 3px; height: 18px; align-items: stretch; }
.brand-mark i { display: block; width: 4px; border-radius: 1px; }
.brand-mark i:nth-child(1) { background: var(--red); }
.brand-mark i:nth-child(2) { background: var(--white); }
.brand-mark i:nth-child(3) { background: var(--blue-bright); }

/* ---------- nav ---------- */
.nav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10;
  background: rgba(14, 26, 51, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy-rule);
}
.nav-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; height: 64px; gap: 16px; }
.nav nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; font-size: 0.92rem; }
.nav nav a:not(.btn) { color: var(--on-navy-dim); text-decoration: none; }
.nav nav a:not(.btn):hover { color: var(--on-navy); }

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  min-height: 46px; padding: 0 20px; border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--red); color: var(--white);
  font: 500 0.98rem/1 var(--sans); text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--red); cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--red-dark); border-color: var(--red-dark); }
.btn-small { min-height: 38px; padding: 0 14px; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; border-color: var(--navy-rule); color: var(--on-navy); }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--navy-2); border-color: var(--navy-rule); }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero { padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 104px) 0 clamp(56px, 8vw, 112px); }
.hero-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: center;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5.4vw, 4.4rem); line-height: 1.03; letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  max-width: 13ch; text-wrap: wrap;
}
.lede { margin-top: 24px; max-width: 56ch; font-size: 1.12rem; color: var(--on-navy-dim); }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 32px; }
.hero-note {
  margin-top: 40px; max-width: 52ch; padding-left: 14px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--red); color: var(--on-navy-dim); font-size: 0.95rem;
}

/* The notice: the one bold element on the page */
.notice {
  background: var(--cream); color: var(--cream-ink);
  border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.notice::before {   /* flag-stripe edge */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: 6px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--red) 0 33.3%, var(--white) 33.3% 66.6%, var(--blue) 66.6% 100%);
}
.notice-tag {
  padding: 22px 32px 0 38px; font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--cream-dim);
}
/* three steps joined by a line: posted, matched, prepared */
.flow {
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 22px 32px 30px 38px;
  counter-reset: flow; display: grid; gap: 26px;
}
.flow li { counter-increment: flow; position: relative; padding-left: 56px; min-height: 40px; }
.flow li::before {
  content: counter(flow);
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: -2px; width: 38px; height: 38px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: var(--red); color: var(--white);
  font: 500 1.2rem/1 var(--serif);
}
.flow li:not(:last-child)::after {   /* connector to the next step */
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 18px; top: 40px; bottom: -24px;
  width: 2px; background: var(--cream-rule);
}
.flow h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.flow p { margin-top: 4px; font-size: 0.97rem; color: var(--cream-dim); max-width: 34ch; }
/* single orchestrated moment: the steps light up in order */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .js .flow li { opacity: 0.25; transition: opacity 0.4s ease; }
  .js .flow li.on { opacity: 1; }
}

/* ---------- bands ---------- */
.band { padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 112px) 0; }
.band-cream { background: var(--cream); color: var(--cream-ink); }
.band-navy { background: var(--navy); color: var(--on-navy); border-top: 1px solid var(--navy-rule); }
.section-title {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.9rem); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.band-cream p, .band-cream li { color: var(--cream-ink); }
.small { font-size: 0.9rem; }

/* how it works: a real sequence, so it's numbered */
.steps {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin-top: 48px; counter-reset: step;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px);
}
.steps li { counter-increment: step; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-rule); padding-top: 20px; }
.steps li::before {
  content: counter(step); display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.6rem; line-height: 1; color: var(--red); margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.steps h3 { font: 600 1.05rem/1.35 var(--sans); }
.steps p { margin-top: 8px; color: var(--cream-dim); font-size: 0.97rem; }

/* roles */
.roles-grid { margin-top: 40px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--navy-rule); border-radius: 6px; }
.role { padding: 28px clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px); }
.role + .role { border-left: 1px solid var(--navy-rule); }
.role h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.role:first-child h3 { color: var(--white); }
.role ul { margin-top: 14px; padding-left: 18px; display: grid; gap: 8px; color: var(--on-navy-dim); }
.role li::marker { color: var(--red); }
.roles-note { margin-top: 28px; max-width: 70ch; color: var(--on-navy-dim); }

/* pricing */
.price-line {
  margin-top: 28px; max-width: 26ch;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.price-points { margin-top: 32px; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 14px; max-width: 64ch; }
.price-points li { padding-left: 18px; border-left: 2px solid var(--cream-rule); color: var(--cream-dim); }

/* form */
.qualify { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 6fr); gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: start; }
.qualify-intro p { margin-top: 16px; color: var(--on-navy-dim); max-width: 44ch; }
.qualify-intro .small { margin-top: 20px; }
.form { display: grid; gap: 18px; background: var(--navy-2); padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px); border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid var(--navy-rule); }
.field { display: grid; gap: 6px; min-width: 0; }
.field-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; }
label, legend { font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--on-navy); }
.opt { font-weight: 400; color: var(--on-navy-dim); }
input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="tel"], input[type="url"], select, textarea {
  width: 100%; min-height: 44px; padding: 10px 12px;
  background: var(--navy); color: var(--on-navy);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22); border-radius: 5px;
  font: 400 1rem/1.4 var(--sans);
}
textarea { resize: vertical; }
input::placeholder, textarea::placeholder { color: #7f88a0; }
input:focus-visible, select:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--white); outline-offset: 1px; border-color: transparent; }
.field.invalid input, .field.invalid select, .field.invalid textarea { border-color: #ff8a96; }
.certs { border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 18px; }
.certs legend { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.certs label, .consent { font-weight: 400; color: var(--on-navy-dim); display: inline-flex; gap: 8px; align-items: flex-start; }
.consent { font-size: 0.88rem; }
.consent a { color: var(--on-navy); }
input[type="checkbox"] { width: 18px; height: 18px; margin: 2px 0 0; accent-color: var(--red); flex: none; }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.btn-submit { justify-self: start; }
.form-status { min-height: 1.4em; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.form-status.ok { color: #b9e4c3; }
.form-status.err { color: #ffb3bb; }

/* faq */
.faq > * { max-width: 820px; }
.faq details { border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-rule); }
.faq details:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-rule); }
.faq h2 { margin-bottom: 28px; }
.faq summary {
  list-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 20px 36px 20px 0; position: relative;
  font: 500 1.08rem/1.4 var(--sans); color: var(--cream-ink);
}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary::after {
  content: "+"; position: absolute; right: 4px; top: 16px;
  font: 400 1.5rem/1 var(--serif); color: var(--red);
}
.faq details[open] summary::after { content: "\2212"; }
.faq details p { padding: 0 0 22px; max-width: 70ch; color: var(--cream-dim); }

/* footer */
.footer { background: #0a1428; border-top: 1px solid var(--navy-rule); padding: 40px 0 48px; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--on-navy-dim); }
.footer-inner { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.footer .brand-foot { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.footer a { color: var(--on-navy); }

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .hero-grid, .qualify { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero h1 { max-width: 16ch; }
  .notice { max-width: 560px; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .nav nav a:not(.btn) { display: none; }
  .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .notice-tag { padding: 18px 20px 0 26px; }
  .flow { padding: 18px 20px 24px 26px; }
  .roles-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .role + .role { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--navy-rule); }
  .field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .nav .btn-small { padding: 0 10px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
  .brand { font-size: 1.2rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .btn { transition: none; }
}