:root {
    --ink:         #1C2340;
    --ink-soft:    #565D78;
    /* Signal orange, chosen 11 Sep 2026.
       base   decorative and large type only (3.24 on white, 2.82 on warm)
       ink    every link and every piece of small text on a light ground
       lift   accent text on the navy grounds (4.76 on navy)             */
    --accent:      #FF5227;   /* marks, rules, underlines, display type, fills */
    --accent-ink:  #BF3D1D;   /* links and small text: 5.36 white : 4.67 warm  */
    --accent-lift: #FF5227;   /* on navy: 4.76                                  */
    --accent-on:   #1C2340;   /* text sitting ON an accent fill: 4.76           */
    --paper:       #FFFFFF;
    --paper-warm:  #F2EFE9;
    --on-dark:     #F2EFE9;   /* text on navy. Was #C9CDDC, which read as a tint of the ground */
    --rule:        rgba(28, 35, 64, 0.14);
    --rule-dark:   rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);

    --max-w:   1240px;
    --pad-x:   clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px);
    --measure: 62ch;
    --overlap:  clamp(18px, 9.5vw, 152px);

    /* CHANGE 3 — three spacing values, used unevenly */
    --space-tight:  clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
    --space:        clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px);
    --space-breath: clamp(96px, 15vh, 168px);

    --font: 'Cabinet Grotesk', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  }

  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    font-family: var(--font);
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
  a { color: inherit; }
  h1, h2, h3 { text-wrap: balance; }
  :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent-ink); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 1px; }

  .inner { max-width: var(--max-w); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--pad-x); }

  /* body links on light grounds */
  .prose a {
    color: var(--accent-ink);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
    text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  }
  .prose a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }

  /* ── NAV ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .nav { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.94); }
  @supports (backdrop-filter: blur(8px)) {
    .nav { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); }
  }
  .nav-inner {
    max-width: var(--max-w); margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 20px var(--pad-x);
    display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .nav-wordmark {
    font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.15rem; text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em; display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 9px;
  }
  .nav-wordmark::before {
    content: ''; width: 9px; height: 9px; background: var(--accent);
    flex: none; transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .nav-links { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: clamp(14px, 2.5vw, 32px); flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 500; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); }
  .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { box-shadow: 0 2px 0 0 var(--accent); padding-bottom: 4px; }

  /* ── HERO ────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* v4: balanced two-column composition.
     - photo is flush with the top of the hero, directly under the nav
     - photo width ~= left column width
     - photo height is driven by the left column, so both finish level
     - headline extends past its column into the photo's clear upper-left
       zone, which is 39-44% clear across the top 40% of the frame        */
  .hero { padding: 0 0 var(--space); }

  .hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.04fr) minmax(0, 0.96fr);
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .hero-left {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;                      /* sits over the photo */
    padding: clamp(26px, 4.5vh, 54px) 0 clamp(20px, 3.5vh, 40px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: clamp(18px, 2.6vh, 28px);
  }

  .hero-heading {
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 4.1rem);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    /* the overlap. Capped so the longest line stays inside the clear zone. */
    width: calc(100% + var(--overlap));
    max-width: none;
  }
  @media (min-width: 901px) {
    .hero-heading span { display: block; width: max-content; max-width: 100%; }
  }

  /* Labels are sentence case at body size, no uppercase, no tracking:
     see site-design-brief.md. */
  .hero-eyebrow {
    font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-soft);
    padding-top: 6px; border-top: 2px solid var(--accent);
    align-self: flex-start;
  }

  .hero-intro { max-width: 42ch; }
  .hero-intro p { font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 1.35vw, 1.16rem); line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 0.85em; }
  .hero-intro p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .hero-intro .whisper { font-size: 0.97rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .btn-orbit { margin-top: 2px; }

  .portrait {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 400px;
    align-self: stretch;
  }
  .portrait-img {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: 56% 10%;        /* keeps the clear left margin and her head */
    filter: grayscale(100%) contrast(1.16) brightness(0.96);
  }
  .portrait::after {                  /* navy duotone, from v2 */
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2;
    background: var(--ink); mix-blend-mode: color; pointer-events: none;
  }
  /* No scrim. Measured: the left 39-44% of the frame is clear background
     (luminance 209-215) across the top 40% of the image, which is exactly
     where the headline sits. Navy type reads cleanly on it. */
  /* accent rule marking the join, bottom edge only */
  .hero-rule {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    height: 2px; background: var(--accent);
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  /* ── SPLIT: warm ground, full width ──────────────── */
  /* CHANGE 1a — first change of ground */
  .split { background: var(--paper-warm); padding: var(--space) 0; }
  .split-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 210px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 88px);
    align-items: start;
  }
  /* CHANGE 5 — the margin is furnished, not empty */
  .split-label {
    color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500;
    position: sticky; top: 104px; align-self: start;
    padding-top: 6px; border-top: 2px solid var(--accent);
  }
  .split-body { max-width: var(--measure); }
  .split-body h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;
  }
  .split-body p { margin-bottom: 1.05em; }
  .split-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

  /* ── SERVICES: white, tight rows ─────────────────── */
  .services { padding: var(--space) 0 var(--space-tight); }
  .services-head {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 210px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 88px); align-items: start;
    margin-bottom: var(--space-tight);
  }
  .services-head h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.2vw, 2.7rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 20ch;
  }
  /* CHANGE 8 — hairline rules replace the 01/02/03 numerals */
  .service-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 210px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(10px, 5vw, 88px);
    padding: var(--space-tight) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-items: start;
  }
  .service-row:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .service-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.8vw, 1.5rem); font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .service-eyebrow {
    font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent-ink); margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .service-desc { max-width: 54ch; }
  .service-desc p { margin-bottom: 0.7em; }
  .service-desc a {
    font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent-ink);
    text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  }

  /* ── STATEMENT: navy, full width, the anchor ─────── */
  /* CHANGE 1b + CHANGE 4 — the dark register, with real breath */
  .statement {
    background: var(--ink); color: #fff;
    padding: var(--space-breath) 0;
  }
  .statement p {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.6vw, 4rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.025em; max-width: 19ch;
  }
  .statement .lift { color: var(--accent-lift); }

  /* ── INSIGHTS: white, tight ──────────────────────── */
  .insights { padding: var(--space) 0 var(--space); }
  .insights-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 210px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 88px); align-items: start;
  }
  .insights-list { list-style: none; }
  .insights-list li { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .insights-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .insights-list a {
    display: block; padding: 20px 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.35rem); font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -0.01em; text-decoration: none;
  }
  .insights-list a:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); }
  .insights-all {
    display: inline-block; margin-top: 22px; font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  }

  /* ── CLOSING + FOOTER: navy, continuous ──────────── */
  /* CHANGE 1c — the page ends dark */
  .closing { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; padding: var(--space) 0 var(--space-tight); }
  .closing-grid {
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px); flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .closing h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 16ch;
  }
  .closing p { color: var(--on-dark); margin-top: 14px; max-width: 40ch; }
  .closing .btn-orbit { margin-top: 0; --accent: var(--accent-lift); --accent-ink: var(--accent-lift); --accent-on: var(--ink); }
  .closing .services-nudge { margin-top: 18px; }

  .footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-dark); padding: var(--space-tight) 0; }
  .footer-inner {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-dark); padding-top: 24px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
  }
  .footer-links { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .footer-links a { text-decoration: none; }
  .footer-links a:hover { color: #fff; }

  /* ── CIRCULAR CTA (corrected) ────────────────────── */
  .btn-orbit {
    --size: clamp(150px, 16vw, 188px);
    position: relative; width: var(--size); height: var(--size);
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    text-decoration: none; border-radius: 50%;
  }
  /* FIX 1 — direct child only. The descendant selector in v2 also caught
     the arrow SVG inside .orbit-core and blew it up to fill the badge. */
  .btn-orbit > svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
  .btn-orbit .orbit-ring { animation: orbit 22s linear infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }
  .btn-orbit .orbit-text {
    fill: var(--accent-ink); font-size: 8.6px; font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: var(--font);
  }
  .orbit-core {
    position: relative;          /* FIX 1b — this is the containing block */
    width: 34%; height: 34%;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--accent-ink); border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    color: var(--accent-ink);
    transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  }
  .orbit-core svg { position: static; width: 44%; height: 44%; flex: none; }  /* FIX 1c */
  .btn-orbit:hover .orbit-core,
  .btn-orbit:focus-visible .orbit-core {
    background: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-on); transform: scale(1.08);
  }
  .btn-orbit:hover .orbit-ring { animation-play-state: paused; }
  @keyframes orbit { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .btn-orbit .orbit-ring { animation: none; }
    .btn-orbit:hover .orbit-core { transform: none; }
  }

  /* ── RESPONSIVE ──────────────────────────────────── */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    body { font-size: 18px; }
    .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .hero-left { padding-top: 22px; }
    .hero-heading { width: 100%; }
    /* Mobile portrait. iOS Safari collapses aspect-ratio to zero height on a
       grid item that is still align-self: stretch, which hid the photo entirely
       (16 Sep 2026). Explicit height instead: no aspect-ratio dependency. */
    .portrait {
      order: -1;                     /* first thing under the nav */
      align-self: start;
      min-height: 0;
      height: min(74vw, 400px);
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }
    .portrait::before { display: none; }
    .split-grid, .services-head, .service-row, .insights-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
    .split-label { position: static; display: inline-block; }
    .service-row { gap: 12px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .btn-orbit { --size: 150px; }
    .closing-grid { align-items: flex-start; }
  }

  /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     INNER PAGES
     The pages below keep their existing markup from the first build.
     These rules restyle that markup in the same system as the home
     page: light grounds, one accent, hairline rules, labels in the
     margin. Added 15 September 2026.
     ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

  /* ── Mobile nav toggle (kept from the first build) ── */
  .nav-toggle { display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; padding: 6px; }
  .nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--ink); border-radius: 2px; }
  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .nav-inner { align-items: center; }
    .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
    .nav-links { display: none; flex-basis: 100%; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; padding: 8px 0 4px; }
    .nav-links.is-open { display: flex; }
    .nav-links a { display: block; padding: 9px 0; font-size: 1.02rem; }
    .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { box-shadow: none; padding-bottom: 9px; color: var(--accent-ink); }
  }

  /* ── Shared page furniture ── */
  .bg-white { background: var(--paper); }
  .bg-off-white, .bg-warm { background: var(--paper-warm); }

  .page-header { padding: clamp(36px, 6vh, 74px) 0 var(--space-tight); }
  .page-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block; font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-soft);
    padding-top: 6px; border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .page-heading {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.6vw, 3.6rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.03; letter-spacing: -0.025em; max-width: 20ch;
  }

  .prose-section, .content-section, .intro, .services-section,
  .insights-section, .faq-section, .contact-section, .policy-content { padding: var(--space) 0; }

  .section-label {
    display: inline-block; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500;
    padding-top: 6px; border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .section-heading, .section-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin-bottom: 0.7em; max-width: 20ch;
  }
  .heading-lg { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 3.2rem); }
  .prose-section p, .content-section p, .section-body p,
  .intro-text p, .policy-section p, .section-intro p { max-width: var(--measure); margin-bottom: 1.05em; }
  .prose-section p:last-child, .content-section p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

  /* label sits in the margin on wide screens */
  @media (min-width: 901px) {
    .prose-section > .inner, .content-section > .inner {
      display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 210px) minmax(0, 1fr);
      column-gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 88px);
    }
    .prose-section > .inner > .section-label, .content-section > .inner > .section-label {
      grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1 / span 99; position: sticky; top: 104px; align-self: start; margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    .prose-section > .inner > :not(.section-label), .content-section > .inner > :not(.section-label) { grid-column: 2; }
  }

  /* ── Links and buttons ── */
  .inline-cta, .text-link, .article-readmore,
  .prose-section a, .content-section a, .policy-section a, .option-desc a,
  .faq-answer a, .contact-direct a, .intro-text a, .section-intro a, .service-body a {
    color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  }
  .inline-cta:hover, .text-link:hover, .prose-section a:hover,
  .content-section a:hover, .policy-section a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }

  .btn {
    display: inline-block; background: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-on);
    font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; padding: 14px 24px; border-radius: 2px;
    text-decoration: none; transition: transform 0.2s ease, filter 0.2s ease;
  }
  .btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); filter: brightness(1.05); }
  .btn-secondary {
    display: inline-block; background: transparent; color: var(--ink);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 12.5px 22px; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
  }
  .btn-secondary:hover { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; }

  /* ── About: intro with portrait ── */
  @media (min-width: 901px) {
    .intro > .inner {
      display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 420px);
      gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: start;
    }
  }
  .intro-photo-wrap { position: relative; }
  .intro-photo-wrap::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--ink);
    mix-blend-mode: color; pointer-events: none;
  }
  .intro-photo { width: 100%; height: auto; filter: grayscale(100%) contrast(1.14) brightness(0.97); }

  /* ── Services ── */
  .section-intro { margin-bottom: var(--space-tight); }
  .service-grid { display: block; }
  .service-card { padding: var(--space-tight) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .service-card:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .service-price {
    display: block; font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent-ink); margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .service-name {
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -0.015em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;
  }
  .service-who { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 60ch; margin-bottom: 1em; }
  .service-body { max-width: var(--measure); }
  .service-body p { margin-bottom: 0.9em; }
  .service-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .services-nudge { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: var(--measure); margin-top: var(--space-tight); }
  .grid-intro, .grid-outro { max-width: var(--measure); margin-bottom: 1.2em; }

  .card { padding: var(--space-tight) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .card-eyebrow {
    display: block; font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .card-title { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.16; margin-bottom: 0.4em; }

  .snapshot-grid, .principle-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
    gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px); margin-top: var(--space-tight);
  }
  .snapshot-head { margin-bottom: var(--space-tight); }
  .principle-card { border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-top: 16px; }
  .principle-name { font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.35em; }

  /* ── Contact ── */
  .contact-intro { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.3rem); max-width: var(--measure); margin-bottom: 1em; }
  .contact-intro-sub { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: var(--measure); margin-bottom: 0.6em; }
  .contact-options {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
    gap: clamp(22px, 3vw, 48px); margin-top: var(--space);
  }
  .contact-option { border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-top: 22px; }
  .contact-option.secondary { border-top-color: var(--rule); }
  .option-label {
    display: block; font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .option-heading { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 0.4em; }
  .option-desc { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 44ch; margin-bottom: 1.4em; }
  .contact-direct { margin-top: var(--space); color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .contact-option .btn-orbit { --size: clamp(140px, 13vw, 168px); margin-top: 4px; }
  .option-link {
    display: inline-block; font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent-ink);
    text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  }
  .option-link:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }

  /* ── FAQ accordion ── */
  .faq-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .faq-item h2 { font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0; }
  .faq-question {
    width: 100%; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; text-align: left;
    font-family: inherit; color: var(--ink);
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.35rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3;
    padding: 24px 0; display: flex; gap: 24px; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start;
  }
  .faq-question:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); }
  .faq-icon { position: relative; flex: none; width: 16px; height: 16px; margin-top: 7px; }
  .faq-icon::before, .faq-icon::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; background: var(--accent);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
  }
  .faq-icon::before { left: 0; top: 7px; width: 16px; height: 2px; }
  .faq-icon::after { left: 7px; top: 0; width: 2px; height: 16px; }
  .faq-question[aria-expanded="true"] .faq-icon::after { transform: rotate(90deg); opacity: 0; }
  .faq-answer { max-height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.3s ease; }
  .faq-answer-inner { padding-bottom: 28px; max-width: var(--measure); }
  .faq-answer-inner p { margin-bottom: 1em; }
  .faq-answer-inner p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

  /* ── Insights index ── */
  .article-list {
    list-style: none; display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(290px, 1fr));
    gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 52px);
  }
  .article-card {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 22px;
    text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  }
  .article-card:hover .article-title { color: var(--accent-ink); }
  .article-meta {
    font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink-soft); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .article-meta .dot { width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); }
  .article-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.9vw, 1.5rem); font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
  }
  .article-excerpt { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.98rem; margin-bottom: 1.2em; }
  .article-readmore {
    margin-top: auto; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.95rem;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; align-self: flex-start;
  }

  /* ── Insight articles ── */
  .article-header { padding: clamp(32px, 5vh, 66px) 0 var(--space-tight); }
  .breadcrumb {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; color: var(--ink-soft);
    text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.92rem; margin-bottom: 26px;
  }
  .breadcrumb:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); }
  .breadcrumb svg { transition: transform 0.18s ease; }
  .breadcrumb:hover svg { transform: translateX(-3px); }
  .article-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink-soft); padding-top: 6px; border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .article-eyebrow .dot { width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); }
  .article-eyebrow a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .article-eyebrow a:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); }
  .article-h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.4vw, 3.5rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.03; letter-spacing: -0.025em; max-width: 22ch;
  }
  .article-body { padding: var(--space-tight) 0 var(--space); }
  .article-body .inner > * { max-width: var(--measure); }
  .article-body p { margin-bottom: 1.1em; }
  .article-body .lead { font-size: clamp(1.14rem, 1.7vw, 1.34rem); line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.3em; }
  .article-body h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.015em; margin: 1.7em 0 0.6em;
  }
  .article-body a { color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
  .article-body a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
  .source-note {
    font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--ink-soft);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: 2.4em; padding-top: 1.3em;
  }
  .related { margin-top: 2.6em; padding-top: 1.6em; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .source-note + .related { border-top: 0; margin-top: 1.4em; padding-top: 0; }
  .article-body .related-heading {
    font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0 0 1.1em;
  }
  .related ul { list-style: none; }
  .related li { margin-bottom: 0.8em; }
  .article-body .related li a {
    font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none;
  }
  .article-body .related li a:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); }
  .article-body .related-services { font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.4em 0 0; }

  /* ── Closing band used by inner pages ── */
  .cta-band { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; padding: var(--space) 0; }
  .cta-band .inner { max-width: 820px; }
  .cta-band-heading {
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem); font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; max-width: 18ch;
  }
  .cta-band p { color: var(--on-dark); max-width: 52ch; margin-bottom: 1.7em; }
  .cta-band .btn { background: var(--accent-lift); color: var(--ink); }
  /* On the navy ground the ink shade drops to 2.86. Links inside any dark
     band use the lift shade instead, which clears AA at 4.76 on navy. */
  .cta-band, .statement, .closing { --accent-ink: var(--accent-lift); }

  /* ── Privacy ── */
  .policy-meta { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: var(--space-tight); }
  .policy-section { margin-bottom: var(--space-tight); }
  .policy-section:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .policy-section h2 { font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.12; margin-bottom: 0.5em; }
  .policy-section ul, .article-body ul, .service-body ul, .faq-answer-inner ul {
    margin: 0 0 1.1em 1.2em; max-width: var(--measure);
  }
  .policy-section li, .article-body li, .service-body li { margin-bottom: 0.45em; }

  /* ── Footer (existing markup) ── */
  .footer-wordmark { font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.05rem; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
  .footer-nav { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .footer-nav a { text-decoration: none; }
  .footer-nav a:hover { color: #fff; }
  .footer-icons { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
  .footer-icons a { display: flex; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
  .footer-icons a:hover { color: #fff; }
  .footer-copy { font-size: 0.86rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); }

  /* footer container (existing markup has no .inner wrapper) */
  .footer > .footer-inner {
    max-width: var(--max-w); margin: 0 auto;
    padding-left: var(--pad-x); padding-right: var(--pad-x); padding-top: 24px;
  }

  /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     Fractional AI Officer page components. Merged 16 September 2026
     from Redesign/_shared-styles.css so the page ships on this file.
     ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

  /* interior page hero, no portrait */
  .page-hero { padding: var(--space) 0 var(--space); }
  .eyebrow { color: var(--accent-ink); font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .page-hero h1 {
    font-weight: 800; font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 4.1rem);
    line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.025em; max-width: 17ch;
  }
  .page-hero .standfirst {
    margin-top: clamp(18px, 2.6vh, 28px); max-width: 54ch;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.4rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ink);
  }
  .page-hero .lead { margin-top: 1.1em; max-width: var(--measure); color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .page-hero-rule { height: 2px; background: var(--accent); width: 96px; margin-top: var(--space-tight); }

  /* .split is warm by default on this file; a white split opts out */
  .split.bg-white { background: var(--paper); }

  /* plain marked list inside a split */
  .marks { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 1.05em; }
  .marks li { position: relative; padding-left: 26px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; }
  .marks li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.62em; width: 9px; height: 2px; background: var(--accent); }

  /* rows: steps or promises, hairlines, no numerals */
  .rows { padding: var(--space) 0; }
  .rows-head h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.2vw, 2.7rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 20ch; margin-bottom: var(--space-tight);
  }
  .row {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 210px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(10px, 5vw, 88px); padding: var(--space-tight) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); align-items: start;
  }
  .row:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .row-title { font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.8vw, 1.5rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
  .row-desc { max-width: 54ch; }
  .row-desc p { margin-bottom: 0.7em; }
  .row-desc p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .rows-foot { margin-top: var(--space-tight); max-width: var(--measure); }

  /* outcomes: the one section on a page that breaks the rhythm */
  .outcomes { padding: var(--space-breath) 0; }
  .outcomes .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .outcomes h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.06;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 22ch; margin-bottom: var(--space-tight);
  }
  .outcomes-list { list-style: none; max-width: 80ch; }
  .outcomes-list li {
    position: relative; padding: 0.55em 0 0.55em 34px;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.9vw, 1.45rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.35;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .outcomes-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .outcomes-list li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 1.25em; width: 14px; height: 2px; background: var(--accent); }
  .outcomes-foot { margin-top: var(--space-tight); max-width: var(--measure); }

  /* transitional offer, ruled above and below */
  .offer { padding: var(--space) 0; }
  .offer-inner {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: var(--space-tight) 0;
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 210px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 88px); align-items: start;
  }
  .offer h2 { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.7rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; }
  .offer-body { max-width: 54ch; }
  .offer-link {
    display: inline-block; margin-top: 16px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent-ink);
    text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 760px) {
    .row, .offer-inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  }