:root{
  --green: #35D86D;
  --teal:  #008980;
  --deep:  #003844;
  --black: #000000;
  --white: #ffffff;

  --muted: rgba(0,0,0,0.56);
  --card-border: rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  --shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

/* Reset / base */
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{height:100%;margin:0;font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing:grayscale; color:var(--black); background:var(--white);}

/* Layout container */
.container{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 16px}

/* Header */
header, .site-header {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--deep) 0%, var(--teal) 100%);
  color:var(--white);
  padding:18px 0;
  position:sticky;
  top:0;
  z-index:60;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.brand{font-weight:800;font-size:1.125rem;letter-spacing:0.2px}
.nav a{color:var(--white);margin-left:12px;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:8px;display:inline-block;opacity:0.95}
.nav a:hover, .nav a:focus{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--green),var(--teal)); color:var(--white);transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
/* Hero */
.hero{background: linear-gradient(180deg,var(--deep) 0%, var(--teal) 60%); color:var(--white); padding:56px 0; text-align:center}
.hero h1{font-size:2.25rem;margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.05}
.hero p{font-size:1.02rem;max-width:820px;margin:0 auto 18px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.92)}
.cta{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--green),var(--teal)); color:var(--white); padding:12px 20px;border-radius:10px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;border:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);box-shadow:var(--shadow);transition:transform .18s,box-shadow .18s}
.cta:hover{transform:translateY(-3px)}

/* Blog / Cards grid (4 in row on large screens) */
.grid-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px;margin:28px 0}
@media (min-width:640px){ .grid-cards{ grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr) } }
@media (min-width:1024px){ .grid-cards{ grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr) } }

.card{
  background:var(--white);
  border:1px solid var(--card-border);
  border-radius:12px;
  padding:16px;
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);
  transition:transform .18s,box-shadow .18s;
  min-height:260px;
}
.card:hover{ transform:translateY(-6px) }
.card img{width:100%;height:150px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:12px}
.card h3{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--deep)}
.card p.excerpt{color:var(--muted);flex-grow:1}
.card .read{margin-top:12px;align-self:flex-start;background:var(--deep);color:var(--white);padding:8px 12px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
/* Centered BLOG title and article styles */
.blog-title{text-align:center;font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--deep);margin:36px 0}
.prose{max-width:72ch;margin:0 auto;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6}
.article-lead{font-size:1.02rem;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.72);margin-bottom:12px}

/* Footer */
footer.site-footer{background:var(--deep);color:var(--white);padding:28px 0;margin-top:40px}
.footer-inner{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}
.footer-inner a{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.92);text-decoration:none}

/* Buttons / util */
a.btn{background:var(--green);color:var(--white);padding:8px 12px;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block}
.center{text-align:center}
.small{font-size:.875rem}
.hidden{display:none!important}

/* Accessibility focus */
a:focus, button:focus { outline:3px solid rgba(53,216,109,0.28); outline-offset:2px; }

/* Minor helpers */
.muted{color:var(--muted)}
.card-date{font-size:.85rem;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.45);margin-bottom:8px}
/* NAV-LINK-START */
:root{ --green:#35D86D; --teal:#008980; --deep:#003844; --white:#ffffff; --black:#000000; }
.header-inner{ display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:16px; padding:12px 16px; }
.nav{ display:flex; gap:10px; align-items:center; }
.nav-link{ color:var(--black); padding:8px 12px; border-radius:8px; text-decoration:none; font-weight:600; background:transparent; transition:transform .12s, background .12s; }
.nav-link:hover, .nav-link:focus{ background:var(--green); color:var(--white); transform:translateY(-2px); }
/* NAV-LINK-END */