/* ============================================================
   METRIA Consulting — metria.ge
   Design system. Every colour below is sampled directly from
   the supplied logo and the three brand cards.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  /* --- Colour --------------------------------------------------
     ink    #2E3C52  the slate navy the brand cards set type in
     blue   #06678F  the logo blue
     gold   #FCCC00  the logo's A
     mint / amber / aqua — the three card grounds              */
  --ink:      #2E3C52;
  --ink-d:    #1C2739;
  --blue:     #06678F;
  --blue-d:   #044F6E;
  --blue-p:   #9BC2D2;
  --gold:     #FCCC00;
  --gold-d:   #B58F00;
  --amber:    #FFC93A;
  --mint:     #39E4C0;
  --aqua:     #7DDDD7;
  --paper:    #FFFFFF;
  --paper-2:  #F3F7F8;
  --line:     #DCE6EA;
  --muted:    #64798B;

  /* --- Type --- */
  --display: 'Archivo', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --body:    'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --mono:    'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;

  /* --- Rhythm --- */
  --gut: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --section-y: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  --maxw: 1180px;
  --radius: 4px;
  --nav-h: 74px;
}

/* ---------- Reset ---------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.96rem + 0.2vw, 1.0625rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img, svg { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
  }
}
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }

.skip {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; z-index: 200;
  background: var(--gold); color: var(--ink);
  padding: .75rem 1.25rem; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .8rem;
}
.skip:focus { left: 0; }

/* ---------- Type ---------- */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700; font-stretch: 112%;
  line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin: 0 0 .5em; text-wrap: balance; color: var(--ink);
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 1.4rem + 4.2vw, 4.4rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 1.2rem + 2.4vw, 2.95rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1rem + .7vw, 1.5rem); font-stretch: 100%; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
h4 { font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: 100%; letter-spacing: 0; }
p  { margin: 0 0 1.1em; max-width: 68ch; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1.075rem, 1rem + .5vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--blue-d); }
strong { font-weight: 600; }

/* Structural label — carries a real reference, not decoration */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .7rem;
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue); margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 1.75rem; height: 2px; background: var(--gold); flex: none; }
.eyebrow--light { color: var(--aqua); }
.eyebrow--light::before { background: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- Layout ---------- */
.wrap { width: min(100% - 2 * var(--gut), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto; }
.section { padding-block: var(--section-y); }
.section--tight { padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.section--band { background: var(--paper-2); }
.section--dark { background: var(--ink); color: #E4ECEF; }
.section--dark h2, .section--dark h3, .section--dark h4 { color: #fff; }
.section--dark .lede { color: var(--aqua); }
.section--blue { background: var(--blue); color: #E8F2F6; }
.section--blue h2, .section--blue h3 { color: #fff; }
.section--blue .lede { color: var(--aqua); }

.split { display: grid; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .split--wide-left { grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr; }
  .split--narrow-left { grid-template-columns: .8fr 1fr; }
  .split--center { align-items: center; }
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: .95rem 1.5rem; border-radius: var(--radius);
  text-decoration: none; border: 1.5px solid transparent; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s, color .2s, border-color .2s, transform .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn--solid { background: var(--blue); color: #fff; border-color: var(--blue); }
.btn--solid:hover { background: var(--blue-d); box-shadow: 0 10px 24px -12px rgba(6,103,143,.8); }
.btn--gold { background: var(--gold); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--gold); }
.btn--gold:hover { background: #ffd930; }
.btn--ghost { border-color: currentColor; color: inherit; background: none; }
.btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: #fff; }
.section--dark .btn--ghost:hover,
.section--blue .btn--ghost:hover { background: #fff; border-color: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
.btn-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .75rem; margin-top: 1.75rem; }

/* ---------- Header (light, so the logo sits on its own ground) ---------- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.site-header__inner {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem; min-height: var(--nav-h);
}
.brand { display: block; color: var(--blue); text-decoration: none; }
.brand img { width: 132px; height: auto; }
.brand--sm img { width: 118px; }

.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.6rem; }
.nav a {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink);
  padding: .35rem 0; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color .2s, color .2s;
}
.nav a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); color: var(--blue); }
.nav a[aria-current="page"] { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); color: var(--blue); }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: .5rem .7rem;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em; cursor: pointer;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav {
    position: absolute; inset: var(--nav-h) 0 auto 0; display: none;
    flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0;
    background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: .5rem var(--gut) 1.5rem;
  }
  .nav[data-open="true"] { display: flex; }
  .nav a { padding: .85rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(90% 120% at 100% 0%, rgba(125,221,215,.28) 0%, rgba(125,221,215,0) 55%),
    radial-gradient(70% 90% at 0% 100%, rgba(252,204,0,.14) 0%, rgba(252,204,0,0) 60%),
    var(--paper);
}
.hero__grid { display: grid; gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 980px) { .hero__grid { grid-template-columns: 1.02fr .98fr; } }
.hero .lede { max-width: 46ch; }

.pagehead {
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.75rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 140% at 100% 0%, rgba(125,221,215,.3) 0%, rgba(125,221,215,0) 60%),
    var(--paper-2);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.pagehead h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 1.4rem + 3vw, 3.5rem); }

/* ---------- SIGNATURE: materiality matrix ---------- */
.matrix { width: 100%; }
.matrix__frame { fill: #fff; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; }
.matrix__grid  { stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; }
.matrix__quad  { fill: rgba(252,204,0,.14); }
.matrix__axis  { stroke: var(--blue); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.matrix__label {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 8.5px; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; fill: var(--muted);
}
.matrix__quadlabel {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; fill: var(--gold-d);
}
.matrix__dot {
  fill: var(--aqua); cursor: pointer; opacity: 0;
  transition: fill .2s, r .2s;
  animation: dot-in .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1) forwards;
  transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center;
}
.matrix__dot--material { fill: var(--blue); }
.matrix__dot:hover { fill: var(--gold-d); }
.matrix__hit { fill: transparent; cursor: pointer; }
@keyframes dot-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px) scale(.4); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
}
.matrix-caption {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: .9rem; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: .7rem;
}
#matrix-readout { color: var(--blue); text-align: right; font-weight: 500; }

/* ---------- Fact strip ---------- */
.strip { background: var(--blue); color: #DCEAF1; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.strip ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 1.15rem 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem 2.2rem; }
.strip li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; }
.strip li::before { content: "▪"; color: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- The three brand cards ---------- */
.pillars {
  display: grid; gap: 1.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 265px), 1fr));
}
.pillar {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.4rem;
}
.pillar--mint  { background: var(--mint); }
.pillar--amber { background: var(--amber); }
.pillar--aqua  { background: var(--aqua); }
.pillar__icon { width: 62px; height: 62px; color: var(--ink); margin-inline: auto; }
.pillar__icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.pillar__rule { height: 3px; background: var(--ink); border: 0; margin: 0; width: 100%; }
.pillar p {
  margin: 0; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-stretch: 100%;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, .95rem + .5vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.28;
  letter-spacing: -.015em; max-width: none;
}

/* ---------- Image bands ---------- */
.band { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.band img { width: 100%; height: clamp(200px, 26vw, 320px); object-fit: cover; }
.band__over {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; display: grid; align-items: center;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(46,60,82,.86) 0%, rgba(46,60,82,.62) 46%, rgba(46,60,82,.2) 100%);
}
.band__over p {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-stretch: 108%;
  color: #fff; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, .9rem + 1.9vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.02em; max-width: 20ch; margin: 0;
}
.band__over span { color: var(--gold); }

.shot { border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.shot img { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.shot figcaption {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
  padding: .8rem 1rem; background: var(--paper-2); border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

/* ---------- Cards ---------- */
.cards {
  display: grid; gap: 1px; background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 270px), 1fr));
}
.card {
  background: #fff; padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 1.9rem);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .4rem;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: background .2s;
}
a.card:hover { background: var(--paper-2); }
a.card:hover .card__title { color: var(--blue); }
.card__ref {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-d); margin-bottom: .35rem;
}
.card__title {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.12rem;
  letter-spacing: -.01em; line-height: 1.2; transition: color .2s;
}
.card p { font-size: .94rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; max-width: none; }
.card__more {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue); margin-top: auto; padding-top: .9rem;
}
/* dark variant used on the About page */
.cards--dark { background: rgba(255,255,255,.14); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.14); }
.cards--dark .card { background: var(--ink-d); }
.cards--dark .card__ref { color: var(--gold); }
.cards--dark .card__title { color: #fff; }
.cards--dark .card p { color: var(--aqua); }

/* ---------- Process ---------- */
.steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; }
.step {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 3.5rem 1fr; gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
}
.step:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.step__n { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--gold); padding-top: .25rem; }
.step h3 { margin-bottom: .3rem; }
.step p { margin: 0; color: var(--aqua); font-size: .97rem; }

/* ---------- Service detail ---------- */
.svc { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); scroll-margin-top: 92px; }
.svc:first-of-type { border-top: none; padding-top: 0; }
.svc__head { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.svc__body { display: grid; gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .svc__body { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; } }
.svc__aside {
  background: var(--paper-2); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1.5rem;
  align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 92px;
}
.svc__aside h4 {
  margin-bottom: .8rem; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .7rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue);
}
.svc__aside ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.1rem; font-size: .93rem; color: var(--muted); }
.svc__aside li { margin-bottom: .5rem; }
@media (max-width: 899px) { .svc__aside { position: static; } }

.toc { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--paper-2); padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem; }
.toc ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; columns: 2; column-gap: 2rem; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .toc ol { columns: 1; } }
.toc li { margin-bottom: .5rem; break-inside: avoid; }
.toc a { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .78rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.toc a:hover { color: var(--blue); border-bottom-color: var(--blue); }

/* ---------- Lists ---------- */
.ticks { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 1.2rem; padding: 0; }
.ticks li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.6rem; margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.ticks li::before { content: "→"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; color: var(--gold-d); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .9rem; }
.section--dark .ticks li::before, .section--blue .ticks li::before { color: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- Pull quote ---------- */
.pull {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); padding-left: 1.5rem; margin: 2rem 0;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-stretch: 100%;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1rem + 1vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.015em;
}
.pull cite {
  display: block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .72rem; font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .9rem;
}

/* ---------- Team ---------- */
.people {
  display: grid; gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 300px), 1fr));
  border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden;
}
.person { background: #fff; padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem); }
.person__role { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-d); }
.person h3 { margin: .35rem 0 .9rem; }
.person p { font-size: .94rem; color: var(--muted); }
.person a { color: var(--blue); }

/* ---------- Downloads ---------- */
.dl { display: grid; gap: .75rem; }
.dl a {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.06); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1rem 1.25rem; text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s, border-color .2s;
}
.dl a:hover { background: rgba(252,204,0,.14); border-color: var(--gold); }
.dl span:first-child { font-weight: 600; color: #fff; }
.dl span:last-child { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- Form ---------- */
.form { display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; max-width: 560px; }
.field { display: grid; gap: .4rem; }
.field label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue); }
.field input, .field textarea, .field select {
  font-family: var(--body); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--ink);
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: .8rem .9rem; width: 100%;
}
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus, .field select:focus { border-color: var(--blue); }
.field textarea { min-height: 150px; resize: vertical; }
.form__note { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--muted); }

.contact-list { margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; }
.contact-list dt { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue); margin-bottom: .3rem; }
.contact-list dd { margin: 0; }
.contact-list a { color: var(--blue); text-decoration-color: var(--gold); text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* ---------- CTA ---------- */
.cta { background: var(--blue); color: #E8F2F6; }
.cta h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.88); }
.cta .eyebrow { color: var(--aqua); }
.cta .btn--ghost:hover { background: #fff; border-color: #fff; color: var(--blue); }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: #A9BCC7; padding-block: 3.5rem 2rem; font-size: .92rem; }
.site-footer h4 { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: .9rem; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; gap: 2.25rem; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 210px), 1fr)); }
.site-footer ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.site-footer li { margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.site-footer a { text-decoration: none; color: #A9BCC7; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
.site-footer a:hover { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.footer-bottom {
  margin-top: 2.5rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .75rem 2rem; justify-content: space-between;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---------- Reveal ---------- */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s ease; }
.reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

/* ============================================================
   ADDITIONS — obligation-led restructure, August 2026
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- SIGNATURE: obligations timeline ---------- */
.timeline { width: 100%; }
.tl__axis { stroke: var(--ink); stroke-width: 2; }
.tl__tick { stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; }
.tl__year {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .14em;
  fill: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase;
}
.tl__stem { stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.tl__dot {
  fill: var(--blue); opacity: 0;
  animation: tl-in .45s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1) forwards;
  transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center;
  transition: fill .2s, r .2s;
}
.tl__dot--now { fill: var(--gold-d); }
@keyframes tl-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.2); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}
.tl__date {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .06em;
  fill: var(--ink); font-weight: 500;
}
.tl__what { font-family: var(--body); font-size: 10px; fill: var(--muted); }
.tl__hit { fill: transparent; cursor: pointer; }
.tl__hit:hover + .tl__dot, .tl__hit:focus + .tl__dot { r: 8; fill: var(--gold-d); }
.tl-caption {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: .9rem; display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: .7rem;
}
#tl-readout { color: var(--blue); text-align: right; font-weight: 500; }

/* ---------- Deadline cards ---------- */
.deadlines {
  display: grid; gap: 1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 250px), 1fr));
}
.dcard {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--blue); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
  transition: border-color .2s, transform .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
a.dcard:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -18px rgba(46,60,82,.5); }
.dcard--urgent { border-left-color: var(--gold); }
.dcard__when {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue); font-weight: 500;
}
.dcard--urgent .dcard__when { color: var(--gold-d); }
.dcard__title {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: -.01em; line-height: 1.2;
}
.dcard p { font-size: .93rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; max-width: none; }
.dcard__who {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: var(--ink); margin-top: auto; padding-top: .9rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

/* ---------- Diagnostic ladder ---------- */
.ladder { display: grid; gap: 1rem; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 240px), 1fr)); }
.rung {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.5rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
}
.rung__n {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: .7rem;
}
.rung h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.rung p { font-size: .93rem; color: var(--aqua); margin: 0; max-width: none; }

/* ---------- Deadlines page table ---------- */
.obl { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .94rem; }
.obl caption {
  text-align: left; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
  padding-bottom: .8rem;
}
.obl th, .obl td { text-align: left; padding: .85rem .9rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); vertical-align: top; }
.obl th {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue); font-weight: 500;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.obl td:first-child { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .82rem; white-space: nowrap; color: var(--ink); }
.obl tr:hover td { background: var(--paper-2); }
.tag {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .64rem;
  letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: .2rem .5rem;
  border-radius: 100px; border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted);
}
.tag--now { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-d); background: rgba(252,204,0,.12); }
.table-scroll { overflow-x: auto; }

/* ---------- Alert band ---------- */
.alert {
  background: var(--gold); color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.alert__inner { padding: .8rem 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem 1rem; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.alert a { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* ---------- Language switcher (English pages) ---------- */
.lang {
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 100px;
  padding: .3rem .75rem !important; letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: var(--muted) !important; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line) !important;
  transition: border-color .2s, color .2s, background .2s;
}
.lang:hover { border-color: var(--blue) !important; color: var(--blue) !important; background: var(--paper-2); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .lang { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: .9rem; } }