/* =============================================================
   DESIGN SYSTEM: The Digital Architect
   NZ Apps — Light Mode Editorial Redesign 2026
   Space Grotesk + Inter | Electric Teal | No-Line Rule
   ============================================================= */

/* Fonts loaded via <link> in header.php for better performance */

/* ─── 1. Design Tokens ───────────────────────────────────────── */
:root {
  --primary:                  #006c50;
  --primary-container:        #75dab4;
  --tertiary:                 #124af0;
  --surface:                  #fcf9f8;
  --surface-container-lowest: #ffffff;
  --surface-container-low:    #f6f3f2;
  --surface-container:        #eeebe9;
  --surface-container-high:   #e8e5e4;
  --surface-container-highest:#e2dfdd;
  --on-surface:               #1c1b1b;
  --on-primary:               #ffffff;
  --outline-variant:          rgba(189, 201, 194, 0.18);
  --shadow-ambient:           rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.06);
  --shadow-float:             rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.08);
}

/* ─── 2. Base ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
html,
body {
  background-color: var(--surface) !important;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.75) !important;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

a,
a:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* ─── 3. Typography ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Prose: p has margin:0 in style.css — restore space before subsection headings */
h3:not(:first-child) {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}

/* ─── 4. Preloader ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
.preloader {
  background: var(--surface) !important;
}

.preloader .loader span {
  background-color: var(--primary-container) !important;
}

/* ─── 5. Animated Lines ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.line_wrap,
.line_wrap.layout2 {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.05);
}

.line_item,
.line_wrap.layout2 .line_item {
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.05);
}

.line_wrap:before {
  background-image: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--primary-container), transparent) !important;
}

.line_item:nth-child(odd):before {
  background-image: linear-gradient(0deg, transparent, var(--primary-container)) !important;
}

.line_item:nth-child(even):before {
  background-image: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--primary-container), transparent) !important;
}

/* ─── 6. Header & Navigation ─────────────────────────────────── */
header,
header.header-area {
  /* Solid bar: frosted rgba picked up green from .breadcrumbs on inner pages */
  background: var(--surface-container-lowest) !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 40px var(--shadow-ambient);
}

/* Sticky state */
.sticky,
.header-area.sticky {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-lowest) !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px) !important;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 40px var(--shadow-float) !important;
}

/* Nav link colors */
.main-nav ul li {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.main-nav ul li a {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.7) !important;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.main-nav ul li a:hover,
.main-nav ul li a.active,
.main-nav ul li a.link-active {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

/* Active nav item underline — matches Stitch active state */
.main-nav > ul > li > a.link-active {
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--primary);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}

/* Desktop sub-menu */
.main-nav ul li ul.sub-menu {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-lowest) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.12);
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: none;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.main-nav ul li ul.sub-menu > li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
}

.main-nav ul li ul.sub-menu > li:last-child {
  border: none;
}

.main-nav ul li ul.sub-menu > li a {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.75) !important;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.main-nav ul li ul.sub-menu > li a:before {
  background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary), var(--primary-container)) !important;
}

.main-nav ul li ul.sub-menu > li a:hover,
.main-nav ul li ul.sub-menu > li a.active {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

/* Mobile hamburger */
.cross-btn span,
.cross-btn .cross-top,
.cross-btn .cross-middle,
.cross-btn .cross-bottom {
  background: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.8) !important;
}

/* Mobile menu close icon */
.mobile-menu-logo .remove i {
  background-color: var(--primary) !important;
}

/* Mobile slide-in menu */
@media only screen and (max-width: 1199px) {
  header .main-nav {
    background: var(--surface-container-lowest) !important;
    box-shadow: 4px 0 32px rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.1);
  }

  header .main-nav .mobile-menu-logo {
    border-bottom-color: var(--outline-variant);
  }

  header .main-nav ul li {
    border-bottom-color: var(--outline-variant);
  }

  header .main-nav ul li a {
    color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  }

  header .main-nav ul li .bi {
    color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  }
}

/* ─── 7. CTA Buttons ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cmn-btn a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #009b73 60%, var(--primary-container) 100%) !important;
  background-size: 200% 200%;
  border: none;
  color: var(--on-primary) !important;
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease !important;
}

.cmn-btn a:after {
  background: var(--primary) !important;
  border-radius: 100px;
}

.cmn-btn a:hover {
  color: var(--on-primary) !important;
  opacity: 0.88;
}

/* Secondary / outline button variant */
.cmn-btn.layout-two a {
  background: transparent !important;
  border: 2px solid var(--primary);
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.cmn-btn.layout-two a:hover {
  color: var(--on-primary) !important;
}

.cmn-btn.layout-two a:after {
  background: var(--primary) !important;
}

/* Hide legacy decorative corner lines — replaced by clean capsule */
.cmn-btn .line-1,
.cmn-btn .line-2 {
  display: none;
}

/* ─── 8. Section Titles ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.sec-title span {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  border-bottom-color: var(--primary) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

.sec-title h2 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

.sec-title p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.6) !important;
}

/* Override the .white modifier — no longer needed in light mode */
.sec-title.white h2,
.sec-title.white p {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

/* ─── 9. Hero Section ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero-area {
  background-image: none !important;
  background-color: var(--surface-container-low) !important;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Decorative teal radial blobs */
.hero-area::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -15%;
  right: -8%;
  width: 700px;
  height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(117, 218, 180, 0.25) 0%, transparent 65%) !important;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.hero-area::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -10%;
  left: -5%;
  width: 500px;
  height: 500px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0, 108, 80, 0.09) 0%, transparent 65%) !important;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* Particles: visible on light background; above gradient blobs, below copy */
.hero-area #particles-js {
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Hero wrapper sits above the blobs */
.hero-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* Hero headline */
.hero-content h1 {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  font-size: 56px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .hero-content h1 { font-size: 34px; }
}

/* Gradient span highlight */
.hero-content h1 span {
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0 !important;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent !important;
  color: transparent !important;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #009b73 50%, var(--primary-container) 100%) !important;
  -webkit-background-clip: text !important;
  background-clip: text !important;
  overflow: visible !important;
  white-space: normal !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  animation: none !important;
  -webkit-animation: none !important;
  display: inline !important;
}

.hero-content p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.62) !important;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

/* ─── 10. Breadcrumbs (inner page hero banners) ──────────────── */
.breadcrumbs {
  background-image: none !important;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #00855f 55%, #009b73 100%) !important;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  /* Header is position:absolute over the hero — pad top so title centers in the visible band */
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  min-height: 480px !important;
  height: auto !important;
  padding-top: 112px !important;
  padding-bottom: 48px !important;
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
}

.breadcrumbs::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -20%;
  right: -5%;
  width: 400px;
  height: 400px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(117, 218, 180, 0.25) 0%, transparent 65%) !important;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.breadcrumbs:before {
  background-color: transparent !important;
  opacity: 0;
}

/* Particles on breadcrumbs: white, slightly visible over teal */
.breadcrumbs #particles-js {
  opacity: 0.35;
}

/* Reinforce flex centering with !important so nothing can override it */
.breadcrumb-wrapper {
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: column !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  align-items: flex-start !important;
  height: auto !important;
  min-height: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .breadcrumbs {
    min-height: 320px !important;
    height: auto !important;
    padding-top: 96px !important;
    padding-bottom: 36px !important;
  }

  .breadcrumb-wrapper {
    height: auto !important;
  }
}

.breadcrumb-cnt h1 {
  color: var(--on-primary) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 48px) !important;
  line-height: 1.15 !important;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0 !important;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--on-primary) !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 10px !important;
}

.breadcrumb-cnt span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75) !important;
}

.breadcrumb-cnt span a {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) !important;
}

/* ─── 11. Main Wrapper Background ────────────────────────────── */
main.creasoft-wrap {
  background-color: var(--surface) !important;
}

/* Layout2: drop black texture where theme still uses layout2 (home, listings, etc.) */
main.creasoft-wrap.layout2 {
  background-image: none !important;
  background-color: var(--surface) !important;
}

/* ─── 11b. Guide articles (blog-details-content) — layout + SEO rich components ─ */
.blog-details-area {
  background: var(--surface) !important;
}

.blog-details-content p {
  text-align: left !important;
}

.blog-details-content p,
.blog-details-content ul,
.blog-details-content ol {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.75) !important;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}

.blog-details-content ul,
.blog-details-content ol,
.blog-details-wrapper ul,
.blog-details-wrapper ol {
  margin: 1.25rem 0;
  padding-left: 1.75rem;
  padding-right: 0.25rem;
}

.blog-details-content ul,
.blog-details-wrapper ul {
  list-style-type: disc;
  list-style-position: outside;
}

.blog-details-content ol,
.blog-details-wrapper ol {
  list-style-type: decimal;
  list-style-position: outside;
}

.blog-details-content li,
.blog-details-wrapper li {
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
  padding-left: 0.4rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.blog-details-content li:last-child,
.blog-details-wrapper li:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.blog-details-content ul ul,
.blog-details-content ol ol,
.blog-details-content ul ol,
.blog-details-content ol ul,
.blog-details-wrapper ul ul,
.blog-details-wrapper ol ol,
.blog-details-wrapper ul ol,
.blog-details-wrapper ol ul {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.blog-details-content ul ul,
.blog-details-wrapper ul ul {
  list-style-type: circle;
}

.blog-details-content li::marker,
.blog-details-wrapper li::marker {
  color: var(--primary);
}

.blog-details-content ol li::marker,
.blog-details-wrapper ol li::marker {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

.blog-details-content h2,
.blog-details-content h3,
.blog-details-content h4 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.blog-details-content h2 { font-size: 28px; }
.blog-details-content h3 { font-size: 22px; }

.blog-details-content a {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.blog-details-content a:hover {
  color: #004d39 !important;
}

.blog-details-content a.btn.btn-primary,
.blog-details-content a.btn.btn-primary:hover,
.blog-details-content a.btn.btn-primary:focus {
  color: #fff !important;
}

.blog-details-content blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--primary);
  padding: 16px 24px;
  margin: 32px 0;
  background: rgba(0, 108, 80, 0.04) !important;
  border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.blog-details-content .service-img {
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.blog-details-content .service-img img,
.blog-details-content img {
  border-radius: 12px;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.blog-details-content .article-related {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
}

.blog-details-content .article-related-title {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.blog-details-content .article-related-card {
  background: var(--surface-container-lowest);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px var(--shadow-ambient);
  border: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
  height: 100%;
}

.blog-details-content .article-related-card a {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.blog-details-content .article-related-card a:hover {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.blog-details-content .blog-cta .cta-box {
  background: var(--surface-container-lowest);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px var(--shadow-ambient);
  border: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
  height: 100%;
}

.blog-details-content .blog-cta .cta-box h3 {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.blog-details-content .blog-cta .cta-box p {
  font-size: 14px !important;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.blog-details-content .platform-overview {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.blog-details-content .platform-card,
.blog-details-content .capability-item,
.blog-details-content .solution-category,
.blog-details-content .cost-tier,
.blog-details-content .tip-item,
.blog-details-content .hybrid-option,
.blog-details-content .estimate-step,
.blog-details-content .roi-item,
.blog-details-content .platform-cost,
.blog-details-content .tip,
.blog-details-content .start-step,
.blog-details-content .industry-item,
.blog-details-content .solution-details {
  background: var(--surface-container-lowest);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px var(--shadow-ambient);
  border: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
}

.blog-details-content .cost-breakdown {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

.blog-details-content .solution-details + .solution-details {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.blog-details-content .solution-category + .solution-category {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.blog-details-content .start-step + .start-step {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

/* Implementation process — numbered steps (was unstyled; badges could detach visually) */
.blog-details-content .implementation-process {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.blog-details-content .process-step {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1rem;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--surface-container-lowest);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px var(--shadow-ambient);
}

.blog-details-content .step-number {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #009b73 100%);
  color: var(--on-primary);
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

.blog-details-content .step-content {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
}

.blog-details-content .step-content h4 {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.blog-details-content .step-deliverables {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

.blog-details-content .comparison-table {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.blog-details-content .comparison-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  background: var(--surface-container-low);
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .blog-details-content .comparison-row {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(140px, 200px) 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }
}

.blog-details-content .comparison-category h4,
.blog-details-content .shopify-column h5,
.blog-details-content .wordpress-column h5 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.blog-details-content .rating {
  color: var(--primary);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.blog-details-content .question-group,
.blog-details-content .cost-scenario,
.blog-details-content .decision-category {
  background: var(--surface-container-low);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  margin: 1rem 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--outline-variant);
}

/* ─── 12. Subscribe / Contact Form Section ───────────────────── */
.subscribe-newsletter {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-low) !important;
}

.news-letter-content {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-lowest) !important;
  background-image: none !important;
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 64px var(--shadow-ambient);
}

.subscribe-cnt span {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

.subscribe-cnt h3 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

.subscribe-cnt strong {
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0 !important;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.subscribe-form form input,
.subscribe-form form textarea {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-low) !important;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

.subscribe-form form input[type="submit"] {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #009b73 60%, var(--primary-container) 100%) !important;
  color: var(--on-primary) !important;
  border-radius: 100px;
  height: 52px;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: static;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-top: 10px;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.subscribe-form form input[type="submit"]:hover {
  opacity: 0.88;
  color: var(--on-primary) !important;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #009b73 60%, var(--primary-container) 100%) !important;
}

.subscribe-form form input:focus,
.subscribe-form form textarea:focus {
  outline: 2px solid rgba(0, 108, 80, 0.35);
  background-color: var(--surface-container-lowest) !important;
}

::placeholder {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.38) !important;
}

/* ─── 13. Footer ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
footer {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-low) !important;
  background-image: none !important;
  padding-top: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.footer-top {
  padding-top: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
}

.footer-widget h4 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-widget p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.6) !important;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.footer-menu li {
  padding-bottom: 12px;
}

.footer-menu li a {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.6) !important;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

.footer-menu li a:hover {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  padding-left: 14px;
}

.footer-menu li a:before {
  background-color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.email a,
.phone a {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.65) !important;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.email a:hover,
.phone a:hover {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.mail-icon i,
.address-icon i,
.num-icon i {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.office-mail p,
.address p,
.number p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.6) !important;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.1);
  padding: 20px 0;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.footer-bottom .copy-txt,
.footer-bottom .copy-txt span {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.45) !important;
  font-size: 12px;
}

/* Higher specificity to beat style.css .footer-bottom .footer-bottom-menu li a (0-2-2) */
footer .footer-bottom-menu li a {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.55) !important;
  font-size: 12px;
}

footer .footer-bottom-menu li a:hover {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

/* ─── 14. Custom Cursor ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.cursor {
  background-color: var(--primary) !important;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* Override style.css !important light-text rules for blog-area —
   now that creasoft-wrap.layout2 main pages have a light background */
.creasoft-wrap.layout2 .blog-area p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.72) !important;
}
.creasoft-wrap.layout2 .blog-area h2,
.creasoft-wrap.layout2 .blog-area h3,
.creasoft-wrap.layout2 .blog-area h4 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}
.creasoft-wrap.layout2 .blog-area .post-meta .category {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

/* ─── 15. Blog listing page ──────────────────────────────────── */
.blog-category h3 {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  border-bottom: none;
  padding-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

/* Card grid — matches Stitch 2-col article layout */
.blog-posts.latest-articles {
  background: transparent !important;
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .blog-posts.latest-articles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.blog-post-item {
  background: var(--surface-container-lowest) !important;
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 28px;
  border-bottom: none;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px var(--shadow-ambient);
  transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.blog-post-item:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 108, 80, 0.1);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.blog-post-item h4 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  flex: 1;
}

.blog-post-item h4 a {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.blog-post-item h4 a:hover {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.blog-post-item p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.55) !important;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  flex: 1;
}

.blog-post-item .post-meta {
  margin-top: 20px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.blog-post-item .post-meta .category {
  display: inline-block;
  background: rgba(0, 108, 80, 0.08) !important;
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
}

.blog-post-item .read-link {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.blog-post-item .read-link:hover {
  color: #004d39 !important;
}

/* ─── 16. Single blog post / article ────────────────────────── */
.blog-details-wrapper,
.single-blog-area {
  background: var(--surface) !important;
}

.blog-widget h4 {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.single-blog-details h1 {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.single-blog-details h2,
.single-blog-details h3,
.single-blog-details h4,
.single-blog-details h5,
.single-blog-details h6 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.single-blog-details p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.75) !important;
}

/* Article content in blog posts */
.blog-details-wrapper p,
.blog-details-wrapper ul,
.blog-details-wrapper ol {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.75) !important;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}

.blog-details-wrapper h2,
.blog-details-wrapper h3,
.blog-details-wrapper h4 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  margin-top: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.blog-details-wrapper h2 { font-size: 28px; }
.blog-details-wrapper h3 { font-size: 22px; }

.blog-details-wrapper a {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.blog-details-wrapper a:hover {
  color: #004d39 !important;
}

/* Blockquote — Stitch style: left border accent */
.blog-details-wrapper blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--primary);
  padding: 16px 24px;
  margin: 32px 0;
  background: rgba(0, 108, 80, 0.04) !important;
  border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ─── 17. Loading spinner ────────────────────────────────────── */
.spinner-border.text-light {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

/* ─── 18. About page content ─────────────────────────────────── */
.about-area h2,
.about-area h3,
.about-area h4 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.about-area p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.7) !important;
}

/* ─── 19. Contact page ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-area label {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.contact-area input,
.contact-area textarea {
  background: var(--surface-container-low) !important;
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

/* ─── 20. Table of content / FAQ ─────────────────────────────── */
.faq-tabs button {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

/* ─── 21. Privacy page / text content pages ─────────────────── */
.privacy-area h2,
.privacy-area h3,
.privacy-area p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.8) !important;
}

/* General text resets for dark-inherited content */
.creasoft-wrap h1,
.creasoft-wrap h2,
.creasoft-wrap h3,
.creasoft-wrap h4,
.creasoft-wrap h5,
.creasoft-wrap h6 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

.creasoft-wrap p {
  color: rgba(28, 27, 27, 0.72) !important;
}

/* ─── 22. 404 / Error page ───────────────────────────────────── */
.error-area {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-low) !important;
}

/* ─── 23. About page components ─────────────────────────────── */
.years {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #009b73 100%) !important;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

.years h5 {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) !important;
}

.years span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75) !important;
}

.counter-boxes .count-box span,
.counter-boxes .count-box sup {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.counter-boxes .count-box h5 {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
}

/* Check-circle icons in counter boxes */
.count-box i.fa-check-circle {
  color: var(--primary) !important;
  font-size: 20px;
}

/* ─── 24. Bootstrap utility overrides for light mode ────────── */
/* bg-dark used on some page sections — remap to light surface */
.bg-dark {
  background-color: var(--surface-container-low) !important;
}

/* Bootstrap text-white — override in non-hero/non-cta contexts */
main.creasoft-wrap .text-white {
  color: var(--on-surface) !important;
}

/* Preserve true white text where needed (hero/CTA) */
.hero-area .text-white,
.breadcrumbs .text-white,
.advertise-cta-band .text-white,
.directory-cta-band .text-white {
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

/* ─── 25. Responsive: smaller screens ───────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .hero-area::before { width: 300px; height: 300px; }
  .hero-area::after  { width: 200px; height: 200px; }
  .news-letter-content { border-radius: 12px; }
}