/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════
   BRINSON CONSULTING GROUP — GLOBAL STYLES v2
   Brand: The Ascent | Tagline: Start. Grow. Scale.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ */

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Plus+Jakarta+Sans:wght@300;400;500;600;700;800&family=Outfit:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');

:root {
  --navy: #0C2340;
  --navy-95: rgba(12,35,64,0.95);
  --navy-85: rgba(12,35,64,0.85);
  --royal: #1B4F8A;
  --azure: #2E74B5;
  --sky: #4A9BD9;
  --ice: #C5DDF0;
  --pearl: #EEF4FA;
  --charcoal: #1A1A2E;
  --slate: #5A6377;
  --silver: #8E99A8;
  --gold: #B8953E;
  --gold-light: #D4B76A;
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --warm: #FAFBFD;
  --radius: 12px;
  --radius-lg: 20px;
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px rgba(12,35,64,0.04), 0 4px 12px rgba(12,35,64,0.05);
  --shadow-md: 0 2px 8px rgba(12,35,64,0.05), 0 12px 36px rgba(12,35,64,0.08);
  --shadow-lg: 0 4px 16px rgba(12,35,64,0.06), 0 24px 56px rgba(12,35,64,0.1);
}

*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{font-family:'Outfit',sans-serif;color:var(--charcoal);background:var(--white);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
a{text-decoration:none;}

/* ─── NAV ─── */
.nav{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:1000;background:rgba(12,35,64,0.97);backdrop-filter:blur(16px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(197,221,240,0.05);transition:box-shadow .3s;}
.nav.scrolled{box-shadow:0 4px 24px rgba(12,35,64,0.2);}
.nav-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:0 40px;height:76px;}
.nav-logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;}
.nav-logo-icon{flex-shrink:0;}
.nav-logo-text{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#fff;letter-spacing:2.5px;}
.nav-logo-sub{font-size:10px;font-weight:400;color:var(--sky);letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:1px;}
.nav-phone{font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ice);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;margin-right:8px;white-space:nowrap;transition:color .2s;}
.nav-phone:hover{color:#fff;}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;}
.nav-links a{font-size:13px;font-weight:400;color:rgba(197,221,240,0.5);letter-spacing:.3px;transition:color .2s;position:relative;}
.nav-links a:hover{color:#fff;}
.nav-links a.active{color:#fff;}
.nav-links a.active::after{content:'';position:absolute;bottom:-4px;left:0;right:0;height:2px;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px;}
.nav-cta{font-size:11px !important;font-weight:600 !important;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy) !important;background:var(--gold) !important;padding:10px 22px;border-radius:8px;transition:background .25s,transform .25s;white-space:nowrap;}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--gold-light) !important;transform:translateY(-1px);}
.hamburger{display:none;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:8px;}
.hamburger span{display:block;width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--ice);margin:5px 0;border-radius:2px;transition:.3s;}
@media(max-width:960px){.nav-inner{padding:0 20px;}.nav-phone{display:none;}.nav-links{display:none;flex-direction:column;position:absolute;top:76px;left:0;right:0;background:var(--navy);padding:24px;gap:18px;border-top:1px solid rgba(197,221,240,0.06);}.nav-links.open{display:flex;}.hamburger{display:block;}}

/* ─── BUTTONS ─── */
.btn-primary{font-family:'Outfit',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.5px;color:var(--navy);background:var(--gold);padding:15px 36px;border-radius:8px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;border:none;cursor:pointer;transition:background .25s,transform .25s,box-shadow .25s;}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--gold-light);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(184,149,62,0.25);}
.btn-ghost{font-family:'Outfit',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;color:var(--ice);background:transparent;padding:15px 36px;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid rgba(197,221,240,0.12);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;transition:border-color .25s,color .25s;}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:rgba(197,221,240,0.3);color:#fff;}
.btn-outline{font-family:'Outfit',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:var(--azure);background:transparent;padding:14px 32px;border-radius:8px;border:1.5px solid var(--azure);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;transition:background .25s,color .25s;}
.btn-outline:hover{background:var(--azure);color:#fff;}

/* ─── SECTION FRAMEWORK ─── */
.section{padding:120px 40px;}
@media(max-width:768px){.section{padding:72px 20px;}}
.section-inner{max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;}
.section-tag{font-size:15px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--azure);margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;}
.section-tag::before{content:'';width:24px;height:1px;background:var(--azure);}
.section-title{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(28px,3.5vw,42px);font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:12px;}
.section-sep{width:48px;height:2.5px;background:var(--gold);margin-bottom:20px;border-radius:2px;}
.section-desc{font-size:16px;font-weight:300;line-height:1.8;color:var(--slate);max-width:580px;margin-bottom:56px;}

/* ─── PAGE HERO ─── */
.page-hero{padding:160px 40px 100px;background:var(--navy);position:relative;overflow:hidden;}
.page-hero .grain{position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.8' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.02'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");}
.page-hero .glow{position:absolute;width:500px;height:500px;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(46,116,181,0.08) 0%,transparent 70%);right:-5%;top:20%;}
.page-hero-inner{max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:2;}
.page-hero .tag{font-size:10px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:16px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;}
.page-hero .tag::before{content:'';width:24px;height:1px;background:var(--gold);}
.page-hero h1{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(32px,4.5vw,52px);font-weight:700;color:#fff;line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:16px;}
.page-hero p{font-size:17px;font-weight:300;line-height:1.8;color:rgba(197,221,240,0.5);max-width:540px;}

/* ─── TRUSTED BAR (strong contrast) ─── */
.trusted{background:var(--navy);border-top:1px solid rgba(197,221,240,0.04);padding:44px 40px;}
.trusted-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;}
.trusted-label{font-size:10px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-bottom:28px;}
.trusted-logos{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:44px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.trusted-logos span{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#FFFFFF;letter-spacing:1.5px;white-space:nowrap;opacity:0.85;transition:opacity .2s;}
.trusted-logos span:hover{opacity:1;}

/* ─── CTA BANNER ─── */
.cta-banner{background:var(--navy);padding:100px 40px;text-align:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}
.cta-banner .grain{position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.8' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.02'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");}
.cta-banner .glow{position:absolute;width:600px;height:600px;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(46,116,181,0.08) 0%,transparent 70%);top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);}
.cta-banner h2{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,38px);font-weight:700;color:#fff;margin-bottom:12px;position:relative;}
.cta-banner p{font-size:16px;font-weight:300;color:rgba(197,221,240,0.45);margin-bottom:36px;position:relative;}

/* ─── FOOTER ─── */
.footer{background:var(--navy);border-top:1px solid rgba(197,221,240,0.04);padding:52px 40px 28px;}
.footer-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:48px;padding-bottom:40px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(197,221,240,0.04);}
@media(max-width:768px){.footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:32px;}}
.footer-col h4{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-bottom:16px;}
.footer-col a{display:block;font-size:13px;font-weight:300;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-bottom:10px;transition:color .2s;}
.footer-col a:hover{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}
.footer-col p{font-size:13px;font-weight:300;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);line-height:1.7;}
.footer-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:14px;}
.footer-brand-name{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);letter-spacing:2px;}
.footer-tagline{font-size:11px;color:var(--sky);letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;opacity:.5;margin-bottom:16px;}
.footer-bottom{max-width:1240px;margin:24px auto 0;text-align:center;}
.footer-bottom p{font-size:10px;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;}


/* ─── ANIMATIONS ─── */
@keyframes fadeUp{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}}
.anim{opacity:0;animation:fadeUp .7s ease forwards;}
.d1{animation-delay:.1s;}.d2{animation-delay:.2s;}.d3{animation-delay:.35s;}.d4{animation-delay:.5s;}

/* ─── FORMS ─── */
.form-group{margin-bottom:20px;}
.form-group label{display:block;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);margin-bottom:7px;}
.form-group input,.form-group textarea,.form-group select{width:100%;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:10px;background:rgba(197,221,240,0.04);border:1px solid rgba(197,221,240,0.08);color:#fff;font-family:'Outfit',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:300;outline:none;transition:border-color .2s;}
.form-group input:focus,.form-group textarea:focus,.form-group select:focus{border-color:var(--azure);}.footer-bottom p
.form-group textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:120px;}
.form-group input::placeholder,.form-group textarea::placeholder{color:rgba(197,221,240,0.18);}
.cl .form-group label{color:var(--slate);}
.cl .form-group input,.cl .form-group textarea,.cl .form-group select{background:var(--pearl);border:1.5px solid rgba(12,35,64,.06);color:var(--charcoal);}
.cl .form-group input:focus,.cl .form-group textarea:focus,.cl .form-group select:focus{border-color:var(--azure);background:var(--white);}
.cl .form-group input::placeholder,.cl .form-group textarea::placeholder{color:var(--silver);}