:root{
  --navy:#0D1B2A; --navy2:#12243A; --gold:#DFAA5D; --gold-dim:rgba(223,170,93,.45);
  --ivory:#F7F5F0; --ivory2:#EFEBE2; --ink:#15202C; --muted:#5A6472;
  --hair:rgba(13,27,42,.14); --hair-l:rgba(247,245,240,.16);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--ink);background:var(--ivory);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.wrap{max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.serif{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif}
.eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.34em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#9C7430;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}.eyebrow::before{content:'';width:34px;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}
.eyebrow.dark{color:var(--gold)}
/* nav */
header.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:60;background:rgba(13,27,42,.96);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold-dim)}
.nav-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:70px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;color:#fff}
.brand .bx{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:700;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--gold)}
.brand .bt{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.26em;color:#C9D3DD;font-weight:500}
.nl{display:flex;gap:30px;align-items:center}
.nl a{color:#C9D3DD;font-size:13.5px;letter-spacing:.03em}
.nl a:hover,.nl a.on{color:#fff}
.nl .cta{border:1px solid var(--gold);color:var(--gold);padding:9px 20px;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:600;transition:.2s}
.nl .cta:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}
.burger{display:none;background:none;border:0;color:#fff;font-size:24px;cursor:pointer}
/* hero */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(175deg,var(--navy) 0%,var(--navy2) 100%);color:#E9EEF4;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero .meridian{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:64%;width:1px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,var(--gold-dim) 30%,var(--gold-dim) 70%,transparent)}
.hero-in{padding:128px 0 112px;max-width:780px;position:relative;z-index:2}
.hero h1{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(48px,7.5vw,96px);line-height:.98;color:#fff;margin:26px 0 30px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.hero p.lede{font-size:clamp(16px,1.9vw,19px);color:#B9C5D2;max-width:600px;margin-bottom:38px}
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:16px 32px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;transition:.2s}
.btn-g{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}
.btn-g:hover{background:#EBC078}
.btn-o{border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);color:#fff;margin-left:12px}
.btn-o:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}
.hero-meta{display:flex;gap:56px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:72px;padding-top:32px;border-top:1px solid var(--hair-l)}
.hero-meta .k{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:38px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;font-style:italic;line-height:1}
.hero-meta .l{font-size:12px;color:#93A2B3;letter-spacing:.05em;margin-top:2px}
/* sections */
section{padding:116px 0}
.sh{margin-bottom:64px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;gap:48px;align-items:end;max-width:none}
.sh p{padding-bottom:8px;border-left:1px solid var(--hair);padding-left:28px}
@media(max-width:860px){.sh{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px}.sh p{border-left:0;padding-left:0}}
.sh h2{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(36px,4.6vw,58px);line-height:1.04;margin:18px 0 18px;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.sh p{color:var(--muted);font-size:16.5px}
.dark{background:var(--navy);color:#DCE4EC}
.dark .sh h2{color:#fff}
.dark .sh p{color:#9DACBC}
.tint{background:var(--ivory2)}
/* boardrooms grid */
.grid4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--hair);border:1px solid var(--hair)}
.cell{background:var(--ivory);padding:42px 32px;transition:background .2s}
.cell:hover{background:#fff}
.cell .tag{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:34px;color:#9C7430;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;line-height:1}
.cell h3{font-size:16.5px;margin:10px 0 8px;letter-spacing:.01em}
.cell p{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
/* engagements */
.engs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:34px}
.eng{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-top:3px solid var(--gold);padding:42px 38px}
.dark .eng{background:var(--navy2);border-color:rgba(223,170,93,.25);border-top-color:var(--gold)}
.eng .et{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:14px}
.eng h3{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:700;font-size:27px;line-height:1.16;margin-bottom:13px}
.dark .eng h3{color:#fff}
.eng p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--muted)}
.dark .eng p{color:#9DACBC}
.eng .em{display:flex;gap:10px;margin-top:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.eng .chip{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;border:1px solid var(--gold-dim);color:var(--gold);padding:4px 12px;border-radius:20px}
/* founder */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.35fr;gap:52px;align-items:center}
.portrait{aspect-ratio:4/5;background:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--navy),var(--navy2));position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.portrait img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 18%}
.pull{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:28px;font-style:italic;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink);border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding-left:22px;margin-top:24px;line-height:1.3}
.split p{color:var(--muted);font-size:16px;margin-bottom:15px}
.split h2{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(32px,4vw,50px);margin:14px 0 20px;line-height:1.06}
/* quotes */
.quotes{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:26px}
.q{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair);padding:42px}
.q p{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:24px;line-height:1.4;font-style:italic;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink)}
.q .who{margin-top:18px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.03em}
/* cta band */
.band{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:96px 0}
.band h2{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,60px);max-width:760px;margin:18px auto 20px;line-height:1.06}
.band p{color:#9DACBC;max-width:540px;margin:0 auto 36px}
/* prose pages */
.prose{max-width:780px}
.prose h2{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:32px;margin:44px 0 14px}
.prose h3{font-size:18px;margin:28px 0 10px}
.prose p{color:#3D4854;margin-bottom:16px;font-size:16.5px}
.prose ul{margin:0 0 18px 22px}
.prose li{margin-bottom:8px;color:#3D4854}
/* contact */
.cform{max-width:640px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--hair);padding:44px}
.cform label{display:block;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted);margin:18px 0 6px}
.cform input,.cform textarea,.cform select{width:100%;padding:13px 14px;border:1px solid var(--hair);background:var(--ivory);font-family:inherit;font-size:15px}
.cform button{margin-top:26px;background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);border:0;padding:15px 34px;font-size:13.5px;letter-spacing:.07em;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer}
/* footer */
footer{background:var(--navy2);color:#8DA0B3;padding:56px 0 40px;border-top:1px solid var(--gold-dim)}
.f-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px}
.f-grid h4{color:#fff;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:14px}
.f-grid a{display:block;font-size:13.5px;color:#8DA0B3;margin-bottom:9px}
.f-grid a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.f-brand{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:22px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.05em}
.f-note{font-size:13px;margin-top:12px;max-width:300px}
.f-bot{margin-top:40px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--hair-l);font-size:12.5px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
@media(max-width:960px){
  .grid4{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .engs{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .split{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
  .portrait{max-width:360px}
  .quotes{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .f-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:720px){
  .nl{display:none;position:absolute;top:70px;left:0;right:0;background:var(--navy);flex-direction:column;gap:0;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold-dim)}
  .nl.open{display:flex}
  .nl a{padding:14px 28px;width:100%}
  .nl .cta{margin:12px 28px;text-align:center}
  .burger{display:block}
  section{padding:64px 0}
  .hero-in{padding:76px 0 70px}
  .grid4{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .eyebrow{letter-spacing:.18em}
  .btn-o{margin-left:0;margin-top:12px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px}

/* SMD ribbon */
.smd{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}
.smd-in{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:14px;padding:11px 28px;font-size:13.5px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.smd b{font-weight:600}
.smd a{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(13,27,42,.4)}
/* metrics band */
.mband{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:28px;text-align:center}
.m .mk{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:64px;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);line-height:1;font-style:italic}
.m .ml{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}
/* methodology steps */
.steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--hair);border:1px solid var(--hair)}
.step{background:var(--ivory);padding:32px 24px}
.step .sn{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-size:40px;color:#9C7430;font-weight:600;font-style:italic;line-height:1}
.step h3{font-size:15.5px;margin:10px 0 8px}
.step p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:960px){.mband{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:720px){.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}.smd-in{justify-content:center;text-align:center}}

/* mobile QA pass */
@media(max-width:720px){
 .m .mk{font-size:44px}
 .mband{gap:20px}
 .hero h1{font-size:clamp(38px,10.5vw,50px)}
 .hero p.lede{font-size:15.5px}
 .hero-meta{gap:28px;margin-top:48px}
 .hero-meta .k{font-size:24px}
 section{padding:72px 0}
 .sh{margin-bottom:40px}
 .eng{padding:30px 24px}
 .step{padding:26px 22px}
 .cform{padding:28px 22px}
 .split{gap:24px}
 .portrait{max-width:300px;margin:0 auto}
}

.dark .sh p{border-left-color:var(--hair-l)}