/* ============================================================
   Aegis Locums — aegislocums.com
   Locked design spec: black / white / gold. Inter typeface.
   Generous whitespace. One typeface. Restrained palette.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  /* Dark mode primary. Tuned for max-contrast hierarchy. */
  --ink: #FFFFFF;
  --ink-soft: #E8E8E8;
  --paper: #060606;
  --paper-warm: #0F0F0F;
  --muted: #B0B0B0;
  --muted-soft: #7A7A7A;
  --hairline: #2A2A2A;
  --hairline-soft: #1C1C1C;
  --gold: #E5C158;
  --gold-deep: #D4AF37;
  --gold-bright: #F5D77A;
  --shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.04);

  --max: 1120px;
  --gutter: clamp(24px, 5vw, 56px);
  --section-pad-y: clamp(120px, 14vw, 200px);

  --font: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

@keyframes aegisFadeUp {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@keyframes aegisRule {
  from { width: 0; }
  to { width: 56px; }
}

@supports (font-variation-settings: normal) {
  :root { --font: 'Inter var', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-feature-settings: "ss01", "cv11", "calt", "kern";
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-size: 17px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

html, body { overflow-x: hidden; }
body {
  background: var(--paper);
  min-height: 100vh;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* ============================================================
   Layout
   ============================================================ */

.container {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
}

section {
  padding: var(--section-pad-y) 0;
}

section + section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
}

.eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}

.section-title {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5.2vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.032em;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  max-width: 16ch;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* One-word gold accent inside section titles — scarce, premium */
.section-title .accent {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: normal;
}

.section-lede {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 22px);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 50ch;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
}

/* ============================================================
   Nav
   ============================================================ */

.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.78);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(20px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(20px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.nav-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 14px var(--gutter);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
}

.brand {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1px;
}

.brand-mark { color: var(--ink); }
.brand-mark-light { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 500; margin-left: 1px; }

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

.nav-cta {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--paper) !important;
  padding: 10px 18px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}

.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--gold-bright); transform: translateY(-1px); }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .nav-inner { padding: 12px var(--gutter); }
  .nav-links { gap: 0; }
  .nav-links a:not(.nav-cta) { display: none; }
  .nav-cta { padding: 8px 14px; font-size: 13px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Hero
   ============================================================ */

.hero {
  padding: clamp(72px, 10vw, 140px) 0 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-monogram { display: none; }
.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  text-align: left;
}

.hero-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px);
  animation: aegisFadeUp .8s ease-out both;
}

.hero-meta-line {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 56px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  animation: aegisRule 1s ease-out .2s both;
}

.hero-meta-text {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(56px, 9.6vw, 124px);
  line-height: 0.96;
  letter-spacing: -0.046em;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  animation: aegisFadeUp 1s ease-out .15s both;
}

.hero-title .accent {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.hero-title br { display: inline; }

.hero-foot {
  margin-top: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: end;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding-top: 32px;
  animation: aegisFadeUp 1s ease-out .35s both;
}

.hero-sub {
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.4vw, 18px);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 34ch;
  line-height: 1.45;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.hero-cta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-self: end;
}

.hero-rule {
  margin-top: clamp(96px, 12vw, 160px);
  border-top: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero { padding-top: 48px; }
  .hero-meta { margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .hero-meta-line { width: 32px; }
  .hero-meta-text { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  .hero-title { font-size: 56px; letter-spacing: -0.038em; line-height: 0.94; }
  .hero-foot {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-top: 48px;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .hero-cta { justify-self: start; margin-top: 4px; }
  .hero-sub { font-size: 15px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Buttons
   ============================================================ */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  transition: transform .2s ease, background .2s ease, color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 18px 32px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  font-size: 15px;
  transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-color: transparent;
  padding: 16px 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.btn-ghost:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.btn-large {
  padding: 22px 44px;
  font-size: 16px;
}

/* ============================================================
   Promise
   ============================================================ */

.promise-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px);
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 80px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.promise-head .eyebrow { margin: 0; }
.promise-head .section-title { margin: 0; }

.promise-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  margin-top: 0;
}

.promise-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 32px;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
}

.promise-num {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum";
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  position: relative;
}



.promise-card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.promise-card p {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 28ch;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .promise-head {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: start;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
    padding-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .promise-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .promise-card { gap: 24px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   How (lede paragraph)
   ============================================================ */

.how { background: var(--paper-warm); position: relative; }
.how-inner { max-width: 760px; position: relative; }
.how-title { max-width: 14ch; }
.how::before { display: none; }

/* ============================================================
   Split sections (Physicians / Hospitals)
   ============================================================ */

.split { background: var(--paper); }
.split-light { background: var(--paper-warm); }
.promise { background: var(--paper); }

.split-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 96px);
  align-items: center;
}

.split-reverse { direction: rtl; }
.split-reverse > * { direction: ltr; }

.split-text { max-width: 52ch; }

.list-clean {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
}

.list-clean {
  counter-reset: aegis-list;
}

.list-clean li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 24px 0 24px 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  letter-spacing: -0.003em;
  counter-increment: aegis-list;
  transition: padding-left .25s ease;
}



.list-clean li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); }

.list-clean li::before {
  content: counter(aegis-list, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 24px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.list-clean li strong {
  font-weight: 600;
  display: block;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-size: 17px;
}

.list-clean li {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.link-arrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  transition: color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}

.link-arrow .arrow {
  transition: transform .25s ease;
  display: inline-block;
}

.link-arrow:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }
.link-arrow:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

.inline-link {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(229, 193, 88, 0.4);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: border-color .2s ease;
}
.inline-link:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }

.micro-note {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted-soft);
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  max-width: 38ch;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.contact-guarantee {
  margin-top: 28px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 56ch;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.split-callout {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding-left: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px);
  position: relative;
}

.quote-mark {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 64px;
  line-height: 0.6;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.quote-text {
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.014em;
  font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 28ch;
}

.quote-attr {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.split-callout-dark {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 56px 40px;
}

.stat-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
}

.stat {
  text-align: left;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.stat:last-child { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }

.stat-num {
  font-size: clamp(48px, 5vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  min-width: 100px;
}

.stat-label {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .split-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .split-callout { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-top: 32px; }
  .split-callout-dark { padding: 40px 28px; }
  .stat-row { gap: 28px; }
  .stat-num { min-width: 80px; font-size: 44px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Aegis Elite / Shield Points
   ============================================================ */

.elite {
  background: var(--paper);
  position: relative;
}

.elite-title { max-width: 14ch; }
.elite-lede { max-width: 56ch; margin-bottom: 64px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.elite-lede strong { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 600; }

.elite-pillars {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  margin-bottom: 64px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.elite-pillar { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; }

.pillar-num {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.elite-pillar h3 {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.elite-pillar p {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 30ch;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

.elite-foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.founders-line {
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: -0.003em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.founders-dot {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(229, 193, 88, 0.12);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .elite-pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; padding-top: 24px; }
  .elite-pillar { gap: 16px; }
  .elite-foot { gap: 20px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   About
   ============================================================ */

.about { background: var(--paper-warm); }

.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 96px);
  align-items: center;
}

.about-text p {
  font-size: 19px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  max-width: 52ch;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
}

.about-text .credentials {
  margin-top: 24px;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.about-card {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 64px 48px;
  text-align: left;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.about-card::after { display: none; }

.about-card-line {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.about-card-line + .about-card-name { margin-top: 16px; }
.about-card-name + .about-card-line { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.28); }

.about-card-name {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 40px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--paper);
  line-height: 1.05;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Contact
   ============================================================ */

.contact {
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  position: relative;
}

.contact::before { display: none; }

.contact .eyebrow { text-align: center; }
.contact .section-title,
.contact .section-lede { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.contact .section-title { max-width: 18ch; }
.contact .section-lede { max-width: 50ch; }

.contact-cta {
  margin-top: 48px;
}

.contact-direct {
  margin-top: 36px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-feature-settings: "tnum";
}

.contact-direct a {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: border-color .2s ease;
}

.contact-direct a:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }

.contact-direct .sep {
  margin: 0 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ============================================================
   Footer
   ============================================================ */

.footer {
  background: #050505;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding: 48px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.footer .brand-mark { color: var(--ink); }
.footer .brand-mark-light { color: var(--gold); }

.footer-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer-meta {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.footer-meta .sep {
  margin: 0 10px;
  color: var(--muted-soft);
}

/* ============================================================
   Selection / focus
   ============================================================ */

::selection { background: var(--gold); color: var(--paper); }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, .btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 100px;
}

/* ============================================================
   Reduced motion
   ============================================================ */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   Stat band (under hero) — premium card grid
   2026-05-19 redesign: each stat in its own bordered card,
   gold underline accent, hover state, proper hierarchy
   ============================================================ */

.statband {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 128px) 0;
  position: relative;
}

.statband::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 64px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

.statband-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 80px);
}

.statband-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.statband-title {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 28ch;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.statband-title .accent {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.statband-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);
}

.sb-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px) clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 16px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
  min-height: 220px;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.sb-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  width: 32px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transition: width .35s ease;
}

.sb-item:hover {
  border-color: rgba(229, 193, 88, 0.4);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.sb-item:hover::before {
  width: 64px;
}

.sb-num {
  font-size: clamp(56px, 6.4vw, 88px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.92;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum";
  margin: 24px 0 0;
}

.sb-num.gold {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.sb-pct {
  font-size: 0.5em;
  margin-left: 4px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.sb-label-head {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 24px 0 8px;
}

.sb-label {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .statband-inner {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .sb-item { min-height: 200px; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .statband { padding: 64px 0; }
  .statband-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
  }
  .sb-item { min-height: auto; padding: 28px 24px; }
  .sb-num { font-size: 56px; margin-top: 16px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Credentials bar (founder authority)
   ============================================================ */

.credbar {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  padding: 64px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}

.credbar-inner {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 880px;
}

.credbar-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.credbar-line {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.1vw, 24px);
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.credbar-line strong {
  font-weight: 600;
}

.credbar-sub {
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.3vw, 15px);
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.credbar-sep {
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 6px;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .credbar { padding: 48px 0; }
  .credbar-sub { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .credbar-sep { display: inline-block; margin: 0 4px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Hospitals — offer stack
   ============================================================ */

.hospitals {
  background: var(--paper);
}

.hospitals-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 64px;
}

.hospitals-head { max-width: 56ch; }
.hospitals-head .section-title { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.hospitals-head .section-lede { color: var(--ink-soft); }

.stack {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: 24px;
  padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  max-width: 880px;
}

.stack-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.stack-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 40px;
}

.stack-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.stack-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }

.stack-x {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.stack-line strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  font-size: 17px;
}

.stack-vs {
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  padding: 24px 28px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
  background: rgba(229, 193, 88, 0.05);
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
}

.stack-vs strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.stack-cta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .stack { padding: 32px 28px; border-radius: 18px; }
  .stack-list li { grid-template-columns: 24px 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 16px 0; font-size: 15px; }
  .stack-vs { padding: 20px 22px; font-size: 15px; }
  .stack-cta { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 18px; }
  .stack-cta .btn-primary { width: 100%; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Risk reversal band (Wolf-of-WS dominance move)
   ============================================================ */

.reversal {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: clamp(96px, 12vw, 160px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  position: relative;
}

.reversal::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 96px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

.reversal-inner {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 980px;
}

.reversal-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 40px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.reversal-title {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 6.4vw, 84px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.038em;
  line-height: 1.02;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 40px;
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.reversal-title .accent {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.reversal-sub {
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.6vw, 18px);
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 50ch;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .reversal { padding: 72px 0; }
  .reversal-title { font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -0.028em; }
}



/* ============================================================
   Logo shield — clean single source (2026-05-19 hard reset)
   ============================================================ */

.brand {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 10px;
}

.brand-mark-only .sr-name {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

/* Nav shield — discreet, sticky-friendly */
.brand-shield-nav,
.nav .brand-shield {
  width: 26px !important;
  height: 26px !important;
  display: block;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4));
  transition: transform .25s ease;
}
.brand-shield-nav:hover { transform: scale(1.05); }

/* Footer shield — smaller still */
.footer .brand-shield {
  width: 22px !important;
  height: 22px !important;
  display: block;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4));
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .brand-shield-nav,
  .nav .brand-shield {
    width: 24px !important;
    height: 24px !important;
  }
  .footer .brand-shield {
    width: 20px !important;
    height: 20px !important;
  }
}

/* About-card shield — proportional mark, not a billboard */
.about-shield {
  width: 72px !important;
  height: 72px !important;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .about-shield {
    width: 56px !important;
    height: 56px !important;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
}

/* Gold founder name in about-card */
.about-card-name-gold {
  color: var(--gold) !important;
}

/* ============================================================
   Mobile spacing refinement — 2026-05-19 final pass
   Bumps padding + breathing room on dense sections at <=720px
   ============================================================ */

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  /* Edge padding bump across container */
  .container { padding-left: 28px !important; padding-right: 28px !important; }

  /* Hero: give CTA more vertical air */
  .hero-foot { gap: 28px; }
  .btn-primary { padding: 16px 26px; }

  /* Pillars (Three things): looser internal rhythm */
  .promise-grid { gap: 56px !important; }
  .promise-card { gap: 28px; }

  /* How section (Every physician): more breathing room around the lede */
  .how { padding: 96px 0 !important; }
  .section-lede { line-height: 1.55 !important; }

  /* Offer stack: looser line rhythm in bullets */
  .stack-list li { padding: 22px 0 !important; gap: 14px !important; line-height: 1.6; }
  .stack-line strong { margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .stack { padding: 36px 24px !important; }

  /* Risk-reversal: less cramped at narrow widths */
  .reversal { padding: 88px 0 !important; }
  .reversal-title { font-size: 32px !important; line-height: 1.1 !important; }
  .reversal-sub { font-size: 14px; }

  /* Elite pillars: tighter readability */
  .elite-pillars { gap: 56px !important; }

  /* Founder quote: less crammed */
  .quote-text { font-size: 19px !important; line-height: 1.45 !important; }
  .split-callout { padding-left: 28px !important; border-left-width: 2px; }

  /* Hospital section header */
  .hospitals-head .section-lede { font-size: 16px; }

  /* Footer: more padding so it doesn't crush against viewport edge */
  .footer-inner { padding-top: 32px; }
}