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/* Production visual pass v0.2 */
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/* Production pass v0.3 */
.btn.secondary{background:transparent;border-color:var(--navy);color:var(--navy)}
.hero-v2 .actions .btn.secondary:hover{background:var(--cream)}
.audience-grid .card{min-height:245px}.audience-grid .card h3{font-size:23px;color:#102842}
.philosophy-grid .card{text-align:center;min-height:175px}.philosophy-grid .card h3{color:#102842}
.honeypot{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px!important;height:1px;width:1px;overflow:hidden}
.form-note{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}.form-note a{text-decoration:underline}
@media(max-width:900px){.audience-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:620px){.audience-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.actions .btn{width:100%}}

/* Brand asset update v0.3.2 */
.brand img{width:58px!important;max-height:64px!important;object-fit:contain;object-position:left center}
.footer img{width:210px!important;max-width:100%;filter:none!important;opacity:1!important}
@media(max-width:900px){.brand img{width:52px!important}.footer img{width:190px!important}}
@media(max-width:620px){.brand img{width:48px!important}.footer img{width:175px!important}}

.honeypot{position:absolute!important;left:-10000px!important;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;overflow:hidden!important}
.privacy-consent{display:block;font-size:12px;line-height:1.6;margin:8px 0 18px}
.privacy-consent a{text-decoration:underline}.form-status{min-height:24px;font-size:14px;margin:8px 0}.form-status.error{font-weight:600}
#contact-submit[disabled]{opacity:.62;cursor:not-allowed}

.social-links{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:center;margin-top:1rem}.social-links a{text-decoration:none}.social-links a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* v0.3.5b footer logo sharpness hotfix */
.footer img{
  width:240px!important;
  max-width:100%;
  height:auto!important;
  filter:none!important;
  opacity:1!important;
  image-rendering:auto;
}
@media (max-width:680px){
  .footer img{width:210px!important;}
}

/* v0.3.5c approved footer logo */
.footer img{
  width:240px!important;
  max-width:100%;
  height:auto!important;
  filter:none!important;
  opacity:1!important;
  image-rendering:auto;
}
@media (max-width:680px){.footer img{width:210px!important;}}


/* v0.3.6 — final agreed logo + decision-making hero */
.decision-hero-image{
  position:absolute;
  inset:0;
  width:100%;
  height:100%;
  object-fit:cover;
  object-position:center center;
  display:block;
}
.hero-visual::after{
  content:"";
  position:absolute;
  inset:0;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(17,30,45,0) 38%,rgba(17,30,45,.12) 65%,rgba(17,30,45,.48) 100%);
  pointer-events:none;
  z-index:2;
}
.hero-visual blockquote{z-index:3;}
.footer img[src$="base-hightower-logo-final-transparent.svg"]{
  width:260px!important;
  max-width:100%;
  height:auto!important;
  object-fit:contain;
  filter:none!important;
  opacity:1!important;
  image-rendering:auto;
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .decision-hero-image{object-position:58% center;}
  .footer img[src$="base-hightower-logo-final-transparent.svg"]{width:235px!important;}
}
@media(max-width:620px){
  .decision-hero-image{object-position:62% center;}
  .hero-visual::after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(17,30,45,0) 38%,rgba(17,30,45,.58) 100%);}
  .footer img[src$="base-hightower-logo-final-transparent.svg"]{width:215px!important;}
}


/* v0.3.6b — mobile/tablet hero layout correction */
@media (max-width:900px){
  .hero-grid-v2{
    grid-template-columns:1fr!important;
    min-height:0;
  }
  .hero-copy{
    padding:52px 0 42px!important;
    width:100%;
    min-width:0;
  }
  .hero-visual{
    min-height:520px;
    width:100%;
  }
  .hero-visual blockquote{
    right:5%;
    top:16%;
    width:38%;
    font-size:17px;
  }
  .hero-v2 .actions{
    flex-wrap:wrap;
  }
}

@media (max-width:620px){
  .hero-copy{
    padding:38px 0 34px!important;
  }
  .hero-v2 h1{
    font-size:42px!important;
    line-height:1.06;
  }
  .hero-v2 .lead{
    font-size:18px;
  }
  .hero-v2 .actions{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
    gap:12px;
  }
  .hero-v2 .actions .btn{
    width:100%;
    justify-content:center;
  }
  .hero-visual{
    min-height:440px;
  }
  .decision-hero-image{
    object-position:56% center!important;
  }
  .hero-visual blockquote{
    top:auto!important;
    right:6%!important;
    bottom:8%!important;
    width:62%!important;
    font-size:16px!important;
    line-height:1.45;
    padding-left:16px;
  }
}

@media (max-width:420px){
  .hero-v2 h1{
    font-size:38px!important;
  }
  .hero-visual{
    min-height:390px;
  }
  .hero-visual blockquote{
    width:68%!important;
    font-size:15px!important;
  }
}


/* v0.3.7a — clean hero asset responsive refinement */
.decision-hero-image{
  width:100%;
  height:100%;
  object-fit:cover;
  object-position:center center;
}
@media (min-width:621px) and (max-width:900px){
  .hero-visual{
    min-height:420px!important;
    max-height:520px;
    overflow:hidden;
  }
  .decision-hero-image{
    object-position:center 46%!important;
  }
}
@media (max-width:620px){
  .hero-visual{
    min-height:360px!important;
    max-height:440px;
    overflow:hidden;
  }
  .decision-hero-image{
    object-position:center center!important;
  }
}


/* v0.3.7b — desktop hero framing + tablet value-band alignment */

/* Desktop: preserve substantially more of the approved meeting scene.
   The image remains edge-to-edge, but uses a taller natural frame and
   a centered crop instead of the earlier aggressive fill. */
@media (min-width:901px){
  .hero-grid-v2{
    align-items:stretch;
  }
  .hero-visual{
    min-height:0!important;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1.04;
    overflow:hidden;
  }
  .decision-hero-image{
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    object-fit:cover!important;
    object-position:center center!important;
  }
}

/* Tablet: make the value proposition band a disciplined 2 x 2 grid.
   Equal columns, equal internal padding and consistent icon/text starts. */
@media (min-width:621px) and (max-width:900px){
  .trust-strip .container,
  .proof-strip .container,
  .values-strip .container{
    padding-left:28px!important;
    padding-right:28px!important;
  }

  .trust-grid,
  .proof-grid,
  .values-grid{
    display:grid!important;
    grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr)!important;
    column-gap:0!important;
    row-gap:0!important;
    align-items:stretch!important;
  }

  .trust-item,
  .proof-item,
  .value-item{
    display:grid!important;
    grid-template-columns:40px minmax(0,1fr)!important;
    column-gap:16px!important;
    align-items:start!important;
    margin:0!important;
    min-width:0;
  }

  .trust-item:nth-child(odd),
  .proof-item:nth-child(odd),
  .value-item:nth-child(odd){
    padding:24px 28px 24px 0!important;
  }

  .trust-item:nth-child(even),
  .proof-item:nth-child(even),
  .value-item:nth-child(even){
    padding:24px 0 24px 28px!important;
    border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  }

  .trust-item:nth-child(n+3),
  .proof-item:nth-child(n+3),
  .value-item:nth-child(n+3){
    border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.10);
  }

  .trust-item > :first-child,
  .proof-item > :first-child,
  .value-item > :first-child{
    justify-self:center;
    margin-top:2px;
  }

  .trust-item h3,
  .proof-item h3,
  .value-item h3,
  .trust-item p,
  .proof-item p,
  .value-item p{
    margin-left:0!important;
  }
}


/* v0.3.7c — visible company name in header + social icons */
.brand{
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:14px;
  text-decoration:none;
  flex-shrink:0;
}
.brand img{width:58px!important;height:auto;flex:none}
.brand-name{
  color:var(--navy);
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  font-size:20px;
  line-height:1;
  font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.055em;
  white-space:nowrap;
}
.social-links{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;margin-top:1rem}
.social-icon{
  width:38px;height:38px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.30);border-radius:50%;
  color:inherit;transition:background .2s ease,border-color .2s ease,transform .2s ease
}
.social-icon svg{width:19px;height:19px;display:block}
.social-icon:hover,.social-icon:focus-visible{
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.10);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);
  text-decoration:none!important;transform:translateY(-1px)
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .brand{gap:11px}
  .brand img{width:54px!important}
  .brand-name{font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.045em}
}
@media(max-width:520px){
  .brand img{width:50px!important}
  .brand-name{font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.035em}
}
@media(max-width:390px){.brand-name{font-size:14px}}


/* v0.3.7d — precision centering for footer social-media glyphs */
.social-icon{
  box-sizing:border-box;
  display:grid!important;
  place-items:center!important;
  padding:0!important;
  line-height:0!important;
  text-indent:0!important;
}

.social-icon svg{
  display:block!important;
  width:18px!important;
  height:18px!important;
  margin:0!important;
  position:static!important;
  transform:none!important;
  flex:none!important;
  overflow:visible;
}

/* Optical correction: LinkedIn's asymmetric glyph needs a fractional shift
   even when its SVG box is mathematically centered. */
.social-icon[aria-label*="LinkedIn"] svg{
  transform:translate(.4px,.3px)!important;
}

/* X is visually balanced in its viewBox; keep it geometrically centered. */
.social-icon[aria-label*=" on X"] svg{
  transform:translate(0,0)!important;
}