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

/* Heading font for footer titles */
.footer-title {
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 24px;   /* consistent */
    color: #ffffff;
    letter-spacing: 0.4px;
}


/* Colors */
:root {
    --footer-bg: #fff;        /* ✅ LOGO COLOR */
    --footer-bg-dark: #1e4a5c;   /* subtle darker shade */
    --text-light: #ffffff;
    --text-muted: #d9ecf2;
    --accent: #f9b42a;           /* same gold you use site-wide */
    --line-glow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
}

/* Footer Base */
.footer {
    background: linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        #ffffff 0%,
        #f3f7f9 20%,
        #245872 55%,
        #1e4a5c 100%
    );
    color: var(--text-light);
    padding: 70px 0 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.footer-col {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

/* Glowing Diagonal Line */
.footer-diagonal {
    position: absolute;
    top: 35px;
    left: -10%;
    width: 140%;
    height: 3px;
    background: rgba(30, 74, 92, 0.25);
   
    transform: rotate(-6deg);
    filter: blur(1px);
    opacity: 0.4;
}

/* Grid Layout */
.footer-container {
    max-width: 1300px;
    margin: auto;
    padding: 0 56px;        /* balanced side padding */
    
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    column-gap: 64px;
    row-gap: 56px;
    align-items: start;
}
.brand-col {
  max-width: 320px;
  padding-top: 4px;
}
.brand-col .footer-text {
    color: #4b6b7a;
}


.footer-logo {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.footer-text {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}



/* Brand Logo */
.footer-logo {
    width: 160px;              /* adjust if needed */
    height: auto;
    filter: none !important;   /*  removes white effect */
    opacity: 1 !important;
    mix-blend-mode: normal;
}


/* Description Text */
.footer-text {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
}
/* REMOVE underline from ALL footer links */
.footer a,
.footer-list a,
.footer-contact a,
.footer-bottom a {
    text-decoration: none !important;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    transition: 0.3s ease;
}

/* UNIVERSAL FOOTER HOVER COLOR */
.footer a:hover,
.footer-list a:hover,
.footer-contact a:hover,
.footer-bottom a:hover {
    color: #d97a25 !important;
}




/* SOCIAL ICONS */
.social-icons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  align-items: center;
}




.social-round {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.social-round img {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
}

.social-round:hover {
    background: var(--accent);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}
.social-round i {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    color: white;
}

.social-round:hover i {
    color: #1e4a5c;
}

/* Titles */
.footer-title {
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #ffffff;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

/* Lists */
.footer-list li {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.footer-list a {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-list a:hover {
     color: var(--accent);
    padding-left: 2px;
}

/* CONTACT SECTION */
.footer-contact li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}


.contact-icon {
    width: 20px;
    margin-top: 2px; 
    margin-right: 12px;
    opacity: 0.95;
}

.footer-contact a {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-weight: 300;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-contact a:hover {
    color: var(--accent);
}

/* Bottom Bar */
.footer-bottom {
    width: 100%;
    background: #1e4a5c;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    padding: 14px 56px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    color: #dbe7eb;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    margin-top: 56px;
}
.footer::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
}


/* FORCE small text */
.footer-bottom,
.footer-bottom p,
.footer-bottom span {
    font-size: 14px !important;
}


.footer-bottom p {
    margin: 0;
}

.footer-left {
    text-align: left;
}

.footer-right {
    text-align: right;
}

.footer-right .highlight {
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 300;
}



.highlight {
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .footer-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding: 0 24px;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .brand-col {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .footer-contact li {
        justify-content: center;
        text-align: left;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 6px;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 18px 24px;
    }
}

    /* .social-icons {
        justify-content: center;
    } */

/* RESTORE FOOTER LINK VISIBILITY WHEN RESET OVERRIDES IT */
#footer a {
    color: var(--text-muted) !important;
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

#footer a:hover {
    color: var(--accent) !important;
}

/* Restore footer text colors */
#footer li,
#footer p,
#footer span,
#footer h3,
#footer h4,
#footer h5 {
    color: var(--text-muted) !important;
}

/* Restore footer heading styles */
#footer .footer-title {
    color: #ffffff !important;
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .hero-container {
        padding: 5rem 1.25rem 3rem;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .hero-content {
        max-width: 100%;
        margin: 0 auto !important;
    }

    .hero-overlay-gradient {
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, 
            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) 0%, 
            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88) 60%, 
            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75) 100%);
    }

    .hero-badge {
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .hero-title {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
        line-height: 1.15;
        margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    }

    .hero-subtitle {
        font-size: 1.125rem;
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .hero-ctas {
        flex-direction: column;
        margin-bottom: 3rem;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .btn {
        width: 100%;
        height: 3.5rem;
        font-size: 1rem;
    }

    .hero-stats {
        gap: 1.75rem;
        justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .stat-item {
        flex: 1;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .stat-number {
        font-size: 1.875rem;
    }

    .stat-label {
        font-size: 0.8rem;
    }

    .scroll-indicator {
        bottom: 1rem;
    }
}