* {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
            background-color: #f8fafd;
            color: #1e2b3c;
            line-height: 1.5;
        }

        /* smooth container spacing */
        .container-custom {
            max-width: 1320px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 2rem;
        }

        /* ---- modern header with subtle glass ---- */
        .site-header {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 10px 30px;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            z-index: 10;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 40, 80, 0.1);
        }

        .logo-area h1 {
            font-size: 20px;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            background: linear-gradient(145deg, #102a41, #1f4b6e);
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            background-clip: text;
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .logo-area p {
            font-size: 11px;
            color: #3b5c7c;
            font-weight: 400;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .nav-links a {
            margin-left: 20px;
            text-decoration: none;
            color: #1e3f5e;
            font-weight: 500;
            font-size: 1rem;
            transition: 0.2s;
            border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
            padding-bottom: 4px;
        }

        .nav-links a:hover {
            border-bottom-color: #a6395b;
            color: #a6395b;
        }

        /* ---- hero with background image (refined) ---- */
        .hero-modern {
            position: relative;
            background: url('../img/photo-1589829545856-d10d557cf95f.jfif') center center / cover no-repeat;
            padding: 7rem 2rem 8rem 2rem;
            isolation: isolate;
        }

        .hero-modern::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(97deg, rgba(8, 25, 48, 0.88) 10%, rgba(20, 50, 75, 0.65) 80%);
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .hero-modern .container-custom {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            color: white;
        }

        .hero-overline {
            font-size: 13px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: #ffd7b5;
            margin-bottom: 0px;
        }

        .hero-title {
            font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5rem);
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.1;
            color: white;
            text-shadow: 0 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
            font-size: 66px;
        }

        .hero-subtitle {
            font-size: 23px;
            font-weight: 350;
            font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
            font-style: italic;
            color: #fae1cf;
            border-left: 5px solid #cd7f4b;
            padding-left: 1.8rem;
            margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem 0;
            width: 80%;
        }

        .hero-statement {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
            backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 215, 170, 0.2);
            border-radius: 40px;
            padding: 2rem 2.5rem;
            max-width: 800px;
            font-size: 17px;
            color: #f3f7fc;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 35px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
        }

        .hero-statement strong {
            color: #ffc49b;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        /* intro card — refined with bootstrap utilities */
        .intro-card {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 3rem;
            margin-top: -3rem;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
            padding: 3rem;
            box-shadow: 0 30px 45px -20px rgba(0, 32, 64, 0.15);
            border: 1px solid #eaf0f6;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 5;
        }

        .intro-image img {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 260px;
            border-radius: 40% 60% 30% 70% / 50% 40% 60% 50%;
            object-fit: cover;
            border: 4px solid white;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 30px -10px rgba(82, 50, 30, 0.15);
        }

        /* modern section title */
        .section-title {
            font-size: 2.6rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #0a253a;
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            margin: 3rem 0 1.5rem;
        }

        .section-title span {
            border-bottom: 5px solid #a6395b;
            padding-bottom: 8px;
            display: inline-block;
        }

        /* service cards consistent height */
        .service-card {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 2.2rem;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 30px -15px rgba(0, 30, 50, 0.1);
            transition: all 0.25s ease;
            border: 1px solid rgba(190, 210, 230, 0.4);
            height: 100%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .service-card:hover {
            transform: scale(1.01) translateY(-6px);
            box-shadow: 0 30px 40px -15px #1b3d5e33;
            border-color: #b1c9e0;
        }

        .card-img {
            height: 200px;
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }

        .img1 {
            background-image: url('../img/16419.jpg');
        }

        .img2 {
            background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1505664194779-8beaceb93744?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop');
        }

        .img3 {
            background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1577495508048-b635879837f1?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop');
        }

        .img4 {
            background-image: url('..//img/2151546451.jpg');
        }

        .img5 {
            background-image: url('../img/20922.jpg');
        }

        .img6 {
            background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528747045269-390fe33c19f2?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop');
        }

        .card-content {
            padding: 1.8rem 1.8rem 2rem;
            flex: 1;
        }

        .card-content h3 {
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #0a253a;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .tag-list {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 0.5rem;
            margin: 1rem 0 1.3rem;
        }

        .tag {
            background: #e4edf5;
            color: #1c4a70;
            border-radius: 60px;
            padding: 0.3rem 1.2rem;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

        .read-link {
            text-decoration: none;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #a6395b;
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 5px;
            border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
            transition: 0.2s;
        }

        .read-link:hover {
            border-bottom-color: #a6395b;
        }

        /* philosophy banner with overlay refinement */
        .philosophy-banner {
            background: linear-gradient(107deg, #112b40b5 0%, #1c405ba3 100%), url(https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1533587851505-d119e13fa0d7?q=80&w=1974&auto=format&fit=crop);
            background-size: cover, cover;
            /* background-blend-mode: overlay; */
            background-position: center;
            border-radius: 4rem;
            padding: 4rem 3rem;
            color: white;
            margin: 4rem 0;
        }

        .philosophy-banner h2 {
            font-size: 3rem;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .philo-item {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
            backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
            border-radius: 2rem;
            padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 210, 170, 0.25);
        }

        .philo-item i {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
            color: #fbc193;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        /* documents grid */
        .doc-item {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 2rem;
            padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
            border: 1px solid #d4e1ee;
            height: 100%;
        }

        .doc-item h4 {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            color: #a6395b;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
            padding-left: 1rem;
        }

        .checklist-download {
            background: #e5eff9;
            border-radius: 2rem;
            padding: 0;
            /* inner wrap handles padding */
            margin: 2rem 0;
        }

        .checklist-inner {
            background: #a6395b;
            backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
            padding: 1.8rem 2.2rem;
            border-radius: 2rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .checklist-inner span i {
            color: white !important;
        }

        .btn-download {
            background: #ffffff;
            color: #a6395b;
            padding: 0.9rem 2.2rem;
            border-radius: 60px;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-weight: 500;
            transition: 0.2s;
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
            border: none;

        }

        .checklist-inner span {
            color: white;
        }

        .btn-download:hover {
            background: #7f2e47;
            color: white;
        }

        /* insights */
        .insight-cards {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
            gap: 2rem;
            margin: 2rem 0 3rem;
        }

        .insight {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 2rem;
            padding: 2rem;
            transition: 0.2s;
            border: 1px solid #deeaf5;
            height: 100%;
        }

        .insight:hover {
            background: #fafdff;
            border-color: #b4cde0;
        }

        .insight small {
            color: #a6395b;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        /* footer */
        .footer-modern {
            background: #0b202f;
            color: #cbdae7;
            padding: 3rem 2rem;
            border-radius: 3rem 3rem 0 0;
            margin-top: 4rem;
        }

        .footer-modern a {
            color: #fbc193;
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        .footer-modern a:hover {
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

        /* Bootstrap overrides / fine-tuning */
        ul {
            padding-left: 1.2rem;
        }

        hr {
            opacity: 0.2;
        }

        .doc-item ul li {
            list-style: none;
            display: flex;
            gap: 10px;
            padding-bottom: 5px;
        }

        .close-nav {
            display: none;
        }

        .nav-open {
            display: none;
        }

        body {
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }

        @media (max-width: 600px) {
            .nav-open {
                display: block;
                cursor: pointer;
            }

            .nav-links {
                background: white;
                position: fixed;
                right: -300px;
                height: 100vh;
                top: 0px;
                z-index: 1;
                width: 300px;
                transition: 0.5s all;

                a {
                    display: block;
                    margin: 0px;
                    padding: 10px;
                    border-bottom: 1px solid #f3f3f3;
                }
            }

            .close-nav {
                cursor: pointer;
                text-align: end;
                padding-top: 10px;
                padding-right: 13px;
                font-size: 20px;
                display: block;
            }

            .nav-links.active {
                right: 0px;
            }

            .logo-area p {
                font-size: 10px;
                letter-spacing: 0px;
            }

            .logo-area h1 {
                font-size: 16px;
            }

            .hero-modern {
                padding: 60px 10px;
            }

            .hero-title {
                font-size: 32px;
                margin-top: 20px;
            }

            .hero-subtitle {
                font-size: 17px;
                font-weight: 350;
                font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
                font-style: italic;
                color: #fae1cf;
                border-left: 2px solid #cd7f4b;
                padding-left: 8px;
                margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem 0;
                width: 100%;
            }

            .hero-modern .container-custom {
                padding: 0px 10px;
            }

            .hero-statement {
                font-size: 15px;
            }

            .intro-card {
                padding: 20px;
            }

            .intro-card {
                border-radius: 0px;
            }

            .intro-card {
                margin-top: 20px;
            }

            .container-custom {
                padding: 0px 10px;
            }

            .section-title span {
                font-size: 31px;
            }

            .card-content {
                padding: 10px 15px;
                padding-bottom: 30px;
            }

            .card-content h3 {
                font-size: 27px;
            }

            .philosophy-banner h2 {
                font-size: 31px;
            }

            .philosophy-banner {
                border-radius: 0px;
                padding: 27px 16px;
            }

            .philosophy-banner p {
                font-size: 15px !important;
            }

            .doc-item h4 {
                padding-left: 0px;
            }

            .doc-item ul {
                padding-left: 0px;
            }

            .doc-item {
                background: white;
                border-radius: 0px;
                padding: 19px;
                box-shadow: 0 5px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
                border: 1px solid #d4e1ee;
                height: 100%;
            }

            .footer-modern {
                padding: 20px 10px;
            }

            .footer-modern {
                font-size: 13px;
                border-radius: 0px;
            }

            .checklist-inner {
                border-radius: 0px;
                padding: 20px 24px;
            }

            .checklist-inner span {
                margin-bottom: 20px;
                display: block;
            }

            .btn-download {
                background: #ffffff;
                color: #a6395b;
                padding: 9px 20px;
                border-radius: 60px;
                text-decoration: none;
                font-weight: 500;
                transition: 0.2s;
                display: inline-flex;
                align-items: center;
                gap: 10px;
                border: none;
                font-size: 13px;
            }
            .container-custom{

            }
            .container-customeee{
                    padding: 30px !important;
            }
        }