/* ==========================================================================
TITLE 24 MASTER — Design System
"Precision instrument" — engineering instrumentation meets modern web.
No frameworks. No build step. One stylesheet.
========================================================================== */
/* ---------- 1. Tokens ----------
Light editorial. Warm paper, near-black ink, ochre accent — an architecture
monograph rather than a software dashboard. The old dark names are kept so
every rule below still resolves; they now hold light values. */
:root {
/* Paper — the canvas */
--ink-950: #FBFAF8; /* page */
--ink-900: #FFFFFF; /* raised surface */
--ink-850: #F7F5F1; /* inset surface */
--ink-800: #F2EFE9;
--ink-750: #ECE8E0;
--ink-700: #E4DFD5;
--ink-600: #D8D2C6;
/* Signature — ochre is energy, green is compliance, blue is data.
All three are contrast-checked against the paper for body text. */
/* Every value below is measured against the paper (#FBFAF8). The ratio in
the comment is the real computed one — the whole palette clears WCAG AA
for body text, not just the headline sizes. */
--amber: #9A5C0D; /* 5.2:1 — text-safe ochre */
--amber-hi: #7E4A08; /* 7.1:1 — hover / emphasis */
--amber-lo: #E9A93C; /* fills, rules and thumbs only — never type */
--amber-ink:#1C1408; /* type sitting on an ochre fill */
--green: #146B4A; /* 6.4:1 */
--green-lo: #2E9C6E; /* fills only */
--cyan: #1A5F7A; /* 6.9:1 */
--red: #A32F2F; /* 6.1:1 */
/* Type — three tiers of grey, all of which pass AA at body size */
--txt: #15171B; /* 16.1:1 */
--txt-2: #464C54; /* 8.3:1 */
--txt-3: #5A616A; /* 6.0:1 */
--txt-4: #666D76; /* 5.0:1 — lightest grey allowed anywhere */
--line: rgba(21, 23, 27, 0.13);
--line-soft: rgba(21, 23, 27, 0.07);
--line-hot: rgba(168, 100, 15, 0.30);
--font-sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI Variable Text",
"Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
--font-mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, "SF Mono", "Cascadia Mono",
"Roboto Mono", Consolas, monospace;
/* Spacing scale */
--s1: 0.25rem; --s2: 0.5rem; --s3: 0.75rem; --s4: 1rem;
--s5: 1.5rem; --s6: 2rem; --s7: 3rem; --s8: 4rem;
--s9: 6rem; --s10: 8rem;
--r-sm: 6px; --r: 10px; --r-lg: 16px; --r-xl: 24px;
--maxw: 1180px;
--ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
--ease-io: cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
--shadow-lift: 0 1px 2px rgba(21,23,27,.05),
0 18px 48px -18px rgba(21,23,27,.18);
--shadow-card: 0 1px 2px rgba(21,23,27,.04), 0 10px 28px -14px rgba(21,23,27,.12);
--glow-amber: 0 0 0 1px rgba(168,100,15,.2), 0 12px 32px -12px rgba(233,169,60,.45);
}
/* ---------- 2. Reset ---------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
* { margin: 0; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
*, *::before, *::after {
animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: .01ms !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important;
}
}
body {
font-family: var(--font-sans);
background: var(--ink-950);
color: var(--txt);
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1.65;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
font-feature-settings: "cv02","cv03","cv04","ss01";
overflow-x: hidden;
}
img, svg, video { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; color: inherit; }
button { cursor: pointer; background: none; border: 0; }
a { color: var(--amber); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--amber-hi); }
:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
outline-offset: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
}
/* ---------- 3. Blueprint canvas ---------- */
body::before {
content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -2; pointer-events: none;
background:
linear-gradient(var(--line-soft) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 64px 64px,
linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line-soft) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 64px 64px;
mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 70% at 50% 0%, #000 20%, transparent 78%);
-webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 70% at 50% 0%, #000 20%, transparent 78%);
}
body::after {
content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -3; pointer-events: none;
background:
radial-gradient(60rem 40rem at 12% -8%, rgba(233,169,60,.16), transparent 62%),
radial-gradient(52rem 36rem at 92% 4%, rgba(26,95,122,.07), transparent 60%),
radial-gradient(70rem 50rem at 50% 108%, rgba(20,107,74,.05), transparent 65%);
}
/* ---------- 4. Layout primitives ---------- */
.wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--s5); }
.wrap-tight { max-width: 780px; }
section { position: relative; }
.section { padding-block: var(--s9); }
.section-sm { padding-block: var(--s8); }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
.section { padding-block: var(--s8); }
.section-sm { padding-block: var(--s7); }
}
.grid { display: grid; gap: var(--s5); }
.g2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
.g3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); }
.g4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); }
@media (max-width: 940px) { .g3, .g4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .g2, .g3, .g4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.rule { height: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 0; }
/* ---------- 5. Typography ---------- */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
line-height: 1.08;
letter-spacing: -0.028em;
font-weight: 700;
text-wrap: balance;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 6.2vw, 4.6rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.95rem, 3.9vw, 3rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
h4 { font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
p { text-wrap: pretty; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.7vw, 1.3rem); color: var(--txt-2); line-height: 1.6; }
.muted { color: var(--txt-2); }
.dim { color: var(--txt-3); }
.tiny { font-size: .8125rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.mono { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.eyebrow {
display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6em;
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--amber); font-weight: 500;
}
.eyebrow::before {
content: ""; width: 26px; height: 1px;
background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--amber));
}
.eyebrow.c-green { color: var(--green); }
.eyebrow.c-green::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--green)); }
.eyebrow.c-cyan { color: var(--cyan); }
.eyebrow.c-cyan::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--cyan)); }
.grad {
background: linear-gradient(102deg, #C8820F 2%, #A8640F 45%, #7A4A0C 96%);
-webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
}
.section-head { max-width: 62ch; margin-bottom: var(--s7); }
.section-head p { margin-top: var(--s4); }
/* ---------- 6. Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .55em;
padding: .82em 1.5em; border-radius: 999px;
font-weight: 600; font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
border: 1px solid transparent; white-space: nowrap;
transition: transform .25s var(--ease), box-shadow .25s var(--ease),
background-color .2s, border-color .2s, color .2s;
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(0); }
.btn-primary {
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F2BA5D, #E9A93C 55%, #D3941F);
color: var(--amber-ink);
box-shadow: 0 6px 20px -8px rgba(211,148,31,.65), 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.55) inset;
}
.btn-primary:hover {
color: var(--amber-ink);
box-shadow: 0 12px 30px -10px rgba(211,148,31,.8), 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.65) inset;
}
.btn-ghost {
border-color: var(--line); color: var(--txt); background: #FFFFFF;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(21,23,27,.04);
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--amber); color: var(--amber-hi); background: #FFFBF3; }
.btn-lg { padding: 1em 1.9em; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.btn-sm { padding: .6em 1.1em; font-size: .85rem; }
.btn-block { width: 100%; }
/* ---------- 7. Panels — the instrument motif ---------- */
.panel {
position: relative;
background: linear-gradient(168deg, #FFFFFF, #F8F6F2);
border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: var(--r-lg);
padding: var(--s6);
overflow: hidden;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
}
.panel::before {
content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: inherit; pointer-events: none;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.9), transparent 42%);
}
/* corner ticks */
.panel.ticked::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 10px; border-radius: 8px; pointer-events: none;
background:
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 0 0 / 12px 1px no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 0 0 / 1px 12px no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 100% 0 / 12px 1px no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 100% 0 / 1px 12px no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 0 100% / 12px 1px no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 0 100% / 1px 12px no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 100% 100% / 12px 1px no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--line-hot), var(--line-hot)) 100% 100% / 1px 12px no-repeat;
opacity: .8;
}
.panel-tight { padding: var(--s5); }
.card {
position: relative;
background: linear-gradient(168deg, #FFFFFF, #FAF8F4);
border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: var(--r-lg);
padding: var(--s5);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
transition: border-color .3s var(--ease), transform .3s var(--ease), box-shadow .3s var(--ease);
}
.card:hover {
border-color: var(--amber); transform: translateY(-3px);
box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(21,23,27,.05), 0 18px 40px -16px rgba(21,23,27,.2);
}
.card h3 { margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.card p { color: var(--txt-2); font-size: .95rem; }
.card-num {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .18em;
color: var(--txt-4); display: block; margin-bottom: var(--s4);
}
/* ---------- 8. Chips / badges ---------- */
.chip {
display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .45em;
padding: .34em .8em; border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #FFFFFF;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .05em;
color: var(--txt-2);
}
.chip .dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--green-lo); flex: none; }
.chip.hot { border-color: var(--line-hot); color: var(--amber); background: #FFF8EC; }
.chip.hot .dot { background: var(--amber); }
.pulse { position: relative; }
.pulse::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -4px; border-radius: 50%;
border: 1px solid currentColor; opacity: 0; animation: pulseRing 2.4s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes pulseRing {
0% { transform: scale(.6); opacity: .7; }
70% { transform: scale(2.1); opacity: 0; }
100% { opacity: 0; }
}
/* ---------- 9. Header ---------- */
.site-header {
position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 60;
border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
transition: background-color .35s var(--ease), border-color .35s, backdrop-filter .35s;
}
.site-header.stuck {
background: rgba(251,250,248,.86);
backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(150%);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(150%);
border-bottom-color: var(--line);
}
.hdr {
display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s5);
height: 74px;
}
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; color: var(--txt); flex: none; }
.brand:hover { color: var(--txt); }
/* The mark is taller than it is wide, so height drives it and width follows —
a fixed square would squash the mascot. */
.brand-mark { width: auto; height: 42px; flex: none; display: block; }
.brand-txt { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.05; }
.brand-name { font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: -0.03em; font-size: 1.06rem; }
.brand-sub {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .22em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--txt-3);
}
.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s1); margin-left: auto; }
/* :not(.btn) matters — a bare `.nav a` rule outranks `.btn-primary` and would
paint the drawer's CTA grey-on-ochre once it becomes visible on mobile. */
.nav a:not(.btn) {
padding: .5em .85em; border-radius: 8px; font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 500;
color: var(--txt-2); transition: color .2s, background-color .2s;
/* "ECC / HERS" and "Commercial & Hotels" contain spaces, so between the burger
breakpoint and a wide window they wrap mid-label and the header goes two
rows tall. A nav item is a label, never a paragraph — it never wraps. */
white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav a:not(.btn):hover,
.nav a:not(.btn)[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--txt); background: rgba(21,23,27,.055); }
.hdr-cta { margin-left: var(--s3); }
/* The nav carries its own CTA for the mobile drawer; on desktop .hdr-cta is the
one that shows, so hide the in-nav copy or the header renders it twice. */
.nav > .btn { display: none; }
.burger { display: none; width: 42px; height: 42px; margin-left: auto; border-radius: 9px;
border: 1px solid var(--line); align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.burger span { display: block; width: 17px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--txt); position: relative; transition: .3s var(--ease); }
.burger span::before, .burger span::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; width: 17px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--txt); transition: .3s var(--ease);
}
.burger span::before { top: -5.5px; } .burger span::after { top: 5.5px; }
.burger[aria-expanded="true"] span { background: transparent; }
.burger[aria-expanded="true"] span::before { top: 0; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.burger[aria-expanded="true"] span::after { top: 0; transform: rotate(-45deg); }
/* 1150, not 900. Six no-wrap labels plus the mark and the CTA measure ~1150px,
and since the labels can no longer wrap to a second row they push the page
into a horizontal scroll instead. The burger has to take over while the full
nav still fits, not after it has already broken the header. */
@media (max-width: 1150px) {
.nav, .hdr-cta { display: none; }
.burger { display: flex; }
.nav.open {
display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 2px;
position: absolute; left: var(--s5); right: var(--s5); top: 72px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.98); backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-lg);
padding: var(--s3); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.nav.open a:not(.btn) { padding: .8em 1em; }
.nav.open > .btn { display: inline-flex; margin-top: var(--s2); }
}
/* ---------- 10. Hero ---------- */
.hero { padding-top: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem); padding-bottom: var(--s8); position: relative; }
/* Photograph behind the hero.
A scrim heavy enough to carry dark text erases the photo — measured at 95%
the image deviated from plain paper by 3 levels, which is no photo at all.
So the veil stays light and the copy gets its own paper panel instead. The
photo reads; the text sits on a known background rather than on scenery.
The header is sticky and in flow, so it is above the hero at rest and never
overlaps this. */
.hero-photo { position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
.hero-photo::before {
content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2;
background: var(--bg-hero, none) center 38% / cover no-repeat;
}
.hero-photo::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
background:
linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(251,250,248,.62) 0%, rgba(251,250,248,.34) 30%,
rgba(251,250,248,.40) 72%, var(--ink-950) 100%);
}
/* The panel the headline and lede sit on. Near-opaque, so every ratio in here
is the one the type was designed for, with a blur so the photo reads as
depth behind glass rather than as a rectangle stamped on top. */
.hero-copy {
position: relative;
background: rgba(251,250,248,.93);
backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(115%);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(115%);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7);
border-radius: var(--r-xl);
padding: var(--s6) var(--s6) var(--s7);
box-shadow: 0 18px 50px -28px rgba(21,23,27,.4);
}
@media (max-width: 560px) { .hero-copy { padding: var(--s5) var(--s4) var(--s6); } }
.hero-grid {
display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, .95fr);
gap: var(--s7); align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s6); } }
.hero h1 { margin-top: var(--s4); }
.hero .lede { margin-top: var(--s5); max-width: 46ch; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s3); margin-top: var(--s6); }
.trust-row {
display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s2) var(--s4);
margin-top: var(--s6); padding-top: var(--s5); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.trust-item { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem; font-size: .84rem; color: var(--txt-2); }
.trust-item svg { flex: none; color: var(--green); }
/* Stat strip */
.stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1px;
background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-lg); overflow: hidden; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
.stat { background: #FFFFFF; padding: var(--s5) var(--s4); text-align: center; }
.stat-n {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem); font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: -0.03em; color: var(--amber); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; line-height: 1;
overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
.stat-l { font-size: .76rem; color: var(--txt-3); margin-top: .5rem; letter-spacing: .02em; }
/* ---------- 11. Quote engine ---------- */
.console { position: relative; }
.console-head {
display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--s4);
padding-bottom: var(--s4); margin-bottom: var(--s5); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.console-title { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .18em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--txt-3); }
.field { margin-bottom: 1.15rem; }
.field > label, .field-label {
display: block; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .06em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--txt-3); margin-bottom: .55rem;
}
.opts { display: grid; gap: .5rem; }
.opts-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.opts-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 480px) { .opts-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.opt { position: relative; }
.opt input { position: absolute; opacity: 0; width: 0; height: 0; }
.opt span {
display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .1rem;
padding: .58rem .75rem; border-radius: var(--r);
border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #FFFFFF;
font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 550; line-height: 1.3;
transition: .22s var(--ease); cursor: pointer; height: 100%;
}
.opt small { font-size: .72rem; color: var(--txt-3); font-weight: 400; }
.opt span:hover { border-color: var(--amber); background: #FFFBF3; }
.opt input:checked + span {
border-color: var(--amber); background: #FDF3E1;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--amber) inset, 0 6px 18px -10px rgba(211,148,31,.55);
}
.opt input:focus-visible + span { outline: 2px solid var(--amber); outline-offset: 2px; }
.slider-row { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.slider-val { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--amber); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
input[type="range"] {
-webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none; width: 100%; height: 4px; border-radius: 99px;
background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--amber-lo) var(--pct, 30%), rgba(21,23,27,.12) var(--pct, 30%));
outline: none; cursor: pointer;
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none; width: 20px; height: 20px; border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--amber-lo); border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--amber-lo), 0 3px 10px -2px rgba(211,148,31,.7);
transition: transform .18s var(--ease);
}
input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb:hover { transform: scale(1.15); }
input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
width: 16px; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--amber-lo);
border: 3px solid #FFFFFF; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--amber-lo); cursor: pointer;
}
.switches { display: grid; gap: .5rem; }
.switch {
display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .75rem; cursor: pointer;
padding: .55rem .75rem; border-radius: var(--r);
border: 1px solid var(--line); background: rgba(255,255,255,.02);
transition: .22s var(--ease);
}
.switch:hover { border-color: var(--amber); background: #FFFBF3; }
.switch input { position: absolute; opacity: 0; width: 0; height: 0; }
.switch-track {
width: 38px; height: 21px; border-radius: 99px; flex: none;
background: rgba(21,23,27,.10); border: 1px solid var(--line);
position: relative; transition: .25s var(--ease);
}
.switch-track::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 2px; width: 15px; height: 15px;
border-radius: 50%; background: var(--txt-4); transition: .25s var(--ease);
}
.switch input:checked + .switch-track { background: #FBE6C2; border-color: var(--amber-lo); }
.switch input:checked + .switch-track::after { transform: translateX(17px); background: var(--amber); }
.switch input:focus-visible + .switch-track { outline: 2px solid var(--amber); outline-offset: 2px; }
.switch-txt { font-size: .88rem; line-height: 1.35; }
.switch-txt small { display: block; font-size: .74rem; color: var(--txt-3); }
.switch-price { margin-left: auto; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .8rem; color: var(--txt-3); flex: none; }
/* Field verification is quoted, not published — mark it so the eye doesn't read
a blank where every other row carries a figure. */
.switch-price.is-call {
color: var(--amber-hi); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
/* Readout */
.readout {
margin-top: 1.15rem; padding-top: 1.15rem; border-top: 1px dashed var(--line);
}
.price-row { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--s4); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.price {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.04em;
font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.6vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1;
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
background: linear-gradient(160deg, #D08F22, #A8640F 58%, #7A4A0C);
-webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
}
/* A project type with base:null shows the phone number where the fee goes.
A phone number is four times the width of "$200", so it steps down to a size
that still fits on one line, and drops the gradient clip for a solid colour. */
.price.is-quoted {
font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.2vw, 1.95rem); letter-spacing: -.02em;
background: none; -webkit-background-clip: border-box; background-clip: border-box;
color: var(--amber-hi); -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor;
}
.price.is-quoted a { color: inherit; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor; }
.price.is-quoted a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.price-sub { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--txt-3); margin-top: .4rem; }
.turn { text-align: right; }
.turn-n { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--green); line-height: 1; }
.turn-l { font-size: .72rem; color: var(--txt-3); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: .35rem; }
.deliver { margin-top: var(--s4); display: grid; gap: .3rem; }
.deliver-item {
display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: .55rem; font-size: .82rem;
line-height: 1.45; color: var(--txt-2);
animation: slipIn .4s var(--ease) both;
}
.deliver-item svg { flex: none; margin-top: .3rem; color: var(--green); }
.deliver-item code {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .8rem; color: var(--cyan);
background: rgba(86,204,242,.08); padding: .05em .4em; border-radius: 4px;
}
@keyframes slipIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
.note {
margin-top: var(--s4); padding: .85rem 1.05rem; border-radius: var(--r);
background: #F0F6F9; border: 1px solid rgba(26,95,122,.20);
border-left: 3px solid var(--cyan);
font-size: .84rem; color: var(--txt-2);
}
.note strong { color: var(--cyan); }
.note.warn { background: #FFF8EC; border-color: rgba(168,100,15,.22); border-left-color: var(--amber); }
.note.warn strong { color: var(--amber); }
/* ---------- 11b. Architectural artwork ----------
Custom SVG renderings, drawn by make_art.py. Explicit width/height on every
![]()
so nothing shifts while they load (Core Web Vitals). */
.artband {
position: relative; margin: 0;
border-radius: var(--r-xl); overflow: hidden;
border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ink-850);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.artband img {
width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; object-fit: cover;
}
.artband figcaption {
position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
padding: 2.4rem 1.6rem 1.1rem;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(251,250,248,.94) 62%);
display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; gap: .5rem 1rem;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .14em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--txt-3);
}
.artband figcaption b { color: var(--amber); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; }
/* full-bleed band that escapes the wrap */
.artbleed {
width: 100vw; max-width: 100vw;
margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw); margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw);
border-radius: 0; border-left: 0; border-right: 0;
}
.artbleed img { aspect-ratio: 24 / 9; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
.artbleed img, .artband img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
}
/* art sitting behind a page hero */
.arthero { position: relative; margin-bottom: var(--s7); }
.arthero .artband { border-radius: var(--r-xl); }
/* ---------- 11c. Project photographs ----------
The source files are 760px wide. Three across the 1132px content column
puts each tile at 361px, so on a retina screen they still render from more
pixels than they show. The old sources were 384px and went soft on every
modern phone; if you ever swap one, match the 760 or this comment lies. */
.shots { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--s5); }
.shot {
position: relative; margin: 0; overflow: hidden;
border-radius: var(--r-lg); border: 1px solid var(--line);
background: var(--ink-850); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
/* Hard ceiling at the source width. Whatever the column count works out to,
a tile stops growing here rather than upscaling the photo. */
width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto;
}
.shot img {
width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover;
transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .3, 1);
}
.shot:hover img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.shot figcaption {
position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; padding: 3rem 1.1rem .95rem;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(18, 20, 23, .88) 58%);
color: #fff;
}
.shot-t {
display: block; font-weight: 650; font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: -.01em;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.shot-m {
display: block; margin-top: .3rem;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
}
/* --amber-lo is flagged "fills only, never type" because it fails on the light
page. Here it sits on a near-black scrim at 8.8:1, so it is safe as type. */
.shot-m b { color: var(--amber-lo); font-weight: 600; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .shots { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .shots { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .shot img, .shot:hover img { transition: none; transform: none; } }
/* ---------- 12. Process rail ---------- */
.rail { position: relative; display: grid; gap: var(--s5); }
.rail::before {
content: ""; position: absolute; left: 21px; top: 12px; bottom: 12px; width: 1px;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--line-hot) 12%, var(--line-hot) 88%, transparent);
}
.rail-step { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; gap: var(--s4); align-items: start; }
.rail-dot {
width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center;
background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid var(--line-hot);
box-shadow: 0 2px 8px -3px rgba(21,23,27,.15);
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .8rem; color: var(--amber); font-weight: 600;
position: relative; z-index: 1;
}
.rail-step h3 { font-size: 1.08rem; margin-bottom: .3rem; }
.rail-step p { color: var(--txt-2); font-size: .92rem; }
.rail-tag {
display: inline-block; margin-top: .5rem; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem;
color: var(--green); background: #EDF7F2; border: 1px solid rgba(20,107,74,.22);
padding: .18em .6em; border-radius: 5px;
}
/* ---------- 13. Climate zone map ---------- */
.cz-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: var(--s6); align-items: start; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
.cz-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
/* Side by side, the map is the thing you look at first. Stacked on a phone
it becomes 450px of scrolling in front of the box that answers the
question, and its 23px dots are a poor target for a fingertip. So on a
narrow screen the search goes first and the map becomes the illustration
underneath it. */
.cz-find { order: -1; }
}
.cz-map { width: 100%; max-width: 300px; height: auto; margin-inline: auto; }
.cz-map .ca-outline {
fill: #F3F0EA; stroke: rgba(21,23,27,.22); stroke-width: 1.2;
}
.cz-node {
cursor: pointer;
transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center;
}
.cz-node circle.hit { fill: transparent; }
.cz-node circle.ring {
fill: #FFFFFF; stroke: rgba(21,23,27,.28); stroke-width: 1.1;
transition: stroke .3s, fill .3s, r .3s var(--ease);
}
.cz-node text {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 600;
fill: var(--txt-2); text-anchor: middle; dominant-baseline: central;
pointer-events: none; transition: fill .3s;
}
.cz-node:hover circle.ring { stroke: var(--amber); fill: #FDF3E1; }
.cz-node:hover text { fill: var(--amber); }
.cz-node.on circle.ring {
stroke: var(--amber); stroke-width: 2; fill: #F7C86E;
filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(168,100,15,.45));
}
.cz-node.on text { fill: var(--amber-ink); }
.cz-node:focus-visible { outline: none; }
.cz-node:focus-visible circle.ring { stroke: var(--cyan); stroke-width: 2; }
.zone-search { display: flex; gap: .5rem; margin-bottom: var(--s5); }
.input {
flex: 1; padding: .85em 1.05em; border-radius: var(--r);
background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); border: 1px solid var(--line);
color: var(--txt); font-size: .95rem; transition: border-color .22s, background-color .22s;
}
.input::placeholder { color: var(--txt-4); }
.input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--amber); background: #FFFDF8;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(233,169,60,.22); }
textarea.input { resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; font-family: inherit; }
select.input { cursor: pointer; appearance: none;
background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, var(--txt-3) 50%),
linear-gradient(135deg, var(--txt-3) 50%, transparent 50%);
background-position: calc(100% - 20px) 50%, calc(100% - 15px) 50%;
background-size: 5px 5px, 5px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat; padding-right: 2.6rem; }
select.input option { background: #FFFFFF; color: var(--txt); }
.zone-card { min-height: 250px; }
.zone-badge {
display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .5rem;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 700;
font-size: 2.4rem; letter-spacing: -0.04em; color: var(--amber); line-height: 1;
}
.zone-badge small { font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--txt-3); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; }
.zone-meta { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1px; background: var(--line);
border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r); overflow: hidden; margin-top: var(--s5); }
.zone-meta div { background: #FFFFFF; padding: .8rem .9rem; }
.zone-meta dt { font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--txt-4); }
.zone-meta dd { font-size: .9rem; margin-top: .2rem; font-weight: 550; }
/* ---------- 14. Advisor ---------- */
.adv-q { display: none; animation: slipIn .35s var(--ease) both; }
.adv-q.on { display: block; }
.adv-progress { height: 3px; border-radius: 99px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: var(--s5); }
.adv-progress i { display: block; height: 100%; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--amber), var(--green));
border-radius: 99px; transition: width .45s var(--ease); }
.adv-foot { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: var(--s4); margin-top: var(--s5); }
.adv-count { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--txt-4); }
.result-block { display: grid; gap: var(--s3); margin-top: var(--s5); }
.result-line {
display: grid; grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr; gap: var(--s4);
padding: .8rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); font-size: .92rem;
}
@media (max-width: 560px) { .result-line { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .25rem; } }
.result-line dt { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--txt-4); padding-top: .15rem; }
.result-line dd strong { color: var(--amber); }
.result-block > div:first-child .result-line { border-top: 0; }
.opt-btn { display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left; border-radius: var(--r); }
.opt-inner {
display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .15rem; height: 100%;
padding: .9rem 1rem; border-radius: var(--r);
border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #FFFFFF;
transition: .22s var(--ease);
}
.opt-inner strong { font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.opt-inner small { font-size: .76rem; color: var(--txt-3); line-height: 1.35; }
.opt-btn:hover .opt-inner {
border-color: var(--amber); background: rgba(255,180,61,.09);
transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.opt-btn:hover .opt-inner strong { color: var(--amber); }
/* ---------- 15. FAQ ---------- */
.faq { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq details { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq summary {
list-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 1.25rem 2.5rem 1.25rem 0;
font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.02rem; position: relative;
transition: color .2s; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary:hover { color: var(--amber); }
.faq summary::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; right: 4px; top: 1.55rem; width: 11px; height: 11px;
border-right: 1.6px solid var(--txt-3); border-bottom: 1.6px solid var(--txt-3);
transform: rotate(45deg); transition: transform .3s var(--ease), border-color .2s;
}
.faq details[open] summary { color: var(--amber); }
.faq details[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(-135deg); border-color: var(--amber); top: 1.85rem; }
.faq-body { padding: 0 2.5rem 1.5rem 0; color: var(--txt-2); animation: slipIn .3s var(--ease) both; }
.faq-body p + p { margin-top: .8rem; }
/* ---------- 16. Tables ---------- */
.tbl-scroll { overflow-x: auto; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-lg); }
table.data { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .9rem; min-width: 520px; }
table.data th, table.data td { padding: .85rem 1.1rem; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
table.data { background: #FFFFFF; }
table.data thead th {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--txt-3); background: #F5F2EC; font-weight: 500; white-space: nowrap;
}
table.data tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }
table.data tbody tr { transition: background-color .2s; }
table.data tbody tr:hover { background: #FFFBF3; }
table.data td.num { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--amber); white-space: nowrap; }
/* ---------- 17. Pricing ---------- */
.tier { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%; }
.tier.feature { border-color: var(--amber); background: linear-gradient(168deg, #FFF8EC, #FFFFFF 60%); }
.tier-flag {
position: absolute; top: 0; right: var(--s5); transform: translateY(-50%);
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
background: var(--amber-lo); color: var(--amber-ink); padding: .28em .75em;
border-radius: 99px; font-weight: 700;
}
.tier-price { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 2.3rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.04em;
color: var(--txt); margin: var(--s3) 0 .2rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.tier-price small { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--txt-3); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; }
.tier ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: var(--s5) 0 var(--s5); display: grid; gap: .55rem; }
.tier li { display: flex; gap: .6rem; font-size: .89rem; color: var(--txt-2); align-items: flex-start; }
.tier li svg { flex: none; margin-top: .3rem; color: var(--green); }
.tier .btn { margin-top: auto; }
/* ---------- 17b. Proof band ---------- */
.proof {
display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1px;
background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: var(--r-lg); overflow: hidden;
}
@media (max-width: 780px) { .proof { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
.proof-item {
background: #FFFFFF;
padding: var(--s5) var(--s4); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .45rem;
align-items: center; text-align: center; transition: background-color .25s;
}
a.proof-item:hover { background: #FFFBF3; }
.proof-n {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5rem;
letter-spacing: -0.03em; color: var(--amber); line-height: 1;
display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .18em;
}
.proof-n .stars { color: var(--amber); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.proof-l { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--txt-3); line-height: 1.4; max-width: 22ch; }
/* ---------- 17c. Review quotes ---------- */
.quotes { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: var(--s5); }
.quote {
margin: 0; padding: var(--s5);
background: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-lg);
position: relative;
}
.quote::before {
content: "\201C"; position: absolute; top: .1rem; right: 1rem;
font-size: 4rem; line-height: 1; color: var(--amber); opacity: .16;
font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
.quote blockquote { margin: 0; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--txt); }
.quote figcaption { margin-top: var(--s4); font-size: .82rem; color: var(--txt-2); }
/* ---------- 17d. Tool verdict ---------- */
.verdict {
display: flex; gap: .85rem; align-items: flex-start;
padding: 1rem 1.1rem; border-radius: var(--r);
border: 1px solid var(--vc, var(--amber));
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--vc, var(--amber)) 9%, transparent);
}
@supports not (background: color-mix(in srgb, red 9%, transparent)) {
.verdict { background: rgba(255,180,61,.09); }
}
.verdict-dot {
width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; flex: none; margin-top: .42rem;
background: var(--vc, var(--amber));
box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--vc, var(--amber)) 22%, transparent);
}
.verdict strong { color: var(--vc, var(--amber)); font-size: 1rem; }
.verdict p { margin: 0; }
input[type="date"].input { cursor: pointer; }
input[type="date"].input::-webkit-calendar-picker-indicator {
filter: invert(70%) sepia(60%) saturate(600%) hue-rotate(340deg); cursor: pointer;
}
/* ---------- 18. CTA band ---------- */
.cta-band {
position: relative; border-radius: var(--r-xl); overflow: hidden;
border: 1px solid var(--line-hot); padding: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.8rem);
background:
radial-gradient(40rem 22rem at 15% 0%, rgba(233,169,60,.26), transparent 65%),
radial-gradient(36rem 20rem at 88% 100%, rgba(20,107,74,.10), transparent 62%),
linear-gradient(150deg, #FFFFFF, #F6F2EA);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
text-align: center;
}
.cta-band h2 { max-width: 20ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.cta-band p { max-width: 55ch; margin: var(--s4) auto 0; color: var(--txt-2); }
.cta-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s3); justify-content: center; margin-top: var(--s6); }
/* ---------- 19. Footer ---------- */
.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: var(--s9); padding-block: var(--s7) var(--s6);
background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(233,169,60,.07)); }
.foot-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr repeat(3, 1fr); gap: var(--s6); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.foot-h { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--txt-4); margin-bottom: var(--s4); }
.foot-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: .55rem; }
.foot-list a { color: var(--txt-2); font-size: .89rem; }
.foot-list a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
.foot-bottom { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s4); justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center; margin-top: var(--s7); padding-top: var(--s5); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.foot-bottom p { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--txt-4); }
.foot-legal { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s4); font-size: .8rem; }
.foot-legal a { color: var(--txt-4); }
.foot-legal a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
/* ---------- 20. Reveal on scroll ---------- */
.rv { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); transition: opacity .7s var(--ease), transform .7s var(--ease); }
.rv.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.rv-d1 { transition-delay: .07s; } .rv-d2 { transition-delay: .14s; }
.rv-d3 { transition-delay: .21s; } .rv-d4 { transition-delay: .28s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .rv { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
/* ---------- 20b. Overflow guards ----------
Nothing on this site may push the page sideways. Long words, pasted URLs,
emails and mono strings wrap instead of widening their container. */
h1, h2, h3, h4, p, li, dd, summary, .chip, .zone-meta dd { overflow-wrap: break-word; }
.mono, code { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.card, .panel, .stat, .tier { min-width: 0; }
.grid > * { min-width: 0; }
/* ---------- 21. Utilities ---------- */
.sr-only {
position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.skip {
position: absolute; left: 50%; top: -60px; transform: translateX(-50%); z-index: 200;
background: var(--amber-lo); color: var(--amber-ink); padding: .7em 1.3em;
border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
font-weight: 600; transition: top .25s var(--ease);
}
.skip:focus { top: 0; color: var(--amber-ink); }
.mt0 { margin-top: 0; } .mt3 { margin-top: var(--s3); } .mt4 { margin-top: var(--s4); }
.mt5 { margin-top: var(--s5); } .mt6 { margin-top: var(--s6); } .mt7 { margin-top: var(--s7); }
.mb4 { margin-bottom: var(--s4); } .mb5 { margin-bottom: var(--s5); } .mb6 { margin-bottom: var(--s6); }
.mb7 { margin-bottom: var(--s7); }
.tac { text-align: center; }
.flex { display: flex; } .fwrap { flex-wrap: wrap; } .aic { align-items: center; }
.gap2 { gap: var(--s2); } .gap3 { gap: var(--s3); } .gap4 { gap: var(--s4); }
.nowrap { white-space: nowrap; }
/* ---------- 21a. Code Notes — cards and article prose ---------- */
.postgrid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr)); gap: var(--s5); }
.postcard {
display: flex; flex-direction: column;
padding: var(--s6); color: var(--txt);
background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-lg);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
transition: transform .4s var(--ease), border-color .3s, box-shadow .4s var(--ease);
}
.postcard:hover {
color: var(--txt); transform: translateY(-3px);
border-color: var(--amber); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.postcard h3 { margin-top: .6rem; font-size: 1.18rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.28; }
.postcard p { margin-top: .6rem; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--txt-2); flex: 1 1 auto; }
.postcard-meta {
display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .5em; flex-wrap: wrap;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--txt-4);
}
.tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem; margin-top: var(--s4); }
.tag {
padding: .28em .7em; border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid var(--line-hot); background: #FFF8EC;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .07em;
color: var(--amber);
}
.backlink { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
/* A single measured column — long-form reads badly at the full page width. */
.postwrap { max-width: 44rem; margin-inline: auto; }
.postwrap h1 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.6vw, 3rem); }
.prose > * + * { margin-top: var(--s5); }
.prose h2 { font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.75rem); margin-top: var(--s7); }
.prose h3 { font-size: 1.12rem; margin-top: var(--s6); }
.prose p, .prose li { color: var(--txt-2); font-size: 1.03rem; line-height: 1.72; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.3em; display: grid; gap: .5rem; }
.prose li::marker { color: var(--amber); }
.prose a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: .18em; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
.prose code {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .88em;
background: var(--ink-850); border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
border-radius: var(--r-sm); padding: .12em .4em;
}
.prose hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-block: var(--s7); }
.prose strong { color: var(--txt); font-weight: 650; }
/* ---------- 21b. Credential tiles ----------
Third-party marks (ICC, CHEERS) keep their own brand colour — a greyed-out
accreditation badge reads as decoration rather than proof. They sit on white
so neither logo has to fight the warm paper behind it. */
.creds { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: var(--s5); }
/* Three marks need more room than two did. Below 1100 they drop to two abreast,
and below 940 the tile text gets squeezed into a column three words wide, so
it goes single-file well before the usual mobile breakpoint. */
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .creds { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 940px) { .creds { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.cred {
display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s5);
padding: var(--s5) var(--s5) var(--s5) var(--s4);
background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid var(--line);
border-radius: var(--r-lg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
}
.cred-mark {
flex: none; display: grid; place-items: center;
width: 116px; min-height: 88px;
}
.cred-mark img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
.cred-mark.sq img { width: 88px; }
/* Direct child only — a bare `.cred-txt strong` also caught the inside
the paragraph and broke it onto its own line mid-sentence. */
.cred-txt > strong {
display: block; font-size: .96rem; font-weight: 650;
letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.3;
}
.cred-txt p { margin-top: .45rem; font-size: .86rem; color: var(--txt-3); line-height: 1.5; }
.cred-txt .mono {
display: inline-block; margin-top: .55rem;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .14em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber);
}
/* ---------- 22. The ADU signboard ----------
Two states of one offer. The band sits above the header and scrolls away;
once it is gone the dock takes over so the price is never off-screen.
Every colour here is measured against the band fill #FDE9C8:
--amber-hi 6.2:1 · --txt 15.5:1 · --txt-2 7.3:1. Nothing lighter is used. */
.signboard {
position: relative; overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(100deg, #FFF6E6 0%, #FDE9C8 42%, #FBE3BA 68%, #FFF6E6 100%);
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-hot);
}
/* Slow sheen. Purely decorative — the reduced-motion reset kills it. */
.signboard::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent 38%, rgba(255,255,255,.75) 50%, transparent 62%);
transform: translateX(-60%); animation: sheen 7.5s var(--ease-io) infinite;
}
@keyframes sheen { 0%, 62% { transform: translateX(-60%); } 100% { transform: translateX(60%); } }
.sign-inner {
position: relative; z-index: 1;
display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s5);
min-height: 54px; padding-block: .5rem;
color: var(--txt);
}
.sign-inner:hover { color: var(--txt); }
.sign-inner:hover .sign-cta { background: var(--amber-hi); }
.sign-flag {
display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5em; flex: none;
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .18em;
text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber-hi);
}
.sign-flag .dot { background: var(--amber-hi); }
/* centre, not baseline — the terms became a two-line stack once the
prescriptive-method qualifier was added, and baseline hung the price off the
first line and left it sitting high against the block. */
.sign-deal { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; flex: none; }
.sign-price {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: -0.03em; color: var(--amber-hi);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; line-height: 1;
}
.sign-terms {
font-size: .88rem; color: var(--txt-2);
display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.25;
}
.sign-terms b { color: var(--txt); font-weight: 650; }
/* The scope of the flat fee. Small, but it is a pricing term, so it never
drops out on narrow screens the way the decorative flag does. */
.sign-fine {
font-size: .68rem; color: var(--txt-3); letter-spacing: .04em;
text-transform: uppercase; font-family: var(--font-mono);
}
/* The rotating half. Fixed height + absolute lines so the bar never jumps. */
.sign-rot {
position: relative; flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; height: 1.35em;
border-left: 1px solid var(--line-hot); padding-left: var(--s5);
}
.sign-line {
position: absolute; left: var(--s5); right: 0; top: 0;
white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;
font-size: .88rem; color: var(--txt-2);
opacity: 0; transform: translateY(.5em);
transition: opacity .45s var(--ease), transform .45s var(--ease);
}
.sign-line.is-on { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.sign-line b { color: var(--txt); font-weight: 650; }
.sign-cta {
display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .4em; flex: none;
background: var(--amber); color: #FFFFFF;
padding: .5em 1.05em; border-radius: 999px;
font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 620; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
transition: background-color .25s var(--ease);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
.sign-rot { display: none; }
.sign-inner { gap: var(--s4); justify-content: space-between; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
.sign-flag { display: none; }
.sign-terms { font-size: .8rem; }
.sign-price { font-size: 1.3rem; }
.sign-cta { padding: .5em .85em; font-size: .8rem; }
.sign-cta svg { display: none; }
}
/* The dock — appears once the band has scrolled away */
.signdock {
position: fixed; z-index: 70; right: var(--s5); bottom: var(--s5);
display: flex; align-items: stretch;
background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid var(--line-hot); border-radius: var(--r-lg);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px) scale(.97); pointer-events: none;
transition: opacity .4s var(--ease), transform .4s var(--ease);
}
.signdock.is-on { opacity: 1; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }
.signdock-a {
display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem;
padding: .8rem 1rem .8rem 1.1rem; color: var(--txt);
border-left: 3px solid var(--amber-lo); border-radius: var(--r-lg) 0 0 var(--r-lg);
}
.signdock-a:hover { color: var(--txt); background: #FFFBF3; }
.signdock-price {
font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 700;
color: var(--amber-hi); letter-spacing: -0.03em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.signdock-txt { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .12rem; font-size: .87rem; line-height: 1.25; }
.signdock-txt small { font-size: .74rem; color: var(--txt-3); }
.signdock-x {
flex: none; width: 30px; border: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
background: transparent; color: var(--txt-4); cursor: pointer;
font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1; border-radius: 0 var(--r-lg) var(--r-lg) 0;
}
.signdock-x:hover { background: var(--ink-850); color: var(--txt); }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
.signdock { right: var(--s4); left: var(--s4); bottom: var(--s4); }
.signdock-a { flex: 1 1 auto; }
}
/* ---------- 23. The request sheet ----------
The panel that slides up when someone clicks "Send this to Title 24 Master".
It is a real