/* ============================================
   AIM LENDING — DESIGN SYSTEM v2
   Where Strategy Meets Solutions

   Brand hex values are fixed and must not be
   substituted. Everything expressive here is
   built from motion, depth, and hairline
   structure — not from new colors.
   ============================================ */

:root {
  /* Brand — exact values only */
  --navy:        #3A5270;
  --navy-dark:   #26374D;
  --navy-deep:   #1B2733;
  --navy-light:  #7189A6;
  --navy-tint:   #EAEFF4;
  --cream:       #F1EEE6;
  --cream-dim:   #E8E3D8;
  --black:       #0B0B0B;
  --white:       #FFFFFF;

  /* Cream at opacity, for dark surfaces */
  --on-dark-1: rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.92);
  --on-dark-2: rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.62);
  --on-dark-3: rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.38);
  --hairline-dark:  rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.14);
  --hairline-light: rgba(27, 39, 51, 0.14);

  --font-display: 'Poppins', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body:    'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono:    'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;

  /* Fluid type — scales continuously, no breakpoint jumps */
  --t-mono:    0.72rem;
  --t-small:   clamp(0.86rem, 0.82rem + 0.2vw, 0.95rem);
  --t-body:    clamp(1rem, 0.96rem + 0.25vw, 1.1rem);
  --t-lead:    clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + 0.5vw, 1.35rem);
  --t-h3:      clamp(1.3rem, 1.1rem + 0.9vw, 1.9rem);
  --t-h2:      clamp(2rem, 1.4rem + 2.6vw, 3.6rem);
  --t-display: clamp(2.9rem, 1.2rem + 7vw, 7rem);
  --t-numeral: clamp(2.2rem, 1.4rem + 3.4vw, 4.4rem);

  --container: 1240px;
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px);
  --radius: 2px;

  /* Motion — subtle and fast, per spec */
  --dur:      220ms;
  --dur-slow: 320ms;
  --ease:     cubic-bezier(0.33, 0.8, 0.35, 1);
  --travel:   14px;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  /* Keep anchor targets clear of the fixed nav */
  scroll-padding-top: 96px;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--t-body);
  line-height: 1.62;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--navy-light);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 300;
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  padding: 12px 20px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; }

/* ============================================
   TYPE PRIMITIVES
   ============================================ */

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Mono label — the "instrument" voice. Used for every
   eyebrow, index number, and data readout on the site. */
.label {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.label::before {
  content: '';
  width: 24px;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0.6;
  flex: none;
}
.label--bare::before { display: none; }
.on-dark .label,
.dark .label { color: var(--navy-light); }

/* ============================================
   BUTTONS
   ============================================ */

.btn {
  --btn-bg: transparent;
  --btn-fg: var(--navy);
  --btn-bd: var(--navy);
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 16px 30px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid var(--btn-bd);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--btn-bg);
  color: var(--btn-fg);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease),
              border-color var(--dur) var(--ease),
              transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

/* Fill sweeps up from the baseline on hover — reads as
   mechanical rather than decorative. */
.btn::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: var(--btn-fill, var(--navy));
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: bottom;
  transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover::after,
.btn:focus-visible::after { transform: scaleY(1); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }

.btn svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  flex: none;
  transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover svg { transform: translateX(4px); }

.btn--primary {
  --btn-bg: var(--navy);
  --btn-fg: var(--white);
  --btn-bd: var(--navy);
  --btn-fill: var(--navy-deep);
}
.btn--primary:hover { color: var(--white); border-color: var(--navy-deep); }

.btn--ghost {
  --btn-fg: var(--navy);
  --btn-bd: rgba(58, 82, 112, 0.45);
  --btn-fill: var(--navy);
}
.btn--ghost:hover { color: var(--white); border-color: var(--navy); }

.btn--light {
  --btn-fg: var(--cream);
  --btn-bd: rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.32);
  --btn-fill: var(--cream);
}
.btn--light:hover { color: var(--black); border-color: var(--cream); }

/* ============================================
   NAV — fixed, blurred, condenses on scroll
   ============================================ */

.nav {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  z-index: 200;
  background: rgba(11, 11, 11, 0.55);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(140%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background var(--dur-slow) var(--ease),
              border-color var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
}
.nav.is-stuck {
  background: rgba(11, 11, 11, 0.9);
  border-bottom-color: var(--hairline-dark);
}

/* Scroll progress bar.
   Sits inside the nav's bottom edge rather than straddling the border,
   and runs light-to-lighter: starting at solid navy made the left end
   invisible against the dark bar, so early progress read as nothing. */
.nav__progress {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  transform: scaleX(var(--progress, 0));
  transform-origin: left;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--navy-light), var(--cream));
  will-change: transform;
}

.nav__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 20px var(--gutter);
  transition: padding var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
}
.nav.is-stuck .nav__inner { padding-block: 12px; }

/* "LENDING" is 32% of AIM's cap height in the master artwork, so at a
   32px lockup it rendered under 5px tall and stopped being readable.
   Sized up, with a gentler scroll-shrink so it stays legible when the
   bar condenses. */
.nav__logo img {
  height: 42px;
  width: auto;
  transition: height var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
}
.nav.is-stuck .nav__logo img { height: 36px; }

.nav__links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 38px);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.nav__links a {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  padding: 6px 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.nav__links a::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--navy-light);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.nav__links a:hover { color: var(--cream); }
.nav__links a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.nav__links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--cream); }
.nav__links a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.nav__cta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.nav__cta .btn { padding: 12px 22px; }

.nav__toggle {
  display: none;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 8px;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
}
.nav__toggle span {
  display: block;
  width: 24px;
  height: 1.5px;
  margin: 5px auto;
  background: var(--cream);
  transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease),
              opacity var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.nav__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg); }

@media (max-width: 940px) {
  .nav__cta { display: none; }

  /* Logo and toggle ride above the menu panel: the brand stays visible
     for orientation, and the close button stays tappable. */
  .nav__toggle { display: block; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
  .nav__logo { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

  .nav__links {
    position: fixed;
    /* .nav carries a backdrop-filter, which makes it the containing
       block for fixed descendants — inset:0 would size this panel to
       the header strip rather than the viewport, dropping links off
       screen. Viewport units sidestep that entirely. */
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    height: 100dvh;   /* accounts for mobile browser chrome */
    flex-direction: column;
    /* Top-left origin, reading straight down the left edge — not
       centred in the viewport. */
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 4px;
    padding: 104px var(--gutter) 48px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    overscroll-behavior: contain;
    /* Frosted, not transparent. The page reads as a soft wash behind
       the panel; any lighter and the hero's own display type ghosts
       through and competes with the menu items. */
    background: rgba(11, 11, 11, 0.9);
    backdrop-filter: blur(30px) saturate(130%);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(30px) saturate(130%);
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity var(--dur-slow) var(--ease),
                visibility var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
  }
  .nav__links.is-open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }

  /* Without backdrop-filter there is no blur to see through,
     so fall back to a near-solid panel. */
  @supports not ((backdrop-filter: blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(1px))) {
    .nav__links { background: rgba(11, 11, 11, 0.97); }
  }
  .nav__links a {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 7vw, 2.6rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    padding: 12px 0;
    color: var(--cream);
  }
  .nav__links a::after { display: none; }
}

/* ============================================
   SECTION SCAFFOLD
   ============================================ */

.section { padding-block: clamp(72px, 10vw, 140px); }
.section--light { background: var(--cream); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.section--white { background: var(--white); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.section--navy  { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); }
.section--black { background: var(--black); color: var(--cream); }

/* Asymmetric header: mono index in a narrow left rail,
   headline offset into the wider right column. */
.s-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px);
  align-items: start;
  padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px);
}
.s-head__rail { padding-top: 10px; }
.s-head h2 { font-size: var(--t-h2); }
.s-head p {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: var(--t-lead);
  max-width: 56ch;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.section--navy .s-head p,
.section--black .s-head p { color: var(--on-dark-2); }

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .s-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .s-head__rail { padding-top: 0; }
}

/* ============================================
   DEPTH — the black is never flat
   ============================================ */

/* Fine engineering grid, barely visible */
.grid-field {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--hairline-dark) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--hairline-dark) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 76px 76px;
  opacity: 0.28;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% 30%, #000 30%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% 30%, #000 30%, transparent 100%);
}

/* Navy light-source, offset to the upper right */
.glow {
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(90px);
  opacity: 0.5;
}

/* ============================================
   HERO
   ============================================ */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding-top: clamp(140px, 18vh, 210px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 90px);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero__glow {
  width: min(60vw, 720px);
  height: min(60vw, 720px);
  top: -18%;
  right: -8%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--navy) 0%, transparent 68%);
}
.hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* The emblem sits fully inside the frame rather than bleeding off
   the edge — a cropped mark stops reading as the logo, which is the
   whole reason it's here. Opacity is a touch higher than a plain
   silhouette would need, because the spine and inner notches are
   thin and vanish first. */
.hero__mark {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 46%;
  /* Held just inside the right edge so the mark stays whole; the extra
     size grows leftward, letting the left leg slip behind the headline. */
  right: clamp(-20px, 1.4vw, 28px);
  translate: 0 -50%;
  width: clamp(260px, 50vw, 720px);
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0.075;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Below the two-column feel, the mark would sit behind body copy at
   a size that fights it — pull it up and back. */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero__mark {
    top: 38%;
    right: -12%;
    width: clamp(220px, 52vw, 340px);
    opacity: 0.06;
  }
}

.hero__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}

.hero h1 {
  font-size: var(--t-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin-top: 28px;
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 16ch;
}
.hero h1 em {
  font-style: normal;
  /* Navy is too dark to read against black at display size,
     so the accent uses the light tint from the brand ramp. */
  color: var(--navy-light);
}

.hero__sub {
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-size: var(--t-lead);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
  max-width: 54ch;
}

.hero__cta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 46px);
}
/* Once the buttons stack, match their widths — ragged edges
   read as an accident rather than a choice. */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero__cta { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .hero__cta .btn { width: 100%; }
}

/* Instrument readout strip across the base of the hero */
.readout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: clamp(56px, 7vw, 88px);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark);
  background: var(--hairline-dark);
}
.readout__cell {
  background: var(--black);
  padding: 26px 24px 26px 0;
  padding-left: clamp(0px, 2vw, 24px);
}
.readout__cell:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.readout__val {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 0.9rem + 1.5vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--cream);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.readout__key {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--on-dark-3);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .readout { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .readout__cell { padding: 20px 16px; }
  .readout__cell:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 0; }
}

/* ============================================
   SIGNATURE DEVICE — Discover / Design / Deliver
   The company's real named process, so it gets the
   most deliberate motion on the site: the track draws
   itself, then each node registers in sequence.
   ============================================ */

.path {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding-bottom: clamp(80px, 11vw, 150px);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.path__glow {
  width: min(70vw, 820px);
  height: min(40vw, 460px);
  bottom: -30%;
  left: -10%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--navy-dark) 0%, transparent 70%);
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.path .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

.path__track {
  position: relative;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline-dark);
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}
.path__track::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--navy-light), var(--navy));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 900ms var(--ease);
}
.path.is-revealed .path__track::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.path__nodes {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px);
}

.path__node { position: relative; padding-top: 30px; }
.path__node::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -4px;
  left: 0;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--navy-light);
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
}
.path.is-revealed .path__node::before { transform: scale(1); }
.path.is-revealed .path__node:nth-child(1)::before { transition-delay: 260ms; }
.path.is-revealed .path__node:nth-child(2)::before { transition-delay: 480ms; }
.path.is-revealed .path__node:nth-child(3)::before { transition-delay: 700ms; }

.path__idx {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-numeral);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--navy);
  display: block;
}
.path__node h3 {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: var(--t-h3);
  color: var(--white);
}
.path__node p {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
  max-width: 30ch;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .path__nodes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
  .path__track { display: none; }
  .path__node { padding-top: 0; padding-left: 26px; }
  .path__node::before { top: 12px; transform: scale(1); }
}

/* ============================================
   PROGRAM GRID — hairline cells, corner ticks
   ============================================ */

.prog {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
}

.prog__card {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
  min-height: 210px;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
  background: var(--cream);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
/* Navy wash rises on hover */
.prog__card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: var(--navy-tint);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: bottom;
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
}
.prog__card:hover::before { transform: scaleY(1); }

/* Corner tick — appears on hover, technical-drawing cue */
.prog__card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--navy);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--navy);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate(-4px, 4px);
  transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease),
              transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.prog__card:hover::after { opacity: 1; transform: translate(0, 0); }

.prog__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--navy-light);
}
.prog__card h3 {
  font-size: var(--t-h3);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.prog__card p {
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-top: auto;
  max-width: 30ch;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) { .prog { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .prog { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.section__foot { margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px); }

/* ============================================
   VALUES — numbered rail on navy
   ============================================ */

.values {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
}
.value {
  background: var(--navy);
  /* Symmetric inline padding keeps long headings ("Relationships")
     off the hairline divider of the next cell. */
  padding: 30px clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 24px) 30px;
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.value:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.value:hover { background: var(--navy-dark); }
.value__idx {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}
.value h3 {
  margin-top: 16px;
  /* Capped below --t-h3: five columns is a tight measure, and
     "Relationships" is the longest word on the page. */
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 0.95rem + 0.6vw, 1.45rem);
  color: var(--white);
}
.value p {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .values { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .value, .value:first-child { padding: 26px 20px; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .values { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .value, .value:first-child { padding: 24px 0; }
}

/* ============================================
   CLOSING CTA
   ============================================ */

.close-cta {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding-block: clamp(80px, 11vw, 150px);
}
.close-cta__glow {
  width: min(80vw, 900px);
  height: min(50vw, 520px);
  top: -40%;
  left: 50%;
  translate: -50% 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--navy) 0%, transparent 68%);
  opacity: 0.42;
}
.close-cta .wrap {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}
.close-cta h2 {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: var(--t-h2);
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.close-cta p {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: var(--t-lead);
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
  max-width: 52ch;
}
.close-cta__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

/* ============================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================ */

.foot {
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--cream);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark);
  padding-top: clamp(56px, 7vw, 88px);
}
.foot__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.6fr) repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark);
}
.foot__brand img { height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.foot__brand p {
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
  max-width: 34ch;
}
.foot h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--on-dark-3);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.foot ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}
.foot ul a {
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.foot ul a:hover { color: var(--cream); }

.foot__legal {
  padding-block: 26px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--on-dark-3);
}

/* Deliberately conspicuous. This must not survive to launch —
   see AIM-LENDING-WEBSITE-BRIEF.md section 5. */
.placeholder {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(227, 168, 87, 0.55);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: #E3A857;
}

.foot__bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-block: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  color: var(--on-dark-3);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .foot__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .foot__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================
   SCROLL REVEAL
   Opt-in via [data-reveal]; JS adds .is-in.
   No-JS and reduced-motion both fall back to
   fully visible, so content is never hidden.
   ============================================ */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .js [data-reveal] {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(var(--travel));
    transition: opacity var(--dur-slow) var(--ease),
                transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
    transition-delay: var(--delay, 0ms);
  }
  .js [data-reveal].is-in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
}

/* ============================================
   INNER PAGE HERO
   Shorter than the home hero, same depth
   treatment so the pages read as one system.
   ============================================ */

.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding-top: clamp(130px, 16vh, 190px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px);
}
.page-hero__glow {
  width: min(56vw, 640px);
  height: min(56vw, 640px);
  top: -32%;
  right: -6%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--navy) 0%, transparent 68%);
  opacity: 0.45;
}
.page-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* Emblem watermark on inner heroes. Smaller and fainter than the home
   hero's — present as brand texture, not as the page's subject. Loaded
   as <img>, so the fill is baked into emblem-cream.svg rather than
   inherited via currentColor. */
.page-hero__mark {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 52%;
  right: clamp(-30px, 0.5vw, 24px);
  translate: 0 -50%;
  width: clamp(180px, 30vw, 430px);
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0.05;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .page-hero__mark {
    right: -14%;
    width: clamp(180px, 46vw, 300px);
    opacity: 0.045;
  }
}

.page-hero h1 {
  margin-top: 24px;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 1.2rem + 4.4vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 20ch;
}
.page-hero__lede {
  margin-top: 26px;
  font-size: var(--t-lead);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
  max-width: 62ch;
}

/* ============================================
   PROSE
   ============================================ */

.lede {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.1rem + 1.8vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin: 0;
}
.prose { max-width: 68ch; }
.prose p { margin-bottom: 1.2em; color: var(--navy-dark); }
.prose a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* Two-column: lede pinned left, body copy right */
.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 6fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; } }

/* ============================================
   PURPOSE CARDS
   ============================================ */

.purpose {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
}
.purpose__card {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--white);
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  overflow: hidden;
  scroll-margin-top: 110px;
}
.purpose__card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: var(--navy-tint);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: bottom;
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
}
.purpose__card:hover::before { transform: scaleY(1); }
.purpose__card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 0.9rem + 0.5vw, 1.3rem);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.purpose__card p {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--navy);
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .purpose { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 680px)  { .purpose { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 440px)  { .purpose { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============================================
   PROGRAM ROWS — spec-sheet layout
   ============================================ */

.plist { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-light); }
.prow {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 48px);
  padding-block: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
  scroll-margin-top: 110px;
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.prow:hover { background: rgba(58, 82, 112, 0.04); }
.prow h3 {
  font-size: var(--t-h3);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.prow__tag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy-light);
}
.prow p { color: var(--navy-dark); max-width: 68ch; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .prow { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; } }

/* ============================================
   NOTE BLOCK
   ============================================ */

.note {
  padding: 20px 24px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--navy);
  background: var(--navy-tint);
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--navy-dark);
  max-width: 80ch;
}
.note a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* ============================================
   NON-QM GRID
   ============================================ */

.nonqm {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
  scroll-margin-top: 110px;
}
.nonqm__item {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.nonqm__item:hover { background: var(--navy-tint); }
.nonqm__idx {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--navy-light);
}
.nonqm__item h3 {
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.9rem + 0.4vw, 1.2rem);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.nonqm__item p {
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--navy);
}
@media (max-width: 720px) { .nonqm { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============================================
   PROCESS STEPS — oversized numerals
   ============================================ */

.step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  gap: clamp(16px, 4vw, 56px);
  padding-block: clamp(34px, 4vw, 56px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
}
.step:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-light); }
.step__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 1.6rem + 4vw, 5.4rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  color: var(--navy-light);
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.step h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.1rem + 1.4vw, 2.2rem);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.step p {
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--navy-dark);
  max-width: 68ch;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; }
}

/* ============================================
   FAQ — native disclosure, no JS required
   ============================================ */

.faq { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-light); }
.faq details {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
}
.faq summary {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-block: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 28px);
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 0.95rem + 0.5vw, 1.3rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary:hover { color: var(--navy); }

/* Plus that rotates into a minus */
.faq summary::after {
  content: '';
  flex: none;
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--navy), var(--navy)) center/100% 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--navy), var(--navy)) center/1px 100% no-repeat;
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease);
}
.faq details[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.faq details[open] summary { color: var(--navy); }

.faq__body {
  padding-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  max-width: 70ch;
  color: var(--navy-dark);
  font-size: var(--t-small);
}
.faq__body a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* ============================================
   STATUS BANNER — live feed pending
   ============================================ */

.status {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 168, 87, 0.4);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(227, 168, 87, 0.07);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: #8A6A2F;
}
.status__dot {
  flex: none;
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #E3A857;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .status__dot { animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
  @keyframes pulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(227, 168, 87, 0.5); }
    50%      { opacity: 0.55; box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(227, 168, 87, 0); }
  }
}

/* ============================================
   CALCULATOR — instrument panel
   ============================================ */

.calc {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--hairline-dark);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark);
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.calc__inputs,
.calc__output {
  background: var(--black);
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
}
.calc__output {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.calc__output-glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 70% at 70% 0%, rgba(58, 82, 112, 0.55), transparent 70%);
}

.calc__legend {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--on-dark-3);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  display: block;
}

.calc__field { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.calc__field:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.calc__field label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
}
.calc__field input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--cream);
  background: rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease),
              background var(--dur) var(--ease),
              box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease);
  -moz-appearance: textfield;
  appearance: textfield;
}
.calc__field input::-webkit-outer-spin-button,
.calc__field input::-webkit-inner-spin-button { -webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0; }
.calc__field input:hover { border-color: rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.26); }
.calc__field input:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--navy-light);
  background: rgba(241, 238, 230, 0.07);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(113, 137, 166, 0.18);
}

.calc__readout { padding-bottom: 26px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-dark); }
.calc__readout-key {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
}
.calc__readout-val {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 1.6rem + 3.2vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--white);
  /* Tabular figures stop the number jittering as you type */
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.calc__rows { margin-top: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.calc__row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--on-dark-2);
}
.calc__row span:last-child {
  color: var(--cream);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.calc__disclaimer {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: var(--t-small);
  color: var(--navy);
  max-width: 66ch;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) { .calc { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============================================
   COMPLIANCE BLOCK (About page)
   ============================================ */

.compliance {
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
  border: 1px dashed rgba(227, 168, 87, 0.55);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(227, 168, 87, 0.06);
  max-width: 80ch;
}
.compliance__tag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  background: #E3A857;
  color: var(--black);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.compliance h3 { font-size: var(--t-h3); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.compliance p { margin-top: 14px; color: var(--navy-dark); font-size: var(--t-small); }

/* ============================================
   CONTACT
   ============================================ */

.contact {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 6fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: start;
}
.contact h2 { font-size: var(--t-h2); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.contact__intro { margin-top: 18px; color: var(--navy-dark); max-width: 46ch; }

.contact__list { margin-top: 36px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline-light); }
.contact__item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  padding-block: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
}
.contact__key {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy-light);
}
.contact__val {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 0.95rem + 0.5vw, 1.3rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
  width: fit-content;
}
a.contact__val:hover { color: var(--navy); }

.form-slot {
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);
  border: 1px dashed rgba(58, 82, 112, 0.4);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--navy-tint);
}
.form-slot h3 { font-size: var(--t-h3); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.form-slot p { margin-top: 14px; color: var(--navy-dark); font-size: var(--t-small); max-width: 52ch; }
.form-slot code {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 16px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline-light);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  color: var(--navy);
  overflow-x: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) { .contact { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }