:root {
    --charcoal: #1a1c1e;
    --charcoal-2: #232629;
    --charcoal-3: #2c3034;
    --ink: #14161799;
    --paper: #f6f5f2;
    --paper-2: #efede8;
    --line: #e2e0d9;
    --line-dark: #3a3e42;
    --text: #20242a;
    --text-soft: #5b6168;
    --text-on-dark: #e8e6e0;
    --text-on-dark-soft: #a9aaa6;
    --accent: #b08d4f;          /* refined brass/gold */
    --accent-soft: #c7a868;
    --radius: 2px;
    --maxw: 1180px;
    --ease: cubic-bezier(.4,.0,.2,1);
  }

  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
  body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    color: var(--text);
    background: var(--paper);
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-size: 17px;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  }

  h1, h2, h3 {
    font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0;
  }

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

  .wrap {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 28px;
  }

  .eyebrow {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin: 0 0 22px;
  }
  .eyebrow.on-dark { color: var(--accent-soft); }

  /* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
  .btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    padding: 16px 30px;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all .35s var(--ease);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--accent);
    color: #fff;
    border-color: var(--accent);
  }
  .btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--accent-soft);
    border-color: var(--accent-soft);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .btn-outline {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--text);
    border-color: var(--text);
  }
  .btn-outline:hover {
    background: var(--text);
    color: var(--paper);
  }
  .btn-outline.on-dark {
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
    border-color: #6c7176;
  }
  .btn-outline.on-dark:hover {
    background: var(--text-on-dark);
    color: var(--charcoal);
    border-color: var(--text-on-dark);
  }

  .link-arrow {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    color: var(--accent);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    transition: gap .3s var(--ease), color .3s var(--ease);
  }
  .link-arrow svg { transition: transform .3s var(--ease); }
  .link-arrow:hover { color: var(--accent-soft); }
  .link-arrow:hover svg { transform: translateX(5px); }

  /* ---------- Header ---------- */
  header.site {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 50;
    background: rgba(246,245,242,0.82);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    transition: background .3s var(--ease);
  }
  .nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    height: 76px;
  }
  .wordmark {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 19px;
    letter-spacing: 0.34em;
    color: var(--text);
    padding-left: 2px;
  }
  .navlinks {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 34px;
  }
  .navlinks a {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    color: var(--text-soft);
    position: relative;
    padding: 4px 0;
    transition: color .25s var(--ease);
  }
  .navlinks a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; bottom: -2px;
    width: 0; height: 1px;
    background: var(--accent);
    transition: width .3s var(--ease);
  }
  .navlinks a:hover { color: var(--text); }
  .navlinks a:hover::after { width: 100%; }
  .navlinks a.active { color: var(--text); }
  .navlinks a.active::after { width: 100%; }

  .nav-cta { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
  .nav-phone {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    color: var(--text);
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    display: none;
    background: none;
    border: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 8px;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
  }
  .menu-toggle span {
    display: block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 1.6px;
    background: var(--text);
    transition: transform .3s var(--ease), opacity .3s var(--ease);
  }

  /* ---------- Hero ---------- */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    /* Premium gradient placeholder — replace with Ross's hero photography */
    background:
      radial-gradient(120% 90% at 78% 8%, rgba(176,141,79,0.16) 0%, rgba(176,141,79,0) 55%),
      linear-gradient(160deg, #1a1c1e 0%, #202327 45%, #14161a 100%);
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  /* HERO IMAGE: Ross's real hero photography goes here as a background-image / <picture> behind the copy */
  .hero::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(140% 120% at 0% 100%, rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
  .hero-inner {
    padding: 124px 0 130px;
    max-width: 880px;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(42px, 6.4vw, 78px);
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }
  .hero p.sub {
    font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 20px);
    color: var(--text-on-dark-soft);
    max-width: 640px;
    margin: 0 0 42px;
    line-height: 1.62;
  }
  .hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; }

  /* ---------- Two-door ---------- */
  .twodoor {
    background: var(--paper);
    margin-top: -64px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
    padding-bottom: 96px;
  }
  .twodoor .grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .door {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 48px 44px 44px;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -40px rgba(20,22,23,0.45);
    transition: transform .4s var(--ease), box-shadow .4s var(--ease), border-color .4s var(--ease);
  }
  .door:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 44px 80px -44px rgba(20,22,23,0.55);
    border-color: #d6d3c9;
  }
  .door h3 {
    font-size: 32px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .door p {
    color: var(--text-soft);
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    font-size: 16.5px;
  }
  .door .door-mark {
    width: 40px; height: 1px;
    background: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  /* ---------- Proof strip ---------- */
  .proof {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }
  .proof .wrap {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
    padding: 50px 28px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .proof h2 {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 34px);
    color: #fff;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .proof-points {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 14px 0;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .proof-points span {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-soft);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0 24px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }
  .proof-points span:last-child { border-right: 0; padding-right: 0; }
  .proof-points span:first-child { padding-left: 0; }

  /* ---------- Sections ---------- */
  .section { padding: 110px 0; }
  .section-head { max-width: 640px; margin-bottom: 64px; }
  .section-head h2 {
    font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 50px);
  }
  .section-head p {
    color: var(--text-soft);
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  /* What we do */
  .whatwedo { background: var(--paper); }
  .capabilities {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .cap {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 56px 280px 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding: 30px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    transition: padding-left .35s var(--ease);
  }
  .cap:hover { padding-left: 14px; }
  .cap .num {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  }
  .cap h3 {
    font-size: 25px;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .cap p {
    color: var(--text-soft);
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 16.5px;
  }

  /* Why Tekknows */
  .why {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
  }
  .why .section-head h2 { color: #fff; }
  .why .grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 56px 60px;
  }
  .why .point h3 {
    font-size: 26px;
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .why .point .point-mark {
    width: 34px; height: 1px;
    background: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .why .point p {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-soft);
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 16.5px;
  }

  /* Designers hook */
  .designers {
    background: var(--paper-2);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .designers .wrap {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
    padding: 78px 28px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .designers h2 {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 38px);
    max-width: 620px;
  }

  /* Close CTA */
  .close {
    /* Premium gradient placeholder — replace with Ross's photography if desired */
    background:
      radial-gradient(110% 120% at 85% 0%, rgba(176,141,79,0.18) 0%, rgba(176,141,79,0) 55%),
      linear-gradient(160deg, #14161a 0%, #1d2024 60%, #101215 100%);
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
    text-align: center;
  }
  .close .wrap { padding: 130px 28px; }
  .close h2 {
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5.4vw, 62px);
    color: #fff;
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
  }
  .close-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 18px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
  }
  .close-contact {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-soft);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  .close-contact a { color: var(--text-on-dark); transition: color .25s var(--ease); }
  .close-contact a:hover { color: var(--accent-soft); }
  .close-contact .dot { padding: 0 12px; opacity: .5; }

  /* ---------- Footer ---------- */
  footer.site {
    background: #0f1113;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-soft);
    padding: 58px 0 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }
  footer.site .wrap {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 22px;
  }
  footer .foot-mark {
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
  }
  footer .foot-links { display: flex; gap: 26px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  footer .foot-links a {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    transition: color .25s var(--ease);
  }
  footer .foot-links a:hover { color: var(--text-on-dark); }
  footer .foot-legal {
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    color: #6b7177;
    width: 100%;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding-top: 22px;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  /* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
  @media (max-width: 920px) {
    .why .grid { gap: 44px 44px; }
    .cap { grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; }
    .cap .num { grid-row: 1; }
    .cap h3 { grid-column: 2; }
    .cap p { grid-column: 2; margin-top: 6px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 760px) {
    body { font-size: 16px; }
    .wrap { padding: 0 22px; }
    .navlinks, .nav-phone { display: none; }
    .menu-toggle { display: flex; }
    .nav { height: 66px; }

    .mobile-menu {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 4px;
      padding: 8px 22px 24px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
      background: var(--paper);
    }
    .mobile-menu.open { display: flex; }
    .mobile-menu a {
      padding: 13px 0;
      font-size: 16px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--text);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }
    .mobile-menu a:last-of-type { border-bottom: 0; }
    .mobile-menu .btn { margin-top: 14px; }

    .hero-inner { padding: 84px 0 96px; }
    .hero-actions .btn { flex: 1 1 auto; }

    .twodoor { margin-top: -48px; padding-bottom: 70px; }
    .twodoor .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
    .door { padding: 38px 30px 34px; }
    .door h3 { font-size: 28px; }

    .proof .wrap { padding: 40px 22px; gap: 24px; }
    .proof h2 { white-space: normal; }
    .proof-points { gap: 10px 0; }
    .proof-points span {
      padding: 0 16px 0 0;
      border-right: 0;
      font-size: 12.5px;
    }

    .section { padding: 76px 0; }
    .section-head { margin-bottom: 44px; }
    .why .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

    .designers .wrap { padding: 56px 22px; }
    .close .wrap { padding: 92px 22px; }
    .close-contact .dot { display: block; height: 4px; }
  }

  @media (min-width: 761px) { .mobile-menu { display: none !important; } }