/* VetComplianceKit — single shared stylesheet.
   Premium SaaS feel, still static and tracker-free.
   Native system-font stacks (no webfonts, no external requests) — this is what the
   design has always rendered as (San Francisco on macOS, Segoe UI on Windows). */

:root {
  --paper: #f8f8f4;
  --paper-2: #efeee8;
  --card: #ffffff;
  --ink: #070b12;
  --ink-2: #6c6f74;
  --pine: #005032;
  --pine-2: #003d27;
  --acid: #d8ff64;
  --amber: #8a5a14;
  --amber-bg: #fff7e5;
  --amber-line: #ddbd6a;
  --stamp: #005032;
  --rule: #e4e4de;
  --rule-soft: #efefea;
  --foot: #070b12;
  --foot-ink: #e7e8e1;
  /* Native system stack — renders as SF on macOS (what you were seeing), Segoe UI on Windows. */
  --display: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono: ui-monospace, "SF Mono", SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
  --measure: 48rem;
  --wide: 92rem;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 3;
  opacity: .018;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='140'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='140' height='140' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.55'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

a { color: var(--pine); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--pine-2); }

h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; line-height: .98; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 .62em; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 7.4vw, 7.35rem); max-width: 10.8em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.6vw, 4.7rem); }
h3 { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.14; font-weight: 620; }
p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
strong { font-weight: 700; }
ul, ol { padding-left: 1.4rem; margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
li { margin-bottom: .45em; }
hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin: 2.5rem 0; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--wide); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 1.35rem; }
.measure { max-width: var(--measure); }

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.site-head {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 5;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(23, 23, 21, .1);
  background: rgba(248, 248, 244, .84);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}
.site-head .wrap {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem; padding-top: .95rem; padding-bottom: .95rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); }
.brand-mark {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 2.15rem; height: 2.15rem;
  background: url("logos/vck-mark-premium.svg") center / contain no-repeat;
  border: 0; border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0; line-height: 1; font-size: 0;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.brand-name { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 650; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .35rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.site-nav a {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .9rem; letter-spacing: 0;
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 999px; padding: .54rem .82rem;
}
.site-nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .76); border-color: rgba(7, 11, 18, .08); }
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"]:not(.nav-cta) { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.site-nav .nav-cta {
  color: #fff; background: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding-right: .98rem;
}
.site-nav .nav-cta:hover { background: var(--pine); color: #fff; border-color: var(--pine); }
.home .site-head {
  position: fixed;
  width: 100%;
  background: transparent;
  border-bottom: 0;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  transition: background-color .25s ease, border-color .25s ease;
}
/* once scrolled past the hero, the sticky home header becomes a solid frosted bar
   with dark text (added by a small scroll listener in index.html) */
.home .site-head.scrolled {
  background: rgba(248, 248, 244, .84);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(23, 23, 21, .1);
}
.home .site-head.scrolled .brand,
.home .site-head.scrolled .brand-name,
.home .site-head.scrolled .site-nav a:not(.nav-cta) { color: var(--ink); }
.home .site-head.scrolled .brand-mark { background: url("logos/vck-mark-premium.svg") center / contain no-repeat; }
.home .site-head.scrolled .site-nav a:hover,
.home .site-head.scrolled .site-nav a[aria-current="page"]:not(.nav-cta) { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.home .brand, .home .brand-name, .home .site-nav a { color: #fff; }
.home .brand-mark { background: url("logos/vck-mark-premium.svg") center / contain no-repeat; }
.home .site-nav a:hover, .home .site-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.2);
}
.home .site-nav .nav-cta {
  background: var(--pine);
  border-color: var(--pine);
  color: #fff;
}
.home .site-nav .nav-cta:hover { background: #fff; border-color: #fff; color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- type helpers ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--pine);
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
}
.kicker { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .82rem; color: var(--ink-2); letter-spacing: 0; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.38rem); line-height: 1.42; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 42rem; }
.muted { color: var(--ink-2); }
.mono { font-family: var(--mono); }
.secnum {
  display: block; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: 0; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 650;
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .56rem;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0; text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 999px; padding: .74rem .92rem .74rem 1.12rem; min-height: 2.65rem; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color .18s ease, color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn::after {
  content: "\2192";
  display: inline-grid; place-items: center;
  width: 1.65rem; height: 1.65rem; border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1; background: currentColor; color: var(--ink);
}
.btn-solid { background: var(--pine); color: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--pine); }
.btn-solid::after { background: #fff; color: var(--pine); }
.btn-solid:hover { background: var(--pine-2); border-color: var(--pine-2); color: #fff; }
.btn-ghost { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7); color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .14); }
.btn-ghost::after { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--card); color: var(--ink); border-color: rgba(7, 11, 18, .28); }
button.btn { font-family: var(--sans); }

/* ---------- verification stamp ---------- */
.stamp {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stamp);
  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 97, 69, .26); border-radius: 999px; padding: .38rem .7rem;
  transform: none; background: rgba(37, 97, 69, .07);
}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero {
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 11, 18, .6) 0%, rgba(7, 11, 18, .64) 42%, rgba(7, 11, 18, .93) 100%),
    url("images/compliance-workspace-hero.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}
.hero .wrap {
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: center;
  padding-top: 7rem; padding-bottom: 4.2rem;
}
.hero .wrap > div:first-child { max-width: 66rem; text-align: center; color: #fff; }
.hero h1 { margin: 2.4rem auto 2.2rem; color: #fff; font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 6.4vw, 6rem); }
.hero .eyebrow { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82); margin-bottom: 1.05rem; font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .03em; }
.hero .lede { max-width: 39rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: .7rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin: 1.55rem 0 .9rem; }
.hero-note { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .86rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82); }
.hero .specimen { display: none; }

/* product specimen (CSS-drawn) */
.specimen { position: relative; min-height: 31rem; }
.doc-sheet {
  position: absolute; inset: 0 0 auto auto; width: min(31rem, 100%);
  background: #171715; color: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 250, 240, .12); border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 80px rgba(23, 23, 21, .26);
  padding: 1.1rem; transform: none; overflow: hidden;
}
.doc-sheet-back {
  z-index: -1; transform: translate(-20px, 22px);
  background: #2b2b26; box-shadow: none; height: 100%;
}
.doc-sheet .rule-top { border-top: 1px solid rgba(244, 239, 229, .16); margin: 1rem 0; }
.doc-eyebrow { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .54); margin-bottom: .7rem; }
.doc-title { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 650; font-size: 1.22rem; line-height: 1.16; margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.doc-merge { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .74rem; color: var(--acid); margin: 0 0 .25rem; }
.doc-lines { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 1.15rem 0 1.2rem; display: grid; gap: .55rem; }
.doc-lines li { height: 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(244, 239, 229, .16); margin-bottom: 0; }
.doc-lines li:nth-child(2) { width: 86%; }
.doc-lines li:nth-child(3) { width: 68%; }
.doc-lines li:nth-child(4) { width: 91%; }
.doc-cite { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .68rem; color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .5); }
.doc-sheet .stamp { border-color: rgba(215, 255, 105, .45); color: var(--acid); background: rgba(215, 255, 105, .08); }

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
.section { padding: 6.2rem 0; }
.section + .section { border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .08); }
.section-head { max-width: 62rem; margin-bottom: 3.2rem; }

.grid-2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: .9rem; }
.grid-3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: .9rem; }
.grid-4 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: .9rem; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .grid-2, .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.card {
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .09); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.25rem; position: relative;
  min-height: 100%;
  transition: transform .18s ease, background-color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}
.card:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); background: var(--card); border-color: rgba(7, 11, 18, .18); }
.card .kicker { display: block; margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.card h3 { margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.card h3 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.card h3 a:hover { color: var(--pine); }
.card p {
  font-size: .94rem;
  line-height: 1.48;
}
.grid-3 .card p.muted {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.card.soon { background: transparent; border-style: dashed; }
.tag-soon {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 3px; padding: .2rem .45rem; margin-bottom: .7rem; background: var(--paper);
}

/* numbered steps */
.steps { counter-reset: step; list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 1.2rem; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.steps li { counter-increment: step; background: var(--card); border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .09); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem; margin: 0; }
.steps li::before {
  content: "0" counter(step); display: block; font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--pine); margin-bottom: .6rem; font-weight: 650;
}
.steps h3 { font-size: 1.08rem; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.steps p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: .97rem; }

.stats-band {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 3rem;
  padding: 4.8rem 0 5.1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .08);
}
.stats-band .label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 650; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); }
.stat-value { display: block; font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 6.4vw, 7.4rem); line-height: .88; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.stat-copy { display: block; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.18; margin-top: 1.4rem; max-width: 14rem; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .stats-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; padding: 3.4rem 0; }
  .stat-value { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 16vw, 5.4rem); }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .site-head .wrap { gap: .65rem; padding-top: .9rem; padding-bottom: .9rem; }
  .brand { gap: .5rem; }
  .brand-mark { width: 1.9rem; height: 1.9rem; }
  .brand-name { font-size: .96rem; }
  .site-nav { gap: .25rem .35rem; }
  .site-nav a { font-size: .84rem; padding: .48rem .68rem; }
  .site-nav .nav-cta { padding-right: .82rem; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 14vw, 4.1rem); }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 13vw, 4.6rem); line-height: 1.02; }
  .hero .wrap { padding-top: 8.4rem; padding-bottom: 3.2rem; }
  .hero .lede { font-size: 1.04rem; }
  .btn { width: auto; max-width: 100%; }
  .stats-band { padding: 3rem 0; }
}

.metric-list {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .12);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  flex: 1;  /* fill the stretched column so the rows span the card's full height */
}
.metric-row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(12rem, .85fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  align-items: start;
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .12);
}
.metric-row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.metric-row .stat-value { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5rem); }
.metric-row p { color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 22rem; margin: .65rem 0 0; line-height: 1.22; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .metric-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .8rem; } }

.split-panel {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem); align-items: start;
}
.split-panel + .split-panel { margin-top: 5.4rem; padding-top: 5.4rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .08); }
.split-panel h2 { max-width: 9em; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); }
.split-copy { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.5vw, 1.34rem); line-height: 1.38; max-width: 40rem; }
.split-copy p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
/* guides index: per-state grouping + jump nav */
.state-jump { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem .9rem; margin: 0 0 2.6rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .9rem; }
.state-jump a { color: var(--pine); text-decoration: none; }
.state-jump a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.state-group { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1.18rem; font-weight: 650; margin: 2.8rem 0 1.2rem; padding-top: 1.8rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1); scroll-margin-top: 5rem; }
.state-group:first-of-type { padding-top: 0; border-top: 0; margin-top: 0; }

/* comparison page tables */
.compare-wrap { overflow-x: auto; margin: 2rem 0; }
.compare-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .95rem; min-width: 34rem; }
.compare-table th, .compare-table td { text-align: left; padding: .75rem .85rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1); vertical-align: top; }
.compare-table thead th { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--ink-2); border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .16); }
.compare-table tbody th { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.compare-table .col-us { background: rgba(30, 90, 73, .06); }
.compare-table thead .col-us { color: var(--pine); }
.compare-table .yes { color: var(--pine); font-weight: 700; }
.compare-table .no { color: var(--ink-2); }
.compare-table .price { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .92rem; white-space: nowrap; }

.sample-cta { margin: 2.6rem 0 0; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1.04rem; }
.sample-cta a { color: var(--pine); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; }
.sample-cta a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.split-panel + .grid-3, .split-panel + .grid-4 { margin-top: 2.2rem; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .split-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.product-panel {
  background: #e9edf5;
  border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .08);
  border-radius: 8px;
  min-height: 26rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}
.product-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.72), rgba(255,255,255,0) 58%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 74% 20%, rgba(0,80,50,.16), transparent 34%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.product-doc {
  position: absolute; left: 14%; bottom: -8%; width: 58%; min-height: 78%;
  background: #fff; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(7,11,18,.16);
  padding: 3.2rem 2.8rem;
}
.product-doc .line { height: .72rem; border-radius: 999px; background: #d9dde7; margin-bottom: .9rem; }
.product-doc .line:nth-child(1) { width: 42%; height: 1rem; background: var(--ink); }
.product-doc .line:nth-child(3) { width: 78%; }
.product-doc .line:nth-child(4) { width: 88%; }
.product-doc .line:nth-child(5) { width: 65%; }
.product-note {
  position: absolute; right: 7%; top: 15%; width: min(21rem, 44%);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.86); backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(7,11,18,.06); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem; box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(7,11,18,.12);
}
.product-note strong { display: block; margin-bottom: .3rem; }
.product-note p { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: .94rem; line-height: 1.32; margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .product-panel { min-height: 22rem; }
  .product-doc { left: 8%; width: 72%; padding: 2.4rem 1.8rem; }
  .product-note { right: 5%; top: 9%; width: 58%; }
}

/* honest anchor band */
.anchor-band {
  background: var(--foot); color: var(--foot-ink); border-radius: 0;
  padding: clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 6.6rem) 2rem; text-align: center;
}
.anchor-band .big { font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 5.4rem); line-height: .95; font-weight: 400; color: #fff; margin: 0 auto .8rem; max-width: 12em; }
.anchor-band .mono { color: #b6cbbd; }
.anchor-band .btn-solid { background: #f4f1e6; color: var(--foot); border-color: #f4f1e6; margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.anchor-band .btn-solid:hover { background: #fff; border-color: #fff; color: var(--foot); }

/* ---------- disclaimer (verbatim block) ---------- */
.disclaimer {
  border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .74); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem;
}
.disclaimer .label {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); margin-bottom: .5rem;
}
.disclaimer p { margin: 0; font-size: .98rem; }
/* full-width legal fine-print band (home) — reads as intentional footer fine-print
   rather than a card floating in whitespace */
.disclaimer-strip { border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .08); background: rgba(7, 11, 18, .025); padding: 2.6rem 0; }
.disclaimer-strip .label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); margin-bottom: .45rem; }
.disclaimer-strip p:last-child { margin: 0; max-width: 66rem; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink-2); }
/* when the fine-print band is the last thing before the footer, butt it flush
   against the dark footer (drop the footer's top margin, no cream gap) */
main:has(.disclaimer-strip) + .site-foot { margin-top: 0; }

/* ---------- confirm callout (state pages) ---------- */
.confirm {
  border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .12);
  background: rgba(176, 141, 74, .07); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1.05rem 1.3rem 1.1rem; margin: 1.7rem 0;
}
.confirm-label {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none; color: #6f591f; margin: 0 0 .35rem;
}
.confirm p { margin: 0; font-size: .96rem; }
.confirm a { color: var(--amber); }

/* ---------- draft banner (legal pages) ---------- */
.banner-draft {
  background: var(--amber-bg); border: 1px solid var(--amber-line); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1rem 1.3rem; margin: 2rem auto 0; max-width: min(92rem, calc(100% - 2.7rem));
}
.banner-draft .label {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber); margin-bottom: .35rem;
}
.banner-draft p { margin: 0; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- article / guide pages ---------- */
.article { padding: 5.8rem 0 5rem; }
.article .wrap { max-width: 64rem; }  /* centered reading column, balanced margins */
.article-head { max-width: none; margin-bottom: 4rem; padding-bottom: 3.8rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .08); }
/* Reading-page title: substantial but far smaller than the marketing hero h1 (~7.35rem). */
.article-head h1 { font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4.6vw, 3.7rem); line-height: 1.1; max-width: 20em; }
.article-head .stamp { margin-top: 1rem; }
.breadcrumb { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 1.6rem; color: var(--ink-2); }
.breadcrumb a { color: var(--ink-2); text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--pine); }
.breadcrumb .sep { color: var(--rule); margin: 0 .4rem; }

.prose { max-width: none; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.prose h2 { margin-top: 3.2rem; padding-top: 2.4rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.8vw, 2.15rem); }
.prose h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; border-top: 0; }
.prose h3 { margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.prose p { color: #2a2a26; }
.prose blockquote { margin: 1.4rem 0; padding: .2rem 0 .2rem 1.2rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--rule); color: var(--ink-2); }

.toc {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .09); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem; margin: 0 0 2.4rem;
}
.toc .label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); margin-bottom: .6rem; }
.toc ol { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.3rem; columns: 2; column-gap: 2rem; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .toc ol { columns: 1; } }
.toc li { margin-bottom: .3em; font-size: .97rem; }
.toc a { text-decoration: none; }
.toc a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* internal-link cluster at the foot of a state-topic guide */
.related-guides { margin: 3.2rem 0 0; padding-top: 2.4rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1); }
.related-guides .label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); margin-bottom: .8rem; }
.related-guides ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; columns: 2; column-gap: 2.4rem; }
.related-guides li { margin-bottom: .5em; break-inside: avoid; font-size: .97rem; }
.related-guides a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--pine); }
.related-guides a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .related-guides ul { columns: 1; } }

/* citations */
sup.cite { line-height: 0; font-size: .68em; }
sup.cite a { text-decoration: none; font-family: var(--mono); color: var(--pine); padding: 0 .08em; }
sup.cite a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.src-list { max-width: none; }
.src-list h2 { margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 2rem; border-top: 3px double var(--rule); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.8vw, 2.1rem); }
.src-verified { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .8rem; color: var(--stamp); margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.src-list ol { padding-left: 1.5rem; }
.src-list li { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--ink-2); margin-bottom: .8em; }
.src-list li strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.src-list .checked { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--stamp); white-space: nowrap; }
.src-list li:target { background: var(--amber-bg); outline: 6px solid var(--amber-bg); border-radius: 2px; }
.src-list a { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }

/* CTA box on guide pages */
.kit-cta {
  background: var(--foot); color: var(--foot-ink); border: 1px solid rgba(255, 250, 240, .1);
  border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem 1.8rem; margin: 3rem 0 0;
}
.kit-cta h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); margin-bottom: .6rem; color: var(--paper); }
.kit-cta a { color: var(--acid); }
.kit-cta .eyebrow { color: var(--acid); }
.kit-cta .btn-solid { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--paper); }
.kit-cta .btn { margin: .6rem 0 1.2rem; }
.kit-cta .founding { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .66); margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ---------- pricing ---------- */
.price-card {
  background: var(--foot); color: var(--foot-ink); border: 1px solid rgba(255, 250, 240, .12); border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 80px rgba(7, 11, 18, .18);
  padding: 2.2rem 2rem; max-width: 30rem;
}
.price-figure { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .6rem; margin: .4rem 0 .2rem; }
.price-card .eyebrow { color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .78); }
.price-figure .amount { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: 5.1rem; letter-spacing: -.03em; color: #fff; }
.price-figure .term { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .6); }
.founding-line { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .58); margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.include-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; }
.include-list li { padding-left: 1.5rem; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.15em; font-size: .99rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.include-list li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .55em; width: .42rem; height: .42rem; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(244, 239, 229, .85); }
.price-card .btn-solid { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--paper); }
.price-card .form-note { color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .66); }
.price-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 30rem) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 3rem; align-items: stretch; }
/* let the metric column fill the card's height so the four metrics distribute from
   the card's top edge to its bottom edge (space-between below) */
.price-grid > :last-child { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .price-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; } }
.plain-item { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 1.3rem 0; }
.plain-item:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.plain-item h3 { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.plain-item p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ---------- forms ---------- */
.form-shell { max-width: 58rem; margin-top: 2.2rem; }
fieldset {
  border: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .14); border-radius: 0; background: transparent;
  padding: 2rem 0 1.25rem; margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
}
/* the first fieldset sits under the stats-band rule — drop its own top border so
   the two rules don't stack into a double line, and let the form-shell margin space it */
.form-shell fieldset:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
legend {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); padding: 0 .7rem 0 0;
}
.field { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.field:last-child { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.field > label, .field > .group-label {
  display: block; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .92rem; font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: .4rem; color: var(--ink);
}
.field .qnum { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .74rem; color: var(--pine); margin-right: .4rem; }
.field .hint { display: block; font-size: .85rem; color: var(--ink-2); font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 400; margin-top: .2rem; }
input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="number"], select, textarea {
  width: 100%; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--ink);
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .16); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: .72rem .78rem;
}
input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--pine); outline-offset: 1px; border-color: var(--pine); }
textarea { min-height: 4.5rem; resize: vertical; }
.choice-row { display: flex; gap: 1.4rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.choice-row label { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 400; }
input[type="radio"], input[type="checkbox"] { accent-color: var(--pine); width: 1.05rem; height: 1.05rem; }
.field-error { display: none; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .84rem; color: #8c2f22; margin-top: .35rem; }
.field.invalid .field-error { display: block; }
.field.invalid input, .field.invalid select, .field.invalid textarea { border-color: #8c2f22; }
.form-note { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink-2); }
.notice {
  border: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1); border-left: 4px solid var(--pine); background: #fff;
  border-radius: 8px; padding: 1rem 1.2rem; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; font-size: .95rem;
}
.notice.warn { border-left-color: var(--amber); background: var(--amber-bg); }
.notice.ok { border-left-color: var(--stamp); }
.notice p { margin: 0; }

/* ---------- state index list ---------- */
.state-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.state-list li {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1); padding: 1.1rem .2rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.state-list li:first-child { border-top: 0; }  /* the stats-band rule above already serves as the top line */
.state-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 11, 18, .1); }
.state-list .code { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--ink-2); margin-right: .8rem; }
.state-list .name { font-weight: 620; font-size: 1.04rem; }
.state-list .status { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 650; }
.state-list .status.live a { color: var(--pine); }
.state-list .status.soon { color: var(--ink-2); }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.site-foot { background: var(--foot); color: var(--foot-ink); margin-top: 4rem; }
.site-foot .wrap { padding-top: 3.4rem; padding-bottom: 3rem; }
.foot-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.site-foot .brand-name {
  color: #fff; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 650;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem;
}
.site-foot .brand-name::before {
  content: "";
  width: 1.55rem; height: 1.55rem;
  background: url("logos/vck-mark-premium-dark.svg") center / contain no-repeat;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.site-foot h4 { color: #f4f1e6; }
.site-foot h4 { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: .8rem; color: #9fc0ab; }
.site-foot a { color: var(--foot-ink); text-decoration: none; }
.site-foot a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.site-foot a:hover { color: #fff; }
.site-foot ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.site-foot li { margin-bottom: .45em; font-size: .93rem; }
.foot-id { font-size: .96rem; max-width: 28em; color: rgba(244, 239, 229, .68); }
.foot-legal {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(207, 217, 211, .18); margin-top: 2rem; padding-top: 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .74rem; color: #8ba297;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ---------- 404 ---------- */
.lost { min-height: 55vh; display: flex; align-items: center; }
.lost .stamp { border-color: var(--amber); color: var(--amber); background: rgba(138, 90, 20, .05); }

/* ---------- print ---------- */
@media print {
  body::after { display: none; }
  .site-head, .site-foot, .kit-cta, .hero-actions { display: none; }
  body { background: #fff; }
}