:root {
    --slate-50: #f8fafc;
    --slate-100: #f1f5f9;
    --slate-200: #e2e8f0;
    --slate-300: #cbd5e1;
    --slate-400: #94a3b8;
    --slate-500: #64748b;
    --slate-600: #475569;
    --slate-700: #334155;
    --slate-800: #1e293b;
    --slate-900: #0f172a;
    --slate-950: #020617;
    --color-gold: #d1a15a;
    --bs-red-600: #b02a37;
    --bs-red-700: #842029;
    --bs-red-800: #58151c;
    --bs-cyan-600: #0aa2c0;
    --bs-cyan-700: #087990;
    --bs-cyan-800: #055160;
    --bs-green-600: #146c43;
    --bs-green-700: #0f5132;
    --bs-green-800: #0a3622;
}

.section-pad {
    padding-top: 6rem;
    padding-bottom: 6rem;
}

.grid-pattern-dark {
    background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, var(--slate-700) 1px, transparent 0);
    background-size: 24px 24px;
}

.hero-content,
.z-10 {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 10;
}

.bg-slate-50 {
    background: var(--slate-50);
}

.bg-slate-900 {
    background: var(--slate-900);
}

.text-slate-400 {
    color: var(--slate-400);
}

.text-slate-600 {
    color: var(--slate-600);
}

.text-slate-900 {
    color: var(--slate-900);
}

.text-cyan-600 {
    color: var(--bs-cyan-700);
}

.btn-cyan {
    background: var(--bs-cyan-700);
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--bs-cyan-700);
}

    .btn-cyan:hover {
        background: var(--bs-cyan-800);
        border-color: var(--bs-cyan-800);
        color: #fff;
    }

.btn-green {
    background: var(--bs-green-600);
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--bs-green-600);
}

    .btn-green:hover {
        background: var(--bs-green-700);
        border-color: var(--bs-green-700);
        color: #fff;
    }

.btn-red {
    background: var(--bs-red-600);
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--bs-red-600);
}

    .btn-red:hover {
        background: var(--bs-red-700);
        border-color: var(--bs-red-700);
        color: #fff;
    }

.card-soft {
    border: 1px solid var(--slate-200);
    box-shadow: 0 0.125rem 0.25rem rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.04);
}

.cta {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.cta-layer {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    opacity: 0.3;
    z-index: 0;
}

/* Prevent default blue for specific links (e.g., Schemora) */
.no-blue-link {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.no-blue-link:hover,
.no-blue-link:focus {
    color: var(--color-gold);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* small external link icon beside anchors */
.external-link-icon {
    display: inline-block;
    /* show slightly above the text baseline */
    vertical-align: text-top;
    margin-left: 0.375rem;
    color: currentColor;
    opacity: 0.9;
    transform: translateY(-0.125rem);
}

.external-link-icon:hover {
    color: var(--color-gold);
}

/* Project-specific utility classes moved from inline styles */
.section-heading {
    color: var(--slate-900);
    border-left: 4px solid var(--color-gold);
    padding-left: 1rem;
}

.max-width-980 {
    max-width: 980px;
}

.icon-gold {
    color: var(--color-gold);
}

.icon-accent {
    color: #e6b667;
}

.rounded-3 {
    border-radius: 3px;
}

.pl-1rem {
    padding-left: 1rem;
}

.progress-custom {
    height: 14px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: #e9eef6;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.progress-bar-custom {
    width: 65%;
    background: var(--bs-cyan-700);
    border-radius: 6px;
}

.no-boxshadow {
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

.max-width-45rem {
    max-width: 45rem;
}