/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 1: MODERN MINIMALIST SYSTEM ARCHETYPE VARIABLES & ENGINE
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Establishes clean typographic tracking values and stops global window overflow.
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
    /* Color Schemes (Elevated Minimalist Firm Palette) */
    --navy-firm-primary: #050e1a;     /* Deep Velvet Corporate Slate Navy */
    --gold-statutory-accent: #c5a059; /* Classic Law Firm Metallic Gold Trim Accent Highlight */
    --text-dark-minimal: #161c24;     /* Refined Neutral Off-Black Copy Typography */
    --text-light-crisp: #ffffff;       /* Solid High-Contrast White Text Color Element */
    
    /* Segment Canvas Layout Tones */
    --bg-slide-one: #e3eef3;           
    --bg-slide-two: #e3eef3;           
    --bg-slide-three: #e3eef3;         

    /* Minimal Type Engine Tokens (Dropped Old Formats for Clean Geometric Stack) */
    --font-heading-system: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    --font-body-system: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    
    /* Layout Framework Measures */
    --header-fixed-height: 85px;
    --transition-premium-fluid: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

/* Structural Reset Protection Layers */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: hidden; /* Suppresses external scrollbars to support snapping layers */
    font-family: var(--font-body-system);
    background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

main {
    display: block;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 2: NATIVE VIEWPORT OVERFLOW LOCK LAYER (SCROLL SNAP MECHANICS)
   ========================================================================== */

.scroll-snap-container {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    overflow-y: scroll;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    position: relative;
    scrollbar-width: none; /* Hides raw default engine tracks on desktop Firefox builds */
}

.scroll-snap-container::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none; /* Hides raw webkit browser engine tracks globally */
}

.home-slide {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    scroll-snap-stop: always;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 3: SHARED MASTER CENTRALIZED NAV LAYOUT (FROSTED ACCORD)
   ========================================================================== */

.site-header {
    background-color: rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.72) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(150%) !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(150%) !important;
    
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: var(--header-fixed-height);
    z-index: 1000;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.header-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Horizontal Axis Alignment: Locks brand name text cleanly to logo.webp asset graph */
.logo-assembly-zone {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px; 
}

.logo-brand {
    text-decoration: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.logo-main {
    color: var(--text-light-crisp);
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    line-height: 1.1;
}

.logo-sub {
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 6px;
    margin-top: 3px;
}

.brand-logo-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 70px;
    width: 70px;
    overflow: hidden;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.brand-logo-img {
    height: 100%;
    width: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
}

/* Minimalist Link Lists Configurations */
.nav-list {
    display: flex;
    list-style: none;
    gap: 36px;
}

.nav-link {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    padding: 8px 0;
    position: relative;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.nav-link:hover, .nav-link.active {
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent) !important;
}

.nav-link::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.nav-link:hover::after, .nav-link.active::after {
    width: 100%;
}

.menu-toggle-checkbox, .hamburger-icon {
    display: none;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 4: DEFENSIVE ASYMMETRICAL PROPORTIONS (IMMUNE TO RESIZING)
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Isolates content boxes and prevents text frames from clipping under headers.
   ========================================================================== */

.asymmetrical-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 65fr 35fr; /* 65% / 35% Strict Visual Scaling Distribution Ratio */
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 0;
    min-width: 0;
}

/* Left Narrative Section Column */
.text-column-pane {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: var(--header-fixed-height) 6% 40px 10%;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.slide-theme-one .text-column-pane   { background-color: var(--bg-slide-one); }
.slide-theme-two .text-column-pane   { background-color: var(--bg-slide-two); }
.slide-theme-three .text-column-pane { background-color: var(--bg-slide-three); }

/* Bounded Internal Scroll Workspace (Suppresses native tracking lines completely) */
.pane-scroller-viewport {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 720px;
    margin-top: auto; 
    margin-bottom: auto;
    
    overflow-y: auto;
    max-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-fixed-height) - 60px);
    padding-right: 0px;
    
    scrollbar-width: none; /* Hides interior scrollbar tracks completely on desktop Firefox builds */
}

.pane-scroller-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none; /* Hides interior scrollbar tracks globally inside Webkit engines */
}

/* Right Media Element Workspace */
.visual-column-pane {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #030a14;
    min-height: 0;
}

.defensive-image-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Aspect-Ratio Protection Parameter: Stops resizing squeeze or compression breaks */
.split-display-asset {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover; 
    object-position: center;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 5: TYPOGRAPHY HIERARCHIES & BUTTON UI ACTIONS
   ========================================================================== */

.slide-main-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
    font-weight: 400; /* Elite modern lighter presentation format weight setting */
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
}

.slide-sub-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.5vw, 1.35rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
}

.slide-sub-tagline {
    font-family: var(--font-body-system);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #1c2738;
}

.body-text-paragraph {
    font-family: var(--font-body-system);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #252e3b;
    text-align: justify;
}

.nested-content-block {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

/* Clean UI Linear Action Buttons */
.action-btn-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 24px;
}

.action-btn-wrapper.left-aligned {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    margin-top: 12px;
}

.minimalist-action-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    text-decoration: none;
    background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    color: var(--text-light-crisp);
    padding: 12px 36px;
    border-radius: 3px; /* Minimal sharp visual corners layout profile */
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
    border: none;
}

.minimalist-action-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.15);
}

.footer-safety-padding {
    padding-bottom: 160px; /* Shields elements against base footer overlapping collisions */
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 6: AUTOMATED MASTER EXTENDED FOOTER PLATFORM DESIGN
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Configures your required connect buttons, social grids, and policy anchors.
   ========================================================================== */

.frosted-glass-footer {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw !important;
    z-index: 10;
    background-color: rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.85) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(140%) !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(140%) !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    padding: 32px 60px 20px 60px !important;
}

.footer-grid {
    max-width: 1500px;
    margin: 0 auto 28px auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 2fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
}

.footer-logo-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--text-light-crisp);
    display: block;
}

.footer-motto-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    margin-top: 2px;
    display: block;
}

.brand-tagline {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    margin-top: 16px;
    text-align: justify;
}

.footer-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--text-light-crisp);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.contact-list { list-style: none; }
.contact-item-row { margin-bottom: 14px; }

.contact-list .label {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.contact-list .value-link {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    line-height: 1.5;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
    display: inline-block;
}

.contact-list .value-link:hover { color: var(--gold-statutory-accent); }
.contact-split-row { display: flex; gap: 32px; }

.social-row { display: flex; gap: 14px; }

.social-icon-btn {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}

.social-icon-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.bottom-bar {
    max-width: 1500px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

.copyright-text {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}

.legal-links a {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    margin-left: 24px;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.legal-links a:hover { color: var(--gold-statutory-accent); }

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 7: WIDESCREEN DEPTH DOT PANEL NAVIGATION GUIDES
   ========================================================================== */

.dot-navigation-panel {
    position: fixed;
    left: 40px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 900;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
}

.dot-nav {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.slide-theme-three ~ .dot-navigation-panel .dot-nav {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.dot-nav.active {
    background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    transform: scale(1.4);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.35);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 8: MANDATORY COMPLIANCE MODAL MASK (BCI REGULATION CORES)
   ========================================================================== */

.disclaimer-overlay-mask {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    background-color: rgba(3, 9, 18, 0.9);
    backdrop-filter: blur(25px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(25px);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    z-index: 99999;
    padding: 24px;
    
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}

/* Reprogrammed selector token synchronizing flawlessly with updated srn-loader.js controller[cite: 1] */
.disclaimer-overlay-mask.modal-active {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
}

.disclaimer-modal-card {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 740px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: 44px;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    border-top: 4px solid var(--gold-statutory-accent);
}

.disclaimer-header { margin-bottom: 24px; }

.disclaimer-firm-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.disclaimer-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.disclaimer-body-content p {
    font-size: 0.94rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: #333333;
    text-align: justify;
}

.disclaimer-actions {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    border-top: 1px solid #eeeeee;
    padding-top: 24px;
    margin-top: 24px;
}

.disclaimer-accept-btn {
    background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    color: var(--text-light-crisp);
    border: none;
    padding: 12px 48px;
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.disclaimer-accept-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
}


/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 9: ADAPTIVE RESPONSIVE OVERHAUL (ALTERNATIVE 1 IMPLEMENTATION)
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Forces images out of side-columns and locks them into full screen backgrounds 
   underneath crisp 15% opacity frosted translucent glass layouts.
   ========================================================================== */

@media (max-width: 1150px) {
    /* 1. Kill Grid Snapping & Split Configurations */
    .scroll-snap-container {
        scroll-snap-type: none; 
        overflow-y: auto;
    }
    
    .home-slide {
        height: auto;
        min-height: 100vh;
        scroll-snap-align: none;
        display: block;
        width: 100vw;
    }

    .asymmetrical-grid {
        display: block; /* Turns off side-columns completely */
        height: auto;
        width: 100%;
    }

    /* Strips out old desktop structural photo panes completely */
    .visual-column-pane {
        display: none !important;
    }

    /* 2. Hide Dot Sidebar Component Entirely */
    .dot-navigation-panel {
        display: none !important;
    }

    /* 3. HARDWIRED IMAGE CANVAS PLACEMENT - CONSOLIDATED MULTI-SELECTOR COMPONENT GROUP */
    .slide-theme-one, .slide-theme-two, .slide-theme-three {
        background-position: center center !important;
        background-size: cover !important;
        background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
        background-attachment: fixed !important;
    }

    .slide-theme-one { 
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.1), rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.2)), url('assets/home1.webp') !important;
    }
    .slide-theme-two { 
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.1), rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.2)), url('assets/home2.webp') !important;
    }
    .slide-theme-three { 
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.1), rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.2)), url('assets/home3.webp') !important;
    }

    /* 4. TRUE GLASSMORPHISM PANEL UPGRADES (ELIMINATES BLOCKY OPAQUE EFFECTS) */
    .text-column-pane {
        padding: calc(var(--header-fixed-height) + 30px) 24px 50px 24px !important;
        min-height: 100vh;
        width: 100%;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        background: transparent !important; /* Strips old solid background colors completely */
    }

    /* Grouped unified selectors mapping sleek frosted profiles onto text wrappers inside mobile view */
    .pane-scroller-viewport, .subpage-text-wrapper {
        max-height: none !important;
        padding-right: 0 !important;
        overflow-y: visible !important;
        width: 100%;
        
        /* High-End Frosted Formula: Drops background weight to 15% opacity to pass visuals through */
        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) !important;
        backdrop-filter: blur(25px) saturate(160%) !important;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(25px) saturate(160%) !important;
        
        padding: 48px 36px !important;
        border-radius: 4px !important;
        box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25) !important;
    }

    /* Slide 3 Navy Inversion Card Profile Layer updates */
    .slide-theme-three .pane-scroller-viewport {
        background-color: rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.45) !important; /* Soft transparent dark tint */
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) !important;
    }

    /* 5. TYPOGRAPHY HIGHER CONTRAST LOCKS FOR COMPACT READABILITY */
    .pane-scroller-viewport .slide-main-heading { 
        text-align: center !important; 
        margin-bottom: 24px !important;
        color: #ffffff !important; /* Converts home heading to white over home blurred background visual assets */
        text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
        font-weight: 600 !important;
    }
    
    .slide-sub-heading { 
        color: #ffffff !important; 
        font-weight: 700 !important;
    }
    
    .slide-sub-tagline { 
        text-align: center !important; 
        color: #f1f5f9 !important;
        font-weight: 500 !important;
    }
    
    .pane-scroller-viewport .body-text-paragraph { 
        text-align: left !important; /* Strict Left alignment for sophisticated legal readability block elements */
        color: #ffffff !important; 
        font-weight: 400 !important;
        text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    }

    /* Button adjustments centering across responsive panels */
    .action-btn-wrapper, .action-btn-wrapper.left-aligned { 
        width: 100% !important; 
        justify-content: center !important; 
    }
    
    .minimalist-action-btn {
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: 320px !important;
        text-align: center !important;
        background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent) !important;
        color: var(--navy-firm-primary) !important;
    }

    .footer-safety-padding { padding-bottom: 0 !important; }

    /* 6. Footer Base Platform alignment fixes - Bound containment variables safely inside viewport framework bounds[cite: 1] */
    .frosted-glass-footer {
        position: relative !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
        box-sizing: border-box !important;
        left: 0 !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 40px 24px 24px 24px !important;
    }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important; }
    .footer-social-column { grid-column: span 2 !important; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CHAPTER 9B: PORTRAIT SMARTPHONE LAYOUT ENGINE
   ========================================================================== */

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    :root { --header-fixed-height: 75px; }
    
    /* Header brand adjustments maximizing logo sizing attributes */
    .site-header { padding: 0 16px !important; }
    .header-container { padding: 0 !important; }
    
    .logo-assembly-zone {
        gap: 12px !important;
        position: absolute !important;
        left: 12px !important; 
        top: 50% !important;
        transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
    }
    
    .logo-sub {
        display: none !important; /* Conceals sub-tagline cleanly on small phones */
    }

    .logo-main {
        font-size: 1.15rem !important; 
        letter-spacing: 2px !important;
    }

    .brand-logo-wrapper {
        height: 52px !important; /* Forces logo frame to maximize entire height availability scales */
        width: 52px !important;
    }

    /* Mobile Hamburger Nav Drawer Trigger */
    .hamburger-icon {
        display: flex !important;
        flex-direction: column !important;
        justify-content: space-between !important;
        width: 22px !important;
        height: 15px !important;
        cursor: pointer !important;
        position: absolute !important;
        right: 16px !important;
        top: 50% !important;
        transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
        z-index: 1100 !important;
    }

    .hamburger-icon span {
        display: block !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 2px !important;
        background-color: var(--text-light-crisp) !important;
        transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid) !important;
    }

    .navigation-menu {
        position: fixed !important;
        top: 0 !important;
        right: -100% !important;
        width: 85% !important;
        max-width: 300px !important;
        height: 100vh !important;
        background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary) !important;
        padding: 120px 24px 32px 24px !important;
        box-shadow: -10px 0 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.5) !important;
        transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid) !important;
        z-index: 1050 !important;
    }

    .nav-list { flex-direction: column !important; gap: 24px !important; }
    .nav-link { font-size: 0.95rem !important; display: block !important; }

    .menu-toggle-checkbox:checked ~ .navigation-menu { right: 0 !important; }
    .menu-toggle-checkbox:checked ~ .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg) !important; }
    .menu-toggle-checkbox:checked ~ .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0 !important; }
    .menu-toggle-checkbox:checked ~ .hamburger-icon span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg) !important; }

    /* Micro Spacing adaptations for phone displays */
    .text-column-pane { padding: calc(var(--header-fixed-height) + 20px) 12px 32px 12px !important; }
    .pane-scroller-viewport, .subpage-text-wrapper { padding: 36px 16px !important; }
    .minimalist-action-btn { max-width: 100% !important; }

    .frosted-glass-footer { padding: 40px 16px 24px 16px !important; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; gap: 32px !important; }
    .footer-social-column { grid-column: span 1 !important; }
    .contact-split-row { flex-direction: column !important; gap: 16px !important; }
    .bottom-bar { flex-direction: column !important; gap: 16px !important; text-align: center !important; }
    .legal-links a { margin: 0 8px !important; display: inline-block !important; }
    .disclaimer-modal-card { padding: 28px 16px !important; }
}


/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 10: CENTRALIZED INTERIOR SUBPAGE HOOK ENGINE
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Manages custom rendering paths and defensive spacing metrics for subpages.
   ========================================================================== */

/* GLOBAL COMPLIANCE TRACKER RESET */
.about-hybrid-container {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    background-color: var(--bg-slide-one) !important;
    overflow-y: scroll;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    scrollbar-width: none; /* Disables window frame sidebar slider lines on Firefox */
}

.about-hybrid-container::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none; /* Disables window frame sidebar slider lines on Chrome/Safari layouts */
}

/* Scroll snap parameters run strictly via this state switch class configuration */
.about-hybrid-container.snap-mode-active {
    scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

.about-hybrid-container.snap-mode-active .about-snap-slide {
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    scroll-snap-stop: always !important;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   PART 10-A: STANDARD VERTICAL FLOW ENGINE (CAREER & CONTACT US EXCLUSIVE)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.subpage-viewport {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh !important; /* Enforce explicit container metrics to anchor the inner viewport layout scroller[cite: 2] */
    overflow-y: auto !important; /* Forces the internal window layer to accept scroll mutation events safely[cite: 2] */
    overflow-x: hidden;
    background-color: var(--bg-slide-one) !important; /* Retain premium high-contrast desktop background across viewports[cite: 2] */
    padding-top: var(--header-fixed-height);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.subpage-viewport .frosted-glass-footer {
    position: relative !important;
    bottom: auto !important;
    left: auto !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
    margin-top: auto !important;
}

.subpage-split-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    width: 100%;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.subpage-text-column {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 70px 8% 80px 10%;
}

.subpage-text-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 720px;
}

.subpage-text-wrapper .slide-main-heading {
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.subpage-media-column {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 450px;
}

.contact-page-content {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1440px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 60px 40px 40px 40px;
}

.contact-cards-matrix {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
    gap: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.contact-trigger-card {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 36px 28px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.04);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.01);
    text-align: center;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.contact-trigger-card .card-icon {
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.contact-trigger-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.contact-trigger-card .action-anchor {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: var(--font-body-system);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
    display: inline-block;
}

.contact-trigger-card .static-address-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body-system);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #4b5563;
}

.contact-trigger-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.05);
}

.contact-trigger-card:hover .card-icon,
.contact-trigger-card:hover .action-anchor {
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent) !important;
}

.contact-map-form-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.08);
    padding-top: 48px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.panel-block-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.map-viewport-box {
    width: 100%;
    height: 380px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.08);
}

.minimal-intake-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 18px;
}

.form-split-inputs {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
}

.form-input-control {
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    color: var(--text-dark-minimal);
    font-family: var(--font-body-system);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.form-input-control:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
}

.form-submit-trigger-btn {
    background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    color: var(--text-light-crisp);
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    padding: 14px 40px;
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 3px; /* Matches sharp minimalist corners of other UI buttons */
    cursor: pointer;
    align-self: flex-start;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.form-submit-trigger-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.15);
}


/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   PART 10-B: HYBRID SCROLLER ARCHITECTURE (ABOUT US TRUE 50/50 ALIGNMENTS)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.about-snap-slide {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.about-split-50-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important; /* Locks exact 50/50 visual distribution on desktop */
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    padding-top: var(--header-fixed-height);
}

/* Force left-aligned imagery layouts to mirror the 50/50 distribution rules identically */
.symmetric-reverse-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important;
}

.about-text-pane-50 {
    background-color: var(--bg-slide-one) !important;
    padding: 40px 8% 40px 10%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100%;
}

.about-image-pane-50 {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.about-full-height-img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CHAPTER 11: MODERN TRANSITIONAL INTERACTIVE SCROLL PROMPT ENGINE
   ========================================================================== */
.scroll-gate-prompt {
    margin-top: 36px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
    
    /* Configured hidden state variables for elegant popup interaction cues */
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    pointer-events: none;
    
    cursor: pointer;
    user-select: none;
    width: max-content;
    transition: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

/* Class driven state toggler triggered cleanly by the scroll event handler script */
.scroll-gate-prompt.prompt-popped-visible {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: translateY(0) !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
}

.gate-horizontal-line {
    width: 48px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.gate-prompt-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.gate-prompt-arrow {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    border-right: 1.5px solid var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    margin-left: 2px;
    animation: bounceMinimalistPrompt 2s infinite ease-in-out;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

/* Hover Accent Interpolation Track */
.scroll-gate-prompt:hover .gate-horizontal-line {
    width: 80px;
    background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
}

.scroll-gate-prompt:hover .gate-prompt-text {
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

.scroll-gate-prompt:hover .gate-prompt-arrow {
    border-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
}

@keyframes bounceMinimalistPrompt {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0) rotate(45deg); }
    50% { transform: translateY(5px) rotate(45deg); }
}

.about-founder-fluid-panel {
    width: 100vw;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 100vh;
    position: relative;
    background-color: var(--bg-slide-one) !important;
    padding: 100px 6% 80px 6%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    z-index: 10;
}

.founder-proportional-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 400px 1fr; /* Rigid architectural split keeping image boxed */
    gap: 64px;
    max-width: 1300px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 56px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.04);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.03);
    align-items: center;
}

.founder-portrait-column {
    width: 100%;
}

.founder-portrait-card-profile {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.06);
}

.founder-portrait-card-profile .team-hover-overlay.explicitly-visible {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: translateY(0) !important;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.95) 0%, rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.4) 100%) !important;
}

.founder-biography-text {
    width: 100%;
}

.founder-biography-text .body-text-paragraph {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.9;
    margin: 0;
    color: #252e3b;
    text-align: justify;
}


/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   PART 10-D: THE UNLOCKED FLUID REGION & EDGE-TO-EDGE FOOTER MIGRATION
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.about-team-fluid-section {
    width: 100vw;
    height: auto;
    position: relative;
    background-color: var(--bg-slide-one) !important;
    padding: 60px 0 0 0 !important; /* Removed layout wrappers so footer expands to 100vw */
    scroll-margin-top: var(--header-fixed-height); /* Defends team block view lines from sliding under menu */
    z-index: 10;
}

/* Insulates inner contents to preserve global layout safety rules */
.team-content-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1440px;
    margin: 0 auto 100px auto;
    padding: 0 6%;
}

.about-section-main-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

/* Enforce containment variables on parent views to resolve desktop width bleeding layout loops */
.about-hybrid-container #global-footer-placeholder,
.about-hybrid-container .frosted-glass-footer {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    position: relative !important;
    left: 0 !important;
    right: 0 !important;
    margin-top: auto !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
}

.team-grid-matrix {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)) !important; /* Automatic three-column balance matrix */
    gap: 40px;
    justify-content: center;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.team-interactive-card {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.02);
    border: 1px solid rgba(5, 14, 38, 0.04);
}

.team-card-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.team-interactive-card::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.22);
    z-index: 2;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
}

.team-interactive-card:hover::after {
    background-color: transparent;
}

.team-hover-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.98) 0%, rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.65) 60%, transparent 100%);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    padding: 32px 24px;
    z-index: 3;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    transition: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.team-hover-name {
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text-light-crisp);
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.team-hover-degree {
    font-family: var(--font-body-system);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    font-weight: 500;
}

.team-interactive-card:hover .team-card-img {
    transform: scale(1.03);
}

.team-interactive-card:hover .team-hover-overlay {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
    pointer-events: auto;
}


/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   PART 10-E: UNIFIED COMPACT RESPONSIVE MEDIA ENGAGE OVERRIDES
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 1150px) {
    .subpage-split-grid { display: block; }
    .subpage-text-column { padding: 40px 24px 60px 24px; min-height: auto; }
    .subpage-media-column { height: 40vh; min-height: auto; }
    .contact-map-form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .contact-page-content { padding: 40px 20px; }

    /* Fix Issue 2 & 3: Maintain bright high-contrast theme across mobile views & keep scroll architecture fluid[cite: 2] */
    .subpage-viewport {
        background-color: var(--bg-slide-one) !important; /* Preserves light background contrast layout[cite: 2] */
        background-image: none !important;
        height: 100vh !important; /* Force layout scroller window bounds[cite: 2] */
        overflow-y: auto !important; /* Allow natural scrolling inside viewport block node container[cite: 2] */
    }

    .about-hybrid-container { scroll-snap-type: none !important; overflow-y: auto !important; }
    .about-snap-slide { height: auto; min-height: 100vh; }
    .about-split-50-grid, .symmetric-reverse-layout { display: block; height: auto; }
    
    .about-text-pane-50 {
        padding: calc(var(--header-fixed-height) + 24px) 24px 60px 24px !important;
        height: auto;
        background: transparent !important;
    }
    
    .about-text-pane-50 .pane-scroller-viewport {
        max-height: none !important;
        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) !important;
        backdrop-filter: blur(25px) saturate(160%) !important;
        -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(25px) saturate(160%) !important;
        padding: 40px 24px !important;
        border-radius: 4px;
        box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important;
    }

    /* Target specific main headings for clean high contrast readability */
    .subpage-text-wrapper .slide-main-heading,
    .contact-page-content .slide-main-heading {
        color: var(--navy-firm-primary) !important; /* Fix heading text loss by mapping solid dark slate text[cite: 3] */
        text-align: center !important;
        font-weight: 600 !important;
        text-shadow: none !important;
    }

    .subpage-text-wrapper .body-text-paragraph,
    .contact-page-content .body-text-paragraph,
    .contact-page-content .panel-block-title {
        color: #252e3b !important; /* Keeps paragraph text completely legible over light background flow profiles */
    }

    .about-text-pane-50 .slide-main-heading,
    .about-text-pane-50 .slide-sub-heading {
        color: #ffffff !important;
        text-align: center !important;
    }
    .about-text-pane-50 .slide-sub-tagline { color: #f1f5f9 !important; text-align: center !important; }
    .about-text-pane-50 .body-text-paragraph { color: #ffffff !important; text-align: left !important; }
    
    /* Clean adjustment layout modifications for text blocks over backgrounds */
    .scroll-gate-prompt { 
        margin: 28px auto 0 auto !important; 
        align-items: center !important;
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: translateY(0) !important;
        pointer-events: auto !important;
    }
    .gate-prompt-text { color: #ffffff !important; }
    .gate-prompt-arrow { border-color: #ffffff !important; }

    #about-sec-1, #about-sec-2, #about-sec-3, #about-sec-4 {
    background-position: center center !important;
    background-size: cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
    background-attachment: fixed !important;
}

    #about-sec-1 { background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5,14,26,0.1), rgba(5,14,26,0.2)), url('assets/about1.webp') !important; }
    #about-sec-2 { background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5,14,26,0.1), rgba(5,14,26,0.2)), url('assets/about2.webp') !important; }
    #about-sec-3 { background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5,14,26,0.1), rgba(5,14,26,0.2)), url('assets/about3.webp') !important; }
    #about-sec-4 { background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5,14,26,0.1), rgba(5,14,26,0.2)), url('assets/about4.webp') !important; }

    .about-image-pane-50 { display: none !important; }
    
    .about-founder-fluid-panel { height: auto; min-height: 100vh; padding: calc(var(--header-fixed-height) + 24px) 24px 60px 24px !important; }
    .founder-proportional-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; gap: 32px; padding: 24px; width: 100%; }
    .founder-portrait-card-profile { max-width: 260px; margin: 0 auto; }
    
    .about-team-fluid-section { padding: 40px 0 0 0 !important; }
    .team-content-wrapper { padding: 0 24px !important; margin-bottom: 60px !important; }
    
    /* Fix Issue 1: Absolute containment padding for footer arrays inside responsive viewport layers[cite: 1] */
    .about-hybrid-container .frosted-glass-footer, .frosted-glass-footer {
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
        box-sizing: border-box !important;
        left: 0 !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 40px 24px 24px 24px !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .form-split-inputs { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .contact-main-title { font-size: 1.8rem; }
}


/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 12: SHANTANU FMCG PRACTICES INTERACTIVE GRID ENGINE
   ========================================================================= */

/* Content Wrapper Layout Container */
.fmcg-section-wrapper {
    padding: 32px 0;
    width: 100%;
}

.fmcg-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0;
}

/* Master Grid Structure */
.fmcg-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(180px, 1fr));
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: 12px;
}

/* High-End Brand Action Cards */
.fmcg-card {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary); /* Deep Velvet Corporate Slate Navy */
    color: var(--text-light-crisp) !important;   /* Crisp Solid White */
    padding: 16px 24px;
    border-radius: 3px;                         /* Strict sharp minimalist architectural profile */
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system);    /* Montserrat Typography Stack */
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-statutory-accent); /* Golden Statutory Structural Edge Frame */
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(5, 14, 26, 0.1);
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);   /* Premium Fluid 0.5s Cubic Bezier Engine */
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* Fluid Linear Hover Matrix Interaction Layer */
.fmcg-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent); /* Transitions cleanly to Metallic Gold */
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary) !important;     /* Flips text contrast back to deep slate navy */
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.25);
    border-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
}

/* Smart Responsive Panel Intercepts */
@media (max-width: 1150px) {
    .fmcg-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important; /* Locks structural balance over frosted cards */
        gap: 12px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .fmcg-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; /* Forces uniform full-width block stacks on compact viewports */
    }
    .fmcg-card {
        padding: 14px 20px;
        font-size: 0.75rem;
    }
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 12B: SRN LEGAL SUB-NAVIGATION DOCKING PLATFORM DESIGN
   ========================================================================= */

.fmcg-sub-navbar {
    position: fixed;
    top: var(--header-fixed-height); /* Docks neatly directly below the main menu */
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 50px;
    background-color: #030a14;      /* Slightly darker luxury slate than primary header to create depth separation */
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.25); /* Subtle Golden Statutory Accent border trim line */
    z-index: 999;                    /* Sits right beneath the main menu header level (1000) */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.fmcg-sub-nav-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1300px;              /* Synchronized accurately with .editorial-central-column footprint widths */
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

.sub-nav-links-cluster {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Polished Legal Metric Subpage Actions */
.sub-nav-btn {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading-system); /* Montserrat Type Engine */
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: var(--transition-premium-fluid);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Master Hover Inversion Systems */
.sub-nav-btn:hover {
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent) !important;
}

/* Highlights the active page path anchor automatically */
.sub-nav-btn.active-node {
    color: var(--navy-firm-primary) !important;
    background-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    border-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* Specialty Back Navigation UI Customizer Override */
.back-control-node {
    border-color: rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.4);
    color: var(--gold-statutory-accent) !important;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 6px 14px;
}

.back-control-node:hover {
    background-color: rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.08);
    border-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
}

.back-arrow-vector {
    margin-right: 6px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.back-control-node:hover .back-arrow-vector {
    transform: translateX(-3px); /* Interactive visual push on backward micro-interactions */
}

/* =========================================================================
   COMPACT ADAPTIVE LAYER OVERRIDES - AUTOMATED MOBILE DRAWER SWITCH
   ========================================================================= */
@media (max-width: 1150px) {
    /* Since content converts into fluid card layers on tablets/phones, 
       we un-dock this menu to let it scroll naturally within the workflow */
    .fmcg-sub-navbar {
        position: relative !important;
        top: 0 !important;
        height: auto !important;
        padding: 16px 0 !important;
        background: transparent !important;
        border-bottom: none !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
    }
    
    .fmcg-sub-nav-container {
        flex-direction: column !important;
        gap: 16px !important;
        padding: 0 16px !important;
    }

    .sub-nav-links-cluster {
        width: 100%;
        display: grid !important;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important; /* Elegant 2x2 action button layout balance grid for phones */
        gap: 8px !important;
    }

    .sub-nav-btn {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 12px 10px !important;
        font-size: 0.65rem !important;
        background-color: var(--navy-firm-primary);
        border: 1px solid rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.3);
    }
    
    .back-control-node {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
        border-color: var(--gold-statutory-accent);
        background-color: rgba(197, 160, 89, 0.05);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    /* Stack links sequentially to prevent labels from breaking on extra-small mobile interfaces */
    .sub-nav-links-cluster {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    }
}