:root {
      --brand-dark-1: #4A1A0C;
      /* maroon base */
      --brand-dark-2: #7A2810;
      /* deeper maroon */
      --brand-accent-1: #b03d10e3;
      /* brick */
      --brand-amber: #ff6a00e5;
      /* accent */
      --text-on-dark: #FFE9E0;
      /* soft cream */
  }

  html,
  body {
      height: 100%;
      font-family: 'Outfit', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
      color: #fff;
  }

  body {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--brand-dark-1), var(--brand-dark-2) 40%, var(--brand-accent-1));
  }

  a {
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
  }

  a:hover {
      color: var(--brand-amber);
  }

  /* Navbar */
  .navbar {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .25), rgba(0, 0, 0, .0));
  }

  .navbar .nav-link {
      color: var(--text-on-dark) !important;
      font-weight: 500
  }

  .navbar .nav-link:hover {
      color: var(--brand-amber) !important
  }

  .logo {
      height: 40px;
      width: auto
  }

  .school-logo {
      height: 42px;
      width: auto
  }

  /* Hero */
  .hero {
      position: relative;
      padding: 96px 0 72px;
      background:
          radial-gradient(1200px 600px at 10% -10%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .08), transparent 60%),
          radial-gradient(900px 500px at 110% 10%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .06), transparent 60%);
      overflow: hidden;
  }

  .hero h1 {
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: .2px
  }

  .hero p.lead {
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
      opacity: .95
  }

  .btn-amber {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FF7A1A, var(--brand-accent-1));
      color: #fff;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 999px;
      padding: .75rem 1.25rem;
      font-weight: 600
  }

  .btn-amber:hover {
      filter: brightness(1.05);
      transform: translateY(-1px)
  }

  .hero-card {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
      backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
      border-radius: 16px
  }

  /* Section common */
  section {
      padding: 64px 0
  }

  .section-title {
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #fff
  }

  .section-sub {
      color: var(--text-on-dark);
      opacity: .9
  }

  /* Features */
  .feature-card {
      background: #7A2810;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
      border-radius: 16px;
      height: 100%;
      text-align: center;
      /* centered content */
  }

  .feature-card .bi {
      font-size: 1.75rem;
      display: block;
      margin: 0 auto;
  }

  /* Portals */
  .portal-card {
      background: #7A2810;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
      border-radius: 16px;
      transition: transform .15s ease;
      text-align: center;
      /* centered content */
  }

  .portal-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-4px)
  }

  .portal-card .btn {
      border-radius: 999px
  }

  .portal-card .d-flex {
      justify-content: center
  }

  /* center icon+text wrapper */

  /* About Section */
  .about {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--brand-dark-2), var(--brand-dark-1));
  }

  /* White cards for About + proper dark text */
  .card-white {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--brand-amber), var(--brand-dark-1));
      border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, .08) !important;
      border-radius: 16px;
      color: #262626 !important;
  }

  .card-white h3,
  .card-white h4,
  .card-white h5,
  .card-white p,
  .card-white li,
  .card-white small {
      color: #262626
  }

  .card-white a {
      color: #7A2810
  }

  .card-white .btn-outline-light {
      /* convert to dark outline variant on white */
      color: #212529;
      border-color: #212529;
  }

  .card-white .btn-outline-light:hover {
      background: #212529;
      color: #fff;
  }

  /* chip variants: on dark by default; make a light version for white cards */
  .chip {
      display: inline-flex;
      gap: .5rem;
      align-items: center;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
      padding: .4rem .75rem;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06)
  }

  .chip-light {
      border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, .12);
      background: #f7f7f7;
      color: #222
  }

  /* Footer */
  footer {
      background: #3c1409
  }

  small,
  .muted {
      color: #f9e5decc
  }

  /* Utilities */
  .text-amber {
      color: var(--brand-amber) !important
  }

  /* Center the grid items within their rows */
  .row-center {
      justify-content: center
  }

  /* used with .row + .g-4 (Bootstrap flex) */

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .hero {
          padding: 88px 0 56px
      }
  }

  /* Trendy About — tiles + blobs */
  .about-modern {
      position: relative;
      background:
          radial-gradient(900px 500px at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 122, 26, .12), transparent 60%),
          linear-gradient(180deg, var(--brand-dark-2), var(--brand-dark-1));
      overflow: hidden;
  }

  .about-modern .blob {
      position: absolute;
      filter: blur(60px);
      opacity: .35;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 0;
  }

  .about-modern .blob.b1 {
      width: 420px;
      height: 420px;
      left: -120px;
      top: -80px;
      background: radial-gradient(closest-side, #FF7A1A, transparent);
  }

  .about-modern .blob.b2 {
      width: 360px;
      height: 360px;
      right: -120px;
      bottom: -80px;
      background: radial-gradient(closest-side, #B03C10, transparent);
  }

  .tile {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      border-radius: 18px;
      padding: 1.5rem;
      height: 100%;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .08), rgba(255, 255, 255, .03));
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
      backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
  }
.tile::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: conic-gradient(from 180deg, #FF7A1A33, #B03C10AA, #FF7A1A33);
  padding: 1px;

  /* WebKit (Chrome/Safari) */
  -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box,
                 linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite: xor;

  /* Standard (Firefox, spec) */
  mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box,
        linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  mask-composite: exclude; /* 'exclude' ~= WebKit 'xor' */
}


  .tile .kicker {
      display: inline-flex;
      gap: .5rem;
      align-items: center;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: .3px;
      font-size: .85rem;
      padding: .35rem .7rem;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
  }

  .pill {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .45rem;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
      padding: .45rem .8rem;
      border-radius: 999px;
      font-weight: 500;
  }

  .pill .bi {
      font-size: 1rem
  }

  .stat-badge {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
      border-radius: 16px;
      padding: 1rem;
  }

  .stat-badge .stat {
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #fff;
  }

  .stat-badge .label {
      font-size: .85rem;
      color: var(--text-on-dark)
  }

  .divider {
      height: 1px;
      width: 100%;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, .28), transparent);
      margin: .75rem 0 1rem;
  }

  .btn-outline-light {
      color: #fff !important;
      background: transparent;
      border-color: transparent !important;
      border-radius: 999px;
      padding: .65rem 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 600;
  }

  .btn-outline-light:hover {
      color: #fff !important;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FF7A1A, var(--brand-accent-1));
      border-color: transparent;
  }


  /* subtle entry */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
      .tile {
          opacity: 0;
          transform: translateY(8px);
          animation: tileIn .6s ease .05s forwards;
      }

      .tile:nth-child(2) {
          animation-delay: .15s
      }
  }

  @keyframes tileIn {
      to {
          opacity: 1;
          transform: none
      }
  }
  /* ===== Mobile refinements (≤480px) ===== */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  /* Global */
  html, body {
    font-size: 16px;           /* readable baseline on phones */
    line-height: 1.45;
  }
  section { padding: 40px 0; } /* was 64px */

  /* Navbar / brand */
  .navbar { padding-top: .25rem; padding-bottom: .25rem; }
  .navbar .nav-link { padding: .5rem .6rem !important; font-size: .95rem; }
  .logo { height: 32px; }
  .school-logo { height: 34px; }

  /* Hero */
  .hero {
    padding: 72px 0 48px;      /* was 96/72 */
    text-align: center;
    background:
      radial-gradient(700px 360px at 10% -10%, rgba(255,255,255,.08), transparent 60%),
      radial-gradient(600px 340px at 110% 10%, rgba(255,255,255,.06), transparent 60%);
  }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 1.9rem; line-height: 1.2; }
  .hero p.lead { font-size: 1rem; margin-top: .5rem; }
  .hero-card { margin-top: 1rem; padding: 1rem; }

  /* Buttons / chips / pills */
  .btn-amber { padding: .6rem 1rem; font-size: .95rem; }
  .btn-outline-light { padding: .55rem 1rem; font-size: .95rem; }
  .chip, .pill { padding: .35rem .7rem; font-size: .9rem; }
  .pill .bi { font-size: .9rem; }

  /* Tiles & feature/portal cards */
  .tile { padding: 1rem; }
  .tile .kicker { font-size: .8rem; padding: .3rem .6rem; }
  .feature-card,
  .portal-card { padding: 1rem; text-align: center; }
  .feature-card .bi { font-size: 1.5rem; }

  /* About “modern” blobs: smaller so they don’t crowd */
  .about-modern .blob.b1 { width: 300px; height: 300px; left: -80px; top: -60px; }
  .about-modern .blob.b2 { width: 260px; height: 260px; right: -80px; bottom: -60px; }

  /* Stat badges */
  .stat-badge { padding: .8rem; }
  .stat-badge .stat { font-size: 1.1rem; }
  .stat-badge .label { font-size: .8rem; }

  /* Grids and spacing helpers */
  .row.row-center { justify-content: center; }
  .g-4 > * { margin-bottom: 1rem; } /* ensure breathing room on stacked cols */

  /* Footer */
  footer { text-align: center; }
  footer .muted, footer small { display: block; margin-top: .25rem; }
}
/* ===== Navbar toggler (dark theme) ===== */
.navbar .navbar-toggler {
  padding: .35rem .6rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);
  background: rgba(0,0,0,.28);               /* override .text-bg-dark if present */
  color: var(--text-on-dark);
  line-height: 1;
}

.navbar .navbar-toggler:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  background: rgba(0,0,0,.36);
}

.navbar .navbar-toggler:focus {
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(255,122,26,.35);  /* amber focus ring */
}

/* custom hamburger icon (Bootstrap uses this background-image) */
.navbar .navbar-toggler-icon {
  width: 1.5rem;
  height: 1.5rem;
  background-size: 100% 100%;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='%23FFE9E0' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
}

/* hover / expanded: switch lines to amber */
.navbar .navbar-toggler:hover .navbar-toggler-icon,
.navbar .navbar-toggler[aria-expanded='true'] .navbar-toggler-icon {
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='%23FF7A1A' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
}

/* optional: tighter spacing on very small screens */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .navbar .navbar-toggler { padding: .3rem .5rem; }
  .navbar .navbar-toggler-icon { width: 1.35rem; height: 1.35rem; }
}
/* Smooth, polished mobile open/close for the navbar */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) { /* same breakpoint as .navbar-expand-lg */

  /* Panel background (kept from earlier) */
  .navbar .navbar-collapse {
    transition:
      background-color .25s ease,
      box-shadow .25s ease,
      padding .25s ease,
      border-color .25s ease;
    will-change: opacity, transform;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-collapse.show {
    background: rgba(58, 20, 9, 0.92);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: .75rem 1rem;
    margin-top: .5rem;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
    z-index: 1000;
  }

  /* ✨ Smooth motion on the container itself */
  .navbar .collapsing {
    /* Bootstrap animates height; we add a subtle fade/slide */
    transition:
      height .35s ease,         /* keep Bootstrap's height transition */
      opacity .25s ease,
      transform .25s ease;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-6px);
  }
  .navbar .collapse.show {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  /* Optional: slightly ease-in links when panel opens */
  .navbar .navbar-collapse.show .nav-link,
  .navbar .navbar-collapse.show .btn {
    animation: navFadeUp .24s ease both;
  }
  .navbar .navbar-collapse.show .nav-item:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: .02s; }
  .navbar .navbar-collapse.show .nav-item:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .05s; }
  .navbar .navbar-collapse.show .nav-item:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .08s; }
  .navbar .navbar-collapse.show .nav-item:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: .11s; }

  @keyframes navFadeUp {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }

  /* Keep link readability on the dark panel */
  .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: var(--text-on-dark) !important;
    padding: .5rem 0;
  }

  /* Toggler visuals while expanded */
  .navbar .navbar-toggler[aria-expanded="true"] {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.36);
    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  }
}

/* Respect reduced-motion preferences */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .navbar .collapsing,
  .navbar .collapse,
  .navbar .navbar-collapse,
  .navbar .navbar-collapse .nav-link,
  .navbar .navbar-collapse .btn {
    transition: none !important;
    animation: none !important;
  }
}