/* AVC blog: shared styles. Palette matches the one-pager (index.html). */
:root{
  --navy:#04102e; --navy2:#071a45; --blue:#000edb; --gold:#ff6f00;
  --ink:#0b1224; --mut:#5b6478; --line:#e3e7ef; --bg:#f6f8fc; --white:#fff;
  --hi:#ffa53c; --r:18px; --shadow:0 18px 50px rgba(6,20,60,.12);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;font:16px/1.65 -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--white);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.wrap{width:100%;max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800}
h1,h2,h3{line-height:1.14;margin:0;letter-spacing:-.02em}
p{margin:0 0 16px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:9px;border:0;cursor:pointer;font:inherit;font-weight:800;border-radius:999px;padding:15px 26px}
.btn-p{background:var(--gold);color:#2a1000;box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(255,111,0,.40)}
.btn-p:hover{background:#ff8c1a}
.btn-o{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);border:1.5px solid var(--line)}

/* header */
header.bar{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.86);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(18px) saturate(180%);backdrop-filter:blur(18px) saturate(180%);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:66px;gap:18px}
.nav img{height:34px;width:auto}
.nav .links{display:none;gap:24px;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;color:#26304a}
.nav .links a:hover{color:var(--blue)}
.nav .links a.on{color:var(--blue)}
@media(min-width:980px){.nav .links{display:flex}}

/* blog hero */
.bhead{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:64px 0 56px}
.bhead .eyebrow{color:var(--hi);display:block;margin-bottom:14px}
.bhead h1{font-size:clamp(30px,6vw,50px);font-weight:900;max-width:22ch}
.bhead p{color:#c3d3ef;font-size:17px;max-width:60ch;margin-top:16px}

/* post list */
.plist{padding:56px 0 72px}
.cards{display:grid;gap:18px;grid-template-columns:1fr}
@media(min-width:760px){.cards{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
.card{border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);background:#fff;padding:26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:.18s}
.card:hover{border-color:#ffc08a;box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.card .cat{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue)}
.card h2{font-size:23px;font-weight:900;margin:10px 0 8px}
.card p{color:var(--mut);font-size:15px;margin:0 0 16px}
.card .meta{margin-top:auto;font-size:13px;color:#8892a8;font-weight:600}
.card .read{color:var(--blue);font-weight:800;font-size:14px}

/* article */
article{padding:52px 0 40px}
.crumb{font-size:13px;color:#8892a8;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:18px}
.crumb a:hover{color:var(--blue)}
article h1{font-size:clamp(28px,5.4vw,44px);font-weight:900;max-width:26ch}
.byline{margin:18px 0 0;padding-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.artmeta{margin:0;font-size:13.5px;color:#8892a8;font-weight:600}
.artig{margin:8px 0 0;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:700;color:#5b6478}
.artig a{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:none}
.artig a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.prose{max-width:720px;margin-top:28px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.75;color:#1b2437}
.prose h2{font-size:26px;font-weight:900;margin:34px 0 12px}
.prose h3{font-size:19px;font-weight:800;margin:26px 0 8px}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 18px;padding-left:22px}
.prose li{margin-bottom:8px}
.prose blockquote{margin:24px 0;padding:16px 20px;border-left:4px solid var(--gold);background:var(--bg);border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;font-weight:600;color:#2b3550}
.prose a{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:underline}
.prose strong{font-weight:800}

/* CTA */
.cta-box{margin:44px 0 8px;max-width:720px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:var(--r);padding:30px}
.cta-box h3{font-size:22px;font-weight:900;margin-bottom:10px}
.cta-box p{color:#c3d3ef;margin-bottom:20px}

/* footer */
footer{background:var(--navy);color:#dbe6fb;padding:44px 0 40px;margin-top:20px}
footer .cols{display:grid;gap:22px;grid-template-columns:1fr;font-size:14px}
@media(min-width:820px){footer .cols{grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr}}
footer b{display:block;color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px}
footer a:hover{color:var(--hi)}
.copy{margin-top:26px;font-size:12.5px;color:#8fa5ca}