/* ==========================================================================
   WEIERGEBIO — Henan Weierge Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
   SPECIMEN LAB motif. Light, sterile-mint theme with culture-amber accents.
   No rgba(), no fractional opacity, no gradients on text. Every decorative
   colour is pre-blended to a solid hex against its own band.
   ========================================================================== */

html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: inherit;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #1F3A33;
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

a {
  color: #2E6B62;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.fade-up:not(.visible) {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

/* ---------- shared bands ---------- */
.sterile-mint-band {
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
}

.bench-panel-band {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
}

.cupboard-band {
  background-color: #14332E;
  color: #EDF6F1;
}

.teal-band {
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  color: #EDF6F1;
}

.light-wrap {
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
  max-width: 1240px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  background-color: #14332E;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  left: 12px;
  top: 12px;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

/* ---------- generic section title ---------- */
.section-kicker {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2E6B62;
  margin: 0 0 0.4em;
}

.section-title {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 0 0 0.3em;
}

.section-lead {
  max-width: 46rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   TUBE RACK NAV  (.tuberack)
   A lab test-tube rack shaped header. Five upright tubes each fill with a
   coloured culture and carry one vertically-set link.
   ========================================================================== */
.site-top-wrap {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
}

.tuberack-wrap {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #DFE9E2;
}

.tuberack {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 24px 10px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 18px;
}

.tuberack-rail {
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}

.tuberack-brand {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  display: block;
  line-height: 1;
}

.tuberack-endplate {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #D19A3F;
  border: 1px solid #DFE9E2;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
}

.tuberack-tubes {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 10px 0 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 6px 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.tuberack .nav-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  width: 52px;
}

.tuberack .nav-tube {
  position: relative;
  width: 34px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 4px 4px 17px 17px;
  border: 2px solid #1F3A33;
  background-color: transparent;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.tuberack .nav-fill {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
}

.tuberack .fill-a {
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  height: 34%;
}

.tuberack .fill-b {
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  height: 58%;
}

.tuberack .fill-c {
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  height: 21%;
}

.tuberack .fill-d {
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  height: 72%;
}

.tuberack .fill-e {
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  height: 45%;
}

.tuberack .nav-tube b {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 0 0 17px 17px;
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
}

.tuberack .nav-label {
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-align: center;
  color: #2E6B62;
}

.tuberack .nav-label a {
  color: #2E6B62;
}

.tuberack .nav-label a:hover {
  color: #D19A3F;
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid #DFE9E2;
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
  color: #1F3A33;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* ---------- responsive tube rack ---------- */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .tuberack {
    display: block;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-block;
  }

  .tuberack-rail {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .tuberack-tubes {
    margin-top: 6px;
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .tuberack .nav-wrap-collapsed {
    display: none;
  }

  .tuberack .nav-wrap-open {
    display: block;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   PETRI BENCH HERO  (.petribench)
   Lab bench: left headline + copy + CTAs, right oversized petri dish with
   concentric colony rings and a microscope silhouette. A pipette and three
   sample vials line the bench edge.
   ========================================================================== */
.hero-band {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  border-bottom: 4px solid #DFE9E2;
}

.petribench {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 60px 24px 78px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.petribench-copy {
  flex: 1 1 55%;
  min-width: 320px;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2E6B62;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.hero-headline {
  font-size: 3.3rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: #1F3A33;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  margin: 0 0 0.3em;
}

.hero-headline .accent-word {
  color: #D19A3F;
}

.hero-tagline {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #14332E;
  margin: 0 0 0.6em;
}

.hero-copy {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  max-width: 40rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

.hero-ctas {
  margin-top: 26px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
}

.btn-solid {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.btn-solid:hover {
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

.btn-legacy {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.btn-legacy:hover {
  background-color: #14332E;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

.btn-plain {
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #D19A3F;
  color: #2E6B62;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  padding: 6px 2px;
}

/* ---------- the right side bench art ---------- */
.petribench-art {
  flex: 1 1 45%;
  min-width: 320px;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}

.petri-plate-wrap {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px;
}

.colony-ring {
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: block;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
}

.petri-plate {
  width: 300px;
  height: 300px;
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
  border: 10px solid #E7F0EA;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #DFE9E2 inset, 6px 10px 0 #DCE8E1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.petri-plate .inoculum-dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  margin: -13px 0 0 -13px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
}

.petri-plate .colony-one {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 76px;
  height: 76px;
  margin: -38px 0 0 -38px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px solid #86AAA4;
}

.petri-plate .colony-two {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 132px;
  height: 132px;
  margin: -66px 0 0 -66px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px solid #2E6B62;
  border-right-color: #B98A2F;
}

.petri-plate .colony-three {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 190px;
  height: 190px;
  margin: -95px 0 0 -95px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px solid #B98A2F;
  border-bottom-color: #86AAA4;
}

.petri-plate .colony-four {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 252px;
  height: 252px;
  margin: -126px 0 0 -126px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px solid #C7D8CF;
}

.petri-plate .colony-five {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 272px;
  height: 272px;
  margin: -136px 0 0 -136px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px dashed #C7D8CF;
}

.plate-caption {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2E6B62;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* microscope silhouette built from stacked CSS blocks */
.microscope {
  position: relative;
  width: 120px;
  height: 180px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.microscope .eyepiece-arm {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 34px;
  width: 60px;
  height: 14px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  background-color: #14332E;
  transform: rotate(-8deg);
}

.microscope .eyepiece {
  position: absolute;
  top: -6px;
  left: 82px;
  width: 20px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: #14332E;
  transform: rotate(8deg);
}

.microscope .main-body {
  position: absolute;
  top: 26px;
  left: 46px;
  width: 46px;
  height: 60px;
  border-radius: 8px 8px 4px 4px;
  background-color: #2E6B62;
}

.microscope .objective {
  position: absolute;
  top: 86px;
  left: 54px;
  width: 26px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 4px 4px 8px 8px;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
}

.microscope .stage-tray {
  position: absolute;
  top: 122px;
  left: 34px;
  width: 66px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background-color: #14332E;
}

.microscope .stage-post {
  position: absolute;
  top: 132px;
  left: 54px;
  width: 22px;
  height: 20px;
  border-radius: 0 0 6px 6px;
  background-color: #2E6B62;
}

.microscope .base-foot {
  position: absolute;
  top: 150px;
  left: 20px;
  width: 92px;
  height: 14px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  background-color: #14332E;
}

/* bench edge items: pipette and sample vials */
.bench-edge {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.bench-edge .edge-label {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8AA89E;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.pipette {
  position: relative;
  width: 10px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 5px 5px 2px 2px;
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.pipette::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -2px;
  bottom: -9px;
  width: 2px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 1px;
  background-color: #14332E;
}

.vial-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 4px;
}

.vial {
  width: 12px;
  border-radius: 2px 2px 6px 6px;
  border: 1px solid #1F3A33;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vial .vial-lid {
  display: block;
  height: 4px;
  background-color: #1F3A33;
}

.vial .vial-body {
  display: block;
}

.vial-one {
  height: 26px;
}

.vial-one .vial-body {
  height: 9px;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
}

.vial-two {
  height: 32px;
}

.vial-two .vial-body {
  height: 18px;
  background-color: #2E6B62;
}

.vial-three {
  height: 28px;
}

.vial-three .vial-body {
  height: 13px;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   INTRO BAND  (.intro-band)
   A narrative studio introduction with three staggered flags, distinct from
   the uniform-card grids that appear on ordinary corporate sites.
   ========================================================================== */
.intro-band {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  padding: 64px 0;
}

.intro-wrap {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.intro-main-col {
  flex: 1 1 600px;
  min-width: 300px;
}

.intro-main-col p {
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 0 0 1em;
  max-width: 52rem;
}

.intro-main-col a {
  font-weight: bold;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #D19A3F;
}

.intro-note {
  flex: 1 1 320px;
  min-width: 280px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
}

.intro-flag {
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
  border-left: 6px solid #2E6B62;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 18px 20px 16px;
}

.intro-flag-amber {
  margin-left: 22px;
  border-left-color: #D19A3F;
  background-color: #F6F1E6;
}

.flag-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #D19A3F;
}

.intro-flag h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 2px 0 6px;
}

.intro-flag p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   SLIDE BOX  (.slidebox)
   A wooden specimen-slide box. Two offset rows of three slides, each bearing
   a specimen blot and paper label at a slight tilt, paired with caption cards.
   ========================================================================== */
.slidebox-band {
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
  padding: 66px 0 70px;
}

.slidebox-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.slidebox-intro {
  margin-bottom: 44px;
}

.slidebox-box {
  position: relative;
  background-color: #EADFCC;
  border: 10px solid #CBA96B;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 26px 24px 12px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px #D6BC8A, 0 10px 0 #D9C08D;
}

.slidebox-box::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -7px;
  left: -7px;
  right: -7px;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background-color: #B8945C;
}

.slide-slabs {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 18px;
}

.slides-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.slides-row-next .slide-entry {
  margin-left: 11%;
}

.slides-row-next .slide-entry:nth-child(2) {
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 10%;
}

.slide-entry {
  flex: 1 1 28%;
  min-width: 240px;
  max-width: 360px;
}

.slide-glass {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  background-color: #FAFCFB;
  border: 1px solid #CBD8D1;
  border-radius: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 0 #D3E0D9;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  min-height: 46px;
}

.rise-lt {
  transform: rotate(-2.2deg);
}

.rise-rt {
  transform: rotate(2deg);
}

.rise-l2 {
  transform: rotate(1.4deg);
}

.rise-r2 {
  transform: rotate(-1.8deg);
}

.rise-mid {
  transform: rotate(0.6deg);
}

.slide-specimen {
  width: 54px;
  height: 20px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.blot-teal {
  background-color: #2E6B62;
}

.blot-amber {
  background-color: #D19A3F;
}

.blot-deep {
  background-color: #14332E;
}

.slide-paper {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.caption-card {
  margin-top: 12px;
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  border: 1px solid #DFE9E2;
  border-left: 5px solid #2E6B62;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 16px 18px 18px;
}

.caption-card .service-stamp {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #D19A3F;
}

.caption-card h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 2px 0 8px;
}

.caption-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

.caption-card .caption-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #D19A3F;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2E6B62;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   INCUBATOR STRIP
   A deep-teal band announcing pilot programs. Declared on class names so the
   homepage sections never use bare id selectors.
   ========================================================================== */
.incubator-strip {
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  color: #EDF6F1;
}

.incubator-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 34px 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.incubator-badge {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #F2C477;
  background-color: #1F4E46;
  border: 1px solid #9BB8AF;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.incubator-inner h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

.incubator-inner p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 42rem;
  color: #E6F0EB;
}

.incubator-inner .btn-incubator {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.incubator-inner .btn-incubator:hover {
  background-color: #14332E;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   OUR WORK  (process overview for the homepage)
   Not a uniform card grid: an engineered cascade of steps joined by a single
   assay line. Kept distinct from the slide box.
   ========================================================================== */
.work-band {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  padding: 66px 0;
}

.work-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.assay-line {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.assay-step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 34px 44px;
}

.assay-step::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px;
  top: 4px;
  bottom: -8px;
  width: 2px;
  background-color: #C9DAD2;
}

.assay-step:last-child::before {
  content: "";
  bottom: auto;
  background-color: transparent;
}

.assay-node {
  position: absolute;
  left: 4px;
  top: 4px;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  border: 3px solid #FBFDFB;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #D19A3F;
}

.assay-step .step-tag {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2E6B62;
}

.assay-step h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.assay-step p {
  max-width: 58rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   STERILE PANEL FOOTER  (.sterilepanel)
   Clean-room panel with a hazard-tape hairline, link groups as specimen jars,
   a brand blurb and a base line of contact details.
   ========================================================================== */
.sterilepanel {
  background-color: #14332E;
  border-top: 10px solid #DFE9E2;
  color: #EDF6F1;
}

.hazard-hairline {
  border-top: 4px solid #111927;
}

.hazard-stripe {
  height: 12px;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  border-top: 2px solid #111927;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #111927;
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #D19A3F 0 14px, #111927 14px 28px);
}

.sterilepanel-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 44px 24px 8px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.sterile-col {
  flex: 1 1 220px;
  min-width: 200px;
}

.sterile-jar-title {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #F2C477;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #3E6B61;
}

.sterile-col ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.sterile-col li {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.sterile-col a {
  color: #D8E6DF;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}

.sterile-col a:hover {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  border-bottom-color: #D19A3F;
}

.sterile-brand-col {
  flex: 1 1 360px;
  min-width: 280px;
}

.sterile-brand {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.sterile-brand-col .hospitality-note {
  margin: 0;
  color: #C9DBD3;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

.sterile-footer-base {
  border-top: 1px solid #3E6B61;
  margin-top: 30px;
  background-color: #11302B;
}

.sterile-base-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 18px 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 22px;
  align-items: baseline;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: #C9DBD3;
}

.sterile-base-inner a {
  color: #F2C477;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   SCROLL REVEAL — reveal via a class only; safe without JS.
   Elements start hidden only when a .no-js-visible substitute is absent, but
   we hide exclusively through .fade-up (without .visible), never inline.
   ========================================================================== */
.fade-up {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
}

.fade-up.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fade-up {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   REUSABLE COMPONENTS FOR THE SHARED SECONDARY SITES
   ========================================================================== */
.page-leadband {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  border-bottom: 4px solid #DFE9E2;
}

.page-lead-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 54px 24px 30px;
}

.page-lead-title {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 2.8rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 0 0 0.25em;
}

.page-lead-title .accent-word {
  color: #D19A3F;
}

.page-lead-crumb {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2E6B62;
}

.page-lead-crumb a {
  color: #2E6B62;
}

.page-lead-crumb a:hover {
  color: #D19A3F;
}

/* two column split panels used on service detail sections */
.content-band {
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
  padding: 54px 0;
}

.content-band-alt {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  padding: 54px 0;
}

.content-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.content-inner .content-grid-left-title {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.split-panels {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 34px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.split-left {
  flex: 1 1 360px;
  min-width: 280px;
}

.split-right {
  flex: 1 1 480px;
  min-width: 300px;
}

.panel-block {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  border: 1px solid #DFE9E2;
  border-left: 6px solid #2E6B62;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 20px 22px 22px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.panel-block h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.panel-block p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

.panel-block .mini-stamp {
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #D19A3F;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.tick-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.tick-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

.tick-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 7px;
  width: 10px;
  height: 5px;
  border-left: 2px solid #D19A3F;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #D19A3F;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.step-rail {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.step-rail li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 20px 40px;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

.step-rail li b {
  color: #14332E;
}

.step-rail li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 2px;
  top: 4px;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #F2F7F4, 0 0 0 4px #2E6B62;
}

.step-rail li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 11px;
  top: 28px;
  bottom: -2px;
  width: 2px;
  background-color: #C9DAD2;
}

.step-rail li:last-child::after {
  background-color: transparent;
}

/* CTA band reused at the end of secondary pages */
.cta-band {
  background-color: #14332E;
}

.cta-inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 54px 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.cta-inner h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: #FBFDFB;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.cta-inner p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 40rem;
  color: #EDF6F1;
}

.cta-inner .btn-incubator {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: #D19A3F;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.cta-inner .btn-incubator:hover {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  color: #14332E;
}

/* FAQ on the contact page */
.faq-wrap {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  padding: 58px 0;
}

.faq-inner {
  max-width: 840px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.faq-probe {
  border: 1px solid #DFE9E2;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background-color: #F2F7F4;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.faq-probe summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  list-style: none;
  position: relative;
}

.faq-probe summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.faq-probe summary::after {
  content: "+";
  position: absolute;
  right: 20px;
  top: 10px;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: #D19A3F;
}

.faq-probe[open] summary::after {
  content: "–";
}

.faq-probe .faq-answer {
  padding: 4px 20px 18px;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

/* contact form styling */
.contact-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.contact-form-panel {
  flex: 1 1 460px;
  min-width: 300px;
}

.form-field {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.form-field label {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2E6B62;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.form-field input,
.form-field select,
.form-field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  border: 1px solid #C9DAD2;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  color: #1F3A33;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.form-field input:focus,
.form-field select:focus,
.form-field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: #D19A3F;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #E4B562;
}

.form-field textarea {
  min-height: 150px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.form-submit {
  background-color: #2E6B62;
  border: none;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 13px 26px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.form-submit:hover {
  background-color: #D19A3F;
}

.form-note {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: #5E8074;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
}

.form-success {
  background-color: #E9F3EC;
  border: 1px solid #2E6B62;
  color: #1F3A33;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
}

.contact-detail-stack {
  flex: 1 1 300px;
  min-width: 260px;
}

.detail-card {
  background-color: #FBFDFB;
  border: 1px solid #DFE9E2;
  border-top: 5px solid #D19A3F;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.detail-card h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: #1F3A33;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.detail-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

.detail-card address {
  font-style: normal;
  color: #1F3A33;
}

/* small utility reveal offsets */
.delay-soft {
  transition-delay: 0.15s;
}

.delay-mid {
  transition-delay: 0.3s;
}