/* ============================================================
   Optilic blog. Dark navy ground like the firm pages: a listing
   of cards, and article pages with a narrow reading column.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  color-scheme: only dark;
  --navy-0: #060D1A;
  --navy-1: #081020;
  --navy-2: #0C1830;
  --white: #F4F1EA;
  --dim: rgba(244, 241, 234, 0.62);
  --faint: rgba(244, 241, 234, 0.28);
  --line: rgba(244, 241, 234, 0.12);
  --amber-a: #E8853A;
  --amber-b: #F2B441;
  --teal: #4FD1C5;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --font-display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', Consolas, monospace;
}
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  background: var(--navy-1); color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: hidden; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
::selection { background: rgba(232, 133, 58, 0.35); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--amber-a); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; }
a { color: inherit; }
.display { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.12; }
.mono { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
.section-kicker {
  color: var(--amber-b); letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.64rem; display: block; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

/* ---------- listing ---------- */
.blog-hero {
  max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(8rem, 16vh, 11rem) 1.5rem clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem);
}
.blog-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); max-width: 18ch; }
.blog-hero .lede { margin-top: 1.4rem; color: var(--dim); max-width: 56ch; }

.blog-grid {
  max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem clamp(5rem, 10vh, 8rem);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.2rem;
}
.bp-card {
  display: block; text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 26px; overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy-2), var(--navy-1));
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), border-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.bp-card:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); border-color: rgba(232, 133, 58, 0.4); }
.bp-art { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.bp-pad { padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem 1.7rem; }
.bp-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.8rem; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.bp-tag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--amber-b); border: 1px solid rgba(242, 180, 65, 0.4);
  border-radius: 999px; padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
}
.bp-tag.teal { color: var(--teal); border-color: rgba(79, 209, 197, 0.4); }
.bp-date { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--faint); }
.bp-card h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.bp-lede { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.88rem; }
.bp-more {
  margin-top: 1rem; font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--amber-b);
}

/* ---------- article pages ---------- */
.post-top {
  max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 6.4rem 1.5rem 0;
}
.post-back {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--dim); text-decoration: none;
}
.post-back:hover { color: var(--amber-b); }
.post-head {
  max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 3.4rem) 1.5rem 0;
}
.post-head .bp-meta { margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
.post-head h1 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.4vw, 3rem); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.post-head .standfirst { color: var(--dim); font-size: 1.02rem; max-width: 58ch; }
.post-body {
  max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vh, 2.8rem) 1.5rem clamp(4rem, 9vh, 7rem);
}
.post-body p { color: var(--dim); margin-bottom: 1.1rem; max-width: 62ch; font-size: 0.97rem; }
.post-body p strong { color: var(--white); font-weight: 600; }
.post-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--white);
  margin: 2.2rem 0 0.9rem;
}
.post-body ul { margin: 0 0 1.1rem 1.2rem; }
.post-body li { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; max-width: 56ch; }
.post-body a { color: var(--amber-b); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(242, 180, 65, 0.4); }
.post-body a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--amber-b); }
.post-cta {
  margin-top: 2.2rem; padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 133, 58, 0.35); border-radius: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy-2), var(--navy-1));
}
.post-cta p { margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.post-cta .cta-btn {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--navy-0); text-decoration: none; border: none;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--amber-a), var(--amber-b));
  border-radius: 999px; padding: 0.7rem 1.7rem;
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer {
  padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.9rem;
  text-align: center;
}
footer svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
footer svg g { fill: var(--faint); }
.ft-links { display: flex; gap: 1.3rem; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
.ft-links a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--dim); text-decoration: none;
}
.ft-links a:hover { color: var(--white); }
footer .fine { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--faint); max-width: 70ch; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }