:root {
    --sand: #F4ECD8;
    --sand-deep: #E4D3A6;
    --sage: #6E8B62;
    --sage-deep: #4C6644;
    --sky: #83AECB;
    --sky-deep: #547FA0;
    --brick: #A62E27;
    --brick-deep: #7E211C;
    --ink: #2B2A24;
    --ink-soft: #5C5A4E;
    --paper: #FBF7EC;
    --line: rgba(43,42,36,0.14);
}

* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
/*
body {
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}*/

h1, h2, h3 {
    font-family: "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
}

.script {
    font-family: "Great Vibes", cursive;
}

a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
}

img, svg {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
}

/* ---------- reveal on scroll ---------- */

/* ================= BANNER ================= */
.banner {
    position: relative;
    height: 230px;
    background: radial-gradient(120% 180% at 15% 0%, rgba(131,174,203,0.35), transparent 55%), radial-gradient(120% 180% at 85% 100%, rgba(166,46,39,0.18), transparent 55%), linear-gradient(160deg, var(--sage-deep) 0%, var(--sage) 62%, #7c9a6f 100%);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    isolation: isolate;
}

    .banner::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(251,247,236,0.07) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(251,247,236,0.07) 1px, transparent 1px);
        background-size: 42px 42px;
        mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, black 0%, transparent 75%);
        z-index: 0;
    }

.banner-route {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 0;
    opacity: 0.5;
}

.banner-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    text-align: center;
}

.banner-eyebrow {
    font-family: "Great Vibes", cursive;
    font-size: 1.9rem;
    color: var(--sand);
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: -4px;
    display: block;
}

.banner h1 {
    color: var(--paper);
    font-size: 2.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.breadcrumb {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: rgba(251,247,236,0.85);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    justify-content: center;
}

    .breadcrumb .sep {
        color: rgba(251,247,236,0.5);
    }

    .breadcrumb a:hover {
        color: var(--sand);
        text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .breadcrumb .current {
        color: var(--sand-deep);
        font-weight: 600;
    }

/* ================= INTRO ================= */
.intro {
    max-width: 850px;
    margin: 64px auto 20px;
    padding: 0 24px;
    text-align: center;
}
    .intro .tag {
        display: inline-block;
        font-size: 0.72rem;
        letter-spacing: 3px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--sage-deep);
        border: 1px solid var(--sage);
        padding: 6px 14px;
        border-radius: 999px;
        margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .intro h2 {
        font-size: 2rem;
        line-height: 1.3;
        color: var(--ink);
        font-weight: 600;
    }
    .intro p {
        margin-top: 16px;
        color: var(--ink-soft);
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 24px;
        font-weight: 300;
    }
/* ================= ROUTE DIVIDER between sections ================= */
.route-divider {
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 10px auto;
    padding: 0 24px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    opacity: 0.85;
}

    .route-divider .dot {
        width: 9px;
        height: 9px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: var(--brick);
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .route-divider .track {
        flex: 1;
        height: 0;
        border-top: 2px dashed var(--line);
    }

    .route-divider .plane {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        color: var(--ink-soft);
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

/* ================= SECTION SHELL ================= */
.section {
    max-width: 1120px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 50px 24px 50px;
}
.section-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    max-width: 1070px;
}
.pass h4 em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: #ae2220;
}
    .section-head .label {
        font-family: "Great Vibes", cursive;
        font-size: 1.7rem;
    }

    .section-head h3 {
        font-size: 2.1rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        margin-top: 2px;
    }

    .section-head .count {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        color: var(--ink-soft);
        max-width: 280px;
        text-align: right;
        line-height: 1.5;
        padding-bottom: 6px;
    }

/* ===== Section A — Schools & Colleges : sage theme ===== */
.sec-a .label {
    color: var(--sage-deep);
    font-family: "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
}
.sec-a h3 {
    color: var(--ink);
}

.sec-a .count {
    border-right: 2px solid var(--sage);
    padding-right: 16px;
}

/* ===== Section B — Universities : sky theme ===== */
.sec-b .label {
    color: var(--sky-deep);
    font-family: "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
}
.sec-b .count {
    border-right: 2px solid var(--sky);
    padding-right: 16px;
}

/* ================= BOARDING-PASS CARDS ================= */
.pass-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
    gap: 26px;
}

.pass {
    position: relative;
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 26px 24px 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    transition: transform .35s ease, box-shadow .35s ease, border-color .35s ease;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.pass {
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(to right, var(--line) 0 8px, transparent 8px 16px);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 0 calc(100% - 56px);
    background-size: 100% 2px;
}

    .pass::before, .pass::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 47px;
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: var(--paper);
        border: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .pass::before {
        left: -9px;
    }

    .pass::after {
        right: -9px;
    }

.sec-a .pass:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    border-color: var(--sage);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 32px -18px rgba(76,102,68,0.45);
}

.sec-b .pass:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    border-color: var(--sky);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 32px -18px rgba(84,127,160,0.45);
}

.pass-top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
}
.pass-num {
    font-family: "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: none;
}
.pass-icon {
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.pass-icon img {
    height: 70px;
    filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(36%) sepia(26%) saturate(504%) hue-rotate(61deg) brightness(93%) contrast(91%);
}
.sec-a .pass-icon {
    background: rgba(110,139,98,0.15);
    color: var(--sage-deep);
}
article.passimg {
    grid-column-start: 2;
    grid-column-end: 4;
    border-radius: 15px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.sec-b .pass-icon {
    background: rgba(131,174,203,0.2);
    color: var(--sky-deep);
}

.pass h4 {
    font-family: "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.pass p {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.pass-foot {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 12px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.sec-a .pass-foot .code {
    color: var(--sage-deep);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.sec-b .pass-foot .code {
    color: var(--sky-deep);
    font-weight: 600;
}
.sec-b .pass-icon img {
    filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(47%) sepia(20%) saturate(857%) hue-rotate(164deg) brightness(95%) contrast(89%);
}
/* ================= SIGNATURE STRIP ================= */
.signature {
    max-width: 1120px;
    margin: 0px auto 50px;
    padding: 0 24px 0;
}
.signature-text h3 span {
    color: #c9a24a;
}
.signature-inner {
    border-radius: 20px;
    background-image: url('../images/myimages/partnership/a3.png');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center bottom;
    padding: 46px 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 36px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}
    .signature-inner::before {
        content: "";
        background: linear-gradient(120deg, #4c6644cc, #6e8b62e3 45%, #fbf7ecc9);
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
    }
  /*  .signature-inner::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(251,247,236,0.5) 1px, transparent 1px);
        background-size: 16px 16px;
        opacity: 0.12;
    }
*/
.signature-text {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 560px;
}

    .signature-text .script {
        font-size: 2.1rem;
        color: var(--sand);
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 2px;
    }

    .signature-text h3 {
        color: var(--paper);
        font-size: 1.7rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        line-height: 1.35;
    }

    .signature-text p {
        color: rgba(251,247,236,0.85);
        margin-top: 10px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }
.signature .btn-light {
    background: #fff;
    color: var(--crimson-deep);
}
.cta-btn {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    background: var(--brick);
    color: var(--paper);
    padding: 15px 30px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.4px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 26px -12px rgba(126,33,28,0.7);
    transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease, background .3s ease;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

    .cta-btn:hover {
        transform: translateY(-3px);
        background: var(--brick-deep);
        box-shadow: 0 18px 30px -12px rgba(126,33,28,0.85);
    }

    .cta-btn svg {
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
    }

/* ================= FOOTNOTE STRIP ================= */
.footnote {
    max-width: 1120px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 34px 24px 70px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
}

    .footnote .stamp {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
        font-family: "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        font-size: 0.7rem;
    }

        .footnote .stamp span.dot {
            width: 7px;
            height: 7px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--sage);
        }

/* ================= RESPONSIVE ================= */
@media (max-width:1024px) {
    .section {
        padding: 50px 15px 50px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    section.innerbannersection {
        padding: 0;
    }
}
    @media (max-width:640px) {
        .banner {
            height: 200px;
        }

            .banner h1 {
                font-size: 2.1rem;
                letter-spacing: 2.5px;
            }

        .banner-eyebrow {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
        }

        .intro h2 {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
        }

        .section {
            padding: 48px 20px 10px;
        }

        .section-head {
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }

            .section-head .count {
                text-align: left;
                border-right: none;
                border-left: 2px solid var(--sage);
                padding-left: 14px;
                padding-right: 0;
            }

        .sec-b .section-head .count {
            border-left-color: var(--sky);
        }

        .signature-inner {
            padding: 34px 26px;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }
    }

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

        html {
            scroll-behavior: auto;
        }
    }

    :focus-visible {
        outline: 2px solid var(--brick);
        outline-offset: 3px;
    }