/* Creative Grounds — Elevated theme (LIVE 2026-10-05) */
:root{--cg-ink:#161514;--cg-muted:#58534b;--cg-ivory:#f8f5ef;--cg-line:#e3dccf;--cg-pink:#F033A3;--cg-pink-soft:#f78fcb;--cg-serif:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif}

/* Typography */
body{color:var(--cg-muted)!important;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,.h1,.h2,.h3{font-family:var(--cg-serif)!important;font-weight:500!important;text-transform:none!important;letter-spacing:0!important;color:var(--cg-ink)}
h1{font-size:clamp(40px,5.4vw,70px)!important;line-height:1.05!important}
h2{font-size:clamp(32px,3.6vw,50px)!important;line-height:1.12!important}
h3{font-size:clamp(22px,2vw,28px)!important;line-height:1.2!important}
h4,h5,h6{letter-spacing:.3px}
h1 span,h2 span,h3 span{color:var(--cg-pink)!important;font-style:italic}
p,li{line-height:1.8}
.lead{color:var(--cg-muted)!important}

/* Top bar + header */
.top-header,.top-header-content{background:#0f0f0f!important;font-size:10.5px!important;letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase}
.top-header *{font-weight:500!important}
header{box-shadow:none!important}
header,header .navbar,.main-header{border-bottom:1px solid var(--cg-line)!important}
header [class*="border"],.pink-border-bottom{border-bottom-width:1px!important}
.navbar .nav-link,.navbar-nav a{font-size:12px!important;letter-spacing:1px!important;font-weight:500!important;white-space:nowrap}
.dropdown-menu{border-radius:0!important;border:1px solid var(--cg-line)!important;box-shadow:0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.08)!important;padding:10px 0!important}
.dropdown-menu a{font-size:13px!important;letter-spacing:.4px!important}

/* Buttons */
.b1,.b2,.b3,.btn,.theme-btn,a[class*="btn"],button[type=submit],input[type=submit],.cta-area a{border-radius:0!important;text-transform:uppercase!important;letter-spacing:2px!important;font-size:12.5px!important;font-weight:600!important;padding:16px 32px!important;box-shadow:none!important}
.b1,.btn-primary{background:var(--cg-pink)!important;border-color:var(--cg-pink)!important;color:#fff!important}
.b2{border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7)!important;background:transparent!important}
.b3{border:1px solid var(--cg-ink)!important;color:var(--cg-ink)!important;background:transparent!important}

/* Eyebrows / pills */
.eb,.cg-hg,[class*="eyebrow"]{background:none!important;color:var(--cg-pink)!important;padding:0!important;border-radius:0!important;font-size:12px!important;letter-spacing:3.5px!important;font-weight:600!important}
.eb:before,.cg-hg:before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:32px;height:1px;background:currentColor;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:12px}

/* Heroes: remove the dark rounded box, use a gradient instead */
.cghero-kb{min-height:78vh!important;align-items:flex-end!important}
.cghero-kb:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.82),rgba(0,0,0,.3) 50%,rgba(0,0,0,.08));z-index:0;pointer-events:none}
.cghero-kb .cgbox{background:none!important;padding:0 0 70px!important;border-radius:0!important;max-width:760px!important}
.cghero-kb h1{color:#fff!important}
.cghero-kb .eb{color:#ff9ad3!important}
.cghero-kb p{color:#e6e1d8!important}
.cghero-kb .trust{font-size:11.5px!important;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:500!important;color:#d6d0c5!important}

/* Sections */
main .w,.cgh,section.py-100{padding-top:100px!important;padding-bottom:100px!important}
.alt,.cgh.alt,[class^="cgp"] .alt{background:var(--cg-ivory)!important}
.dark,.cgh.dark,[class^="cgp"] .dark{background:#0f0f0f!important}
.dark h2,.dark h3{color:#fff!important}
.pink-border{border:0!important}

/* Cards: hairlines, no color tabs, no rounded boxes */
.card,[class^="cgp"] .card,.cgh .card,.cgh [class*="card"]{background:#fff!important;border:1px solid var(--cg-line)!important;border-top:1px solid var(--cg-line)!important;border-radius:0!important;box-shadow:none!important}
.alt .card{background:#fff!important}
.card h3,[class*="card"] h3{font-size:25px!important}
[class^="cgp"] .steps div,.cgh .steps div{border-radius:0!important;border-color:#2c2a27!important}
[class^="cgp"] .steps b{color:var(--cg-pink-soft)!important}
img{border-radius:0!important}
.cg-ug h3.loc{border-bottom:1px solid var(--cg-line)!important;font-family:var(--cg-serif)!important}

/* Homepage service tiles + hero slider */
.cgh a.svc,.svc{border-radius:0!important;box-shadow:none!important;border:1px solid var(--cg-line)!important;overflow:hidden}
.svc b{color:var(--cg-pink)!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:1.8px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11.5px}
.cgh-eb{background:none!important;color:#ff9ad3!important;padding:0!important;border-radius:0!important;letter-spacing:3.5px!important;font-size:12px!important}
.primary-btn,.secondary-btn{border-radius:0!important;text-transform:uppercase!important;letter-spacing:2px!important;font-size:12.5px!important;font-weight:600!important;padding:16px 32px!important}
.primary-btn{background:var(--cg-pink)!important;border-color:var(--cg-pink)!important}
.secondary-btn{background:transparent!important;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7)!important;color:#fff!important}
.cgh-trust{letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11.5px!important}
.text-layer-inside{background:none!important;border-radius:0!important}

/* Chips, FAQ, tables */
[class^="cgp"] .areas a,.areas a{border-radius:0!important;border:1px solid var(--cg-line)!important;font-weight:500!important;letter-spacing:.5px}
details{border-radius:0!important;border-color:var(--cg-line)!important}
summary{font-family:var(--cg-serif)!important;font-weight:500!important;font-size:22px!important;color:var(--cg-ink)!important}
summary:after{color:var(--cg-pink)!important;font-weight:300!important}
table{border-radius:0!important}
th{background:#0f0f0f!important;font-weight:500!important;letter-spacing:.5px}
.price{border-radius:0!important}.price b{color:var(--cg-pink-soft)!important;font-family:var(--cg-serif)!important;font-weight:500!important}

/* Closing CTA band: green -> black */
.cta-area{background:#0f0f0f!important;padding:80px 0!important}
.cta-area h2,.cta-area h3,.cta-area h4,.cta-area p{font-family:var(--cg-serif)!important;color:#fff!important;font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,40px)!important;font-weight:500!important;text-transform:none!important}

/* Sticky prequalify tab: quieter */
.get-prequalified-sticky,.get-prequalified-sticky a{border-radius:0!important;letter-spacing:2px}

/* Inline-styled pills (e.g. Meet the Founder) and green text links */
.cgh div[style*="border-radius"]:not(:has(*)),main div[style*="border-radius"]:not(:has(*)){background:none!important;color:var(--cg-pink)!important;padding:0!important;border-radius:0!important;letter-spacing:3.5px!important;font-size:12px!important}
.b2:not(.cghero-kb .b2):not(.hero .b2){color:var(--cg-ink)!important;border:1px solid var(--cg-ink)!important;background:transparent!important}
.dark .b2,.hero .b2,.cghero-kb .b2{color:#fff!important;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)!important}

/* === Legibility pass for text over photos === */
.cghero-kb:after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.80) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.62) 38%,rgba(0,0,0,.28) 70%,rgba(0,0,0,.12) 100%),linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.55) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 45%)!important}
.cghero-kb .in,.cghero-kb .container,.cghero-kb .cgbox{position:relative;z-index:2}
.cghero-kb h1,#slider-section1 h1{font-weight:600!important;text-shadow:0 2px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.55),0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}
.cghero-kb p,#slider-section1 p{color:#fff!important;font-weight:500!important;text-shadow:0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.7)}
.cghero-kb .eb,.cgh-eb{color:#ffb3de!important;font-weight:700!important;text-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.8)}
.cghero-kb .trust,.cgh-trust{color:#fff!important;opacity:.92;text-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.8)}
#slider-section1 .tp-revslider-slidesli:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:4;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.80) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.6) 40%,rgba(0,0,0,.25) 72%,rgba(0,0,0,.1) 100%)}
#slider-section1 .text-layer-wrap{position:relative;z-index:6}
.lx .hero:after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.7) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 60%,rgba(0,0,0,.15) 100%),linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.75) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 55%)!important}
@media(max-width:767px){.cghero-kb:after,#slider-section1 .tp-revslider-slidesli:after{background:rgba(0,0,0,.62)!important}}

/* === Hero text panel (legibility over any photo) - 2026-10-05 === */
.cghero-kb .cgbox,.lx .hero .in,#slider-section1 .text-layer-inside{background:rgba(12,12,12,.58)!important;-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(6px);backdrop-filter:blur(6px);padding:44px 48px 40px!important;border-left:3px solid #F033A3!important;box-sizing:border-box}
.cghero-kb .cgbox,.lx .hero .in{max-width:780px!important;margin-bottom:60px!important}
@media(max-width:767px){.cghero-kb .cgbox,.lx .hero .in,#slider-section1 .text-layer-inside{padding:28px 22px!important;margin-bottom:28px!important}}

/* === Buttons: text centered both ways === */
.b1,.b2,.b3,.btn,.theme-btn,.primary-btn,.secondary-btn,a[class*="btn"],.cta-area a{display:inline-flex!important;align-items:center!important;justify-content:center!important;text-align:center!important;line-height:1.2!important;vertical-align:middle}
button[type=submit],input[type=submit]{text-align:center!important;line-height:1.2!important}

/* === No sideways scroll === */
main{overflow-x:clip}
.lx .hero,.cghero-kb{overflow:hidden}