:root {
    --brand: #1f6f55;
    --brand-dark: #164f3e;
    --ink: #17211d;
    --muted: #5f6f68;
    --page: #f7faf8;
    --line: #e0e8e4;
}

body {
    background: var(--page);
    color: var(--ink);
}

.hero-shell,
.category-hero {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f7faf8 100%);
}

.site-header {
    background: #fff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.brand-link {
    color: var(--brand-dark);
    display: inline-flex;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.brand-link img {
    height: 48px;
    object-fit: contain;
    width: auto;
}

.content-panel {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(23, 33, 29, 0.06);
}

.btn-brand {
    --bs-btn-bg: var(--brand);
    --bs-btn-border-color: var(--brand);
    --bs-btn-hover-bg: var(--brand-dark);
    --bs-btn-hover-border-color: var(--brand-dark);
    --bs-btn-color: #fff;
}

.form-control:focus {
    border-color: var(--brand);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(31, 111, 85, .15);
}

.hidden-field {
    height: 1px;
    left: -10000px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    top: auto;
    width: 1px;
}

.category-grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 1rem;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
}

.category-card {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 8px;
    color: var(--ink);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .45rem;
    min-height: 172px;
    padding: 1.25rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}

.category-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(31, 111, 85, .45);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(23, 33, 29, .08);
    color: var(--ink);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.category-card span,
.guide-kicker,
.category-eyebrow {
    color: var(--brand);
    letter-spacing: 0;
}

.category-card span,
.guide-kicker {
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.category-card strong {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
}

.category-card small {
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.45;
}

.guide-list {
    display: grid;
    gap: .9rem;
}

.guide-row {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
}

.topic-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: .65rem;
}

.topic-grid span {
    background: #edf5f1;
    border: 1px solid #d8e7df;
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: var(--brand-dark);
    font-size: .92rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: .45rem .7rem;
}

.quick-note {
    background: #fff;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--brand);
    border-radius: 8px;
}

.section-band {
    background: #fff;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}