/* EC Partners — charcoal / gold / ivory */
:root{--coal:#17181c;--coal-2:#222329;--coal-3:#2d2f36;--gold:#c8a24e;--gold-2:#b38c3a;--gold-soft:#efe3c4;--ivory:#f7f4ee;--paper:#fffdf9;--ink:#1b1c20;--mute:#6b6a66;--line:#e4dfd3;--ok:#2f7d55;--err:#b3261e;--serif:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;--sans:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-size:16px}
a{color:var(--gold-2)}img,svg{max-width:100%}
.wrap{width:min(1180px,90%);margin:0 auto}
.hidden{display:none!important}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.005em;line-height:1.15}
/* Brand */
.brand{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.brand .mark{width:34px;height:34px;color:var(--gold);flex:none}
.brand .wm{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1}
.brand .wm b{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;letter-spacing:.22em;font-weight:700}
.brand .wm i{font-style:normal;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.32em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-top:4px}
/* Buttons */
.cta{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 28px;border-radius:2px;transition:background .15s,color .15s,border-color .15s;font-family:var(--sans)}
.cta-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--coal)}.cta-gold:hover{background:#d6b464}
.cta-line{border:1px solid rgba(200,162,78,.7);color:var(--gold);background:transparent}.cta-line:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--coal)}
.cta-dark{background:var(--coal);color:#fff}.cta-dark:hover{background:var(--coal-3)}
.cta-sm{padding:10px 18px;font-size:13px}
.cta:disabled{opacity:.6;cursor:not-allowed}
.textlink{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);padding-bottom:2px;font-weight:500}
/* Top bar */
.top{position:absolute;inset:0 0 auto 0;z-index:20;color:#fff}
.top.solid{position:sticky;top:0;background:var(--coal)}
.top .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:84px}
.top nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:34px}
.top nav a{color:#e9e6df;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.06em}
.top nav a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.top nav a.cta{color:var(--gold)}.top nav a.cta:hover{color:var(--coal)}
.burger{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);color:#fff;width:42px;height:38px;border-radius:2px;font-size:18px;cursor:pointer}
/* Hero */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(115deg,#121317 0%,#1c1d22 55%,#26241f 100%);color:#fff;padding:170px 0 0;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-180px;top:-120px;width:620px;height:620px;border:1px solid rgba(200,162,78,.18);transform:rotate(45deg)}
.hero-in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.25fr .75fr;gap:70px;align-items:end;position:relative;z-index:1;padding-bottom:90px}
.over{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 26px}
.over:before{content:"";width:36px;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(40px,5.6vw,72px);margin:0 0 26px;font-weight:500}
.hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.hero .sub{font-size:18px;color:#c9c5bb;max-width:560px;margin:0 0 38px}
.hero-act{display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.ledger{background:rgba(255,255,255,.03);border:1px solid rgba(200,162,78,.35);padding:30px 30px 26px}
.ledger h2{font-size:22px;margin:0 0 6px;font-weight:500}
.ledger p{color:#a9a59c;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 18px}
.ledger ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.ledger li{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:13px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);font-size:15px}
.ledger li span:last-child{color:var(--gold);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap}
.strip{border-top:1px solid rgba(200,162,78,.3);position:relative;z-index:1}
.strip .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.strip div{padding:26px 0 30px;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);padding-left:24px}
.strip div:first-child{border-left:0;padding-left:0}
.strip b{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;font-weight:500;color:#fff}
.strip span{font-size:13px;color:#a9a59c;letter-spacing:.04em}
/* Sections */
section.block{padding:110px 0}
.label{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-2);margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:600}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr;gap:80px}
.split h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.4vw,44px);margin:0 0 18px;font-weight:500}
.split .intro{color:var(--mute);max-width:380px}
.sticky{position:sticky;top:40px;align-self:start}
.timeline{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;counter-reset:t}
.timeline li{counter-increment:t;display:grid;grid-template-columns:84px 1fr;padding:30px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.timeline li:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.timeline li:before{content:"0" counter(t);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:34px;color:var(--gold);line-height:1}
.timeline h3{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:22px;font-weight:500}
.timeline p{margin:0;color:var(--mute)}
.ivory{background:var(--ivory)}
.head-c{text-align:center;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto 60px}
.head-c h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.4vw,44px);margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:500}
.head-c p{color:var(--mute);margin:0}
.pillars{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px}
.pillar{background:#fff;border-top:2px solid var(--gold);padding:34px 30px 32px;box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line)}
.pillar .n{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--gold-2);font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.2em}
.pillar h3{font-size:23px;margin:14px 0 10px;font-weight:500}
.pillar p{margin:0;color:var(--mute);font-size:15px}
.secure{margin-top:28px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;background:var(--coal);color:#e9e6df;padding:30px 34px}
.secure p{margin:0;max-width:720px}.secure strong{color:#fff;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:20px;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:4px}
.qa{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 60px}
.qa details{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px 0}
.qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
.qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.qa summary:after{content:"+";color:var(--gold-2);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:22px;line-height:1}
.qa details[open] summary:after{content:"–"}
.qa details p{margin:12px 0 0;color:var(--mute);font-size:15px}
.closing{background:var(--gold);color:var(--coal);padding:70px 0}
.closing .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.closing h2{margin:0;font-size:clamp(28px,3.2vw,40px);font-weight:500}
.closing p{margin:6px 0 0}
/* Footer */
.foot{background:var(--coal);color:#a9a59c;padding:60px 0 34px;font-size:14px}
.foot .brand{color:#fff}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;gap:60px;padding-bottom:36px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
.foot .fine{max-width:520px;margin:18px 0 0}
.foot ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;gap:26px;justify-content:flex-end;flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot a{color:#e9e6df;text-decoration:none}.foot a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.foot-bot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding-top:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
/* Legal pages */
.legal{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;padding:70px 0 90px}
.legal h1{font-size:44px;font-weight:500;margin:0 0 8px}
.legal .updated{color:var(--mute);margin:0 0 34px}
.legal h2{font-size:23px;font-weight:500;margin:34px 0 8px}
.legal p,.legal li{color:#3d3d3a}
/* Admin */
.admin{padding:30px 0 60px}.admin h1{font-size:30px}.admin h2{font-size:20px;margin-top:30px}
.table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
.admin table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px}
.admin th,.admin td{text-align:left;padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
.admin thead th{background:var(--coal);color:#fff;font-weight:600}
.admin tbody th,.admin table>tr>th,.admin tr>th{width:240px;color:var(--mute);font-weight:600}
.badge{display:inline-block;font-size:12px;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:2px;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;vertical-align:middle}
.badge-ok{background:#e3f1e8;color:var(--ok)}.badge-warn{background:#fbf0d5;color:#80600f}
.warn{background:#fbf0d5;color:#5e470c;padding:10px 14px;border-left:3px solid var(--gold)}
.ssn{font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-weight:700}
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:9px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;border-radius:2px;font-size:14px}
.btn-primary{background:var(--coal);color:#fff}.btn-sm{font-size:13px}
@media (max-width:960px){
  .hero{padding-top:130px}.hero-in{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:44px;padding-bottom:60px}
  .strip .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.strip div:nth-child(3){border-left:0;padding-left:0}
  .split{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.sticky{position:static}
  .pillars{grid-template-columns:1fr}.qa{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .secure{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}.foot ul{justify-content:flex-start}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .burger{display:block}
  .top nav{display:none;position:absolute;top:84px;left:0;right:0;background:var(--coal);flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:0;padding:8px 5% 20px;border-top:1px solid rgba(200,162,78,.3)}
  .top nav.open{display:flex}.top nav a{padding:12px 0;width:100%}
  .top nav a.cta{margin-top:10px;width:auto}
  section.block{padding:72px 0}.timeline li{grid-template-columns:60px 1fr}
}