/* __WP_oocss-merri-mont-logoLeft-buttonjs-separate-5-split6040__ site=digital-business.co.com generated=2026-08-11 palette=teal-navy-gold */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@400;700&family=Montserrat:wght@600;800&display=swap');

:root {
  --c-primary: #0D5C4A;
  --c-primary-dark: #073828;
  --c-primary-light: #1A7A62;
  --c-secondary: #152238;
  --c-secondary-light: #1E3250;
  --c-accent: #C8963E;
  --c-accent-light: #D4A853;
  --c-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --c-bg-alt: #F5F7F6;
  --c-bg-dark: #152238;
  --c-text: #1A1A2E;
  --c-text-light: #5A6A7A;
  --c-muted: #78909C;
  --c-border: #E0E4E2;
  --c-success: #2E7D32;
  --c-warning: #E65100;
  --f-serif: 'Merriweather', Georgia, serif;
  --f-sans: 'Montserrat', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-sm: 4px;
  --shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.06);
  --max-w: 1200px;
}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;font-size:16px}
body{font-family:var(--f-sans);font-weight:600;color:var(--c-text);background:var(--c-bg);line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--c-primary);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* HEADER — Logo-left mega-dropdown */
.c-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:var(--c-bg);border-bottom:2px solid var(--c-primary);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:0 1.5rem;height:60px}
.c-header__logo{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-secondary);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:-0.3px;white-space:nowrap;flex-shrink:0}
.c-header__logo span{color:var(--c-primary);font-weight:400}
.c-header__nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0;height:100%}
.c-header__nav .nav-item{position:relative;height:100%;display:flex;align-items:center}
.c-header__nav .nav-item > a{display:flex;align-items:center;height:100%;padding:0 1rem;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--c-text-light);text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap;transition:color .2s}
.c-header__nav .nav-item > a:hover,.c-header__nav .nav-item > a.active{color:var(--c-primary)}
.c-header__nav .nav-item:hover .nav-dropdown{display:flex}
.nav-dropdown{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;background:var(--c-bg);border:1px solid var(--c-border);border-radius:0 0 var(--radius) var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:1.25rem;min-width:520px;z-index:101;flex-direction:row;gap:2rem}
.nav-dropdown__col{flex:1;min-width:140px}
.nav-dropdown__col h4{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--c-muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.8px;margin-bottom:.6rem}
.nav-dropdown__col a{display:block;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--c-text-light);padding:.3rem 0;text-decoration:none}
.nav-dropdown__col a:hover{color:var(--c-primary);text-decoration:none}
.c-header__lang{display:flex;gap:.25rem;flex-shrink:0}
.c-header__lang a{padding:.35rem .65rem;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:800;border-radius:var(--radius-sm);color:var(--c-text-light);text-decoration:none}
.c-header__lang a[aria-current]{background:var(--c-primary);color:#fff}
.c-header__lang a:hover:not([aria-current]){background:var(--c-bg-alt);text-decoration:none}

/* STICKY TOC */
.c-toc-nav{position:sticky;top:60px;z-index:99;background:var(--c-bg-alt);border-bottom:1px solid var(--c-border);padding:.5rem 1.5rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;overflow-x:auto;white-space:nowrap;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
.c-toc-nav span{font-size:.7rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--c-muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.6px;flex-shrink:0}
.c-toc-nav a{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;padding:.25rem .6rem;border-radius:3px;color:var(--c-text-light);text-decoration:none;flex-shrink:0}
.c-toc-nav a:hover{background:var(--c-border);text-decoration:none;color:var(--c-primary)}

/* HERO — 60/40 split */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr;gap:2rem;padding:3rem 1.5rem;max-width:var(--max-w);margin:0 auto;align-items:center}
.hero__text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem}
.hero__text h1{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:clamp(1.6rem,4vw,2.5rem);font-weight:700;color:var(--c-secondary);line-height:1.2}
.hero__text p{font-size:1.02rem;color:var(--c-text-light);line-height:1.65;font-family:var(--f-sans);font-weight:600}
.hero__text .hero__cta{display:flex;gap:.75rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:.5rem}
.hero__media{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.hero__media svg{max-width:100%;height:auto}

/* OOCSS layout objects */
.media{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:1rem}
.media__img{flex-shrink:0}
.media__body{flex:1}
.box{border:1px solid var(--c-border);border-radius:var(--radius);background:var(--c-bg);overflow:hidden}
.box--bordered{border-width:2px;border-color:var(--c-primary)}
.box--shaded{background:var(--c-bg-alt);border:none}
.island{padding:1.25rem}
.island--lg{padding:2rem}
.list-bare{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}

/* BUTTONS */
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:.65rem 1.5rem;font-family:var(--f-sans);font-size:.88rem;font-weight:800;border-radius:var(--radius-sm);text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;border:none;transition:background .2s,transform .1s;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap}
.btn:hover{text-decoration:none;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn--primary{background:var(--c-primary);color:#fff}
.btn--primary:hover{background:var(--c-primary-dark)}
.btn--ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--c-primary);border:2px solid var(--c-primary)}
.btn--ghost:hover{background:var(--c-primary);color:#fff}
.btn--accent{background:var(--c-accent);color:#fff}
.btn--accent:hover{background:var(--c-accent-light)}

/* CONTENT WRAPPER */
.content-wrapper{max-width:var(--max-w);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem}

/* TRUST BAR */
.trust-bar{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;justify-content:center;padding:.85rem 1.5rem;background:var(--c-bg-alt);border-bottom:1px solid var(--c-border)}
.trust-badge{font-size:.7rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--c-primary);background:rgba(13,92,74,.08);padding:.25rem .7rem;border-radius:20px;white-space:nowrap}

/* STATS */
.stat-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1.25rem;padding:1.5rem 0}
.stat-card{text-align:center;padding:1rem}
.stat-card__figure{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:2rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-primary)}
.stat-card__label{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--c-muted);font-weight:600;margin-top:.25rem}

/* HUB GRID */
.hub-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.25rem;margin:1.25rem 0}
.hub-card{background:var(--c-bg);border:1px solid var(--c-border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.25rem;transition:box-shadow .2s}
.hub-card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.hub-card h3{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.4rem;color:var(--c-secondary)}
.hub-card p{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--c-text-light);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.75rem;line-height:1.6}
.hub-card p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.hub-card a{font-weight:800;font-size:.82rem}

/* RELATED GRID */
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:.75rem;margin:1rem 0}

/* RESOURCE SECTION */
.resource-section{margin:2rem 0}
.resource-section h2{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-secondary);margin-bottom:.75rem}
.resource-section .snippet{font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--c-text-light);margin-bottom:1rem}
.resource-section p{margin-bottom:1rem;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.75}

/* FAQ — Button + JS */
.faq-item{margin-bottom:.5rem;border:1px solid var(--c-border);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden}
.faq-q{display:block;width:100%;text-align:left;padding:.85rem 1rem;font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-text);background:var(--c-bg);border:none;cursor:pointer;position:relative;padding-right:2.5rem}
.faq-q::after{content:'+';position:absolute;right:1rem;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--c-primary);font-weight:400;transition:transform .2s}
.faq-q[aria-expanded="true"]::after{content:'\2212'}
.faq-q:hover{background:var(--c-bg-alt)}
.faq-a{padding:0 1rem .85rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--c-text-light);line-height:1.7;display:none;font-weight:600}
.faq-a[aria-hidden="false"]{display:block}
noscript .faq-a{display:block}

/* DATA TABLE */
.data-table-wrapper{overflow-x:auto;margin:1.25rem 0}
.data-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.88rem}
.data-table caption{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--c-muted);margin-bottom:.5rem;text-align:left;font-weight:600}
.data-table thead th{background:var(--c-secondary);color:#fff;padding:.6rem .8rem;text-align:left;font-weight:800;font-size:.8rem;white-space:nowrap}
.data-table tbody td{padding:.55rem .8rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--c-border);font-weight:600}
.data-table tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:var(--c-bg-alt)}
.data-table .num{text-align:right;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}

/* QUOTE ROW */
.quote-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.25rem;margin:1rem 0}
.quote-box{background:var(--c-bg);border:1px solid var(--c-border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.25rem;border-left:4px solid var(--c-primary)}
.quote-box blockquote{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:.9rem;font-style:italic;color:var(--c-text);margin-bottom:.75rem;line-height:1.65}
.quote-box cite{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--c-muted);font-style:normal;display:block;font-weight:600}

/* INFO CORRIDOR */
.inf-corridor{background:#FFF8E1;border-left:4px solid var(--c-accent);padding:.85rem 1rem;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;margin:1rem 0;font-size:.86rem;color:#5D4037;font-weight:600}
.inf-corridor strong{color:var(--c-warning)}

/* EXP FOOTPRINT */
.exp-footprint{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--c-muted);line-height:1.5;padding-left:1rem;border-left:2px solid var(--c-border);margin-top:1rem;font-weight:600}

/* CTA BAND */
.cta-band{text-align:center;padding:2.5rem 1.5rem;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--c-secondary),var(--c-primary-dark));color:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);margin:2rem 0}
.cta-band h2{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.5rem;color:#fff}
.cta-band p{font-size:.95rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);margin-bottom:1.25rem;max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-weight:600}
.cta-band a{display:inline-block;padding:.7rem 1.8rem;background:#fff;color:var(--c-primary);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);font-weight:800;font-size:.92rem;text-decoration:none}
.cta-band a:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.9);text-decoration:none}

/* ANCHOR STRIP */
.anchor-strip{padding:1.5rem 0}
.anchor-strip h4{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--c-muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.6px;margin-bottom:.75rem}
.anchor-pills{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem}
.anchor-pill{display:inline-block;padding:.35rem .8rem;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;background:var(--c-bg-alt);border:1px solid var(--c-border);border-radius:20px;color:var(--c-text-light);text-decoration:none}
.anchor-pill:hover{background:var(--c-primary);color:#fff;border-color:var(--c-primary);text-decoration:none}

/* BREADCRUMBS */
.breadcrumbs{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--c-muted);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.breadcrumbs a{color:var(--c-primary);text-decoration:none}
.breadcrumbs a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.breadcrumbs span{color:var(--c-text-light)}

/* RELATED LINKS */
.related-links{margin:1.5rem 0;padding:1.25rem;background:var(--c-bg-alt);border-radius:var(--radius)}
.related-links h3{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-text);margin-bottom:.75rem}
.related-links a{display:inline-block;margin:0 .75rem .4rem 0;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
.related-links a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* STEPS / HOW-TO */
.howto-steps{counter-reset:step;margin:1.5rem 0}
.howto-step{counter-increment:step;padding:1rem 1rem 1rem 3.5rem;position:relative;border-bottom:1px solid var(--c-border)}
.howto-step:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.howto-step::before{content:counter(step);position:absolute;left:0;top:1rem;width:2.2rem;height:2.2rem;background:var(--c-primary);color:#fff;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--f-sans);font-weight:800;font-size:.9rem}
.howto-step h3{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-secondary);margin-bottom:.3rem}
.howto-step p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--c-text-light);font-weight:600;line-height:1.7}

/* FOOTER */
.c-footer{background:var(--c-bg-dark);color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);padding:2.5rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;margin-top:2rem}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:2rem;max-width:var(--max-w);margin:0 auto 2rem}
.footer-col h4{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.75rem}
.footer-col ul{list-style:none;padding:0}
.footer-col li{margin-bottom:.3rem}
.footer-col a{font-size:.8rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}
.footer-col a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.footer-bottom{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;max-width:var(--max-w);margin:0 auto;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600}
.footer-badges{display:flex;gap:.75rem}
.footer-badges span{font-size:.68rem;font-weight:800;padding:.2rem .55rem;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);border-radius:3px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);white-space:nowrap}

/* FEATURE ROW (2-col blocks) */
.feature-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.25rem;margin:1.25rem 0}
.feature-block{background:var(--c-bg-alt);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.25rem}
.feature-block h3{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-secondary);margin-bottom:.4rem}
.feature-block p{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--c-text-light);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.5rem;line-height:1.65}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width:860px){
  .c-header__nav{display:none}
  .c-header{padding:0 1rem}
  .hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:2rem 1rem}
  .hero__media{display:none}
  .content-wrapper{padding:0 1rem}
  .stat-row{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .hub-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .related-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .quote-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .feature-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .c-toc-nav{display:none}
  .nav-dropdown{position:static;box-shadow:none;min-width:auto;flex-direction:column;padding:.5rem 1rem}
}
@media (min-width:861px){
  .hero--no-media{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media print{.c-header,.c-toc-nav,.hero,.cta-band,.anchor-strip,.c-footer{display:none}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation-duration:.01ms!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important}}