:root{
  --ink:#1a1714;
  --paper:#f7f1e4;
  --paper-2:#efe6d2;
  --honey:#e0a32e;
  --honey-deep:#c2811a;
  --olive:#5c6b3f;
  --rule:#d8c9a8;
  --muted:#6b6358;
  --max:72rem;
  --read:42rem;
  --serif:"Fraunces",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.075rem;line-height:1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}
.skip:focus{left:1rem;top:1rem;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:.5rem .75rem;z-index:50;border-radius:.25rem}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem}
.read{max-width:var(--read)}

/* header */
header.site{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--paper)}
.bar{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:1rem 0}
.brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.35rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem}
.brand .dot{width:.65rem;height:.65rem;border-radius:50%;background:var(--honey);box-shadow:0 0 0 .28rem var(--ink)}
nav.site a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-size:.95rem;margin-left:1.4rem;opacity:.8}
nav.site a:hover{opacity:1;color:var(--honey-deep)}
@media(max-width:620px){nav.site{display:none}}

/* hero */
.hero{padding:3.2rem 0 1.5rem}
.kicker{font-family:var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--honey-deep)}
h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.08;
   font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5.5vw,3.4rem);margin:.6rem 0 .8rem}
.dek{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:var(--read)}
.byline{margin-top:1.1rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
.byline b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}

/* answer box — the AEO/snippet target */
.answer{
  margin:2rem 0;padding:1.4rem 1.5rem;background:var(--paper-2);
  border-left:4px solid var(--honey);border-radius:.4rem;max-width:var(--read);
}
.answer .lbl{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--olive)}
.answer p{margin:.4rem 0 0;font-size:1.12rem}

/* toc */
.toc{margin:2rem 0;padding:1.1rem 1.3rem;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:.4rem;max-width:var(--read);background:#fffdf7}
.toc h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 .6rem;color:var(--muted)}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:1.1rem;columns:2;column-gap:1.5rem}
.toc a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--honey-deep);text-decoration:underline}
@media(max-width:560px){.toc ol{columns:1}}

/* article */
article{padding:1rem 0 2rem}
article h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.015em;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3.3vw,2rem);margin:2.6rem 0 .6rem;scroll-margin-top:1.5rem}
article h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.25rem;margin:1.6rem 0 .4rem}
article p,article li{max-width:var(--read)}
article a{color:var(--honey-deep)}
.lead-answer{font-weight:600;font-size:1.12rem}
.crumbs{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);padding-top:1.4rem}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--honey-deep)}

/* figure / diagram */
.figure{max-width:var(--read);margin:1.8rem 0}
.figure svg{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:.4rem;background:#fffdf7}
.figure figcaption{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.5rem;font-style:italic}

/* process steps */
ol.steps{counter-reset:s;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:1.2rem 0;max-width:var(--read)}
ol.steps li{counter-increment:s;position:relative;padding:.2rem 0 1rem 3rem;border-left:2px solid var(--rule);margin-left:1rem}
ol.steps li::before{content:counter(s);position:absolute;left:-1rem;top:0;width:2rem;height:2rem;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);
  border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem}
ol.steps li:last-child{border-left-color:transparent}

/* comparison table */
.tbl{max-width:var(--read);overflow:auto;margin:1.2rem 0}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.98rem}
th,td{text-align:left;padding:.7rem .8rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);vertical-align:top}
thead th{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
tbody th{font-weight:600}

/* callout */
.note{max-width:var(--read);margin:1.4rem 0;padding:1rem 1.2rem;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-left:4px solid var(--olive);border-radius:.4rem;background:#fffdf7;font-size:.98rem}
.note b{color:var(--olive)}

/* key-takeaway callout — informational summary, not a product CTA */
.cta{margin:2.2rem 0;padding:1.2rem 1.4rem;background:#fffdf7;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-left:4px solid var(--olive);border-radius:.4rem;max-width:var(--read)}
.cta h2{font-family:var(--sans);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:.74rem;color:var(--olive);margin:0 0 .35rem;font-weight:700}
.cta p{color:var(--ink);margin:.1rem 0 .5rem;max-width:none;font-size:1.05rem}
.btn{display:inline;background:none;color:var(--honey-deep);font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;padding:0;border-radius:0}
.btn:hover{background:none;color:var(--ink)}

/* related */
.related{max-width:var(--read);margin:2rem 0}
.related h2{font-size:1.3rem}
.related ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.related li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:.7rem 0}
.related a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}
.related a:hover{color:var(--honey-deep)}
.related span{display:block;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:400}

/* faq */
.faq{max-width:var(--read);margin-top:1rem}
details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:.4rem 0}
summary{cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;padding:.6rem 0;list-style:none}
summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
summary::after{content:"+";float:right;color:var(--honey-deep);font-weight:700}
details[open] summary::after{content:"–"}

/* footer */
footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:3rem;padding:2.4rem 0;background:var(--paper-2)}
.author{display:flex;gap:1rem;max-width:var(--read);align-items:flex-start}
.author .av{flex:0 0 auto;width:3.2rem;height:3.2rem;border-radius:50%;background:var(--olive);color:var(--paper);display:grid;place-items:center;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:1.3rem}
.author p{margin:.2rem 0;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted)}
.author b{color:var(--ink)}
.foot-links{margin-top:1.6rem;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted)}
.foot-links a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;margin-right:1.2rem}
.foot-links a:hover{color:var(--honey-deep)}