:root{
      --brand: #4F8CC9;
      --accent: #4cc3fc;
      --bg: #000000;
    }

    html,body {
      height: 100%;
      margin: 0;
      background: var(--bg);
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }
    
    *,*::before,*::after { box-sizing: inherit; }

    /* Prevent accidental horizontal scroll from children */
    body { overflow-x: hidden; }

    /* small utility */
    .clamp { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 6vw, 4rem); }

    /* Hero typography with long ascenders */
    .hero-title {
      /* font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; */
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      line-height: 1.1;
      display: inline-block;

    }

    /* h-title spans need inline-block for GSAP transforms */
    .h-title {
      display: inline-block;
      font-weight: bolder;
    }

    /* Hero text color - nearly white like services section */
    .hero-text {
      color: #e5e5e5;
    }

    /* Feature items in hero - white color */
    .hero-features {
      color: #ffffff;
    }

    /* See Work button - white background, black text */
    .btn-see-work {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      color: #000000;
      border: none;
    }

    .btn-see-work:hover {
      background-color: #e5e5e5;
      color: #000000;
    }

    /* media/card used in hero — size kept as before */
    .hero-card {
      border-radius: 0.75rem;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.02), rgba(255,255,255,0.01));
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--box-border);
      width: 100%;
      height: 500px;
      background-position: center;
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      background-size: contain;
    }














   .proj-card:hover {
       box-shadow: -20px 20px 40px rgba(76, 195, 252, 0.4);
   }








    /* Responsive tweaks */
    @media (max-width: 850px) {
      #hero-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
      #img-desc { left: 50% !important; transform: translateX(-50%) !important; bottom: 1rem !important; }
      .hero-card { height: 320px; }
    }

    /* Hero image positioning - prevent jumping */
    #img {
      position: relative;
      top: 0;
      transform: translateY(0);
      will-change: transform, opacity;
    }



    /* Ensure smooth image display across all screen sizes */
    @media (max-width: 640px) {
      #img {
        margin-top: 1rem;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 641px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
      #img {
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      }
    }


        /* -----------------------WHY ABBONOVA ---------------------- */


    @media (min-width:1106px) {
        .feature-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
        }
    }

    @media (max-width:640px) {
        .feature-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));
        }
    }

    #why-fix {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));
        /* default = 1 column */
    }

    @media (min-width: 1106px) {
        #why-fix {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
        }
    }

    .why-col-left{
        margin-bottom: 50px;
    }

    .why-col-left,
    .why-col-right {
        grid-column: span 12 / span 12;
    }

    /* only split at 1106px+ */

    @media (min-width: 1106px) {
        .why-col-left {
            grid-column: span 5 / span 5;
        }
        .why-col-right {
            grid-column: span 7 / span 7;
        }
    }

    
/* footer gradient */
.footer-gradient {
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    var(--bg) 0%,
    #0a0f1a 28%,
    rgba(79, 140, 201, 0.6) 58%,
    #4cc4fc 100% 
  );
}