*, *::before, *::after {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

:root {
  --cream: #FAF7F2;
  --warm-white: #FFFDF9;
  --sand: #E8E0D4;
  --taupe: #B8ADA0;
  --charcoal: #2C2C2C;
  --warm-gray: #6B635A;
  --soft-black: #1A1A1A;
  --accent: #C4A265;
  --accent-hover: #B08D4A;
  --accent-text: #8A6D25;
  --muted-orange: #D4956A;
  --footer-bg: #2A2825;
  --footer-text: #B8ADA0;
  --serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --sans: 'Libre Franklin', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
  --page-padding: 60px;
  --max-width: 1440px;
}

body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  background: var(--warm-white);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

button {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  cursor: pointer;
}

input, select, textarea {
  font-family: var(--sans);
}

.apl-main {
  min-height: 50vh;
}

.apl-container {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--page-padding);
}

.section-inner,
.footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
}

.apl-page-content {
  padding-top: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 80px;
}

.apl-page-content .page-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.apl-page-content .entry-content h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin: 40px 0 16px;
}

.apl-page-content .entry-content h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin: 32px 0 12px;
}

.apl-page-content .entry-content p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.apl-page-content .entry-content a {
  color: var(--accent-text);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.apl-page-content .entry-content a:hover {
  color: var(--accent-hover);
}

.apl-page-content .entry-content ul,
.apl-page-content .entry-content ol {
  margin: 0 0 16px 24px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.apl-page-content .entry-content img {
  border-radius: 2px;
  margin: 24px 0;
}

.btn-primary {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 15px 40px;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--soft-black);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--accent);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--accent-hover);
  border-color: var(--accent-hover);
}

.btn-outline {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 15px 40px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--sand);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-outline:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.apl-breadcrumb {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding: 20px 0 0;
}

.apl-breadcrumb a {
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.apl-breadcrumb a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.apl-breadcrumb .separator {
  margin: 0 8px;
  color: var(--sand);
}

.section {
  padding: 80px var(--page-padding);
}

.section-alt {
  background: var(--cream);
}

.section-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.section-header h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 36px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.section-header a {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-text);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.section-header a:hover {
  color: var(--accent-hover);
}

.apl-404 {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 120px var(--page-padding);
}

.apl-404 h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.apl-404 p {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.apl-404 .btn-primary {
  margin-right: 16px;
}

.value-strip-light {
  background: var(--cream);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sand);
  padding: 12px var(--page-padding);
}

.value-strip-light .section-inner {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 56px;
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
}

.value-strip-light span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.value-strip-light svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  stroke: var(--accent);
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 1.5;
}

.screen-reader-text {
  border: 0;
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  word-wrap: normal !important;
}

.apl-amount-paid {
  color: #3a7a3e;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.apl-amount-due {
  color: #8a6d2b;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.apl-conditional-input {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  :root {
    --page-padding: 32px;
  }

  .value-strip-light .section-inner {
    gap: 24px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  :root {
    --page-padding: 20px;
  }

  .section {
    padding: 48px var(--page-padding);
  }

  .section-header {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .section-header h2 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .value-strip-light {
    display: none;
  }

  .apl-page-content .page-title {
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .apl-404 {
    padding: 80px var(--page-padding);
  }

  .apl-404 h1 {
    font-size: 36px;
  }

  .apl-404 .btn-primary,
  .apl-404 .btn-outline {
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto 12px;
    max-width: 260px;
    text-align: center;
  }
}


.how-it-works {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 48px;
  text-align: center;
}

.hiw-step {
  padding: 0 12px;
}

.hiw-num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.hiw-step h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.hiw-step p {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.value-props {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 40px;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

.value-prop-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

.value-prop-icon {
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--sand);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.value-prop-icon svg {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  stroke: var(--warm-gray);
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 1.2;
}

.value-prop-item h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1.8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.value-prop-item p {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--warm-gray);
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 240px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .how-it-works {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .value-props {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .how-it-works {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .value-props {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .how-it-works {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .value-props {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}