:root {
--emerald: #10b981;
--emerald-dark: #059669;
--emerald-deep: #047857;
--emerald-soft: #ecfdf5;
--dark: #0f172a;
--dark-soft: #162033;
--slate: #64748b;
--slate-light: #94a3b8;
--bg: #ffffff;
--panel: #f8fafc;
--white: #ffffff;
--border-soft: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.06);
--border-emerald: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.16);
--shadow-soft: 0 16px 40px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.06);
--shadow-emerald: 0 18px 40px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.18);
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif;
background: #ffffff;
color: var(--dark);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
overflow-x: hidden;
}

.container {
max-width: 1240px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 40px;
}

.mesh-glow,
.mesh-glow-secondary {
display: none;
}

/* NAV */

.site-nav {
height: 96px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
position: sticky;
top: 0;
z-index: 1000;
transition: height 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
}

.header-container {
width: 100%;
max-width: 1600px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 60px;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
}

.brand-link {
text-decoration: none;
color: inherit;
}

.brand {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 14px;
}

.brand-stack {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: flex-start;
gap: 2px;
}

.brand-name {
font-size: 28px;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: -1px;
line-height: 1;
}

.brand-name span {
color: var(--emerald);
}

.brand-subtitle {
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: 0.15px;
color: var(--slate);
line-height: 1.2;
white-space: nowrap;
}

.grid-icon {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
gap: 4px;
flex-shrink: 0;
}

.dot {
width: 6px;
height: 6px;
background: #dbe3ed;
border-radius: 2px;
}

.dot.active {
background: var(--emerald);
box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.45);
}

.nav-links {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 34px;
}

.nav-links a {
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--slate);
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.6px;
transition: color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.nav-links a:hover {
color: var(--emerald);
}

.btn-portal-vibrant {
background: var(--emerald);
color: #ffffff !important;
padding: 14px 28px;
border-radius: 999px;
font-weight: 800;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-emerald);
border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.3);
transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.btn-portal-vibrant:hover {
background: var(--emerald-dark);
transform: translateY(-2px);
box-shadow: 0 20px 42px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.24);
}

/* HERO */

.hero-section {
padding: 45px 0 85px;
min-height: calc(100vh - 96px);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
background: #ffffff;
position: relative;
}

.hero-content-centered {
text-align: center;
max-width: 920px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 42px 36px 34px;
border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.08);
border-radius: 30px;
background: #ffffff;
box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.045);
}

.manifesto-pill {
display: inline-block;
padding: 11px 22px;
background: var(--emerald-soft);
color: var(--emerald-dark);
border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.14);
border-radius: 999px;
font-size: 10px;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: 2.4px;
margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.hero-title {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
gap: 6px;
font-size: 78px;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1;
letter-spacing: -3.2px;
margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.title-dark {
color: var(--dark);
}

.text-emerald {
color: var(--emerald);
display: inline-block;
line-height: 1.06;
padding-bottom: 8px;
position: relative;
}

.text-emerald::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 6%;
right: 6%;
bottom: 0;
height: 5px;
background: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.16);
border-radius: 999px;
}

.hero-desc {
font-size: 20px;
color: var(--slate);
line-height: 1.65;
font-weight: 500;
max-width: 760px;
margin: 0 auto 36px;
}

.hero-desc strong {
font-weight: 800;
color: var(--dark);
}

.hero-btns {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
gap: 14px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.btn-vibrant,
.btn-ghost {
text-decoration: none;
padding: 18px 30px;
border-radius: 999px;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 800;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.8px;
transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.btn-vibrant {
background: var(--emerald);
color: #ffffff;
border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.3);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-emerald);
}

.btn-vibrant:hover {
background: var(--emerald-dark);
transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.btn-ghost {
background: #ffffff;
color: var(--dark);
border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.04);
}

.btn-ghost:hover {
border-color: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.28);
color: var(--emerald);
transform: translateY(-3px);
}

/* SECTION HEADING */

.section-heading {
text-align: center;
max-width: 760px;
margin: 0 auto 48px;
}

.section-kicker {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 800;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--emerald);
letter-spacing: 2.5px;
margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.section-heading h2 {
font-size: 42px;
line-height: 1.1;
letter-spacing: -1.5px;
}

/* METRICS */

.metrics-section {
padding: 90px 0 110px;
background: #ffffff;
}

.metrics-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
gap: 28px;
}

.metric-card {
padding: 42px;
background: #ffffff;
border-radius: 28px;
border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}

.metric-card::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 5px;
background: transparent;
transition: background 0.25s ease;
}

.metric-card:hover {
transform: translateY(-5px);
border-color: var(--border-emerald);
box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
}

.metric-card:hover::before {
background: var(--emerald);
}

.metric-card.featured {
border-color: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.18);
background: #ffffff;
}

.metric-card.featured::before {
background: var(--emerald);
}

.metric-label {
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: 800;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 1.6px;
color: var(--slate);
display: block;
margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.metric-value {
font-size: 64px;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: -3px;
margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.metric-text {
font-size: 15px;
line-height: 1.8;
color: var(--slate);
font-weight: 500;
}

/* AUDIENCE SECTIONS */

.audience-section {
padding: 120px 0;
border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
background: #ffffff;
}

.candidate-alt {
background: #ffffff;
}

.recruiter-alt {
background: #fbfdfc;
}

.audience-flex {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 80px;
}

.audience-flex.reverse {
flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.audience-text {
flex: 1;
}

.audience-tag {
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 800;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--emerald);
letter-spacing: 3px;
margin-bottom: 24px;
display: block;
}

.audience-title {
font-size: 52px;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.08;
letter-spacing: -2px;
margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.audience-title span {
font-weight: 500;
color: var(--slate);
}

.audience-para {
font-size: 16px;
color: var(--slate);
line-height: 1.85;
margin-bottom: 22px;
font-weight: 500;
max-width: 680px;
}

.audience-highlight {
padding: 28px 30px;
background: #ffffff;
border-radius: 22px;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--dark);
border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.14);
border-left: 5px solid var(--emerald);
line-height: 1.7;
box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.04);
}

.audience-highlight.dark {
background: var(--dark);
color: #ffffff;
border-left-color: var(--emerald);
border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.16);
border-right: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.16);
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.16);
}

.audience-visual {
flex: 1;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}

/* VISUALS */

.floating-report {
width: 340px;
background: #ffffff;
border-radius: 28px;
padding: 32px;
border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.14);
box-shadow: 0 28px 60px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.07);
transform: rotate(2deg);
}

.report-header {
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 800;
color: var(--emerald);
margin-bottom: 22px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
text-transform: uppercase;
}

.report-lines .line {
height: 9px;
background: #edf2f7;
border-radius: 999px;
margin-bottom: 14px;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}

.report-lines .line::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
height: 100%;
background: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.22);
border-radius: 999px;
}

.w-100::after { width: 100%; }
.w-80::after { width: 80%; }
.w-90::after { width: 90%; }

.report-badge {
display: inline-block;
margin-top: 20px;
padding: 11px 20px;
background: var(--emerald);
color: #ffffff;
border-radius: 999px;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 800;
}

.sentinel-pipeline {
width: 100%;
max-width: 430px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 16px;
}

.pipeline-card {
background: #ffffff;
padding: 24px 25px;
border-radius: 20px;
border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.10);
box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.05);
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 800;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.pipeline-card:hover {
transform: translateX(5px);
box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.07);
}

.p-status {
font-size: 10px;
color: var(--emerald);
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 1.2px;
padding: 8px 12px;
border-radius: 999px;
background: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.10);
}

/* FOOTER */

.site-footer {
padding: 40px 0 30px;
border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fbfdfc 100%);
}

.footer-shell {
padding: 28px 0 0;
}

.footer-top {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
gap: 80px;
align-items: start;
}

.footer-brand-block {
max-width: 430px;
}

.footer-brand-link {
text-decoration: none;
color: inherit;
display: inline-block;
margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.footer-brand-mark .brand-name {
font-size: 30px;
}

.footer-tagline {
font-size: 22px;
line-height: 1.3;
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--dark);
margin-bottom: 16px;
letter-spacing: -0.6px;
}

.footer-personal-line {
font-size: 13.8px;
line-height: 1.8;
color: var(--slate);
font-weight: 500;
max-width: 360px;
}

.footer-nav-columns {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(120px, 1fr));
gap: 42px;
}

.footer-column h4 {
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 800;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 2px;
color: var(--emerald);
margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.footer-column a {
display: block;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1.9;
color: var(--slate);
font-weight: 500;
margin-bottom: 6px;
transition: color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.footer-column a:hover {
color: var(--dark);
transform: translateX(3px);
}

.footer-divider {
height: 1px;
background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.04), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.10), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.04));
margin: 48px 0 26px;
}

.footer-bottom {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
text-align: center;
}

.footer-copy {
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 500;
color: var(--slate);
}

/* RESPONSIVE */

@media (max-width: 1200px) {
.hero-title {
font-size: 72px;
}

.audience-title {
font-size: 44px;
}

.footer-top {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 48px;
}

.footer-brand-block {
max-width: 100%;
}

.footer-nav-columns {
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
.header-container {
padding: 0 30px;
}

.brand-subtitle {
font-size: 10px;
white-space: normal;
max-width: 220px;
}

.nav-links {
gap: 18px;
}

.hero-title {
font-size: 60px;
letter-spacing: -2px;
}

.hero-desc {
font-size: 20px;
}

.metrics-grid {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

.audience-flex,
.audience-flex.reverse {
flex-direction: column;
}

.audience-title {
font-size: 40px;
}

.footer-nav-columns {
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
gap: 34px;
}
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
.container {
padding: 0 22px;
}

.site-nav {
height: auto;
padding: 18px 0;
}

.header-container {
flex-direction: column;
gap: 18px;
padding: 0 22px;
}

.brand {
justify-content: center;
}

.brand-stack {
align-items: center;
}

.brand-subtitle {
font-size: 10px;
text-align: center;
max-width: 260px;
white-space: normal;
}

.nav-links {
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
gap: 14px;
}

.hero-section {
min-height: auto;
padding: 70px 0 65px;
}

.hero-content-centered {
padding: 44px 22px 26px;
border-radius: 26px;
}

.manifesto-pill {
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 1.3px;
padding: 10px 16px;
}

.hero-title {
font-size: 46px;
line-height: 1.08;
gap: 8px;
}

.hero-desc {
font-size: 18px;
line-height: 1.6;
}

.hero-btns {
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
}

.btn-vibrant,
.btn-ghost {
width: 100%;
max-width: 320px;
text-align: center;
}

.audience-section {
padding: 90px 0;
}

.audience-title {
font-size: 34px;
}

.floating-report {
width: 100%;
max-width: 330px;
transform: rotate(0deg);
}

.section-heading h2 {
font-size: 32px;
}

.metric-card {
padding: 34px 28px;
}

.metric-value {
font-size: 54px;
}

.site-footer {
padding: 70px 0 34px;
}

.footer-shell {
padding-top: 10px;
}

.footer-top {
gap: 36px;
}

.footer-nav-columns {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 28px;
}

.footer-tagline {
font-size: 20px;
}

.footer-personal-line {
font-size: 14px;
max-width: 100%;
}

.footer-column a {
font-size: 15px;
line-height: 1.8;
}

.footer-divider {
margin: 34px 0 22px;
}
}

.sidebar-logo-link {
    text-decoration: none; /* Removes underline */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: inherit; /* Maintains the spacing you already have */
    color: inherit; /* Keeps your original brand colors */
}

.sidebar-logo-link:hover {
    opacity: 0.9; /* Subtle feedback when hovering */
}