/* Germany city scenes: restrained overlays keep every section readable. */
.home-page .hero-photo-shell::after {
  content: "BERLIN";
  position: absolute;
  top: 18px;
  left: 20px;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  background: rgba(16, 44, 51, .84);
  color: #e7e2d7;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}

/* Frankfurt — free Germany application roadmap. */
.home-page .free-service-banner {
  background-color: #233f46;
  background-image: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(16, 44, 51, .83), rgba(16, 44, 51, .55)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602521879205-9e43bd841b1a?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .free-service-banner > div:nth-child(2) {
  background: rgba(247, 243, 233, .9);
}

.home-page .free-service-action {
  background: rgba(239, 232, 217, .9);
}

/* Munich — courses and the centre's language offer. */
.home-page .courses {
  position: relative;
  max-width: none;
  padding: 94px max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2));
  overflow: hidden;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(19, 48, 55, .76), rgba(19, 48, 55, .76)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1691176586286-6e640729cd81?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .courses .section-heading,
.home-page .courses .course-grid,
.home-page .courses .planned-languages {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.home-page .courses .section-heading .eyebrow {
  color: #d7aa82;
}

.home-page .courses .section-heading h2,
.home-page .courses .section-heading > p:last-child {
  color: #f1eee5;
}

.home-page .courses .course-card:not(.german-card) {
  background: rgba(210, 224, 215, .92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

.home-page .courses .german-card {
  background: rgba(16, 44, 51, .94);
  box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 rgba(215, 181, 74, .82);
}

/* Cologne — monthly mock exam and ranking challenge. */
.home-page .mock-board {
  background-color: #102c33;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(16, 44, 51, .9), rgba(16, 44, 51, .82)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517948812699-8c02585b30ba?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

/* Stuttgart — result system. This panorama is a project-owned original visual. */
.home-page .why-dta {
  background-color: #9fb2ad;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(167, 186, 181, .86), rgba(167, 186, 181, .86)), url("assets/cities/stuttgart-panorama-v1.webp");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

/* Hamburg — the Germany pathway. */
.home-page .abroad-visual {
  background-color: #23454b;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(20, 55, 62, .75), rgba(20, 55, 62, .86)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1677597579001-909437d87144?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

/* Hannover — the three-step start. */
.home-page .how {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #23454b;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(17, 48, 55, .82), rgba(17, 48, 55, .82)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1550788283-95dbc75d2b63?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .how > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.home-page .how .eyebrow,
.home-page .how h2,
.home-page .how h3,
.home-page .how p {
  color: #f1eee5;
}

.home-page .steps > div {
  padding: 24px;
  background: rgba(21, 52, 59, .62);
  border: 1px solid rgba(225, 235, 225, .24);
}

.home-page .steps span {
  border-color: #d7aa82;
  color: #f1eee5;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .courses {
    padding: 68px 20px;
  }

  .home-page .courses .course-card:not(.german-card) {
    background: rgba(210, 224, 215, .95);
  }

  .home-page .steps > div {
    padding: 20px;
  }
}

/* First screen: remove the empty gutters and give the navigation its own confident surface. */
.home-page .site-header {
  max-width: none;
  background: #102c33;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(215, 181, 74, .62);
}

.home-page .site-header .brand,
.home-page .site-header nav a {
  color: #f7f3e9;
}

.home-page .site-header .brand small {
  color: #d7b54a;
}

.home-page .site-header .brand-mark {
  background: #d7b54a;
  color: #102c33;
}

.home-page .site-header .language-picker select {
  border-color: rgba(215, 181, 74, .72);
  background-color: #f7f3e9;
  color: #102c33;
}

.home-page .hero-international {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Hamburg route stage: a full city scene instead of a lonely card on an empty page. */
.home-page .abroad {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 86px max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2)) 92px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(310px, .74fr) minmax(0, 1.26fr);
  background-color: #173b42;
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(12, 40, 47, .42), rgba(12, 40, 47, .14)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1677597579001-909437d87144?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=84&w=2400");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.home-page .abroad-visual {
  min-height: 486px;
  background: rgba(11, 42, 49, .89);
  border-right: 7px solid #c2785d;
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

.home-page .abroad-copy {
  padding: 60px 74px 55px;
  background: rgba(247, 243, 233, .94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

.home-page .abroad-copy .eyebrow {
  color: #1b4b55;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
}

.home-page .abroad-copy h2 {
  color: #0b2e36;
}

.home-page .abroad-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: #23474e;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.home-page .abroad-copy .process-list div {
  border-color: rgba(31, 69, 75, .38);
  color: #21454c;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.home-page .abroad-copy .process-list b {
  color: #b94d43;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.home-page .abroad-copy .process-list strong {
  color: #0b2e36;
}

.home-page .abroad-visual::before {
  color: #f1c579;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.home-page .abroad-visual span {
  color: #fffdf6;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .abroad {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 62px 20px 68px;
  }

  .home-page .abroad-visual {
    min-height: 260px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 5px solid #c2785d;
  }

  .home-page .abroad-copy {
    padding: 39px 26px 34px;
  }
}

/* Stuttgart results: stronger contrast without losing the panorama. */
.home-page .why-dta {
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(11, 42, 49, .68), rgba(11, 42, 49, .68)), url("assets/cities/stuttgart-panorama-v1.webp");
}

.home-page .why-heading .eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  padding: 0 0 12px;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff3c4;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .38);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.home-page .why-heading .eyebrow::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 56px;
  height: 3px;
  background: #f1c579;
}

.home-page .why-heading h2 {
  color: #fffdf6;
  text-shadow: 0 3px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, .36);
}

.home-page .why-heading h2 em {
  color: #f3b083;
}

.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(1),
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(2),
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(3),
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(4) {
  border-color: rgba(241, 197, 121, .48);
  background: rgba(12, 48, 56, .94);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
}

.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(1) span,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(2) span,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(3) span,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(4) span {
  color: #f1c579;
}

.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(1) h3,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(2) h3,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(3) h3,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(4) h3 {
  color: #fffdf6;
}

.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(1) p,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(2) p,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(3) p,
.home-page .why-orbit article:nth-child(4) p {
  color: #e2ede7;
}

/* Final CTA: a full-width boarding pass instead of a detached form card. */
.home-page .apply {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 88px max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2)) 82px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .86fr) minmax(380px, 1.14fr);
  gap: 92px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 6px solid #c2785d;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #102f36;
}

.home-page .apply::before {
  content: "01";
  position: absolute;
  right: max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2));
  bottom: -92px;
  color: rgba(215, 181, 74, .08);
  font-size: 290px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.12em;
  line-height: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.home-page .apply > div,
.home-page .apply form {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.home-page .apply > div {
  align-self: center;
  padding-left: 24px;
  border-left: 4px solid #d7b54a;
}

.home-page .apply .eyebrow {
  color: #f1c579;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}

.home-page .apply h2 {
  max-width: 520px;
  color: #fffdf6;
  font-size: clamp(46px, 5vw, 66px);
  line-height: .94;
}

.home-page .apply .apply-description {
  color: #e3ece7;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.home-page .social-channel-links {
  display: grid;
  gap: 11px;
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.home-page .telegram-channel-link,
.home-page .instagram-channel-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  color: #f6e6b4;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.home-page .social-channel-links .social-icon {
  display: grid;
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex: 0 0 28px;
}

.home-page .social-channel-links svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  fill: currentColor;
}

.home-page .telegram-channel-link .social-icon {
  background: #229ed9;
  color: #fff;
}

.home-page .instagram-channel-link .social-icon {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 31% 100%, #feda75 0 13%, #fa7e1e 25%, #d62976 52%, #962fbf 73%, #4f5bd5 100%);
  color: #fff;
}

.home-page .instagram-channel-link svg { fill: none; }

.home-page .telegram-channel-link:hover,
.home-page .instagram-channel-link:hover { color: #fffdf7; }

.home-page .apply form {
  padding: 46px 42px 34px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(215, 181, 74, .62);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #f4efe3;
  box-shadow: 13px 13px 0 rgba(215, 181, 74, .78);
}

.home-page .apply form::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: 6px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #171918 0 33.33%, #d5202d 33.33% 66.66%, #d7b54a 66.66%);
}

.home-page .apply label {
  color: #173d45;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.home-page .apply input,
.home-page .apply select {
  border-color: #829894;
  background: #fffdf8;
  color: #102f36;
}

.home-page .apply .button {
  margin-top: 9px;
  background: #d5202d;
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 #102f36;
}

.home-page .apply .form-note {
  color: #526d70;
}

.home-page footer {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 26px max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2)) 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(215, 181, 74, .34);
  background: #102f36;
  color: #d9e8de;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .apply {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 68px 20px 64px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 42px;
  }

  .home-page .apply::before {
    right: 18px;
    bottom: -42px;
    font-size: 190px;
  }

  .home-page .apply > div {
    padding-left: 17px;
  }

  .home-page .social-channel-links { margin-top: 16px; }

  .home-page .apply form {
    padding: 40px 24px 28px;
    box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 rgba(215, 181, 74, .78);
  }

  .home-page footer {
    padding: 22px 20px 28px;
  }
}

/* Full-scene treatment: city views sit behind the whole story, not inside a small card. */

/* Berlin — first impression. The gate now fills the opening scene. */
.home-page .hero-international {
  position: relative;
  background-color: #f3eee3;
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1559564484-e48b3e040ff4?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .hero-international .hero-copy {
  padding: 42px 46px 40px;
  background: rgba(243, 238, 227, .78);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 rgba(23, 25, 24, .75);
}

.home-page .hero-international .hero-visual {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 492px;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.home-page .hero-international .hero-visual::before,
.home-page .hero-international .hero-visual::after,
.home-page .hero-international .hero-photo-shell,
.home-page .hero-international .hero-visual-note,
.home-page .hero-photo-shell::after {
  display: none;
}

.home-page .hero-international .hero-card {
  position: relative;
  inset: auto;
  width: min(335px, 100%);
  min-height: 310px;
  margin-left: auto;
  background: rgba(23, 25, 24, .84);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

/* Frankfurt — the free roadmap remains readable while the skyline stays visible. */
.home-page .free-service-banner {
  background-image: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(16, 44, 51, .58), rgba(16, 44, 51, .28)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602521879205-9e43bd841b1a?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
}

.home-page .free-service-banner > div:nth-child(2),
.home-page .free-service-action {
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

.home-page .free-service-banner > div:nth-child(2) {
  background: rgba(247, 243, 233, .72);
}

.home-page .free-service-action {
  background: rgba(239, 232, 217, .72);
}

/* Cologne — the city is now the full mock-exam backdrop. */
.home-page .mock-exam {
  max-width: none;
  padding-right: max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2));
  padding-left: max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2));
  background-color: #102c33;
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(16, 44, 51, .86), rgba(16, 44, 51, .44)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517948812699-8c02585b30ba?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .mock-copy .eyebrow,
.home-page .mock-copy h2 em {
  color: #d7b54a;
}

.home-page .mock-copy h2,
.home-page .mock-copy > p:not(.eyebrow),
.home-page .mock-copy .text-link {
  color: #f7f3e9;
}

.home-page .mock-copy .text-link {
  border-color: #d7b54a;
}

.home-page .mock-board {
  background-color: rgba(16, 44, 51, .92);
  background-image: none;
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

/* Stuttgart — let the valley panorama breathe through the results section. */
.home-page .why-dta {
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(167, 186, 181, .58), rgba(167, 186, 181, .58)), url("assets/cities/stuttgart-panorama-v1.webp");
}

/* Hamburg — a city scene behind both sides of the Germany pathway. */
.home-page .abroad {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #23454b;
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(20, 55, 62, .58), rgba(20, 55, 62, .22)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1677597579001-909437d87144?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .abroad-visual {
  background-image: none;
  background-color: rgba(20, 55, 62, .72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
}

.home-page .abroad-copy {
  background: rgba(206, 218, 210, .72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

/* Hannover — retain the view rather than covering it with an opaque wash. */
.home-page .how {
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(17, 48, 55, .60), rgba(17, 48, 55, .60)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1550788283-95dbc75d2b63?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .hero-international {
    min-height: 0;
    background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1559564484-e48b3e040ff4?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=72&w=1000");
  }

  .home-page .hero-international .hero-copy {
    padding: 32px 26px;
    background: rgba(243, 238, 227, .84);
    box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 rgba(23, 25, 24, .72);
  }

  .home-page .hero-international .hero-visual {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .home-page .hero-international .hero-card {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .home-page .mock-exam {
    padding-right: 20px;
    padding-left: 20px;
  }
}

/* Frankfurt dossier: the free service becomes an entrance ticket to the Germany route. */
.home-page .free-service-banner {
  grid-template-columns: 172px minmax(0, 1.34fr) minmax(292px, .66fr);
  min-height: 372px;
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602521879205-9e43bd841b1a?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=76&w=1920");
  background-position: center;
  box-shadow: 14px 14px 0 rgba(27, 40, 39, .18);
}

.home-page .free-service-banner::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(16, 44, 51, .12), rgba(16, 44, 51, .04));
}

.home-page .free-service-banner > div {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.home-page .free-stamp {
  min-height: 372px;
  padding: 42px 18px;
  background: rgba(13, 43, 50, .93);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(215, 181, 74, .72);
}

.home-page .free-service-banner > div:nth-child(2) {
  padding: 54px 48px 48px;
  background: rgba(244, 239, 226, .76);
  border-left: 6px solid rgba(215, 181, 74, .82);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

.home-page .free-service-banner h2 {
  max-width: 620px;
  color: #102c33;
  font-size: clamp(31px, 3.45vw, 51px);
}

.home-page .free-service-action {
  padding: 54px 38px 46px;
  background: rgba(13, 43, 50, .90);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(215, 181, 74, .60);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

.home-page .free-service-action p {
  color: #f3eee3;
  font-size: 15px;
}

.home-page .free-service-action .button {
  padding: 16px 21px;
  background: #d5202d;
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 #d7b54a;
}

.home-page .free-service-action small {
  color: #cbd9d3;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .home-page .free-service-banner {
    grid-template-columns: 118px minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .home-page .free-stamp {
    min-height: 100%;
  }

  .home-page .free-service-action {
    background: rgba(13, 43, 50, .92);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .home-page .free-stamp {
    min-height: 86px;
  }
}

/* A calm paper ground makes this important offer feel more trustworthy than a busy skyline. */
.home-page .free-service-banner {
  background-color: #f3eee3;
  background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(215, 181, 74, .08), transparent 42%), repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(16, 44, 51, .025) 0, rgba(16, 44, 51, .025) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 7px);
}

.home-page .free-service-banner::after {
  display: none;
}

.home-page .free-service-banner > div:nth-child(2) {
  background: rgba(247, 243, 233, .92);
}

/* Frankfurt continues beyond the dossier, replacing the empty cream space around it. */
.home-page .free-service-scene {
  padding: 78px max(28px, calc((100% - 1320px) / 2)) 84px;
  background-color: #183c43;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(16, 44, 51, .34), rgba(16, 44, 51, .34)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602521879205-9e43bd841b1a?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=84&w=2400");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .free-service-scene .free-service-banner {
  margin: 0 auto;
  background-color: #f3eee3;
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602521879205-9e43bd841b1a?auto=format&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=84&w=2400");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.home-page .free-service-scene .free-service-banner::after {
  display: block;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(16, 44, 51, .20), rgba(16, 44, 51, .08));
}

.home-page .free-service-scene .free-service-banner > div:nth-child(2) {
  background: rgba(247, 243, 233, .76);
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .home-page .free-service-scene {
    padding: 42px 0 48px;
  }

  .home-page .free-service-scene .free-service-banner {
    margin: 0 20px;
  }
}

/* A single copper rule marks every change of German city scene. */
.home-page .free-service-scene,
.home-page .courses,
.home-page .mock-exam,
.home-page .why-dta,
.home-page .abroad,
.home-page .how {
  border-top: 6px solid #c2785d;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .free-service-scene,
  .home-page .courses,
  .home-page .mock-exam,
  .home-page .why-dta,
  .home-page .abroad,
  .home-page .how {
    border-top-width: 4px;
  }
}

/* The final call-to-action is a real journey scene: the form stays clear on the quiet side. */
.home-page .apply {
  background-color: #102f36;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 30, 36, .68) 0%, rgba(7, 30, 36, .48) 48%, rgba(7, 30, 36, .24) 100%),
    url("assets/cities/germany-train-journey-v1.webp");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .apply {
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(rgba(7, 30, 36, .72), rgba(7, 30, 36, .56)),
      url("assets/cities/germany-train-journey-v1.webp");
    background-position: 35% center;
  }
}

/* The form reads like a small boarding pass, while keeping every field calm and obvious. */
.home-page .apply form {
  padding: 42px 42px 36px;
  background: rgba(247, 243, 233, .94);
  box-shadow: 12px 12px 0 rgba(215, 181, 74, .84), 0 18px 42px rgba(3, 18, 23, .22);
  backdrop-filter: blur(9px);
}

.home-page .form-route {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin: -3px 0 14px;
  padding: 0 0 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(16, 47, 54, .24);
  color: #a04b36;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
}

.home-page .form-route span:last-child {
  color: #102f36;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.home-page .apply label {
  display: grid;
  gap: 7px;
  color: #173d45;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.home-page .apply input,
.home-page .apply select {
  min-height: 58px;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 13px 15px;
  border: 1px solid #8ca09a;
  border-left: 3px solid #d7b54a;
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .76);
  transition: border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, background-color .18s ease;
}

.home-page .apply input:focus,
.home-page .apply select:focus {
  outline: 0;
  border-color: #102f36;
  border-left-color: #d5202d;
  background: #fffefa;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(215, 181, 74, .24);
}

.home-page .apply .button {
  min-height: 66px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 16px 22px 16px 26px;
  background: #d5202d;
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 #102f36;
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, background-color .18s ease;
}

.home-page .apply .button::after {
  content: "→";
  font-size: 25px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.home-page .apply .button:hover {
  background: #b91826;
  transform: translate(2px, 2px);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 #102f36;
}

.home-page .apply .form-note {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 17px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.home-page .apply .form-note::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: .62em;
  left: 0;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border: 2px solid #d7b54a;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .apply form {
    padding: 38px 24px 29px;
  }
}

/* A tighter rhythm keeps the application details elegant rather than oversized. */
.home-page .apply form {
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 34px 38px 27px;
}

.home-page .form-route {
  margin: -2px 0 10px;
  padding-bottom: 11px;
}

.home-page .apply label {
  gap: 5px;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.home-page .apply input,
.home-page .apply select {
  min-height: 47px;
  padding: 9px 13px;
  font-size: 15px;
}

.home-page .apply .button {
  min-height: 53px;
  margin-top: 5px;
  padding: 12px 19px 12px 22px;
}

.home-page .apply .form-note {
  font-size: 11px;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .apply form {
    padding: 31px 22px 24px;
  }
}

.home-page footer .site-credit {
  color: #f1c579;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .03em;
}

/* The new circular badge gets a quiet cream edge so it stays visible on the dark header. */
.home-page .site-header .brand {
  gap: 12px;
}

.home-page .site-header .brand-mark {
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  padding: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #f7f3e9;
  border: 1px solid #d7b54a;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(247, 243, 233, .18);
}

.home-page .site-header .brand-mark img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .site-header .brand-mark {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
  }
}

/* FAQ stays deliberately calm: it gives the visitor a clear pause between the journey and the application. */
.home-page .faq {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .74fr) minmax(0, 1.26fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 108px);
  padding: 92px max(28px, calc((100% - 1144px) / 2));
  border-top: 6px solid #c2785d;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(215, 181, 74, .18) 0 15%, transparent 15% 100%),
    #f3eee3;
}

.home-page .faq-intro {
  position: sticky;
  top: 28px;
  align-self: start;
}

.home-page .faq .eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #a04b36;
}

.home-page .faq h2 {
  max-width: 460px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #102f36;
  font-size: clamp(39px, 4.2vw, 62px);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.06em;
}

.home-page .faq h2 em {
  color: #d5202d;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.home-page .faq-intro > p:last-child {
  max-width: 390px;
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  color: #31535a;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.home-page .faq-list {
  border-top: 2px solid #102f36;
}

.home-page .faq-list details {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(16, 47, 54, .28);
}

.home-page .faq-list summary {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 27px 0;
  color: #102f36;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.25;
  list-style: none;
}

.home-page .faq-list summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }

.home-page .faq-list summary::after {
  content: "+";
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: #d7b54a;
  font-size: 34px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: .6;
}

.home-page .faq-list details[open] summary::after {
  content: "—";
  color: #d5202d;
}

.home-page .faq-list p {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: -4px 0 27px;
  color: #31535a;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.home-page footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
}

.home-page .footer-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 22px;
}

.home-page .footer-links a {
  color: #d9e8de;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.home-page .footer-links a:hover { color: #e6c65d; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .faq {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 42px;
    padding: 70px 20px;
    background: #f3eee3;
  }

  .home-page .faq-intro { position: static; }
  .home-page .faq-list summary { padding: 22px 0; }
  .home-page .faq-list p { font-size: 15px; }

  .home-page footer {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
  }
}

/* Mobile navigation and lead quality: direct, clear, and light on the visual language. */
.home-page .menu-toggle { display: none; }

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.home-page .spam-trap {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .site-header {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 50;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .home-page .menu-toggle {
    display: grid;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    place-items: center;
    padding: 0;
    border: 1px solid rgba(215, 181, 74, .78);
    border-radius: 0;
    background: transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon,
  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon::before,
  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon::after {
    display: block;
    width: 18px;
    height: 2px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: #f7f3e9;
    transition: transform .18s ease, opacity .18s ease;
  }

  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon { position: relative; }
  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon::before,
  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon::after { position: absolute; content: ""; left: 0; }
  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon::before { top: -6px; }
  .home-page .menu-toggle__icon::after { top: 6px; }

  .home-page .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-toggle__icon { background: transparent; }
  .home-page .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-toggle__icon::before { top: 0; transform: rotate(45deg); }
  .home-page .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-toggle__icon::after { top: 0; transform: rotate(-45deg); }

  .home-page .site-header nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    display: none;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 10px 18px 18px;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #d7b54a;
    background: #102c33;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 28px rgba(5, 22, 27, .24);
  }

  .home-page .site-header nav.is-open { display: grid; }

  .home-page .site-header nav a {
    padding: 13px 4px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(247, 243, 233, .18);
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .home-page .site-header nav a:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .home-page .site-header .language-picker { margin-left: auto; }
}