:root {
  color-scheme: only light;
  --ivory: #f7f1e8;
  --paper: #fffaf3;
  --ink: #241816;
  --muted: #705d57;
  --red: #8f1d22;
  --red-dark: #611215;
  --gold: #b9904d;
  --line: rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.16);
  --soft-line: rgba(143, 29, 34, 0.18);
  --shadow: none;
  --font-body: Inter, "Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-heading: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --max: 1120px;
  --article: 760px;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html,
body {
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

html {
  background: var(--ivory);
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

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

a {
  color: inherit;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p,
li,
a,
span {
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 7vw, 70px);
  line-height: 1.04;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4.6vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.1;
}

h3 {
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.22;
}

p {
  margin: 0;
}

main {
  min-height: 70vh;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  min-height: 68px;
  padding: 14px clamp(18px, 4vw, 34px);
  background: rgba(247, 241, 232, 0.94);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.1);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.brand {
  color: var(--red);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav a:hover,
.nav a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--red);
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 46px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--red);
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.button-primary {
  background: var(--red);
  color: #fffaf3;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(143, 29, 34, 0.22);
}

.button-secondary {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--red);
}

.shell {
  width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 32px));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.hero {
  padding: clamp(58px, 9vw, 112px) 0 64px;
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(280px, 0.75fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: center;
}

.eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lead {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.1vw, 22px);
}

.price-note {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 250, 243, 0.72);
  color: var(--red-dark);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.hero-media {
  margin: 0;
}

.hero-media img,
.article-figure img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.editorial-photo img {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 56%;
}

.hero-media figcaption,
.article-figure figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.section {
  padding: 64px 0;
}

.section-alt {
  background: #fff5e8;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.08);
}

.section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.section-head p {
  max-width: 430px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.editorial-hero .lead + .lead {
  margin-top: 14px;
}

.guide-hub-page {
  background: #fbf8f2;
}

.guide-hub-page .site-header {
  background: rgba(251, 248, 242, 0.96);
}

.guide-hub-page .mobile-consult-bar {
  display: none;
}

.blog-index {
  background: #fbf8f2;
}

.blog-shell {
  width: min(100% - 40px, 1100px);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.blog-hero {
  padding: clamp(52px, 9vw, 92px) 0 clamp(26px, 5vw, 42px);
}

.blog-hero .breadcrumb {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.blog-hero h1 {
  max-width: 920px;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 76px);
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.blog-hero .lead {
  max-width: 690px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 21px);
}

.blog-section {
  padding: clamp(34px, 7vw, 76px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.1);
}

.featured-guide {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.28fr) minmax(260px, 0.72fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(26px, 5vw, 64px);
  padding: clamp(22px, 4vw, 42px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.article-meta {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.featured-guide h2 {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 4.2vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.featured-guide h2 a,
.related-article-copy h3 a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.featured-guide-copy p:not(.article-meta) {
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.text-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(143, 29, 34, 0.35);
  color: var(--red-dark);
  font-weight: 850;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.text-link:hover,
.text-link:focus-visible {
  border-bottom-color: var(--red-dark);
}

.featured-guide-media,
.related-article-media {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
}

.featured-guide-media img,
.related-article-media img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1.45 / 1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.1);
  border-radius: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.guide-hub-page .featured-guide-media img,
.guide-hub-page .related-article-media img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.featured-guide-media figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.related-article-media figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.editorial-index-list,
.curriculum-list {
  margin-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.editorial-index-list a,
.curriculum-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 44px 190px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.12);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.editorial-index-list a:hover,
.editorial-index-list a:focus-visible,
.curriculum-list a:hover,
.curriculum-list a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--red-dark);
}

.editorial-index-list span,
.curriculum-list span,
.article-number {
  color: #76551f;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.editorial-index-list strong,
.curriculum-list strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.editorial-index-list em,
.curriculum-list em {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: normal;
}

.blog-section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.blog-section-head .text-link {
  margin-top: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.related-article-list {
  margin-top: clamp(14px, 3vw, 28px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.related-article-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(190px, 0.55fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 66px);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(34px, 7vw, 70px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.12);
}

.related-article-row:nth-child(even) {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(190px, 0.55fr);
}

.related-article-row .article-number {
  display: none;
}

.related-article-row .related-article-media {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.related-article-row .related-article-copy {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.related-article-row:nth-child(even) .related-article-media {
  grid-column: 2;
}

.related-article-row:nth-child(even) .related-article-copy {
  grid-column: 1;
}

.related-article-copy h3 {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-size: clamp(27px, 3.5vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.related-article-copy p:not(.article-meta) {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.guide-hub-page .related-article-media img {
  min-height: 260px;
  background: #f4eadc;
}

.related-article-row:nth-child(3) .related-article-media img {
  background: #efe3d4;
}

.ring-context-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(320px, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(26px, 5vw, 68px);
  align-items: center;
}

.ring-context-copy h2 {
  max-width: 520px;
}

.ring-context-copy p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 18px;
}

.ring-context-media {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(12px, 2vw, 22px);
  align-items: end;
}

.ring-context-media figure {
  margin: 0;
}

.ring-context-media figure:first-child {
  transform: translateY(clamp(0px, 4vw, 32px));
}

.ring-context-media img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 55%;
}

.ring-context-media figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.quick-answer-list dl {
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.quick-answer-list dl > div {
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.12);
}

.quick-answer-list dt {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.quick-answer-list dd {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.guide-grid,
.related-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.guide-card,
.related-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 172px;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.guide-card-featured {
  min-height: auto;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  background: #fffaf3;
}

.learning-path .guide-card {
  min-height: auto;
  padding: 20px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.learning-path .guide-card-featured {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.learning-path .guide-grid {
  gap: 0 28px;
}

.path-group h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.article-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.article-list-featured {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.article-link {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(168px, 0.34fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 28px);
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.article-link-featured {
  padding: 22px 0;
}

.article-card-media {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
}

.article-card-media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1.45 / 1;
  height: auto;
  border: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.1);
  border-radius: 6px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.article-card-media figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.article-card-copy {
  max-width: 620px;
}

.article-card-copy h3 {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.article-card-copy p {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.article-card-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.article-link:hover,
.article-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--red-dark);
}

.article-link:hover .article-card-cta,
.article-link:focus-visible .article-card-cta {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.quick-grid,
.scenario-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.quick-grid article,
.scenario-grid > div,
.trust-panel {
  padding: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.trust-panel {
  padding: clamp(18px, 4vw, 28px) 0;
  border-right: 0;
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.ready-panel {
  padding-block: clamp(18px, 4vw, 28px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.quick-grid p,
.trust-panel p,
.ready-panel p {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.guide-card:hover,
.guide-card:focus-visible,
.related-card:hover,
.related-card:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--red);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.card-kicker {
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.guide-card p,
.related-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.breadcrumb a {
  color: var(--red);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.article-shell {
  width: min(var(--article), calc(100% - 32px));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.article-wide {
  width: min(980px, calc(100% - 32px));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.article-hero {
  padding: clamp(48px, 7vw, 82px) 0 34px;
}

.article-hero .lead {
  max-width: var(--article);
}

.metadata-strip {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.metadata-strip span {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 32px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.12);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.byline {
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: #4d3a35;
  font-size: 15px;
}

.byline strong {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.article-body {
  padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.article-body > * + * {
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.article-body h2 {
  margin-top: 46px;
}

.article-body h3 {
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.article-body p,
.article-body li {
  color: #3a2a27;
  font-size: 18px;
}

.article-body ul,
.article-body ol {
  padding-left: 22px;
}

.quick-answer,
.guide-contents,
.short-answer,
.buyer-block,
.ask-block,
.faq-block,
.takeaways,
.source-note,
.author-bio,
.inline-cta {
  padding: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.quick-answer {
  border-right: 0;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--red);
  background: rgba(255, 250, 243, 0.48);
}

.buyer-block,
.inline-cta {
  border-right: 0;
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.buyer-block {
  padding: 26px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.buyer-block .scenario-grid {
  gap: clamp(18px, 4vw, 44px);
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.buyer-block .scenario-grid > div {
  padding: 18px 0 0;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: transparent;
}

.inline-cta {
  padding: 26px 0 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
}

.guide-contents {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  border-right: 0;
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.takeaways,
.source-note,
.ask-block,
.faq-block,
.author-bio {
  border-right: 0;
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.ask-block,
.faq-block,
.author-bio {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.ask-block h2,
.faq-block h2,
.source-note h2,
.takeaways h2,
.author-bio h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.source-note {
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.source-note p {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.author-bio {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 96px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.author-bio::before {
  content: "KG";
  display: grid;
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--red-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 24px;
}

.author-bio .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.author-bio > div p:last-child,
.author-bio p:last-child {
  max-width: 660px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.pull-quote {
  margin: 38px 0;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
  border-left: 0;
  color: var(--red-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(25px, 4vw, 36px);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.editorial-inversion {
  width: min(1040px, calc(100vw - 40px));
  margin: clamp(42px, 7vw, 72px) 50%;
  padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 70px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 74px);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: var(--red-dark);
  color: #fffaf3;
}

.editorial-inversion .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: clamp(16px, 3vw, 26px);
  color: rgba(255, 250, 243, 0.72);
}

.editorial-inversion-line {
  max-width: 820px;
  color: #fffaf3;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(33px, 6vw, 68px);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.editorial-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.editorial-list li {
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.1);
}

.editorial-list li:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.quick-answer h2,
.guide-contents h2 {
  font-size: 28px;
}

.guide-contents ol {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.guide-contents a {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(143, 29, 34, 0.42);
}

.guide-contents a:hover,
.guide-contents a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--red);
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

.article-opener-grid,
.story-panel,
.question-deck,
.ring-reading-panel,
.c-feature {
  width: min(1040px, calc(100vw - 40px));
  margin-right: 50%;
  margin-left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.article-opener-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(260px, 0.75fr);
  gap: clamp(22px, 4vw, 48px);
  align-items: start;
}

.article-opener-grid .quick-answer,
.article-opener-grid .guide-contents {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.story-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.92fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 64px);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(32px, 6vw, 64px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.story-panel-media {
  margin: 0;
}

.story-panel-media img {
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 560px;
  object-fit: contain;
  background: #fbf8f2;
}

.story-panel-media figcaption,
.ring-reading-media figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.story-panel-copy h2,
.question-deck h2,
.ring-reading-panel h2,
.c-feature h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.story-panel-copy p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 620px;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.3vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.question-deck {
  padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 70px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.question-deck-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
  align-items: end;
}

.question-deck-intro p:not(.eyebrow) {
  margin-top: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.question-line-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0 clamp(26px, 5vw, 72px);
  margin-top: clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.question-line {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 24px 0 26px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.question-line span {
  color: var(--red);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.question-line h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 38px);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.question-line p {
  max-width: 360px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.56;
}

.question-line a {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.question-line a:hover,
.question-line a:focus-visible {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.story-panel-copy h2 + p,
.question-deck h2 + p,
.ring-reading-panel h2 + p,
.article-body section > h2 + p,
.c-feature h2 + .c-feature-grid {
  margin-top: clamp(16px, 2.6vw, 28px);
}

.ring-reading-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.86fr) minmax(300px, 1.08fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 68px);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(32px, 6vw, 66px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.ring-reading-copy p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.ring-reading-media {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(12px, 2.4vw, 22px);
}

.ring-reading-media figure {
  margin: 0;
}

.ring-reading-media figure:nth-child(2) {
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.ring-reading-media img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.c-feature {
  padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 58px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
}

.c-feature-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(260px, 0.48fr);
  gap: clamp(22px, 5vw, 70px);
  align-items: start;
}

.c-feature-grid p {
  max-width: 690px;
}

.c-feature-grid aside {
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--red);
}

.c-feature-grid aside span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--red);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 62px);
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.c-feature-grid aside p {
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--red-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3.3vw, 36px);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.short-answer strong,
.buyer-block strong,
.ask-block strong {
  color: var(--red-dark);
}

.article-figure {
  width: min(960px, calc(100vw - 40px));
  margin: clamp(36px, 7vw, 66px) 50% clamp(34px, 6vw, 56px);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.article-figure.carousel-slide img {
  background: #fbf8f2;
  box-shadow: none;
  max-height: 680px;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.image-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.table-wrap {
  overflow-x: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.teaching-visual {
  margin: 34px 0;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.teaching-visual h3 {
  max-width: 620px;
}

.teaching-visual p {
  max-width: 660px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.visual-caption {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.priority-map,
.comparison-track,
.cut-light-map,
.color-strip,
.clarity-map {
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.priority-map {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.priority-map div,
.comparison-track div,
.cut-light-map div,
.color-grade,
.clarity-map div {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 250, 243, 0.62);
}

.priority-map div {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 18px 16px 20px;
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: transparent;
}

.priority-map div:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.priority-map strong,
.comparison-track strong,
.cut-light-map strong,
.color-grade strong,
.clarity-map strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--red-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.priority-map span,
.comparison-track span,
.cut-light-map span,
.color-grade span,
.clarity-map span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.comparison-track {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  align-items: end;
  gap: 12px;
}

.comparison-track div {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 150px;
  align-content: end;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 16px;
}

.stone-dot {
  display: block;
  border: 1px solid rgba(143, 29, 34, 0.24);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 34% 28%, #fff 0 18%, #f8efe1 19% 45%, #d9c5a9 46% 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), 0 12px 24px rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.12);
}

.stone-dot-small {
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
}

.stone-dot-medium {
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
}

.stone-dot-large {
  width: 88px;
  height: 88px;
}

.cut-light-map {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.cut-light-map div {
  min-height: 150px;
  padding: 18px;
  background-image: linear-gradient(130deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82), rgba(185, 144, 77, 0.14));
}

.cut-light-map .quiet-stone {
  background-image: linear-gradient(130deg, rgba(255, 250, 243, 0.88), rgba(112, 93, 87, 0.1));
}

.color-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.color-grade {
  min-height: 122px;
  padding: 16px;
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.color-grade:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.color-grade:nth-child(1) {
  background: #fffdf8;
}

.color-grade:nth-child(2) {
  background: #fbf6ea;
}

.color-grade:nth-child(3) {
  background: #f4ead4;
}

.color-grade:nth-child(4) {
  background: #ead8b8;
}

.clarity-map {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
  gap: 12px;
}

.clarity-map div {
  min-height: 158px;
  padding: 18px;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 52% 42%, rgba(143, 29, 34, 0.35) 0 3px, transparent 4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 72% 62%, rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.2) 0 2px, transparent 3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 35% 70%, rgba(185, 144, 77, 0.28) 0 2px, transparent 3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82), rgba(248, 239, 225, 0.58));
}

.clarity-map .edge-inclusion {
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 50%, rgba(143, 29, 34, 0.36) 0 3px, transparent 4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82), rgba(248, 239, 225, 0.58));
}

table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 660px;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

th,
td {
  padding: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
}

th {
  color: var(--red-dark);
}

tr:last-child th,
tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.inline-cta .button {
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.cta-band {
  margin: 54px 0;
  padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 42px);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--red-dark);
  color: #fffaf3;
}

.cta-band h2 {
  color: #fffaf3;
}

.cta-band p {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: rgba(255, 250, 243, 0.82);
}

.cta-band .button {
  margin-top: 22px;
  border-color: #fffaf3;
  background: #fffaf3;
  color: var(--red-dark);
}

.footer {
  padding: 44px 0 88px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: flex;
  align-items: start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
}

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
}

.footer-links a {
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.mobile-consult-bar {
  position: fixed;
  right: 12px;
  bottom: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  z-index: 30;
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 250, 243, 0.36);
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: rgba(97, 18, 21, 0.96);
  color: #fffaf3;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(36, 24, 22, 0.26);
}

.mobile-consult-bar span {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.mobile-consult-bar a {
  min-height: 38px;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: #fffaf3;
  color: var(--red-dark);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 850;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .hero-grid,
  .section-head,
  .footer-grid {
    display: block;
  }

  .hero-media {
    margin-top: 32px;
  }

  .guide-grid,
  .related-grid,
  .quick-grid,
  .scenario-grid,
  .priority-map {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .article-opener-grid,
  .story-panel,
  .question-deck-intro,
  .ring-reading-panel,
  .c-feature-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .priority-map div:nth-child(2n) {
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .priority-map div:nth-child(n+3) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .section-head p {
    margin-top: 12px;
  }

  .featured-guide {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .featured-guide-media {
    max-width: 100%;
    order: -1;
  }

  .ring-context-panel {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .editorial-index-list a,
  .curriculum-list a {
    grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .editorial-index-list em,
  .curriculum-list em {
    grid-column: 2;
  }

  .related-article-row {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .related-article-row:nth-child(even) {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .related-article-row .related-article-media,
  .related-article-row .related-article-copy,
  .related-article-row:nth-child(even) .related-article-media,
  .related-article-row:nth-child(even) .related-article-copy {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .related-article-row .related-article-media,
  .related-article-row:nth-child(even) .related-article-media {
    order: -1;
  }

  .guide-hub-page .related-article-media img {
    min-height: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  body {
    padding-bottom: 108px;
  }

  .guide-hub-page {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .site-header {
    align-items: start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .nav {
    width: 100%;
    overflow-x: auto;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .nav .button {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero {
    padding-top: 42px;
  }

  .hero-actions .button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .guide-grid,
  .related-grid,
  .quick-grid,
  .scenario-grid,
  .image-row,
  .priority-map,
  .comparison-track,
  .cut-light-map,
  .color-strip,
  .clarity-map {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .color-grade,
  .color-grade:last-child {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .color-grade:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .guide-card,
  .related-card {
    min-height: 140px;
  }

  .blog-shell {
    width: min(100% - 28px, 920px);
  }

  .blog-hero {
    padding-top: 36px;
  }

  .blog-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(40px, 13vw, 60px);
  }

  .featured-guide h2 {
    font-size: 30px;
  }

  .featured-guide-media figcaption {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .editorial-index-list a,
  .curriculum-list a {
    grid-template-columns: 38px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .editorial-index-list span,
  .curriculum-list span,
  .article-number {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .blog-section-head {
    display: block;
  }

  .blog-section-head .text-link {
    margin-top: 14px;
  }

  .related-article-row {
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 34px 0;
  }

  .related-article-media {
    width: min(320px, 100%);
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .related-article-copy h3 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .related-article-copy p:not(.article-meta) {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .related-article-media img {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .ring-context-media {
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .ring-context-media figure:first-child {
    transform: none;
  }

  .article-link {
    grid-template-columns: 106px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 16px 0;
  }

  .article-link-featured {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-top: 18px;
  }

  .article-link-featured .article-card-media img {
    aspect-ratio: 1.55 / 1;
  }

  .article-card-copy h3 {
    margin-top: 6px;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.08;
  }

  .article-link-featured .article-card-copy h3 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .article-card-copy p {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  .article-card-cta {
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .article-body p,
  .article-body li {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.68;
  }

  .article-body > * + * {
    margin-top: 20px;
  }

  .article-body h2 {
    margin-top: 34px;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 10vw, 44px);
  }

  .article-opener-grid,
  .story-panel,
  .question-deck,
  .ring-reading-panel,
  .c-feature {
    width: min(100% - 28px, 1040px);
  }

  .article-opener-grid {
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .quick-answer,
  .guide-contents,
  .short-answer,
  .buyer-block,
  .ask-block,
  .faq-block,
  .takeaways,
  .source-note,
  .author-bio,
  .inline-cta {
    padding: 18px 0;
  }

  .quick-answer {
    padding: 18px;
  }

  .story-panel {
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 28px 0 34px;
  }

  .story-panel-copy p:not(.eyebrow) {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.62;
  }

  .question-deck {
    padding: 30px 0 36px;
  }

  .question-deck-intro {
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .question-deck-intro p:not(.eyebrow) {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.62;
  }

  .question-line-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-top: 24px;
  }

  .question-line {
    grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 20px 0 22px;
  }

  .question-line span {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .question-line h3 {
    font-size: 27px;
  }

  .question-line p {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .priority-map div,
  .priority-map div:nth-child(2n) {
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .priority-map div:nth-child(n+2) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .ring-reading-panel {
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 30px 0 34px;
  }

  .ring-reading-media {
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .ring-reading-media figure:nth-child(2) {
    margin-top: 24px;
  }

  .c-feature {
    padding: 28px 0;
  }

  .c-feature-grid {
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .c-feature-grid aside {
    max-width: 340px;
  }

  .c-feature-grid aside span {
    font-size: 38px;
  }

  .c-feature-grid aside p {
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-size: 25px;
  }

  .pull-quote {
    margin: 30px 0;
    font-size: 29px;
  }

  .editorial-inversion {
    width: min(100% - 28px, 1040px);
    margin-top: 36px;
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    padding: 28px 22px 34px;
  }

  .editorial-inversion-line {
    font-size: clamp(31px, 10vw, 44px);
  }

  .table-wrap {
    overflow-x: visible;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
  }

  table,
  thead,
  tbody,
  tr,
  th,
  td {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
  }

  thead {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  tbody tr {
    padding: 14px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
  }

  tbody tr + tr {
    margin-top: 12px;
  }

  th,
  td {
    padding: 6px 0;
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  tbody th {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .mobile-consult-bar {
    display: flex;
    right: 8px;
    bottom: 8px;
    left: 8px;
    padding: 8px 9px;
  }

  .mobile-consult-bar span {
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.15;
  }

  .mobile-consult-bar a {
    min-height: 34px;
    padding: 8px 10px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .guide-hub-page .mobile-consult-bar {
    display: none;
  }

  .author-bio {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .author-bio::before {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
  }

  .footer {
    padding-bottom: 104px;
  }
}