/* Louis' Trumpet Academy: brand surface (charcoal + yellow), light reading surface for articles */
:root {
  --bg: #191715; --bg-2: #211F1C; --bg-3: #2B2825;
  --yellow: #FDCD66; --yellow-deep: #E9B74A;
  --white: #FFFFFF; --text: #D8D4CD; --dim: #A29D95; --line: rgba(253,205,102,.26);
  --paper: #FAF8F4; --ink: #1B1A18; --ink-dim: #5E5A54; --rule: #E4E0D8;
  --head: "Anton", "Arial Narrow", Impact, sans-serif;
  --body: "Manrope", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --gutter: clamp(18px, 5vw, 56px);
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 84px; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); font-family: var(--body); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; }
h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; color: var(--white); text-wrap: balance; }
h1, h2 { font-family: var(--head); font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .01em; line-height: 1.06; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 6vw, 4.4rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.2vw, 3rem); }
h3 { font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.12rem; line-height: 1.3; }
p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.hl { color: var(--yellow); }
.shell { width: 100%; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.shell--narrow { max-width: 760px; }
.band { padding-block: clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px); }
.band--alt { background: var(--bg-2); }
.eyebrow { display: block; font-weight: 800; font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.22rem); font-weight: 600; color: var(--text); max-width: 46ch; }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -9999px; }
.skip:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; background: var(--yellow); color: #191715; padding: 8px 12px; z-index: 100; }

/* Buttons */
.btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 48px; padding: .95em 1.9em; border-radius: 60px; font-weight: 800; font-size: .86rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; transition: background .2s, color .2s, transform .2s; }
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn--yellow { background: var(--yellow); color: #191715; }
.btn--yellow:hover { background: var(--white); }
.btn--line { border: 1.5px solid var(--line); color: var(--white); }
.btn--line:hover { border-color: var(--yellow); color: var(--yellow); }
.cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 14px 20px; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.cta__note { font-size: .86rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dim); }

/* Nav */
.nav { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: rgba(25,23,21,.94); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07); }
.nav__in { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; min-height: 72px; }
.nav__logo img { height: 44px; width: auto; }
.nav__links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(14px, 2.4vw, 30px); }
.nav__links a { text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text); }
.nav__links a:hover, .nav__links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--yellow); }
.nav__links .btn { min-height: 40px; padding: .7em 1.3em; font-size: .74rem; color: #191715; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .nav__links a:not(.btn) { display: none; } .nav__links a.keep { display: inline; } }

/* Hero */
.hero { background: radial-gradient(900px 600px at 38% 45%, var(--bg-3) 0%, var(--bg-2) 55%, var(--bg) 100%); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 8px; background: var(--yellow); }
.hero__in { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px); align-items: center; padding-block: clamp(44px, 7vw, 92px) clamp(52px, 7vw, 96px); }
.hero__photo img { width: 100%; max-width: 470px; margin-inline: auto;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 13%, #000 87%, transparent 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0, #000 9%, #000 86%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 13%, #000 87%, transparent 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0, #000 9%, #000 86%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in; mask-composite: intersect; }
.hero h1 { max-width: 15ch; }
.hero .lede { margin-top: 1.2rem; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .hero__in { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .hero__photo img { max-width: 320px; } }

/* Steps */
.steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 14px; margin-top: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px); }
@media (max-width: 960px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.step { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 22px 20px 20px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); }
.step__n { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--yellow); color: #191715; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.step h3 { margin-bottom: .45rem; }
.step p { margin: 0; font-size: .94rem; color: var(--text); opacity: .86; }
.sum { margin: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px) 0 0; text-align: center; font-family: var(--head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3.4vw, 2.3rem); color: var(--white); }

/* Cards and lists */
.grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; margin-top: clamp(26px, 4vw, 40px); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.card { display: block; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px 22px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); text-decoration: none; }
a.card:hover { border-color: var(--yellow); }
.card h3 { margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.card p { margin: 0; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--text); opacity: .86; }
.card__more { display: inline-block; margin-top: 1rem; font-weight: 800; font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--yellow); }
.quote { border-left: 3px solid var(--yellow); padding: 4px 0 4px 18px; margin: 0; }
.quote p { font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--white); margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.quote cite { font-style: normal; font-size: .86rem; color: var(--dim); }
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 60px); align-items: center; }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.split img { border-radius: 12px; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; }
.center { text-align: center; }
.center .cta { justify-content: center; }

/* Articles: light reading surface */
.paper { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.paper h1, .paper h2, .paper h3 { color: var(--ink); }
.post-head { padding-block: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px); }
.post-head h1 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.4rem); }
.post-head .lede { color: var(--ink-dim); margin-top: 1rem; max-width: 56ch; }
.post-head .eyebrow { color: var(--ink-dim); }
.post-head .eyebrow a { text-decoration: none; }
.prose { padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px); font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.75; }
.prose h2 { font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 800; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2.2rem 0 .7rem; }
.prose h3 { margin: 1.6rem 0 .5rem; }
.prose p, .prose li { color: #2A2825; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.3rem; margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.prose a { color: #8A5A00; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.post-cta { background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); border-radius: 14px; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 36px); margin-top: 2.6rem; }
.post-cta h2 { color: var(--white); font-family: var(--head); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.4vw, 2.1rem); margin: 0 0 .6rem; }
.post-cta p { color: var(--text); margin: 0; }
.video { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; margin: 2rem 0 0; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; background: #000; }
.video iframe { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }
.list { display: grid; gap: 14px; padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px); }
.list a { display: block; text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-radius: 12px; padding: 22px 22px; background: #fff; }
.list a:hover { border-color: #8A5A00; }
.list h2 { font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 800; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.list p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-dim); }

/* Footer */
.foot { background: #121110; padding-block: 40px; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--dim); }
.foot__in { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px 28px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.foot a { color: var(--text); text-decoration: none; }
.foot a:hover { color: var(--yellow); }
.foot__links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 22px; }

/* 2027 plan + longer hero headline */
.steps--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .steps--3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.plan-note { margin: 1.6rem 0 0; font-weight: 700; color: var(--yellow); }
.hero h1 { max-width: 18ch; font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.2vw, 3.9rem); }
.quote cite a { color: inherit; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .nav__links a:not(.btn) { display: none; } }
.hero h1 span { display: block; }
.hero h1 { max-width: none; }

/* Problem list and price comparison */
.pains { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: clamp(22px, 3vw, 32px) 0 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.pains li { position: relative; padding: 16px 18px 16px 46px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); border-radius: 12px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); font-weight: 600; color: var(--white); }
.pains li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 18px; top: 1.45em; width: 14px; height: 3px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--yellow); }
.answer { margin: clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 36px) 0 0; font-family: var(--head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.4vw, 2.2rem); line-height: 1.12; color: var(--white); }
.prices { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; margin-top: clamp(26px, 4vw, 40px); align-items: stretch; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .prices { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.price { border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); border-radius: 14px; padding: 26px 22px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); }
.price__n { font-family: var(--head); font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem); line-height: 1.05; color: var(--dim); text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.price h3 { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.price p { margin: 0; font-size: .94rem; opacity: .86; }
.price--us { background: var(--yellow); border-color: var(--yellow); }
.price--us .price__n { color: #191715; text-decoration: none; font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.6vw, 3.2rem); }
.price--us h3, .price--us p { color: #191715; opacity: 1; }
.fine { margin: 1.4rem 0 0; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--dim); max-width: 70ch; }

/* Is this for you */
.fit { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; margin-top: clamp(26px, 4vw, 40px); }
.fit__col { border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); border-radius: 12px; padding: 26px 24px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); }
.fit__col--yes { border-color: rgba(253,205,102,.5); }
.fit__col h3 { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.fit__col ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.fit__col li { position: relative; padding-left: 30px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--white); }
.fit__col li::before { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; font-weight: 800; }
.fit__col--yes li::before { content: "\2713"; color: var(--yellow); }
.fit__col--no li { color: var(--text); opacity: .88; }
.fit__col--no li::before { content: "\2715"; color: var(--dim); }
.eyebrow--sub { margin-top: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .fit { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* Feature cards with icons */
.card__head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: .7rem; }
.card__head h3 { margin: 0; }
.card__icon { flex: none; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 38px; height: 38px; border-radius: 10px; background: rgba(253,205,102,.13); color: var(--yellow); }
.card--feat p { opacity: .8; }

/* Photo texture */
#problem { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(25,23,21,.97) 0%, rgba(25,23,21,.9) 45%, rgba(25,23,21,.62) 100%), url(/assets/img/tex-mono.jpg) right center / cover no-repeat; }
.band--cta { background: linear-gradient(rgba(25,23,21,.8), rgba(25,23,21,.9)), url(/assets/img/tex-studio.jpg) center 30% / cover no-repeat; padding-block: clamp(80px, 12vw, 150px); }
.shots__label { margin: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px) 0 0; font-weight: 800; font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim); }
.shots { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 14px; margin-top: 16px; }
.shots img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .shots { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } #problem { background: linear-gradient(rgba(25,23,21,.9), rgba(25,23,21,.94)), url(/assets/img/tex-mono.jpg) center / cover no-repeat; } }

/* Email sign-up */
.signup { background: #191715; color: var(--text); border: 1px solid rgba(253,205,102,.4); border-radius: 14px; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 36px); margin-top: 2.6rem; }
.signup .eyebrow { color: var(--yellow); margin-bottom: .6rem; }
.signup h2 { color: var(--white); font-family: var(--head); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.4vw, 2.1rem); line-height: 1.1; margin: 0 0 .6rem; }
.signup p { color: var(--text); margin: 0; }
.signup__form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr auto; gap: 10px; margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.signup__form input { min-width: 0; font: inherit; color: var(--white); background: rgba(255,255,255,.06); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius: 999px; padding: 13px 18px; }
.signup__form input::placeholder { color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); }
.signup__form input:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--yellow); outline-offset: 1px; }
.signup__form button { cursor: pointer; border: 0; white-space: nowrap; }
.signup p.signup__msg { margin-top: 1rem; color: var(--yellow); font-weight: 700; }
.signup p.signup__fine { margin-top: .9rem; font-size: .82rem; opacity: .65; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .signup__form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.prose ul.more { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 1rem 0 0; display: grid; gap: 10px; }
.prose ul.more a { font-weight: 700; }