/* LSSCO business-card visual system — 17 July 2026 */
:root {
  --ink: #343434;
  --charcoal: #343434;
  --charcoal-deep: #292929;
  --muted: #6e655c;
  --muted-2: #8a7e72;
  --paper: #f5eee6;
  --paper-2: #eadfd2;
  --panel: #efe5d8;
  --white: #fffaf2;
  --cream: #e3d2bd;
  --cream-soft: #f2e5d4;
  --gold: #966111;
  --gold-dark: #70480c;
  --gold-light: #c98b2a;
  --gold-line: #e1aa52;
  --line: rgba(112,72,12,.28);
  --line-strong: rgba(150,97,17,.72);
  --shadow: 0 24px 62px rgba(52,52,52,.13);
  --shadow-soft: 0 14px 38px rgba(52,52,52,.09);
  --font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", "Iowan Old Style", "Baskerville", "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-body: "Manrope", "Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
}

html { background: var(--charcoal); }
body {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  background-image: none;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
  letter-spacing: -0.006em;
}
body::before {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 0 0, rgba(150,97,17,.08), transparent 29%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(52,52,52,.025) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: auto, 80px 100%;
  opacity: .8;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4,
.brand-text strong,
.footer-title,
.big-number,
.service-price strong,
.layer-stack strong,
.case-facts strong,
.ops-stat-grid strong,
.console-top strong,
.sheet-header strong,
.metric strong,
.process-step .process-no,
.outcome-line strong {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-rendering: geometricPrecision;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(51px, 6.1vw, 86px); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(38px, 4.45vw, 60px); line-height: .99; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
h3 { font-size: clamp(26px, 2.55vw, 35px); line-height: 1.03; letter-spacing: -.022em; }
.lede { font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 500; color: #594f45; line-height: 1.6; }
.copy, .card p, .scenario p, .role-card p, .check-list li, .detail-list li,
.timeline-item p, .principal-card p, .footer-inner p { color: var(--muted); }

/* Header and navigation */
.site-header {
  background: rgba(52,52,52,.985);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.62);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}
.header-inner { max-width: 1440px; padding-top: 13px; padding-bottom: 13px; }
.brand { gap: 14px; }
.brand-logo { width: 62px; height: 50px; }
.brand-logo img { width: 62px; height: 50px; object-fit: contain; }
.brand-text strong { color: var(--cream); font-size: clamp(25px,2.35vw,34px); letter-spacing: .004em; }
.brand-text span { color: var(--gold-line); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .23em; }
.primary-nav { color: var(--cream); gap: 17px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .055em; }
.primary-nav a { color: var(--cream); }
.primary-nav a[aria-current="page"], .primary-nav a:hover { color: #fff7ec; border-bottom-color: var(--gold-line); }
.nav-cta {
  color: var(--cream) !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.68) !important;
  padding: 10px 13px !important;
  background: transparent;
}
.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--cream) !important; }
.nav-toggle {
  color: var(--cream);
  border-color: rgba(225,170,82,.7);
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.menu-lines::before, .menu-lines::after, .menu-lines span { background: var(--cream); }

/* Home hero: direct translation of the card system. */
.operations-home .ops-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-width: none;
  min-height: 690px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.02fr) minmax(360px,.98fr);
  gap: clamp(42px,6vw,92px);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  background: var(--gold);
  padding-left: max(26px, calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2 + 26px));
  padding-right: max(26px, calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2 + 26px));
  padding-top: 92px;
  padding-bottom: 84px;
}
.operations-home .ops-hero::before,
.operations-home .ops-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  width: 480px;
  height: 370px;
  background: url('/assets/img/lss-emblem-transparent.png') center/contain no-repeat;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(.28) contrast(1.45);
  opacity: .14;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.operations-home .ops-hero::before { left: -190px; top: -135px; transform: rotate(-18deg); }
.operations-home .ops-hero::after { right: -220px; bottom: -175px; transform: rotate(16deg); }
.ops-hero h1 { color: #2e2e2e; max-width: 10.8ch; }
.ops-hero .eyebrow { color: #3d3328; }
.ops-hero .lede { color: #4a3f34; max-width: 650px; }
.ops-hero .button { background: var(--charcoal); border-color: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream); }
.ops-hero .button:hover { background: #1f1f1f; border-color: #1f1f1f; }
.ops-hero .button.secondary { color: var(--charcoal); background: transparent; border-color: rgba(52,52,52,.68); }
.ops-hero .button.secondary:hover { color: var(--cream); background: var(--charcoal); }
.ops-hero .metrics {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(52,52,52,.48);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(52,52,52,.48);
}
.ops-hero .metric { color: var(--charcoal); }
.ops-hero .metric + .metric { border-left-color: rgba(52,52,52,.28); }
.ops-hero .metric span { color: rgba(52,52,52,.7); }
.ops-hero .metric strong { color: var(--charcoal); font-weight: 600; }

.blueprint-emblem {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 610px);
  justify-self: end;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(22px,3vw,38px);
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--cream);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  border: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.74);
  box-shadow: 20px 20px 0 rgba(52,52,52,.16);
}
.blueprint-emblem::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 15px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.28);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.blueprint-emblem::after { display: none; }
.blueprint-emblem picture { display: block; width: 100%; }
.blueprint-emblem img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto !important;
  aspect-ratio: 839 / 635 !important;
  object-fit: contain !important;
  object-position: center;
}
.blueprint-emblem figcaption {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 5px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  padding: 16px 4px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.36);
  color: var(--cream);
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
}
.blueprint-emblem figcaption span { color: var(--gold-line); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.blueprint-emblem figcaption strong { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .02em; }

/* Cards and bands */
.dark-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--cream);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.55);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.55);
}
.dark-band::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -150px;
  bottom: -190px;
  width: 520px;
  height: 420px;
  background: url('/assets/img/lss-emblem-transparent.png') center/contain no-repeat;
  opacity: .08;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.dark-band .copy, .dark-band .lede, .dark-band .card p { color: rgba(227,210,189,.75); }
.dark-band .eyebrow, .dark-band .card .num { color: var(--gold-line) !important; }
.dark-band .card { border-top-color: rgba(225,170,82,.42); }

.button { border-radius: 0; background: var(--charcoal); border-color: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream); }
.button:hover { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--cream); }
.button.secondary { color: var(--charcoal); background: transparent; border-color: var(--gold); }
.button.secondary:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--cream); }

.rule { border-top-color: rgba(150,97,17,.32); }
.eyebrow, .section-kicker { color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 700; }
.card, .scenario, .role-card { border-top-color: rgba(150,97,17,.42); }
.card .num { color: var(--gold-dark); }
.metric { background: transparent; }

/* Services read like a premium rate card. */
.service-stack { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(150,97,17,.46); }
.service-card, .service-card.featured {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(150,97,17,.46);
}
.service-card.featured {
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding-left: 26px;
  padding-right: 26px;
  border-top-color: var(--gold-line);
}
.service-card.featured::before { color: var(--gold-line); right: 26px; }
.service-card.featured .service-copy p,
.service-card.featured .check-list li,
.service-card.featured .small-label,
.service-card.featured .service-price span { color: rgba(227,210,189,.74); }
.service-card.featured .service-price strong,
.service-card.featured .service-price a { color: var(--cream); }
.service-index, .service-card.featured .service-index { color: var(--gold); }
.service-card.featured .service-index { color: var(--gold-line); }
.service-price { border-left-color: rgba(150,97,17,.32); }
.service-card.featured .service-price { border-left-color: rgba(225,170,82,.30); }
.service-price a { color: var(--gold-dark); }
.check-list li::before { background: var(--gold); }

/* Diagram sections: botanical editorial, not technical blueprint. */
.blueprint-keyline {
  background: var(--paper);
  height: 58px;
  gap: 14px;
}
.blueprint-keyline span { height: 1px; background: rgba(150,97,17,.50); }
.blueprint-keyline i { width: 7px; height: 7px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); border-radius: 50%; background: var(--paper); }
.blueprint-section {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  background-image: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(150,97,17,.42);
}
.blueprint-section::before,
.blueprint-section::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 330px;
  height: 255px;
  border: 0;
  background: url('/assets/img/lss-emblem-transparent.png') center/contain no-repeat;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(.35) contrast(1.4);
  opacity: .08;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.blueprint-section::before { left: -120px; top: -110px; transform: rotate(-18deg); }
.blueprint-section::after { right: -125px; bottom: -110px; transform: rotate(18deg); }
.blueprint-roadmap {
  color: var(--cream);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  border-color: rgba(225,170,82,.62);
}
.blueprint-roadmap .copy { color: rgba(227,210,189,.72); }
.blueprint-roadmap .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-line); }
.blueprint-roadmap::before,
.blueprint-roadmap::after { filter: none; opacity: .055; }
.process-ledger { border-color: var(--charcoal); }
.process-step + .process-step { border-left-color: rgba(150,97,17,.32); }
.process-step .process-no { color: var(--gold); }
.process-step::after { background: var(--gold); }
.blueprint-roadmap .phase-grid { border-top: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.45); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.45); }
.blueprint-roadmap .phase-card { color: var(--cream); border-color: rgba(225,170,82,.30); }
.blueprint-roadmap .phase-card > span { color: var(--gold-line); }
.blueprint-roadmap .phase-card .check-list li { color: rgba(227,210,189,.76); }
.blueprint-roadmap .phase-card .check-list li::before { background: var(--gold-line); }
.blueprint-roadmap .outcome-line { border-color: rgba(225,170,82,.45); }
.blueprint-roadmap .outcome-line span { color: var(--gold-line); }
.blueprint-roadmap .outcome-line strong { color: var(--cream); }

.case-panel {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  border-color: rgba(150,97,17,.42);
}
.case-facts article { background: rgba(255,250,242,.55); border-color: rgba(150,97,17,.28); }
.layer-stack article { background: rgba(255,250,242,.55); border-color: rgba(150,97,17,.30); }
.layer-stack article:not(:last-child)::after { background: var(--gold); }

.cta-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--charcoal);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal);
}
.cta-band::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -110px;
  top: -140px;
  width: 390px;
  height: 300px;
  background: url('/assets/img/lss-emblem-transparent.png') center/contain no-repeat;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(.28) contrast(1.4);
  opacity: .15;
}
.cta-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cta-inner .copy { color: #4a3f34; }
.cta-band .eyebrow { color: #3d3328; }
.cta-band .button { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream); border-color: var(--charcoal); }
.cta-band .button.secondary { color: var(--charcoal); background: transparent; border-color: var(--charcoal); }
.cta-band .button.secondary:hover { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream); }

/* Internal page introductions use the same card-front language. */
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  background: var(--gold);
  max-width: none;
  padding-left: max(26px, calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2 + 26px));
  padding-right: max(26px, calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2 + 26px));
  padding-top: 74px;
  padding-bottom: 58px;
}
.page-hero::before {
  inset: 18px max(18px, calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2 + 18px));
  border-top-color: rgba(52,52,52,.25);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(52,52,52,.25);
}
.page-hero::after {
  right: max(-100px, calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2 - 100px));
  width: min(35vw, 420px);
  background-image: url('/assets/img/lss-emblem-transparent.png');
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(.28) contrast(1.4);
  opacity: .13;
}
.page-hero .eyebrow { color: #403428; }
.page-hero .lede, .page-hero .copy { color: #4c4136; }

/* Forms, tables and operational modules */
input, select, textarea {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: #fffaf2;
  border-color: rgba(150,97,17,.42);
}
input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus { border-color: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(150,97,17,.11); }
.form-panel, .panel, .notice-box, .commercial-panel, .engagement-table article,
.access-role, .site-notice-card, .principal-card, .table-wrap, .mock-card, .hero-card {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  border-color: rgba(150,97,17,.36);
  box-shadow: none;
}
.ops-console, .demo-sidebar, .demo-topbar { background: var(--charcoal); }
.ops-console { border-color: rgba(225,170,82,.62); }
.ops-console .quote-box { color: rgba(227,210,189,.78); }
.status { color: var(--gold-dark); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }

/* Footer mirrors the dark business card. */
.site-footer {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--cream);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  background-image: none;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.62);
}
.site-footer::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -125px;
  top: -110px;
  width: 390px;
  height: 300px;
  background: url('/assets/img/lss-emblem-transparent.png') center/contain no-repeat;
  opacity: .07;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.footer-inner, .footer-bottom { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.footer-title { color: var(--cream); }
.footer-inner p, .footer-address-lines, .footer-contact-lines, .footer-bottom { color: rgba(227,210,189,.72); }
.footer-label { color: var(--gold-line); }
.footer-inner a { color: var(--cream); }
.footer-bottom { border-top-color: rgba(225,170,82,.32); }
.footer-portrait { border-color: rgba(225,170,82,.55); }

@media (max-width: 1260px) {
  .primary-nav {
    z-index: 120;
    inset: 76px 18px auto 18px;
    max-height: calc(100dvh - 92px);
    overflow-y: auto;
    color: var(--cream);
    background: var(--charcoal);
    border: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.78);
    border-radius: 0;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.46);
    padding: 14px 20px 18px;
    gap: 0;
  }
  .primary-nav a {
    color: var(--cream) !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(225,170,82,.28) !important;
    padding: 16px 2px 14px;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  .primary-nav a:hover, .primary-nav a:focus-visible { color: var(--gold-line) !important; }
  .primary-nav .nav-cta {
    margin-top: 9px;
    color: var(--charcoal) !important;
    background: var(--gold-line);
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-line) !important;
    padding: 14px 12px !important;
    text-align: center;
  }
  body.nav-open::after { background: rgba(22,22,22,.74); }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .operations-home .ops-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: auto; }
  .blueprint-emblem { justify-self: center; max-width: 620px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .operations-home .ops-hero {
    padding: 55px 20px 58px;
    gap: 42px;
  }
  .ops-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(43px, 12.2vw, 55px); line-height: .95; max-width: 12ch; }
  .lede { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; }
  .copy { font-size: 15px; }
  .blueprint-emblem { width: 100%; padding: 18px; box-shadow: 10px 10px 0 rgba(52,52,52,.15); }
  .blueprint-emblem::before { inset: 10px; }
  .blueprint-emblem figcaption { padding-top: 13px; }
  .blueprint-emblem figcaption strong { font-size: 17px; }
  .blueprint-section { margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 22px; }
  .page-hero { padding: 56px 20px 45px; }
  .page-hero::before { inset: 12px; }
  .page-hero::after { width: 270px; right: -95px; opacity: .09; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .header-inner { padding: 10px 12px; }
  .brand-logo, .brand-logo img { width: 47px; height: 40px; }
  .brand-text strong { font-size: 18px; }
  .brand-text span { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { min-height: 43px; padding: 8px 10px; font-size: 17px; }
  .primary-nav { inset: 66px 10px auto 10px; }
  .ops-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(41px, 11.6vw, 49px); max-width: 100%; }
  .ops-hero .metrics { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .ops-hero .metric:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .blueprint-emblem { padding: 14px; }
  .blueprint-emblem figcaption span { display: block; }
  .blueprint-emblem figcaption strong { font-size: 15px; }
}
.blueprint-emblem figcaption span::before { display: none !important; }