/* ACE IAS Academy: white, Ashoka navy, saffron, green and newsprint grey. Newsreader for headings, Public Sans for
   text. Change the colours and fonts here; base.css reads these variables. */
:root {
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #FFFFFF;
  --soft: #F3F4F8;
  --ink: #16193A;
  --muted: #535873;
  --line: #E1E4F0;
  --line-strong: #C9CEE2;
  --brand: #1F2A6B;
  --brand-hover: #151D52;
  --brand-ink: #FFFFFF;
  --brand-text: #1F2A6B;
  --saf: #E8772E;
  --green: #2E7D4F;
  --eyebrow: #C25A17;
  --announce-bg: #1F2A6B;
  --announce-ink: #FFFFFF;
  --head: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Public Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --fs-body: 1.04rem;
  --radius: 4px;
  --radius-lg: 8px;
  --btn-radius: 4px;
  --wrap: 1200px;
  --gap: 22px;
}
h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
h3 { font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; }
h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--saf); }
.btn { font-weight: 700; }
.check { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-weight: 500; cursor: pointer; }
.check input { width: 20px; height: 20px; accent-color: var(--brand); }

/* header: a tricolour hairline under it */
.header { background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 3px 0 -1px var(--saf), 0 5px 0 -1px #fff, 0 7px 0 -1px var(--green); }
.logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; }
.logo-mark { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
.logo span { display: grid; line-height: 1.05; }
.logo b { font: 600 1.5rem var(--head); color: var(--brand); }
.logo small { color: var(--muted); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 600; }
.nav a { font-weight: 600; color: var(--muted); }
.nav a:hover, .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--brand); }

/* hero */
.hero { padding-block: clamp(36px, 5vw, 80px); }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, .8fr); gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px); align-items: center; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.4vw, 4rem); line-height: 1.05; margin: 14px 0 18px; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 26px; }
.paper { padding: 22px; background: #FAFAF7; border: 1px solid var(--line-strong); box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--brand); }
.paper-mast { display: grid; gap: 4px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 3px double var(--ink); font: 600 1.6rem var(--head); text-align: center; }
.paper-mast span { font: 600 .74rem var(--body); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--muted); }
.paper-head { margin: 14px 0; font: 600 1.4rem/1.2 var(--head); }
.paper ul { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 10px; }
.paper li { display: grid; padding: 10px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong); }
.paper li b { font: 600 1.6rem var(--head); color: var(--saf); }
.stages-band { background: var(--soft); }
.stages { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0; margin-top: 22px; counter-reset: st; }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .stages { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } }
.stages li { position: relative; padding: 22px 26px 22px 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--brand); }
.stages li + li { padding-left: 26px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line-strong); }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .stages li + li { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; } }
.st-when { font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--eyebrow); }
.stages h3 { font: 600 1.8rem var(--head); margin: 4px 0 6px; }
.stages p { color: var(--muted); }

/* eligibility */
.el { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr); gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px); align-items: start; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .el { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } }
.el-in { display: grid; gap: 18px; }
.el-out { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.el-verdict { padding: 18px; border-left: 6px solid var(--green); background: #EAF5EE; font: 600 1.35rem/1.3 var(--head); }
.el-verdict.no { border-color: #C0392B; background: #FBEAE8; }
.el-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.el-table th, .el-table td { padding: 10px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); text-align: left; }
.el-table thead th { font-size: .78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--muted); }
.el-table .ok { color: var(--green); font-weight: 700; }
.el-table .no { color: #B03A2E; font-weight: 700; }

/* inner pages */
.page-head { margin-bottom: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.page-head h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); }

/* CTA + footer */
.cta-band { padding-block: clamp(44px, 6vw, 80px); background: var(--brand); color: #D6DAF0; }
.cta-band .wrap { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
.cta-band h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); color: #fff; }
.cta-band p { margin-top: 6px; }
.cta-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
.cta-band .btn-primary { background: var(--saf); color: #fff; }
.cta-band .btn-ghost { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.footer { background: var(--ink); color: #B4B9D6; --footer-line: rgba(255,255,255,.14); }
.footer .logo b { color: #fff; }
.footer .logo small { color: #B4B9D6; }
.footer h2 { color: #fff; }
.f-about { margin-top: 12px; max-width: 34ch; }
.footer .credit a { color: #fff; }