/* VB Marketing article styles — tokens matched to live vb-mktg.com homepage */

:root{
  --paper:#101514; --white:#171C1A; --wash:#1C211F;
  --ink:#F4F1EC; --black:#0B0F0E; --navy:#1E2320;
  --gold:#F3632F; --gold-bright:#F6854A; --gold-deep:#F08A4E; --gold-tint:#241613;
  --line:#242B28; --line-2:#2E3531;
  --muted:#A6ABA3; --faint:#7E847D; --faint-2:#9BA29A;
  --serif:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',system-ui,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --sans:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',system-ui,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --mono:ui-monospace,'SF Mono',Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
  --wrap:1120px;
  --prose:720px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
h1,h2,h3,h4{margin:0}
p{margin:0}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
::selection{background:var(--gold);color:#fff}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:4px}

.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:auto;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.skip-link:focus{left:16px;top:16px;width:auto;height:auto;padding:10px 16px;background:var(--black);color:var(--paper);z-index:100;border-radius:8px}

.eyebrow{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-deep)}

/* Header — matched to homepage */
.site-head{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(16,21,20,.82);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.site-head .row{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;height:64px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;color:var(--ink)}
.logo .m{height:36px;width:auto;border:none;background:none;padding:0;display:block}
.logo .vb{color:var(--gold-bright)}
.logo b{font-weight:600;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.2px;white-space:nowrap}
nav.main{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;font-size:14px;font-weight:500}
nav.main a.back-link{color:var(--muted);transition:color .15s}
nav.main a.back-link:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.pill-dark{background:var(--gold);color:#101514;padding:9px 18px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600;transition:background .16s;white-space:nowrap}
.pill-dark:hover{background:var(--gold-bright);color:#101514}
.cta-mini{display:none}
@media(max-width:840px){
  .site-head .row{padding:0 14px}
  .cta-full{display:none}
  .cta-mini{display:inline}
  .pill-dark{padding:9px 15px;font-size:14px}
  nav.main a.back-link{font-size:13px}
}

/* Article layout */
.article{max-width:var(--prose);margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(40px,6vw,72px) 24px 0}
.article-hero{margin:0 0 40px;padding-bottom:28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.article-hero h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,42px);line-height:1.15;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.4px;text-wrap:balance;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 18px}
.article-meta{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center}

.article-prose{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--ink)}
.article-prose > * + *{margin-top:1.15em}
.article-prose a{color:var(--gold-deep);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;transition:color .15s}
.article-prose a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.article-prose strong{font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}
.article-prose h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(24px,3.5vw,30px);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.25px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:2.4em;margin-bottom:.55em;color:var(--ink);text-wrap:balance}
.article-prose h3{font-size:clamp(17px,2.2vw,19px);font-weight:600;line-height:1.35;margin-top:1.85em;margin-bottom:.4em;color:var(--ink)}
.article-prose ul,.article-prose ol{padding-left:1.35em;margin-top:0.75em;margin-bottom:0.75em}
.article-prose li{margin:.4em 0}
.article-prose li::marker{color:var(--gold)}
.article-prose hr.article-rule{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.4em 0}

.table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;margin:1.4em 0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:var(--white);box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(11,14,21,.04)}
.article-prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.5}
.article-prose th,.article-prose td{padding:12px 16px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
.article-prose th{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-deep);background:var(--gold-tint)}
.article-prose tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.article-prose tbody tr:nth-child(even) td{background:rgba(255,255,255,.03)}

/* CTA band */
.article-cta{margin:56px 0 0;padding:36px 32px;border-radius:20px;border:1px solid rgba(246,133,74,.22);
  background:radial-gradient(130% 150% at 10% 0%, #1C2220 0%, #0E1312 58%);color:var(--paper)}
.article-cta .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-bright);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;margin:0 0 14px}
.article-cta .eyebrow::before{content:"";width:26px;height:1px;background:var(--gold-bright);opacity:.75}
.cta-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(24px,3.5vw,30px);font-weight:500;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.2px;margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--paper)}
.cta-lead{font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#C6C9D2;margin:0 0 24px;max-width:48ch}
.cta-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin-bottom:18px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;border-radius:999px;cursor:pointer;border:1px solid transparent;transition:background .16s,color .16s,border-color .16s,transform .16s}
.btn:hover{transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-dark{background:var(--gold);color:#101514;padding:13px 24px}
.btn-dark:hover{background:var(--gold-bright);color:#101514}
.btn-outline{border:1px solid rgba(246,133,74,.45);color:var(--gold-bright);padding:12px 22px;background:transparent}
.btn-outline:hover{background:rgba(246,133,74,.1);color:var(--gold-bright)}
.cta-contact{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;color:var(--faint-2);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center}
.cta-contact a{color:var(--gold-bright);text-decoration:none}
.cta-contact a:hover{color:var(--paper)}
@media(max-width:560px){.article-cta{padding:28px 20px}}

/* Footer — matched to homepage */
footer{border-top:1px solid rgba(246,133,74,.12);background:var(--black);margin-top:72px}
footer .row{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:32px 24px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--faint-2)}
footer .links{display:flex;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
footer .links a{color:var(--faint-2);transition:color .15s}
footer .links a:hover{color:var(--gold-bright)}