/*
 * Essex — chrome & section CSS.
 * Tokens come from theme.json (var(--wp--preset--*) / var(--wp--custom--*)).
 * This file styles header, footer, page-hero, and effects with no block equivalent.
 * Backgrounds use relative url(./img/...) so they resolve on any domain/subdir.
 */

/* ---------- shared ---------- */
:root {
	--essex-topbar-bg: #f5f2f0;
	--essex-topbar-ink: #696969;
	--essex-shell-x: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 70px);
}

/* =====================================================================
   HEADER
   ===================================================================== */

/* Top utility bar — live sets an explicit 36px line-height on the link
   text itself (not a ratio off font-size), at 15px font-size; that's what
   actually drives the 50px total bar height (7 + 36 + 7), not 16px/1.4. */
.essex-topbar {
	background-color: var(--essex-topbar-bg);
	font-size: 15px;
	color: var(--essex-topbar-ink);
}
.essex-topbar .wp-block-group { color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); }
.essex-topbar a { color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); text-decoration: none; }
.essex-topbar a:hover { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essex-topbar__inner {
	max-width: none;
	padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x);
	padding-block: 7px;
}
.essex-topbar p { margin: 0; line-height: 36px; }

/* Top-bar items separated by a small bullet (matches live: 5px #696969 dot
   between the two items on each side — no icons). */
.essex-topbar__side { align-items: center; }
.essex-topbar__side > * + *::before {
	content: "";
	display: inline-block;
	width: 5px; height: 5px;
	border-radius: 50%;
	background: var(--essex-topbar-ink);
	margin: 0 0.7rem;
	vertical-align: middle;
}

/* Main header bar — live has no extra vertical padding here; the row's
   height (91px at desktop) comes from the nav links' own padding, with the
   logo (200x64.5) vertically centered against it. */
.essex-header-main__inner {
	max-width: none;
	padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x);
	padding-block: 0;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-site-logo img { width: 200px; height: auto; }
.essex-header-main .wp-block-site-logo { flex-shrink: 0; }
.essex-header-main .essex-main-nav { flex-shrink: 1; }

/* Push Client Portal + search flush to the right edge; nav hugs the logo. */
/* !important: a core block-library flex-layout rule sets margin on flex
   children with equal-or-higher specificity than a single class, silently
   zeroing this out and leaving the actions group stranded next to the nav
   instead of flush right. */
.essex-header-main__inner .essex-header-actions { margin-left: auto !important; flex-shrink: 0; }

/* Navigation — resting color is the same muted ink as the top bar; only
   hovered/current items turn navy (not the light-blue accent). */
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation {
	font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--roboto);
	font-weight: 500;
	font-size: 1.0625rem;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation-item > a,
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation-submenu > .wp-block-navigation-item__content {
	color: var(--essex-topbar-ink);
	padding-block: 2rem;
	white-space: nowrap;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation a:hover,
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation .current-menu-item > a,
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation-submenu.current-menu-item > .wp-block-navigation-item__content { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }

/* Dropdown panel — core WP snaps this open (width/height jump 0->auto,
   opacity only, 0.1s linear). Live eases it in with a slide+fade
   (translateY(30px)->0, opacity 0->1, 0.3s ease-in-out); match that. */
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container {
	min-width: 260px;
	width: auto;
	height: auto;
	overflow: visible;
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 7px;
	box-shadow: none;
	padding-block: 0;
	transform: translateY(20px);
	transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out, transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation .has-child:hover > .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container,
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation .has-child:focus-within > .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container {
	transform: translateY(0);
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container .wp-block-navigation-item {
	padding-inline: 30px;
	position: relative;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container .wp-block-navigation-item > a {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	/* !important: WP core's own Navigation block CSS targets this same element
	   (.wp-block-navigation .has-child ... > .wp-block-navigation-item__content)
	   at higher specificity (5 classes vs ours) and sets padding: 0.5em 1em,
	   silently winning the cascade and making every item sit at a fixed ~17px
	   regardless of hover. Force our padding so the hover shift actually applies. */
	padding: 15px 0 !important;
	color: var(--essex-topbar-ink);
	font-weight: 500;
	white-space: nowrap;
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	transition: color 0.2s, padding-left 0.2s;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container .wp-block-navigation-item:last-child > a {
	border-bottom: none;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container .current-menu-item > a { color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); }

/* Hover marker — small navy diamond that scales in, matching the live
   theme's icomoon glyph (\e911) used the same way. */
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container .wp-block-navigation-item > a::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	left: 10px;
	top: 50%;
	width: 6px;
	height: 6px;
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg) scale(0);
	transition: transform 0.2s;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container .wp-block-navigation-item > a:hover {
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	padding-left: 8px !important;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-navigation__submenu-container .wp-block-navigation-item > a:hover::before {
	transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg) scale(1);
}

/* Client Portal pill — live: 15px/30px padding, 30px radius, 48px tall */
.essex-portal-btn .wp-block-button__link {
	background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	color: #fff;
	border-radius: 30px;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 600;
	line-height: 18px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
}
.essex-portal-btn .wp-block-button__link:hover { background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); }

/* Search */
.essex-header-main .wp-block-search { --c: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); width: 220px; }
.essex-header-main .wp-block-search__inside-wrapper {
	border: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d9dde3;
	border-radius: 0;
	background: transparent;
}
.essex-header-main .wp-block-search__input { background: transparent; border: none; min-width: 7rem; }
.essex-header-main .wp-block-search button { background: transparent; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }

/* =====================================================================
   PAGE HERO  (navy title banner)
   ===================================================================== */
.essex-page-hero {
	background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	min-height: 300px;
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	text-align: center;
}
.essex-page-hero .wp-block-post-title,
.essex-page-hero h1 {
	color: #fff;
	font-weight: 600; /* live: 600, 80px, lh 85px */
	font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 80px);
	line-height: 1.0625;
	margin: 0;
	padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x);
}

/* =====================================================================
   SERVICE PAGE (two-column + sticky sidebar + green CTA card)
   ===================================================================== */
/* !important: core columns CSS sets align-items: initial !important on
   .wp-block-columns, defeating even its own are-vertically-aligned-top
   class — without this the sidebar column stretches to full content
   height and position:sticky has no room to travel. */
.wp-block-columns.essex-service-layout { align-items: flex-start !important; }
.essex-service-aside { position: sticky; top: 1.5rem; }

/* Main content typography — every value measured off live (audit 2026-07-02):
   intro h2 55px/600 #6ec1e4, intro p 22/32, section h3 35px/600 #6ec1e4,
   sub-head (p>strong block) 30px/600 navy, body p+li 16/28 #696969. */
.essex-service-main > *:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.essex-service-main h2 {
	font-size: 35px;
	line-height: 1.28;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: #6ec1e4;
	margin: 30px 0 28px;
}
/* Only the page-intro heading (first block of the content) is the big 55px;
   later h2s (e.g. the closing section) render at section size on live. */
.essex-service-main > h2:first-child {
	font-size: 55px;
	line-height: 1.13;
	margin: 0 0 40px;
}
.essex-service-main > h2:first-child + p,
.essex-service-main > h2:first-child + p + p {
	font-size: 22px;
	line-height: 32px;
}
.essex-service-main h3 {
	font-size: 35px;
	line-height: 1.28;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: #6ec1e4;
	margin: 30px 0 28px;
}
.essex-service-main :is(h2, h3) + p strong:first-child {
	display: block;
	font-size: 30px;
	line-height: 1.3;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	margin-bottom: 0;
}
.essex-service-main p {
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 28px;
	color: #696969;
	margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.essex-service-main figure.wp-block-image img { border-radius: 0; }
.essex-service-main figure.wp-block-image { margin: 40px 0; }
/* Closing section — full-width row below the two-column layout on live:
   55px heading left (~41%), 22px/32 paragraphs right. */
.essex-closing-cols { margin-top: 100px !important; }
.essex-closing-cols h2 {
	font-size: 55px;
	line-height: 1.13;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: #6ec1e4;
	margin: 0;
}
.essex-closing-cols p {
	font-size: 22px;
	line-height: 32px;
	color: #696969;
	margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.essex-service-main ul { padding-left: 18px; margin: 0 0 20px; }
.essex-service-main li { font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #696969; margin: 0; }

/* Service nav — live: bordered 14px-radius card (40px padding), each item a
   20px/500 gray link with a 36px rounded-square arrow chip (#f5f2f0) at the
   right, hairline separators, 77px row pitch. Live does NOT highlight the
   current page here. */
.essex-service-nav {
	font-weight: 500;
	width: 100%;
	box-sizing: border-box; /* keep the 40px padding inside the 33% column */
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 14px;
	padding: 40px;
}
/* WP copies the nav's className onto the inner <ul> too, which duplicated the
   card border/padding as a second inner keyline — reset the ul explicitly. */
ul.essex-service-nav,
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation__container {
	border: none;
	border-radius: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width: 100%;
	gap: 0 !important;
}
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation-item { width: 100%; }
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation-item a {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 12px;
	width: 100%;
	font-size: 20px;
	font-weight: 500;
	/* !important: theme.json's global nav link color wins the cascade here otherwise */
	color: var(--essex-topbar-ink) !important;
	padding: 20px 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
}
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation-item a::after {
	content: "";
	flex: 0 0 36px;
	width: 36px;
	height: 36px;
	border-radius: 10px;
	background-color: #f5f2f0;
	background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none' stroke='%23696969' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 8h13'/%3E%3Cpath d='M9 3l5 5-5 5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center;
	transition: background-color 0.2s;
}
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation-item:first-child a { padding-top: 0; }
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation-item:last-child a { padding-bottom: 0; border-bottom: none; }
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation-item a:hover { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary) !important; }
/* Hover: chip flips to solid navy with a white arrow (matches live). */
.essex-service-nav .wp-block-navigation-item a:hover::after {
	background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none' stroke='%23ffffff' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 8h13'/%3E%3Cpath d='M9 3l5 5-5 5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* green CTA card — measured live: 10px radius, 40px padding, 173px logo,
   h3 26px/500 lh36 ls-1.3, white pill button with NAVY text (15/30, r30). */
.essx-sidecta {
	position: relative;
	background: #0B3D2E url("./img/essex_sidebar.png") no-repeat bottom right;
	background-size: auto 58%;
	border-radius: 10px;
	padding: 40px;
	color: #fff;
	overflow: hidden;
	margin-top: 30px;
	min-height: 456px; /* live: extra space below the button where the globe shows */
}
.essx-sidecta__logo img { width: 173px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 0 20px; }
.essx-sidecta h3 {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 26px;
	line-height: 36px;
	font-weight: 500;
	letter-spacing: -1.3px;
	margin: 0 0 30px;
	max-width: 252px; /* live wraps this heading to 3 lines */
}
.essx-sidecta__btn .wp-block-button__link {
	background: #fff; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 18px;
	padding: 15px 30px; border-radius: 30px;
}
.essx-sidecta__btn .wp-block-button__link:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); color: #fff; }

@media (max-width: 781px) {
	.essex-service-aside { position: static; margin-top: 2.5rem; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   FOOTER
   ===================================================================== */

/* Every stacked full-width section (header chrome, CTA band, footer,
   disclaimer, copyright) needs to sit flush against its neighbor with no
   default WP block-gap margin showing the body background between them.
   NOTE: the header/footer template-parts auto-wrap in .wp-block-template-part,
   which is the actual top-level sibling that receives the gap margin. */
.wp-block-template-part,
.essex-topbar,
.essex-header-main,
.essex-page-hero,
.essex-cta-band,
.essex-footer,
.essex-footer-main,
.essex-disclaimer,
.essex-copyright { margin-block: 0 !important; }

/* CTA band */
.essex-cta-band {
	position: relative;
	background: linear-gradient(rgba(18, 40, 84, 0.55), rgba(18, 40, 84, 0.55)), url("./img/bg-cta-bottom.webp");
	background-size: cover;
	background-position: center;
	color: #fff;
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	min-height: 430px; /* matches live CTA band height */
}
.essex-cta-band__inner { width: 100%; padding-block: 2.5rem; padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x); max-width: 1430px; margin-inline: auto; }
/* Live: h2 55px/600 lh62 wrapping to two lines (~560px column). */
.essex-cta-band h2 { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 55px); line-height: 1.13; margin: 0; max-width: 560px; }
.essex-cta-band .essex-consult-btn .wp-block-button__link {
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	color: #fff;
	border-radius: 30px;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 600;
	line-height: 18px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
}
/* Newsletter — live: translucent rounded input (white 5% bg, white 10%
   border, 55px tall) with a WHITE pill Subscribe button inset at the right;
   NOT a white form wrapper. */
.essex-newsletter h3 { color: #fff; font-weight: 500; font-size: 20px; margin: 0 0 20px; }
.essex-newsletter form { position: relative; max-width: 374px; background: transparent; border-radius: 0; padding: 0; }
.essex-newsletter input[type="email"] {
	width: 100%;
	height: 55px;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
	border-radius: 999px;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
	color: #fff;
	font: inherit;
	font-size: 16px;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	padding: 0 150px 0 25px;
}
.essex-newsletter input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65); }
.essex-newsletter input[type="email"]:focus { outline: none; }
.essex-newsletter button {
	position: absolute;
	right: 4px;
	top: 50%;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
	border: 0; cursor: pointer;
	background: #fff;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 18px;
	border-radius: 30px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
}
.essex-newsletter .essex-hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; }

/* Footer wrapper carries the blue + texture so every sub-section (main,
   disclaimer, copyright) is one uniform color down to the very bottom. */
.essex-footer {
	background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	background-image: url("./img/bg-footer.webp");
	background-size: cover;
	background-position: center;
	color: #dfe7f3;
}

/* Footer main */
.essex-footer-main {
	color: #dfe7f3;
}
/* Live footer text: 16px at 51% white; headings 20px/500; li pitch 20px;
   bullet dot = 5px at rgba(248,248,248,.32). */
.essex-footer-main__inner { padding-block: 3.5rem; padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x); max-width: 1430px; margin-inline: auto; }
.essex-footer-main img { width: 140px; height: auto; }
.essex-footer-main p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.51); font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0; }
.essex-footer-main h2,
.essex-footer-main h3,
.essex-footer-main h4 { color: #fff; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 30px; }
.essex-footer-main ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.essex-footer-main li { margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 21px; }
.essex-footer-main li a {
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.51); text-decoration: none;
	position: relative; padding-left: 1rem;
	font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;
}
.essex-footer-main li a::before {
	content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.6em;
	width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
	background: rgba(248, 248, 248, 0.32);
}
.essex-footer-main li a:hover { color: #fff; }

/* Disclaimer (inherits the footer-wrapper blue) */
.essex-disclaimer { background: transparent; }
.essex-disclaimer__inner { padding-block: 2rem 1rem; padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x); max-width: 1430px; margin-inline: auto; }
.essex-disclaimer p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.51); font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0 0 20px; }

/* Copyright bar — same blue as the footer floor (no darker strip) */
.essex-copyright { background: transparent; }
.essex-copyright__inner {
	padding-block: 1.1rem; padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x);
	max-width: 1430px; margin-inline: auto;
	display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.essex-copyright p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65); font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0; }

/* Social icons: 40px circles — live bg is white at 10% over the footer navy
   (reads as a slightly lighter navy), white glyphs. */
.essex-copyright .wp-block-social-links { gap: 0.6rem; }
.essex-copyright .wp-social-link {
	width: 40px; height: 40px;
	background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
	border-radius: 50%;
}
/* Center the glyph via the anchor — core's social-links CSS overrides
   display on the li itself, leaving the icon stuck top-left otherwise. */
.essex-copyright .wp-social-link a {
	display: flex !important;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	padding: 0;
	color: #fff;
}
.essex-copyright .wp-social-link svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; fill: #fff; }

/* =====================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ===================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
	.essex-topbar { display: none; }
	.essex-page-hero { min-height: 200px; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   HOME  (front-page.html) — every value measured off live at 1920.
   ===================================================================== */
.essx-home-hero,
.essx-home-discover,
.essx-home-approach,
.essx-home-models,
.essx-home-team,
.essx-home-flow,
.essx-home-blog { margin-block: 0 !important; }

/* pill buttons are anchors — kill the global link underline in one sweep */
.essx-home-hero .btn, .essx-home-models .btn, .essx-home-blog .btn,
.essx-home-team .teambtn, .essx-read-more, .essx-contact-form button,
.essx-contact-cards .socials a { text-decoration: none !important; }

/* shared eyebrow pill (home sections only — team/case-study pages have their own PLAIN eyebrows) */
.essx-eyebrow {
	display: inline-block;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 500;
	color: var(--essex-topbar-ink);
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 999px;
	padding: 7px 20px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.essx-eyebrow--light { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); }

/* hero — 849px, white 100px/90px heading over the forest photo */
.essx-home-hero {
	min-height: 849px;
	background: url("./img/home-hero.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}
.essx-home-hero__inner { padding: 269px var(--essex-shell-x) 0; } /* live hero content is NOT boxed: x70 at 1920 */
.essx-home-hero h2 {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.2vw, 100px);
	line-height: 0.9;
	font-weight: 600;
	max-width: 625px;
	margin: 0 0 30px;
}
.essx-home-hero .sub { color: #fff; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 40px; max-width: 625px; }
.essx-home-hero .btn,
.essx-home-models .btn {
	display: inline-block;
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 18px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
	border-radius: 30px;
}
.essx-home-hero .btn:hover, .essx-home-models .btn:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); }

/* shared shell for the boxed sections */
.essx-home-discover, .essx-home-approach, .essx-home-models, .essx-home-flow, .essx-home-blog {
	box-sizing: border-box; /* content-box would add the 70px padding OUTSIDE the 1430 cap */
	max-width: 1430px;
	margin-inline: auto !important;
	padding-inline: var(--essex-shell-x);
}
.essx-home-discover h2, .essx-home-approach h2, .essx-home-flow h2, .essx-home-blog h2 {
	font-size: 55px;
	line-height: 62px;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	margin: 0;
}

/* discover — centered intro */
.essx-home-discover { padding-top: 125px; text-align: center; }
.essx-home-discover p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; color: #696969; max-width: 800px; margin: 25px auto 0; }

/* approach — text left, photo card + stat right */
.essx-home-approach { display: flex; gap: 90px; padding-top: 116px; }
.essx-home-approach .txt { flex: 0 0 44%; }
.essx-home-approach h2 { margin-bottom: 30px; }
.essx-home-approach p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; color: #696969; margin: 0 0 15px; }
.essx-home-approach .media { flex: 1; position: relative; align-self: flex-start; }
.essx-home-approach .photo {
	width: 100%;
	height: 556px;
	border-radius: 14px;
	background: url("./img/home1-image2.png") center / cover no-repeat;
}
.essx-home-approach .stat {
	position: absolute;
	left: 10px; bottom: 10px;
	width: 307px; height: 206px;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	border-radius: 14px;
	padding: 30px 35px;
	color: #fff;
}
.essx-home-approach .stat p { color: #fff; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0; }
.essx-home-approach .stat .num { font-size: 75px; line-height: 1; font-weight: 600; margin: 4px 0; }

/* three cream model cards */
.essx-home-models { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 40px; padding-top: 38px; }
.essx-home-models .card {
	background: var(--essex-topbar-bg);
	border-radius: 14px;
	padding: 50px;
}
.essx-home-models .chip {
	display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
	width: 62px; height: 62px;
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	border-radius: 14px;
	color: #fff;
	margin-bottom: 35px;
}
.essx-home-models .chip svg { width: 30px; height: 30px; }
.essx-home-models h4 { font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); margin: 0 0 20px; }
.essx-home-models .rule { border-top: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1); margin-bottom: 25px; }
.essx-home-models p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #696969; margin: 0 0 30px; }
.essx-home-models .btn { font-size: 14px; padding: 12px 24px; line-height: 14px; }

/* team band — full width photo, content right, button bottom-left */
.essx-home-team {
	min-height: 630px;
	background:
		linear-gradient(28deg, rgba(28, 74, 138, 0.92) 0%, rgba(28, 74, 138, 0.55) 30%, rgba(28, 74, 138, 0) 60%),
		url("./img/home-team_02.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
	margin-top: 135px !important;
	display: flex;
}
.essx-home-team__inner {
	flex: 1;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	max-width: 1430px;
	margin-inline: auto;
	padding: 70px var(--essex-shell-x);
	display: flex;
	align-items: flex-end;
	justify-content: space-between;
	gap: 40px;
}
.essx-home-team .teambtn {
	display: inline-block;
	background: #fff;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 18px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
	border-radius: 30px;
	white-space: nowrap;
}
.essx-home-team .txt { max-width: 449px; text-align: right; align-self: center; margin-top: 141px; }
.essx-home-team .txt .essx-eyebrow--light { background: #fff; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); border-color: #fff; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0; }
.essx-home-team .txt h2 { color: #fff; font-size: 55px; line-height: 62px; font-weight: 600; margin: 10px 0 20px; }
.essx-home-team .txt p { color: #fff; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0; }

/* flowchart section — AGREED PLACEHOLDER (client designing the graphic) */
.essx-home-flow { padding-top: 125px; }
.essx-home-flow .head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 60px; margin-bottom: 60px; }
.essx-home-flow .note { font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; color: #696969; max-width: 423px; margin: 0; }
.essx-flow-placeholder {
	border: 2px dashed rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.25);
	border-radius: 14px;
	padding: 90px 60px;
	text-align: center;
	color: #696969;
}
.essx-flow-placeholder .label {
	font-size: 24px;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 0.06em;
	margin: 0 0 15px;
}
.essx-flow-placeholder p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0 0 15px; }
.essx-flow-placeholder .stages { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); font-weight: 500; }

/* blog demo cards (static on live too) */
.essx-home-blog { padding-top: 125px; text-align: center; }
.essx-home-blog .center { text-align: center; }
.essx-home-blog > h2 { margin-bottom: 55px; }
.essx-home-blog .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 30px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 125px; }
.essx-home-blog .card {
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 14px;
	padding: 10px;
}
.essx-home-blog .card img { width: 100%; height: 249px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 8px; display: block; }
.essx-home-blog .body { padding: 20px 20px 25px; }
.essx-home-blog .meta { display: flex; gap: 30px; font-size: 16px; color: #696969; margin: 0 0 20px; }
.essx-home-blog h5 { font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); margin: 0 0 15px; }
.essx-home-blog .body > p:not(.meta) { font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; color: #696969; margin: 0 0 20px; }
.essx-home-blog .btn {
	display: inline-block;
	background: var(--essex-topbar-bg);
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 14px;
	padding: 12px 24px;
	border-radius: 30px;
}
.essx-home-blog .btn:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); color: #fff; }

/* =====================================================================
   RESPONSIVE — live breakpoints: tablet <=1024, mobile <=767, small <=480.
   Type scale measured off live at 1024/767/375.
   ===================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
	.essx-home-hero { min-height: 45vw; }
	.essx-home-hero__inner { padding-top: 60px; }
	.essx-home-hero h2 { font-size: 70px; line-height: 65px; }
	.essex-service-main > h2:first-child,
	.essex-closing-cols h2 { font-size: 46px; line-height: 52px; }
	.essex-service-main h3 { font-size: 30px; line-height: 38.4px; }
	/* live overflows/clips portal+search at tablet; hide them cleanly instead */
	.essex-header-main .essex-header-actions { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
	.essx-home-hero { min-height: 120vw; }
	.essx-home-hero__inner { padding-top: 33vw; }
	.essx-home-hero h2 { font-size: 50px; line-height: 51.5px; max-width: 500px; }
	.essx-home-discover h2, .essx-home-approach h2, .essx-home-flow h2,
	.essx-home-blog h2, .essx-home-team .txt h2 { font-size: 36px; line-height: 43.2px; }
	.essex-cta-band h2 { font-size: 36px; }
	.essx-home-approach { flex-direction: column; gap: 40px; }
	.essx-home-approach .media { align-self: stretch; width: 100%; }
	.essx-home-models, .essx-home-blog .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
	.essx-home-team__inner { flex-direction: column-reverse; align-items: flex-start; }
	.essx-home-team .txt { text-align: left; margin-top: 40px; align-self: flex-start; }
	.essx-home-flow .head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; }
	/* live collapses the header nav to a hamburger at <=767; WP core only
	   collapses at 600 — force the overlay in the 600-767 gap and drop search */
	.essex-header-main .essex-main-nav .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open { display: flex !important; }
	.essex-header-main .essex-main-nav .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container:not(.is-menu-open) { display: none !important; }
	.essex-header-main .wp-block-search { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
	.essx-home-hero h2 { font-size: 45px; line-height: 46.35px; }
	.essx-home-discover h2, .essx-home-approach h2, .essx-home-flow h2,
	.essx-home-blog h2, .essx-home-team .txt h2 { font-size: 32px; line-height: 38.4px; }
	.essex-cta-band h2 { font-size: 32px; }
	.essx-home-approach .stat { width: auto; right: 10px; height: auto; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   BLOG  (/insights/ archive + single) — values measured off live:
   post title 30px/600 navy (40px on single), meta 16px #696969,
   Read-more 14px navy pill, sidebar 370px with 55px widget headings,
   tag pills 14px bordered r5.
   ===================================================================== */
.essex-blog-main .wp-block-post-featured-image img { border-radius: 0; }
.essx-post-list > li { margin-bottom: 50px; }
.essx-post-list .wp-block-post-featured-image { margin-bottom: 25px; }
.essx-entry-meta { gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
/* live blog links are not underlined anywhere */
.essx-entry-meta a, .essex-blog-sidebar a, .essex-blog-main .wp-block-post-title a,
.essx-post-nav a, .essx-comment a, .essx-post-tags a { text-decoration: none; }
.essx-entry-meta,
.essx-entry-meta a,
.essx-entry-meta .wp-block-post-date,
.essx-entry-meta .wp-block-post-terms { font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); text-transform: capitalize; }
.essx-entry-meta .wp-block-post-author-name::before { content: "By "; }
.essx-entry-meta .wp-block-post-author-name a { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-entry-meta a:hover { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-comments-count::after { content: " Comments"; }
.essex-blog-main .wp-block-post-title {
	font-size: 30px;
	line-height: 1.3;
	font-weight: 600;
	margin: 0 0 25px;
}
.essex-blog-main .wp-block-post-title a { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-read-more {
	display: inline-block;
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 500;
	line-height: 14px;
	padding: 12px 24px;
	border: 1px solid var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	border-radius: 30px;
}
.essx-read-more:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); }

/* single */
.essx-single-title { font-size: 40px !important; line-height: 50px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary) !important; margin: 0 0 10px !important; }
.essx-post-tags { gap: 12px; align-items: center; margin-top: 40px; }
.essx-post-tags p { margin: 0; font-size: 16px; color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink); }
.essx-author-box {
	background: #f5f2f0;
	border-radius: 14px;
	padding: 40px;
	gap: 30px;
	margin-top: 40px;
}
.essx-author-box .wp-block-post-author-name { font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-post-nav {
	border-top: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	padding: 30px 0;
	margin: 50px 0;
}
.essx-post-nav a { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); font-weight: 600; }
.essx-post-nav .wp-block-post-navigation-link { display: flex; flex-direction: column-reverse; gap: 4px; }
.essx-post-nav .post-navigation-link__label { color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; }
.essx-comments .wp-block-comments-title { font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); margin: 0 0 30px; }
.essx-comment { gap: 20px; padding: 25px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1); }
.essx-comment-head { width: 100%; }
.essx-comment .wp-block-comment-author-name { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; }
.essx-comment .wp-block-comment-author-name a { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-comment .wp-block-comment-date { font-size: 14px; color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); }
.essx-comment .wp-block-comment-content { font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #696969; }
.essx-comment .wp-block-comment-reply-link a { color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); font-size: 15px; }
.essx-comments .comment-respond { margin-top: 50px; }
.essx-comments .comment-reply-title { font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-comments input[type="text"],
.essx-comments input[type="email"],
.essx-comments textarea {
	width: 100%;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 7px;
	padding: 14px 18px;
	font: inherit;
	font-size: 16px;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink);
}
.essx-comments input:focus, .essx-comments textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-comments .comment-form-author, .essx-comments .comment-form-email { display: inline-block; width: calc(50% - 12px); }
.essx-comments .comment-form-author { margin-right: 20px; }
.essx-comments .form-submit input {
	width: auto;
	border: 0; cursor: pointer;
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;
	padding: 15px 30px;
	border-radius: 30px;
}
.essx-comments .form-submit input:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); }

/* sidebar */
.essex-blog-sidebar .essx-widget { margin-bottom: 60px; }
.essex-blog-sidebar .essx-widget h2 {
	font-size: 55px;
	line-height: 62px;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	margin: 0 0 30px;
}
.essex-blog-sidebar .wp-block-search__inside-wrapper {
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 7px;
	padding: 4px 4px 4px 14px;
}
.essex-blog-sidebar .wp-block-search__input { border: none; background: transparent; font-size: 16px; }
.essex-blog-sidebar .wp-block-search__input:focus { outline: none; }
.essex-blog-sidebar .wp-block-search button { background: transparent; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); border: none; }
.essx-recent-posts, .essx-recent-comments { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.essx-recent-posts li { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.essx-recent-posts a, .essx-recent-comments a, .essx-recent-comments li { font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); }
.essx-recent-posts a:hover, .essx-recent-comments a:hover { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-recent-comments li { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.essx-cats { padding-left: 18px; margin: 0; color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); }
.essx-cats li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.essx-cats a { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--essex-topbar-ink); }
.essx-cats a:hover { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.essx-tags a, .essx-tags .tag-cloud-link {
	display: inline-block;
	font-size: 14px !important;
	color: var(--essex-topbar-ink);
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 5px;
	padding: 8px 15px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.essx-tags a:hover { color: #fff; background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
/* compact green CTA (blog sidebar variant) */
.essx-sidecta--compact { padding: 30px; min-height: 0; margin-top: 0; }
.essx-sidecta--compact h3 { font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: none; }
.essx-sidecta--compact .essx-sidecta__btn .wp-block-button__link { font-size: 14px; padding: 12px 24px; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
	.essex-blog-layout { flex-wrap: wrap !important; }
	.essex-blog-aside { margin-top: 3rem; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   CONTACT PAGE — layout from the Advisora contact template (page 45 on
   live, still draft/demo there): title + 4 bordered info cards + form
   row. Card tokens match the service sidebar (1px rgba(11,61,46,.1),
   14px radius). Real Essex details; demo-only sections dropped.
   ===================================================================== */
.essx-contact-title { margin-bottom: 70px !important; }
.essx-contact-cards {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
	gap: 30px;
	margin-bottom: 90px;
}
.essx-contact-cards .card {
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 14px;
	padding: 30px 40px 25px;
}
.essx-contact-cards .lbl { font-weight: 500; color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink); margin: 0 0 15px; }
.essx-contact-cards .val { font-weight: 500; line-height: 28px; color: #0B3D2E; margin: 0; }
.essx-contact-cards .val a { color: #0B3D2E; text-decoration: underline; }
.essx-contact-cards .val a:hover { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-contact-cards .socials { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.essx-contact-cards .socials a {
	display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
	width: 36px; height: 36px;
	border-radius: 10px;
	background: #f5f2f0;
	color: var(--essex-topbar-ink);
	transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.essx-contact-cards .socials a:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); color: #fff; }
.essx-contact-form-row figure.wp-block-image img { border-radius: 14px; }
.essx-contact-form .row { display: flex; gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.essx-contact-form .row.two > * { flex: 1; }
.essx-contact-form input,
.essx-contact-form textarea {
	width: 100%;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	border: 1px solid rgba(11, 61, 46, 0.1);
	border-radius: 7px;
	padding: 14px 18px;
	font: inherit;
	font-size: 16px;
	color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink);
	background: #fff;
}
.essx-contact-form input:focus,
.essx-contact-form textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-contact-form button {
	border: 0; cursor: pointer;
	background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 18px;
	padding: 15px 30px;
	border-radius: 30px;
	transition: background 0.2s;
}
.essx-contact-form button:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .essx-contact-cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .essx-contact-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .essx-contact-form .row.two { flex-direction: column; } }

/* =====================================================================
   TEAM PAGE  (/team/)
   ===================================================================== */
.essx-team { font-family: inherit; color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink); max-width: 1160px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.7; }
.essx-team * { box-sizing: border-box; }
.essx-team .tophero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 60px; align-items: center; margin: 18px 0 90px; }
.essx-team .tophero .txt { padding: 8px 0; }
.essx-team .eyebrow { letter-spacing: .22em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; color: var(--wp--preset--color--accent); margin: 0 0 22px; }
.essx-team .tophero h2 { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); font-size: 47px; line-height: 1.06; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 0 26px; letter-spacing: -.024em; }
.essx-team .tophero p { font-size: 18.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: var(--wp--preset--color--muted); margin: 0; max-width: 92%; }
.essx-team .tophero .img { display: block; }
.essx-team .tophero .img img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4/3; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; border-radius: 22px; display: block; box-shadow: 0 28px 56px rgba(22,38,74,.22); }
.essx-team .sectitle { text-align: center; margin: 0 0 38px; }
.essx-team .sectitle h3 { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.essx-team .sectitle .rule { width: 62px; height: 4px; background: var(--wp--preset--color--accent); border-radius: 3px; margin: 16px auto 0; }
.essx-team .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 30px; }
.essx-team .member { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: #fff; border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(22,38,74,.09); transition: transform .22s, box-shadow .22s; }
.essx-team .member:hover { transform: translateY(-7px); box-shadow: 0 22px 46px rgba(22,38,74,.18); }
.essx-team .photo { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 4/5; overflow: hidden; }
.essx-team .photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: top center; display: block; background: #e9eef5; transition: transform .45s ease; }
.essx-team .member:hover .photo img { transform: scale(1.06); }
.essx-team .photo .grad { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(14,26,52,.94) 0%, rgba(14,26,52,.5) 32%, rgba(14,26,52,0) 62%); }
.essx-team .photo .creds { position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 14px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; justify-content: flex-end; max-width: 78%; }
.essx-team .photo .pill { background: rgba(255,255,255,.95); color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 30px; letter-spacing: .05em; white-space: nowrap; }
.essx-team .photo .pill.star { background: #1c6e8c; color: #fff; }
.essx-team .photo .pill.star .st { font-size: 15px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: -2px; margin-right: 1px; }
.essx-team .disclaimer { font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.62; color: #9aa3af; margin: 46px 0 0; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid #eef1f5; }
.essx-team .disclaimer strong { color: #7a828f; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.essx-team .photo .who { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: 22px 20px; color: #fff; }
.essx-team .photo .who h4 { margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 800; color: #fff; line-height: 1.18; }
.essx-team .photo .who .role { margin: 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #bfd8f2; }
.essx-team .body { padding: 22px 22px 24px; }
.essx-team .body .bio { font-size: 14px; color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink); line-height: 1.66; margin: 0; }
.essx-team .teamcta { position: relative; border-radius: 22px; overflow: hidden; margin: 70px 0 0; text-align: center; }
.essx-team .teamcta .bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.essx-team .teamcta .ov { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(rgba(20,40,82,.88), rgba(20,40,82,.9)); }
.essx-team .teamcta .inner { position: relative; padding: 64px 28px; }
.essx-team .teamcta h3 { color: #fff; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 0 12px; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.essx-team .teamcta p { color: #cfe0f3; margin: 0 0 26px; font-size: 17px; }
.essx-team .teamcta a { display: inline-block; background: #fff; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); font-weight: 800; padding: 16px 42px; border-radius: 34px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; transition: background .2s, color .2s, transform .2s; }
.essx-team .teamcta a:hover { background: var(--wp--preset--color--accent); color: #fff; transform: translateY(-2px); }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .essx-team .grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .essx-team .tophero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; margin: 10px 0 60px; } .essx-team .tophero h2 { font-size: 34px; } }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .essx-team .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* =====================================================================
   CASE STUDY + CASE STUDIES LISTING  (/case-studies/, single case study)
   ===================================================================== */
.essx-cs, .essx-csl { font-family: inherit; color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink); max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.7; }
.essx-cs *, .essx-csl * { box-sizing: border-box; }
.essx-cs .eyebrow { letter-spacing: .14em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--wp--preset--color--accent); margin: 0 0 10px; }
.essx-cs .lead { font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.essx-cs .intro { font-size: 18px; color: var(--wp--preset--color--muted); margin: 0 0 30px; }
.essx-cs .stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px; margin: 0 0 36px; }
.essx-cs .stat { background: #f4f7fb; border: 1px solid #e6ecf4; border-radius: 14px; padding: 22px 16px; text-align: center; }
.essx-cs .stat .num { display: block; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 800; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-cs .stat .lbl { display: block; font-size: 13px; color: var(--wp--preset--color--muted); margin-top: 6px; }
.essx-cs .hero-img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 16px; margin: 0 0 40px; }
.essx-cs .sec, .essx-cs .narrative h3 { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); font-weight: 700; }
.essx-cs .sec { font-size: 26px; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 26px; }
.essx-cs .charts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 22px; margin: 0 0 44px; }
.essx-cs .chart-card { background: #fff; border: 1px solid #e6ecf4; border-radius: 16px; padding: 22px; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(30,55,100,.06); text-align: center; }
.essx-cs .chart-card h4 { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 16px; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); }
.essx-cs .chart { width: 100%; max-width: 230px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 auto; }
.essx-cs .chart-card .cap { font-size: 13px; color: var(--wp--preset--color--muted); margin: 12px 0 0; }
.essx-cs .legend { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; display: inline-block; }
.essx-cs .legend li { margin: 5px 0; color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink); }
.essx-cs .legend span { display: inline-block; width: 11px; height: 11px; border-radius: 3px; margin-right: 8px; vertical-align: middle; }
.essx-cs .bval { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; fill: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); text-anchor: middle; }
.essx-cs .bx { font-size: 11px; fill: var(--wp--preset--color--muted); text-anchor: middle; }
.essx-cs .narrative { margin: 0 0 36px; }
.essx-cs .narrative h3 { font-size: 22px; margin: 30px 0 10px; }
.essx-cs .narrative ul { color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink); padding-left: 20px; }
.essx-cs .narrative li { margin: 6px 0; }
.essx-cs .cta { background: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); border-radius: 18px; padding: 36px; text-align: center; color: #fff; margin: 0 0 26px; }
.essx-cs .cta h3 { color: #fff; font-size: 24px; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.essx-cs .cta .btn, .essx-csl .more { display: inline-block; }
.essx-cs .cta .btn { background: #fff; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); font-weight: 700; padding: 13px 30px; border-radius: 30px; text-decoration: none; }
.essx-cs .disclaimer, .essx-csl .disclaimer { font-size: 12px; color: #9aa3af; font-style: italic; border-top: 1px solid #eef1f5; padding-top: 18px; margin-top: 24px; }
.essx-csl .intro { font-size: 18px; color: var(--wp--preset--color--muted); margin: 0 0 34px; }
.essx-csl .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; margin: 0 0 30px; }
.essx-csl .card { display: block; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #e6ecf4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(30,55,100,.06); transition: transform .15s, box-shadow .15s; }
.essx-csl .card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(30,55,100,.12); }
.essx-csl .thumb { height: 160px; background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
.essx-csl .body { padding: 22px; }
.essx-csl .tag { display: inline-block; background: #eaf2fb; color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.essx-csl .card h3 { color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary-dark); font-size: 20px; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.essx-csl .card p { color: var(--wp--preset--color--muted); font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.essx-csl .more { color: var(--wp--preset--color--accent); font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .essx-cs .charts, .essx-csl .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .essx-cs .stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .essx-cs .lead { font-size: 28px; } }