:root {
  --navy: #0d1b3d;
  --steel: #4c6f8e;
  --gold: #c9a25b;
  --cream: #faf7f1;
  --ink: #26324b;
  --line: #e8e4dc;
}

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: #fff;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
.serif {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.wrap {
  max-width: 1140px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.topbar {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #cfd8e6;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 8px 0;
}

.topbar .wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.topbar a {
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

nav {
  background: #fefefe;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(13, 27, 61, .07);
}

nav:after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--navy), var(--gold), var(--steel));
  opacity: .78;
}

nav .wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  min-height: clamp(104px, 9vw, 128px);
}

nav .brand {
  display: block;
  line-height: 0;
}

nav img {
  width: clamp(150px, 15vw, 200px);
  height: auto;
}

nav ul {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  list-style: none;
  align-items: center;
  background: #fbfaf7;
  border: 1px solid #ece6da;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 8px;
}

nav ul a {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color .2s, background .2s, transform .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}

nav ul a:not(.btn) {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 38px;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: var(--navy);
}

nav ul a:not(.btn):after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px;
  right: 12px;
  bottom: 6px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: transform .2s;
}

nav ul a:not(.btn):hover,
nav ul a:not(.btn).is-active {
  color: var(--steel);
  background: rgba(201, 162, 91, .11);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

nav ul a:not(.btn):hover:after,
nav ul a:not(.btn).is-active:after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

nav ul a.btn {
  padding: 12px 20px;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(201, 162, 91, .24);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

nav ul a.btn:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(201, 162, 91, .32);
}

footer a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  border: 0;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: #fff !important;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: inherit;
  padding: 11px 26px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s;
}

.btn:hover {
  background: #b58e47;
}

.btn.outline {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1.5px solid #fff;
}

.btn.outline:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
}

.page-hero {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(13, 27, 61, .84), rgba(13, 27, 61, .74)),
    url("houston-banner.png") center / cover;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 92px 0 86px;
}

.page-hero .tagline,
.eyebrow {
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 820px;
  font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.page-hero p {
  max-width: 690px;
  color: #e6ebf4;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 300;
}

.section {
  padding: 86px 0;
}

.section.soft {
  background: var(--cream);
}

.section.navy {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #dbe3ef;
}

.section.navy h2,
.section.navy h3 {
  color: #fff;
}

.section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.section h3 {
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.lead {
  max-width: 700px;
  color: var(--steel);
  font-size: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.section.navy .lead {
  color: #dbe3ef;
}

.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 58px;
  align-items: center;
}

.split.reverse {
  grid-template-columns: 1.08fr .92fr;
}

.copy p {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  font-size: 15.5px;
}

.denise-quote {
  margin: 24px 0 26px;
  padding: 5px 0 5px 28px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.2vw, 1.95rem);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.profile-photo {
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 14px 14px 0 var(--cream), 15px 15px 0 1px var(--gold);
}

.card-grid,
.service-grid,
.contact-grid,
.process-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
}

.info-card,
.service-card,
.contact-card,
.process-step {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 30px 28px;
}

.info-card p,
.service-card p,
.contact-card p,
.process-step p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #4c5870;
}

.service-card .kicker {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.service-card .promise {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--steel);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.service-card ul,
.check-list {
  list-style: none;
}

.service-card li,
.check-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 7px 0 7px 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f1ede5;
  font-size: 14.5px;
}

.service-card li:before,
.check-list li:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 15px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.band {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #dbe3ef;
  padding: 52px;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

.band h2,
.band h3 {
  color: #fff;
}

.band p {
  max-width: 760px;
}

.metric-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 91, .35);
  margin-top: 32px;
}

.metric {
  padding: 24px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 91, .35);
}

.metric:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.metric b {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 34px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.metric span {
  color: #dbe3ef;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.industry-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
}

.industry-row {
  padding: 26px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.industry-row:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-card a {
  color: var(--navy);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.contact-card a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.form-panel {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 34px 32px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(13, 27, 61, .08);
}

.form-panel h2 {
  font-size: 34px;
}

.contact-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.botcheck {
  display: none;
}

.form-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.field {
  display: grid;
  gap: 7px;
}

.field.full {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.field label {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.field input,
.field select,
.field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 48px;
  border: 1px solid #d8d3ca;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 15px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
}

.field textarea {
  min-height: 138px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.field input:focus,
.field select:focus,
.field textarea:focus {
  outline: 2px solid rgba(201, 162, 91, .35);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

.form-status {
  min-height: 22px;
  color: var(--steel);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.form-status.is-success {
  color: #2f6f4e;
}

.form-status.is-error {
  color: #9d2f2f;
}

.contact-form .btn:disabled {
  cursor: progress;
  opacity: .72;
}

.cta-panel {
  text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy), #16294f);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 76px 24px;
}

.cta-panel h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

.cta-panel p {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  color: #dbe3ef;
}

footer {
  background: #0a142e;
  color: #8fa0bd;
  padding: 50px 0 30px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
}

footer .wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

footer .cols {
  display: flex;
  gap: 60px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

footer h5 {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

footer a {
  color: #8fa0bd;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
  padding: 3px 0;
}

.disclaimer {
  display: block;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: #6c7d9c;
}

.disclaimer p {
  margin: 0;
}

.disclaimer strong {
  color: #a9b7d0;
}

.disclaimer .footer-tagline {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: #8796b3;
}

.disclaimer .cpa-disclaimer {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  nav ul {
    display: none;
  }

  .split,
  .split.reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .form-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .metric-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .metric {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 91, .35);
  }

  .metric:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .wrap {
    padding: 0 18px;
  }

  .topbar .wrap {
    gap: 6px;
  }

  nav .wrap {
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 94px;
  }

  .page-hero {
    padding: 70px 0;
  }

  .section {
    padding: 68px 0;
  }

  .band {
    padding: 34px 24px;
  }
}