:root {
  --tal-carbon: #101418;
  --tal-carbon-soft: #1b2026;
  --tal-bone: #f4f1ec;
  --tal-bone-dim: #d9d4cb;
  --tal-lime: #c6f24e;
  --tal-lime-deep: #9fd41c;
  --tal-clay: #ff6b4a;
  --tal-ink: #0c0f12;
  --tal-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  --tal-line-dark: rgba(16, 20, 24, 0.12);
  --tal-radius: 18px;
  --tal-radius-sm: 10px;
  --tal-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(8, 10, 12, 0.28);
  --tal-font-head: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --tal-font-body: "Inter", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
}

/* Typographic base — everything inherits from here so sections stay consistent */
body {
  font-family: var(--tal-font-body);
  background-color: var(--tal-bone);
  color: var(--tal-ink);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 {
  font-family: var(--tal-font-head);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

a {
  color: var(--tal-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--tal-lime-deep);
}

/* Reusable buttons */
.tal-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.9rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.tal-btn--solid {
  background-color: var(--tal-lime);
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

.tal-btn--solid:hover {
  background-color: var(--tal-lime-deep);
  color: var(--tal-ink);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.tal-btn--outline {
  border-color: var(--tal-bone);
  color: var(--tal-bone);
  background: transparent;
}

.tal-btn--outline:hover {
  background-color: var(--tal-bone);
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

.tal-btn--dark {
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon);
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-btn--dark:hover {
  background-color: var(--tal-lime);
  color: var(--tal-ink);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Section rhythm */
.tal-section {
  padding: 6rem 0;
  position: relative;
}

.tal-section--dark {
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon);
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-section--bone {
  background-color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--tal-clay);
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-eyebrow {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

.tal-lead {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  max-width: 62ch;
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-lead {
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
}

/* Header */
#site-header {
  background-color: rgba(16, 20, 24, 0.94);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--tal-line);
}

.tal-topbar {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--tal-line);
}

.tal-topbar a {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-topbar a:hover {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

.tal-navbar {
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
}

.tal-navbar .nav-link {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.95rem;
}

.tal-navbar .nav-link:hover,
.tal-navbar .nav-link.active {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

.tal-navbar-toggler {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--tal-line);
  color: var(--tal-bone);
  border-radius: var(--tal-radius-sm);
  padding: 0.45rem 0.8rem;
}

/* Hero with background photo */
.tal-hero {
  padding: 9rem 0 7rem;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 4.2rem);
}

.tal-hero__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.8rem;
  margin-top: 2.4rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.tal-hero__meta span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.tal-hero__meta i {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

/* Stat strip */
.tal-stat {
  padding: 1.6rem 0;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--tal-lime);
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
}

.tal-stat__value {
  font-family: var(--tal-font-head);
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
}

.tal-stat__label {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-stat__label {
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
}

/* Cards */
.tal-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border-radius: var(--tal-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(8, 10, 12, 0.08);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.tal-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: var(--tal-shadow);
}

.tal-card__media {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon-soft);
}

.tal-card__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.tal-card__body {
  padding: 1.6rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.tal-card__body h3 {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.tal-card__body p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #3c434b;
  margin: 0;
}

.tal-card__price {
  font-family: var(--tal-font-head);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--tal-ink);
  margin-top: auto;
}

.tal-card--dark {
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon-soft);
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-card--dark h3,
.tal-card--dark .tal-card__price {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-card--dark p {
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
}

/* Process steps */
.tal-step {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--tal-line);
  padding: 1.6rem 0;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.tal-step__num {
  font-family: var(--tal-font-head);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--tal-lime);
  min-width: 2.6rem;
}

.tal-section--bone .tal-step {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--tal-line-dark);
}

.tal-section--bone .tal-step__num {
  color: var(--tal-clay);
}

/* Ticker / marquee for partners and reviews */
.tal-marquee {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--tal-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--tal-line);
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
}

.tal-marquee__track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 3.5rem;
  animation: tal-scroll 28s linear infinite;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.tal-marquee__item {
  font-family: var(--tal-font-head);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
}

@keyframes tal-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tal-marquee__track { animation: none; }
  .tal-card:hover { transform: none; }
}

/* Testimonial */
.tal-quote {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border-radius: var(--tal-radius);
  padding: 2.4rem;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(8, 10, 12, 0.08);
  height: 100%;
}

.tal-quote__text {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.tal-quote__author {
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.tal-quote__role {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #4d545c;
}

/* Gallery */
.tal-gallery img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: var(--tal-radius-sm);
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
}

/* FAQ */
.tal-faq .accordion-item {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--tal-line-dark);
}

.tal-faq .accordion-button {
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--tal-font-head);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--tal-ink);
  padding: 1.3rem 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.tal-faq .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  color: var(--tal-clay);
}

.tal-faq .accordion-body {
  padding: 0 0 1.4rem;
  color: #3c434b;
}

/* Forms */
.tal-form .form-control,
.tal-form .form-select {
  border-radius: var(--tal-radius-sm);
  border: 1px solid var(--tal-line-dark);
  padding: 0.85rem 1.1rem;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

.tal-form .form-control:focus,
.tal-form .form-select:focus {
  border-color: var(--tal-lime-deep);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(159, 212, 28, 0.28);
}

.tal-form label {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.tal-form--dark .form-control,
.tal-form--dark .form-select {
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon-soft);
  color: var(--tal-bone);
  border-color: var(--tal-line);
}

.tal-form--dark label {
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
}

/* CTA band */
.tal-cta {
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  color: var(--tal-bone);
  padding: 5rem 0;
  border-radius: var(--tal-radius);
}

/* Footer */
#site-footer {
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon);
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
  padding-top: 4.5rem;
}

#site-footer h4 {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
  font-size: 1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

#site-footer a {
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
}

#site-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

.tal-footer-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.tal-footer-list li {
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}

.tal-footer__bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--tal-line);
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding: 1.6rem 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* Cookie banner */
.tal-cookie {
  position: fixed;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 1.6rem;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: min(940px, calc(100% - 2rem));
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon);
  color: var(--tal-bone);
  border: 1px solid var(--tal-lime);
  border-radius: var(--tal-radius);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  box-shadow: var(--tal-shadow);
  z-index: 1080;
}

.tal-cookie__text {
  flex: 1 1 380px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.tal-cookie__text a {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.tal-cookie__actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.tal-cookie__btn {
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  border: 2px solid var(--tal-lime);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.tal-cookie__btn--accept {
  background-color: var(--tal-lime);
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

.tal-cookie__btn--accept:hover {
  background-color: var(--tal-lime-deep);
  border-color: var(--tal-lime-deep);
}

.tal-cookie__btn--decline {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-cookie__btn--decline:hover {
  background-color: var(--tal-bone);
  color: var(--tal-ink);
  border-color: var(--tal-bone);
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .tal-section { padding: 4rem 0; }
  .tal-hero { padding: 6rem 0 4.5rem; }
  .tal-cookie { bottom: 0.8rem; padding: 1.1rem; }
  .tal-cookie__actions { width: 100%; }
  .tal-cookie__btn { flex: 1 1 auto; text-align: center; }
}
/* ============================================================
   Accessibility contrast overrides (contacts page + global)
   ============================================================ */

/* Hero and CTA bands use only a gradient background-image, so give them
   an explicit dark background colour for reliable text contrast. */
.tal-hero,
.tal-cta {
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon);
}

/* Eyebrow default (clay) was too light on bone/white sections. */
.tal-eyebrow {
  color: #9a3412;
}

/* Header/navbar brand text was inheriting black on the dark header. */
#site-header .navbar-brand,
#site-header .navbar-brand span {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

/* Links sitting inside dark sections (marquee email, contact details,
   FAQ body links) were inheriting the global black link colour. */
.tal-section--dark a:not(.tal-btn),
.tal-card--dark a:not(.tal-btn) {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

/* The FAQ block appears on a dark section here; the default light-section
   colours are unreadable against the carbon background. */
.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-item {
  border-bottom-color: var(--tal-line);
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-body {
  color: var(--tal-bone-dim);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
   Contrast fixes (appended — do not modify the rules above)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

/* Hero and CTA bands use a photo + dark gradient only. Give them a solid
   dark background-color so light text sits on a dark layer everywhere. */
.tal-hero,
.tal-cta {
  background-color: #101418;
}

/* Brand wordmark in the dark navbar/header was inheriting the default
   dark link colour — force it to the bone tone used by the nav links. */
#site-header .navbar-brand,
#site-header .navbar-brand span {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

/* Eyebrow labels used --tal-clay, which only reaches ~2.5:1 on the light
   bone/white sections. Use a darker clay that keeps 4.5:1+ on light
   backgrounds. Dark sections still override this with lime below. */
.tal-eyebrow {
  color: #b5401f;
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-eyebrow {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

/* Text links inside dark sections (e.g. the email address in the
   "Visit us" block) inherited the dark body link colour. Buttons keep
   their own colours because they carry the .tal-btn class. */
.tal-section--dark a:not(.tal-btn) {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

.tal-section--dark a:not(.tal-btn):hover {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

/* Inline links inside the hero/CTA bands also need lightened colour. */
.tal-hero a:not(.tal-btn),
.tal-cta a:not(.tal-btn) {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

/* === About page contrast fixes (appended) === */

/* Header brand wordmark was inheriting dark ink on the dark navbar */
#site-header .navbar-brand span {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

/* Give photo-backed sections an explicit dark base colour so text contrast
   is evaluated against the dark overlay rather than the page background */
.tal-hero,
.tal-cta {
  background-color: var(--tal-carbon);
}

/* Links sitting inside dark sections need a light colour, not the global ink */
.tal-section--dark a {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-section--dark a:hover {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

/* Eyebrow labels on light (bone/white) sections: darken the clay so it meets
   the 4.5:1 contrast requirement on light backgrounds */
.tal-section--bone .tal-eyebrow {
  color: #9c2f10;
}

/* Fix: accordion button text contrast on white background */
.tal-faq .accordion-button,
.tal-faq .accordion-button:not(.collapsed),
.tal-faq .accordion-button.collapsed {
  color: #6f2c12;
}
.tal-faq .accordion-button:focus {
  color: #6f2c12;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
   Service page FAQ contrast fix (appended — do not modify above)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

/* The expanded FAQ accordion button inherited --tal-clay (#ff6b4a), which
   only reaches ~2.8:1 on the white/bone FAQ section. Use a darker clay so
   the heading text meets 4.5:1 on light backgrounds. Dark sections still
   override this with lime below. */
.tal-faq .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  color: #b5401f;
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
   Price page contrast fixes (appended — do not modify above)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

/* The dark-section link colour rule (`.tal-section--dark a`) was
   overriding the solid button's ink text, leaving bone-on-lime at
   ~1.15:1. Keep solid buttons on their intended dark ink text. */
.tal-section--dark .tal-btn--solid,
.tal-section--dark a.tal-btn--solid,
.tal-card--dark .tal-btn--solid,
.tal-card--dark a.tal-btn--solid {
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-btn--solid:hover,
.tal-section--dark a.tal-btn--solid:hover,
.tal-card--dark .tal-btn--solid:hover,
.tal-card--dark a.tal-btn--solid:hover {
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

/* The step numbers sit on the light bone section; --tal-clay only reaches
   ~2.5:1 there. Use a darker clay that clears the 3:1 large-text and
   4.5:1 body-text thresholds on bone backgrounds. */
.tal-section--bone .tal-step__num {
  color: #b5401f;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
   Homepage contrast fixes (appended — do not modify the rules above)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

/* The numbered process steps sit in a light (bone) section but inherited
   --tal-clay (#ff6b4a), which only reaches ~2.5:1 on bone. Use a darker
   clay so the step numbers meet 4.5:1 contrast on light backgrounds. */
.tal-section--bone .tal-step__num {
  color: #b5401f;
}

/* Solid buttons carry their own ink-on-lime colours, but the dark-section
   link override (`.tal-section--dark a`) forced them to bone, leaving bone
   text on a lime background (~1.15:1). Restore the button ink colour. */
.tal-section--dark a.tal-btn--solid,
.tal-hero a.tal-btn--solid,
.tal-cta a.tal-btn--solid,
.tal-card--dark a.tal-btn--solid {
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

.tal-section--dark a.tal-btn--solid:hover,
.tal-hero a.tal-btn--solid:hover,
.tal-cta a.tal-btn--solid:hover,
.tal-card--dark a.tal-btn--solid:hover {
  color: var(--tal-ink);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
   Thank-you page FAQ contrast fix (appended — do not modify above)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

/* On this page the FAQ accordion sits inside a dark (.tal-section--dark)
   section. A later rule (`.tal-faq .accordion-button.collapsed` ->
   #6f2c12) was winning the cascade and leaving dark clay text on the
   carbon background (~1.8:1). These higher-specificity rules restore the
   light/varied colours intended for dark sections. */
.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button,
.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button.collapsed,
.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button:focus {
  color: var(--tal-bone);
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button:not(.collapsed),
.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button.collapsed:hover,
.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button:hover {
  color: var(--tal-lime);
}

.tal-section--dark .tal-faq .accordion-button::after {
  filter: invert(29%) sepia(96%) saturate(1500%) hue-rotate(60deg) brightness(103%) contrast(90%);
}