/* =========================================================
   ABOUT HERO
========================================================= */

.about-hero {
    position: relative;

    min-height: 680px;
    height: 78vh;
    max-height: 820px;

    display: flex;
    align-items: center;

    overflow: hidden;

    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
}

.about-hero-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;

    background:
        linear-gradient(
            90deg,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.80) 0%,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58) 42%,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) 100%
        );
}


/* Hero content */

.about-hero-content {
    position: relative;

    z-index: 2;

    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1240px;

    margin: 0 auto;

    padding: 40px 55px 0;

    box-sizing: border-box;
}


/* Hero eyebrow */

.about-hero-content .eyebrow {
    display: block;

    color: #ffffff;

    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;

    line-height: 1.2;

    letter-spacing: 0.16em;

    text-transform: uppercase;

    margin-bottom: 22px;
}


/* Hero heading */

.about-hero-content h1 {
    color: #ffffff;

    font-size: clamp(52px, 5.4vw, 78px);

    font-weight: 800;

    line-height: 0.98;

    letter-spacing: -0.045em;

    max-width: 760px;

    margin: 0 0 30px;
}


/* Hero paragraph */

.about-hero-content p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.90);

    max-width: 610px;

    font-size: 17px;

    line-height: 1.7;

    margin: 0;
}


/* =========================================================
   ABOUT STORY
========================================================= */

.about-story {
    padding: 105px 0;
}

.about-grid {
    display: grid;

    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;

    gap: 100px;

    align-items: start;
}

.about-grid h2 {
    max-width: 510px;

    margin-top: 15px;
}

.about-grid p {
    color: #6c797e;

    font-size: 14px;

    line-height: 1.8;

    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.about-grid .lead {
    color: #435057;

    font-size: 18px;

    line-height: 1.7;
}


/* =========================================================
   VALUES
========================================================= */

.values {
    padding: 100px 0;

    background: #f4f6f5;
}

.values .cards {
    display: grid;

    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);

    gap: 24px;
}

.values .card {
    background: #ffffff;

    padding: 42px;

    min-height: 280px;

    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.values .card .number {
    display: block;

    color: #6c797e;

    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;

    letter-spacing: 0.12em;

    margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.values .card h3 {
    color: #172026;

    font-size: 28px;

    line-height: 1.2;

    margin: 0 0 15px;
}

.values .card p {
    color: #6c797e;

    font-size: 14px;

    line-height: 1.7;

    margin: 0;
}


/* =========================================================
   ABOUT CTA
========================================================= */

.about-cta {
    padding: 90px 0;

    background: #172026;

    color: #ffffff;
}

.about-cta h2 {
    max-width: 720px;

    color: #ffffff;

    font-family: Oswald, sans-serif;

    font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 64px);

    font-weight: 800;

    line-height: 1.05;

    letter-spacing: -0.04em;

    margin: 15px 0 30px;
}

.about-cta .eyebrow {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
}

.about-cta .btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
}


/* =========================================================
   LARGE DESKTOP
========================================================= */

@media (min-width: 1400px) {

    .about-hero-content {
        max-width: 1340px;

        padding-left: 70px;
        padding-right: 70px;
    }

    .about-hero-content h1 {
        font-size: 82px;
    }

}


/* =========================================================
   TABLET
========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 900px) {

    .about-hero {
        min-height: 620px;

        height: 75vh;
    }

    .about-hero-content {
        padding-left: 40px;
        padding-right: 40px;
    }

    .about-hero-content h1 {
        font-size: clamp(46px, 8vw, 68px);

        max-width: 680px;
    }

    .about-hero-content p {
        font-size: 16px;

        max-width: 570px;
    }

    .about-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;

        gap: 45px;
    }

    .values .cards {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .about-story,
    .values {
        padding: 75px 0;
    }

}


/* =========================================================
   MOBILE
========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    .about-hero {
        min-height: 600px;

        height: 78vh;

        background-position: center;
    }

    .about-hero-overlay {
        background:
            linear-gradient(
                90deg,
                rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82) 0%,
                rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 100%
            );
    }

    .about-hero-content {
        padding-left: 24px;
        padding-right: 24px;
        padding-top: 30px;
    }

    .about-hero-content .eyebrow {
        font-size: 10px;

        margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .about-hero-content h1 {
        font-size: 44px;

        line-height: 1;

        max-width: 100%;

        margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .about-hero-content p {
        max-width: 100%;

        font-size: 15px;

        line-height: 1.65;
    }

    .about-grid {
        gap: 30px;
    }

    .about-grid h2 {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .values .card {
        padding: 30px;

        min-height: 240px;
    }

    .values .card .number {
        margin-bottom: 35px;
    }

    .about-cta {
        padding: 75px 0;
    }

}
/* =========================================================
   EEC CONTENT SECTIONS
========================================================= */
.about-mission-vision .cards {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

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

.about-list li {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    padding-left: 18px;
    color: #6c797e;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.65;
}

.about-list li::before {
    content: '•';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: #9b7b3e;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.about-approach {
    padding: 105px 0;
    background: #fff;
}

.about-approach-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1px;
    background: #dfe5e7;
    border: 1px solid #dfe5e7;
}

.about-approach-grid article {
    min-height: 285px;
    padding: 30px 24px;
    background: #fff;
}

.about-approach-grid .number {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
    color: #6c797e;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.about-approach-grid h3 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    color: #172026;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.about-approach-grid p {
    margin: 0;
    color: #6c797e;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

.about-why-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
}

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
    .about-approach-grid,
    .about-why-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .about-mission-vision .cards,
    .about-approach-grid,
    .about-why-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    }

    .about-approach {
        padding: 75px 0;
    }
}


/* Button Base & Icon Alignment */
.btn i {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 8px;
    font-size: 0.85em;
    color: #c6a15b;
    transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

/* Hover Animation: Up and Right Diagonal Movement */
.btn:hover i {
    transform: translate(3px, -3px);
}