:root {
      --forest: #064e3b;
      --forest-deep: #033b2d;
      --forest-soft: #286b55;
      --gold: #f2b632;
      --gold-light: #f8e5b4;
      --paper: #faf8f2;
      --ink: #14231d;
      --muted: #52625a;
      --line: #d7ddd6;
      --pale: #edf2ec;
      --white: #fff;
      --max: 1160px;
    }
    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
    body {
      margin: 0;
      color: var(--ink);
      background: var(--paper);
      font-family: Archivo, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    }
    img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
    a { color: inherit; }
    a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 5px; }
    .skip-link { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 10px; z-index: 100; padding: 10px 16px; background: var(--white); }
    .skip-link:focus { left: 12px; }
    .wrap { width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 64px)); margin-inline: auto; }
    .eyebrow {
      margin: 0;
      color: var(--forest);
      font-size: .8rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      line-height: 1.4;
      letter-spacing: .13em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }
    .eyebrow.gold { color: var(--gold); }
    .site-header { background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
    .header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 32px; min-height: 88px; }
    .brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
    .brand-name { color: var(--forest); font-size: 1.52rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -.055em; line-height: 1; }
    .brand-name sup { top: -.8em; position: relative; font-size: .38em; letter-spacing: 0; margin-left: 2px; }
    .brand-pro { padding: 6px 9px 5px; border-radius: 5px; background: var(--gold); color: var(--forest-deep); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; }
    nav { display: flex; gap: 30px; align-items: center; margin-left: auto; }
    nav a { color: var(--forest); font-size: .91rem; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
    nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
    .nav-cta { padding: 11px 17px; border: 1px solid var(--forest); border-radius: 6px; }
    .hero {
      overflow: hidden;
      color: var(--white);
      background: var(--forest);
    }
    .hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.22fr) minmax(325px, .78fr); gap: 18px; min-height: 600px; align-items: center; }
    .hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 1; padding: 80px 0 82px; }
    .hero h1 { margin: 26px 0 24px; max-width: 720px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.2vw, 4.55rem); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.055em; line-height: 1.035; }
    .hero h1 span { display: block; }
    .hero .lede { max-width: 540px; margin: 0; color: #ecf4ec; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.55vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.62; }
    .hero-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 22px; margin-top: 34px; }
    .button {
      display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      min-height: 48px; padding: 12px 18px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); border-radius: 6px;
      background: var(--gold); color: var(--forest-deep); font-weight: 800; font-size: .94rem; text-decoration: none;
    }
    .button:hover { background: #ffd16a; }
    .hero-actions .text-link { color: var(--white); font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 700; text-underline-offset: 6px; }
    .hero-art { align-self: stretch; position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; min-width: 0; }
    .hero-art img { width: min(100%, 436px); max-height: 586px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 0 0 24px 24px; }
    .hero-art::after { content: ""; position: absolute; bottom: 33px; right: 0; width: 135px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--gold); transform: rotate(-45deg); transform-origin: 100% 100%; pointer-events: none; }
    .section { padding: 92px 0; }
    .section h2 { margin: 16px 0 0; max-width: 790px; color: var(--forest); font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 3.2vw, 3.12rem); letter-spacing: -.044em; line-height: 1.14; }
    .section-lede { max-width: 730px; margin: 20px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.65; }
    .benefits { background: var(--paper); }
    .benefit-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 17px; margin-top: 43px; }
    .benefit { min-height: 208px; padding: 28px 27px 30px; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 9px; }
    .benefit::before { content: ""; display: block; width: 42px; height: 3px; margin-bottom: 25px; background: var(--gold); }
    .benefit-number { color: var(--forest); font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 800; }
    .benefit h3 { margin: 10px 0 11px; color: var(--forest); font-size: 1.18rem; line-height: 1.2; }
    .benefit p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }
    .process { background: var(--white); }
    .process-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 30px; }
    .process-heading p:last-child { max-width: 400px; margin: 0 0 3px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.6; }
    .step-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 20px; margin-top: 54px; }
    .step { position: relative; padding: 23px 20px 15px 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--line); }
    .step:first-child { border-top-color: var(--gold); }
    .step-number { color: var(--forest); font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 800; }
    .step h3 { margin: 25px 0 13px; color: var(--forest); font-size: 1.23rem; line-height: 1.23; }
    .step p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .98rem; line-height: 1.58; }
    .mechanism { margin-top: 64px; padding: 33px 38px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--pale); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr; gap: 34px; align-items: center; }
    .mechanism strong { color: var(--forest); font-size: 1.21rem; line-height: 1.35; }
    .mechanism p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.62; }
    .specification { background: var(--paper); }
    .spec-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px; margin-top: 42px; }
    .spec-panel { padding: 31px 34px 32px; border-radius: 9px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--white); }
    .spec-panel h3 { margin: 0 0 19px; color: var(--forest); font-size: 1.4rem; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
    .brief-list, .validation-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
    .brief-list li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 35px 1fr; gap: 8px; padding: 16px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); line-height: 1.35; }
    .brief-list span { color: var(--forest); font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 800; }
    .validation-panel { background: var(--forest); border-color: var(--forest); }
    .validation-panel h3 { color: var(--white); }
    .validation-panel p { margin: 0 0 20px; color: #e0ece2; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
    .validation-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 10px; }
    .validation-list li { min-height: 72px; padding: 15px 13px; border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); background: #1a5b46; color: var(--white); font-size: .89rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.35; }
    .closing { position: relative; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 66px; padding: 54px 58px; border-radius: 10px; background: var(--forest); color: var(--white); }
    .closing::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 170px; height: 3px; right: -31px; bottom: 37px; background: var(--gold); transform: rotate(-45deg); }
    .closing h2 { margin: 13px 0 17px; max-width: 800px; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.17; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
    .closing .closing-intro { margin: 0; max-width: 670px; color: #e0ece2; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.6; }
    .closing-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 22px; margin-top: 27px; }
    .closing-actions .contact-email { color: #e0ece2; font-size: .95rem; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
    .site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 24px 0 32px; color: var(--muted); }
    .footer-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; font-size: .86rem; }
    .footer-inner strong { color: var(--forest); }
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(260px, .72fr); min-height: 560px; }
      .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 3.8rem); }
      .step-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); row-gap: 34px; }
      .validation-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .validation-list li { min-height: 0; }
    }
    @media (max-width: 700px) {
      .wrap { width: min(var(--max), calc(100% - 36px)); }
      .header-inner { min-height: 72px; gap: 14px; }
      .brand-name { font-size: 1.3rem; }
      .brand-pro { font-size: .69rem; }
      nav { gap: 13px; }
      nav a:not(.nav-cta) { display: none; }
      .nav-cta { padding: 9px 11px; font-size: .79rem; }
      .hero-grid { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; }
      .hero-copy { padding: 70px 0 20px; }
      .hero h1 { margin: 21px 0 23px; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 9vw, 4.1rem); }
      .hero .lede { font-size: 1.08rem; }
      .hero-actions { margin-top: 29px; }
      .hero-art { height: 300px; justify-content: center; overflow: hidden; }
      .hero-art img { width: 310px; height: 430px; max-height: none; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 36%; margin-top: -40px; border-radius: 0; }
      .hero-art::after { display: none; }
      .section { padding: 70px 0; }
      .section h2 { font-size: 2.2rem; }
      .benefit-grid, .spec-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .benefit-grid { gap: 12px; margin-top: 32px; }
      .benefit { min-height: 0; padding: 24px; }
      .benefit::before { margin-bottom: 16px; }
      .process-heading { display: block; }
      .process-heading p:last-child { max-width: 100%; margin-top: 18px; }
      .step-grid { margin-top: 38px; gap: 25px 16px; }
      .step { padding-top: 16px; }
      .step h3 { margin-top: 15px; }
      .mechanism { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 11px; margin-top: 48px; padding: 28px; }
      .spec-panel { padding: 26px; }
      .validation-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
      .closing { margin-bottom: 40px; padding: 40px 29px; }
      .closing::after { opacity: .4; }
      .footer-inner { display: block; line-height: 1.8; }
    }
    @media (max-width: 470px) {
      .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 9.8vw, 3.15rem); }
      .hero-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
      .step-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .step { border-top-width: 1px; }
      .validation-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .closing h2 { font-size: 2.05rem; }
    }
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }
  
/* CoteX Forest & Ivory integration, Archivo Regular. */
:root{--forest:#102b23;--forest-deep:#102b23;--gold:#e5ba69;--paper:#f5f2e9;--ink:#102b23;--muted:#4d5953;--line:#c4baa7;--pale:#e9dfcd;--white:#f5f2e9;--max:1240px}
html{scroll-padding-top:24px;scrollbar-color:var(--muted) var(--paper)}
body{line-height:1.6}h1,h2,h3{font-weight:400!important;letter-spacing:-.03em!important;text-wrap:balance}button{font:inherit;cursor:pointer}a{ text-underline-offset:5px}::selection{background:var(--gold);color:var(--forest)}:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:5px}
.wrap,.container{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 112px));margin-inline:auto}
.site-header{background:var(--forest);border:0;color:var(--paper);position:relative;z-index:10}
.header-inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;min-height:106px;gap:24px}
.logo img{width:190px;height:auto}.site-header .logo img{filter:url(#logo-on-dark)}
#navigation{display:flex;gap:25px;margin:0;align-items:center}#navigation a{font-size:13px;font-weight:400;color:var(--paper);text-decoration:none}#navigation a:hover,#navigation a[aria-current]{text-decoration:underline}
#navigation .nav-contact{border:1px solid currentColor;border-radius:30px;padding:10px 20px}
.menu-toggle{display:none}.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1.3fr .8fr;gap:72px;min-height:640px}.hero-copy{padding:54px 0 80px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(46px,4.5vw,66px);margin:26px 0;line-height:1.08}.hero h1 span:last-child{color:var(--gold)}.hero .lede{font-size:18px;max-width:550px}.pro-wordmark{margin:0;font-size:24px;letter-spacing:-.02em}.pro-wordmark sup{font-size:11px}.pro-wordmark span{color:#a9c7a3}.program-note{font-size:14px;color:#cfd8d2;max-width:52ch;margin:18px 0 0}
.hero-art{align-items:center}.hero-art img{width:100%;max-height:530px;object-fit:contain;border-radius:16px}.hero-art::after,.closing::after{display:none}
.button{border-radius:30px;font-weight:400;padding:13px 24px}.hero-actions .text-link{font-weight:400}.section{padding:80px 0}.section h2{margin:0;max-width:800px}.section-lede{max-width:70ch}.benefit-grid{gap:32px}.benefit{background:transparent;border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:0;padding:24px 0 0;min-height:0}.benefit::before{display:none}.benefit-number{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);font-weight:400}.benefit h3{font-size:25px;margin:14px 0}
.process{background:var(--pale)}.step-grid{gap:32px}.step-number{font-weight:400}.step h3{font-size:23px}.step{border-top-color:#b5aa97}.mechanism{background:var(--paper);border-radius:14px}.mechanism strong{font-weight:400}.spec-panel{border-radius:14px;background:var(--pale);border:0}.validation-panel{background:var(--forest)}.validation-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}.validation-list li{background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #486155;min-height:0;padding:12px 0;font-weight:400}.brief-list span{font-weight:400}.closing{border-radius:16px}.closing h2{margin-top:0}.closing-actions{gap:24px}
.site-footer{background:var(--paper);padding:40px 0 0}.site-footer a{text-decoration:none}.site-footer a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.footer-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr;gap:48px;padding-bottom:36px}.footer-top .logo img{width:160px}.footer-top p{font-size:13px;margin-top:16px}.footer-links{display:grid;gap:8px;font-size:13px}.footer-links a{min-height:28px}.footer-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px 0;font-size:12px}
@media(max-width:1100px){#navigation{gap:16px}.hero-grid{gap:40px}.hero h1{font-size:52px}}
@media(max-width:900px){.wrap,.container{width:calc(100% - 64px)}.header-inner{min-height:88px}.site-header .logo img{width:172px}.menu-toggle{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;border:1px solid #829388;background:transparent;color:var(--paper);border-radius:30px;padding:10px 18px;min-height:44px;font-size:13px}.menu-icon{width:14px;height:8px;border-block:1px solid;display:block}.site-header #navigation{display:none;position:absolute;top:88px;left:32px;right:32px;background:var(--forest);padding:18px 24px;max-height:calc(100dvh - 112px);overflow-y:auto}.site-header #navigation.is-open{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0}.site-header #navigation a{display:block;min-height:48px;font-size:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #486155;padding-block:10px}.site-header #navigation .nav-contact{border:0;border-radius:0;padding-inline:0}.hero-grid{gap:28px;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;min-height:570px}.hero h1{font-size:44px}.hero .lede{font-size:16px}.hero-copy{padding:40px 0 64px}.hero-actions{gap:18px}.benefit-grid{gap:24px}.benefit h3{font-size:23px}.process-heading{display:block}.process-heading p:last-child{max-width:65ch;margin-top:20px}.mechanism{grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:24px;padding:28px}.spec-panel{padding:28px}.footer-bottom{flex-wrap:wrap}}
@media(max-width:700px){.wrap,.container{width:calc(100% - 48px)}.hero-grid{display:flex;gap:0}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(36px,8vw,52px)}.hero-copy{padding:32px 0 24px}.hero-art{height:auto;overflow:visible;justify-content:center;padding:0 0 40px}.hero-art img{margin:0;width:min(100%,310px);height:auto;max-height:360px;object-fit:contain}.hero-actions{flex-direction:row;align-items:center;gap:20px}.hero-actions .text-link{font-size:14px}.section{padding:56px 0}.section h2{font-size:34px}.benefit-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}.benefit{padding:20px 0 0}.mechanism{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.spec-grid{gap:20px}.closing{padding:36px 28px;margin-bottom:48px}.closing h2{font-size:32px}.footer-top{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:28px}.footer-top>div:first-child{grid-column:1/-1}.footer-bottom{font-size:11px;gap:12px}.footer-bottom>a{margin-left:auto}}
@media(max-width:360px){.wrap,.container{width:calc(100% - 40px)}.hero h1{font-size:34px}.site-header .logo img{width:145px}.hero-actions{gap:16px}.button{font-size:14px;padding-inline:20px}.closing{padding:28px 22px}.closing-actions .contact-email{font-size:14px}}
/* Fit the supplied portrait artwork without letterboxed corners. */
.hero-art img{width:auto;height:530px;max-width:100%;border-radius:16px}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-art img{height:auto;width:100%}}
@media(max-width:700px){.hero-art img{height:360px;width:auto;max-width:100%}}

/* Original TABCOTE lettering with a gold badge for PRO only. */
.pro-wordmark{display:flex;align-items:center;width:auto;margin:0;gap:0;color:var(--paper);font-size:24px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.pro-wordmark sup{align-self:flex-start;font-size:11px;line-height:1;margin-top:5px;margin-left:2px}
.pro-wordmark .pro-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-left:7px;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:5px;background:#f2b632;color:#064e3b;font-size:13px;line-height:1.4;letter-spacing:.06em}

/* Formulation collection: native, keyboard-accessible category disclosures. */
.formulation-library{background:var(--paper);border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.formulation-heading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr;gap:64px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:40px}
.formulation-heading h2{max-width:560px}
.formulation-heading>p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;max-width:58ch}
.formulation-category{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.formulation-category:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.formulation-category summary{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:23px 0;color:var(--forest)}
.formulation-category summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.formulation-category summary h3{margin:0;font-size:clamp(20px,2vw,27px);line-height:1.3;text-wrap:pretty}
.category-toggle{flex:none;transition:transform .2s ease}
.formulation-category[open] .toggle-vertical{display:none}
.formulation-category summary:hover h3{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:6px}
.formulation-category summary:focus-visible{outline-color:var(--forest);outline-offset:5px;border-radius:2px}
.formulation-content{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(220px,320px) 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;padding:0 0 28px}
.formulation-photo-placeholder{min-height:180px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;padding:24px;background:var(--pale);color:var(--muted);border-radius:14px;font-size:14px;text-align:center}
.formulation-description{max-width:54ch}
.formulation-description>p:first-child{margin:0 0 10px;color:var(--forest);font-size:20px;line-height:1.4}
.formulation-description .formulation-placeholder-note{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;line-height:1.65}
@media(max-width:900px){.formulation-heading{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}.formulation-content{gap:28px;grid-template-columns:minmax(200px,.8fr) 1fr}}
@media(max-width:700px){.formulation-heading{margin-bottom:28px}.formulation-heading>p{font-size:16px}.formulation-category summary{padding:21px 0;gap:18px}.formulation-category summary h3{font-size:21px}.formulation-content{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px;padding-bottom:28px}.formulation-photo-placeholder{min-height:170px}.formulation-description>p:first-child{font-size:18px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.category-toggle{transition:none}}

/* Distinct story roles: product choices, formulation collection, project workflow, contact. */
.benefits .mechanism{margin-top:40px;background:var(--pale)}
.process .step-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:40px}
.process .step{padding-right:0}
.process .step h3{font-size:24px}
.process .step p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;max-width:40ch}
.process-heading{align-items:start}
.process-heading h2{max-width:16ch}
.process-heading p:last-child{max-width:42ch}
.closing{margin-top:64px}
@media(max-width:900px){.process .step-grid{gap:24px}.process .step h3{font-size:22px}}
@media(max-width:700px){.process .step-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}.process .step h3{font-size:24px;margin-top:16px}.process .step p{max-width:48ch}.closing{margin-top:40px}.benefits .mechanism{margin-top:32px}}

/* Four tailoring choices, with readable columns across screen sizes. */
.benefits .benefit-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}
@media(max-width:1100px){.benefits .benefit-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:700px){.benefits .benefit-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}