/* ==========================================================================
   1. GLOBAL VARIABLES & BASE CONFIGURATION
   ========================================================================== */
:root {
  --zi-orange: #f28e37;       /* Primary brand orange accent */
  --zi-dark-blue: #11294a;    /* Headers, navigation, and deep tone styling */
  --zi-light-bg: #f4fafe;     /* Premium subtle background hue */
}

body {
  font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
  overflow-x: hidden;         /* Prevents horizontal layout overflow during entry animations */
}

/* Reusable content decoration elements */
.orange-dash {
  width: 25px;
  height: 4px;
  background-color: var(--zi-orange);
  border-radius: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.text-justify {
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
}
/* ==========================================================================
   2. NAVBAR STYLING
   ========================================================================== */
.navbar-brand img {
  height: 60px; /* Adjust as necessary to properly fit your HH Solar brand asset */
}

.nav-link {
  color: var(--zi-dark-blue) !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.nav-link:hover, 
.nav-link.active {
  color: var(--zi-orange) !important;
}

/* Pill-shaped Custom Call to Action Button */
.btn-orange {
  background-color: var(--zi-orange);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: 50px;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.75rem;
  border: none;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-orange:hover {
  background-color: #d67623; /* Darker tone shift for clear hover state feedback */
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   3. HERO REGION & OVERLAPPING CARDS MODULES
   ========================================================================== */
.hero-section {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65)), 
              url('../images/hero-background.jpg') no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
  padding: 9rem 0 13rem 0; /* Deep baseline pad ensures overlapping grids don't crunch data content */
  color: #ffffff;
}

.hero-section-footer {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65)), 
              url('../images/hero-background.jpg') no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
  margin-top: -20px; /* Pulls cards cleanly up into the dark hero field image view space */
  padding: 2rem 0 3rem 0; /* Deep baseline pad ensures overlapping grids don't crunch data content */
  color: #ffffff;
}

.hero-subtitle {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.hero-subtitle::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 20%;
  right: 20%;
  bottom: -10px;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: var(--zi-orange);
}

.hero-title {
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.85rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.hero-description {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  opacity: 0.95;
}

/* Overlapping structural configuration wrapper */
.overlap-features-wrapper {
  margin-top: -90px; /* Pulls cards cleanly up into the dark hero field image view space */
  position: relative;
  z-index: 99;       /* Keeps panels layered completely above background canvases */
}

.info-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 3.5rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1), 
              box-shadow 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
}

.info-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
}

.info-card .card-icon {
  color: var(--zi-orange);
  font-size: 2.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.info-card .card-heading {
  color: var(--zi-dark-blue);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.3px;
}

.info-card .card-desc {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   4. SERVICES SECTION
   ========================================================================== */
.section-title {
  color: var(--zi-dark-blue);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
}

.section-subtitle {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.services-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1), box-shadow 0.4s;
}

.services-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-10px);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.card-img-wrapper {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  height: 175px;
}

.services-card .card-img-top {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.services-card:hover .card-img-top {
  transform: scale(1.05); /* Smooth dynamic camera zoom layout frame execution */
}

.btn-outline-orange {
  border: 1px solid var(--zi-orange);
  color: var(--zi-dark-blue);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: transparent;
  transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
}

.btn-outline-orange:hover {
  background-color: var(--zi-orange);
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--zi-orange);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   5. TWO-COLUMN SPLIT LAYOUTS & ABOUT US MODULES
   ========================================================================== */
.about-title, 
.promo-title {
  color: #1a1a1a;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.35rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.promo-description {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.about-img {
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 440px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.split-feature-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1), box-shadow 0.4s;
}

.split-feature-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.split-card-img-wrapper {
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 330px;
}

.split-card-img-wrapper img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.split-feature-card:hover .split-card-img-wrapper img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

.split-card-title {
  color: #11294a;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.split-card-text {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   6. CALL TO ACTION DYNAMIC BANNER
   ========================================================================== */
.cta-banner-section {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(17, 41, 74, 0.85), rgba(17, 41, 74, 0.92)), 
              url('../images/cta-panels.jpg') no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
  padding: 6.5rem 0 9.5rem 0; 
  color: #ffffff;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 86%, 50% 100%, 0 86%);
}

.cta-tagline {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  color: var(--zi-orange);
}

.cta-heading {
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.cta-subtext {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.btn-cta-orange {
  background-color: var(--zi-orange);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.85rem 2.25rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: none;
  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-cta-orange:hover {
  background-color: #e07d2c;
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   7. WHY CHOOSE US CARDS LAYOUT MODULES (STAGGERED COLS)
   ========================================================================== */
.wcu-tagline {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  color: var(--zi-orange);
}

.wcu-heading {
  color: var(--zi-dark-blue);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.wcu-description {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.wcu-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 2.25rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.wcu-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
}

.wcu-icon {
  color: var(--zi-orange);
  font-size: 2.2rem;
}

.wcu-card-title {
  color: #1a1a1a;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.wcu-card-text {
  color: #666666;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Angular Hot Ribbon Tag Badge layout positioning */
.hot-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 15px;
  right: -28px;
  background-color: #e64a19;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 3px 30px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   8. PREMIUM INFRASTRUCTURE / HARDWARE CARD MATRIX
   ========================================================================== */
.eq-section-title {
  color: var(--zi-dark-blue);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

.eq-section-subtitle {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.equipment-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 3rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1), 
              box-shadow 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
}

.equipment-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

/* Border variant mapping featured emphasis target options column */
.equipment-card.featured-card {
  border: 1px solid #cccccc !important;
}

.eq-icon-box {
  color: var(--zi-orange);
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.eq-card-title {
  color: #1a1a1a;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.eq-card-text {
  color: #555555;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.eq-spec-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.eq-spec-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #333333;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.eq-spec-list li::before {
  content: "•";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: #000000;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.btn-outline-dark-custom {
  border: 1px solid #333333;
  color: #11294a;
  background-color: transparent;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-outline-dark-custom:hover {
  background-color: #11294a;
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: #11294a;
}



/* ==========================================================================
   9. SITE FOOTER STYLING
   ========================================================================== */
.site-footer {
  background-color: #000000;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.footer-heading {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.footer-text {
  color: #cccccc;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.copyright-text {
  color: #888888;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.copyright-text a {
  color: var(--zi-orange);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-links-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.footer-links-list li {
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}

.footer-links-list a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-links-list a:hover {
  color: var(--zi-orange);
}

.footer-subscribe-box {
  border: 1px solid #444444;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 4px;
}

.footer-subscribe-box .form-control {
  background-color: transparent;
  border: none;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.footer-subscribe-box .form-control:focus {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.btn-subscribe {
  background-color: var(--zi-orange);
  color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-subscribe:hover {
  background-color: #d67623;
}

.footer-contact-item {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 28px;
  color: #cccccc;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.footer-contact-item i {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 2px;
  color: var(--zi-orange);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   10. RESPONSIVE MEDIA ADJUSTMENTS
   ========================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .hero-title { font-size: 2.25rem; }
  .about-title, .promo-title, .wcu-heading, .eq-section-title { font-size: 2rem; }
  .cta-banner-section { clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 92%, 50% 100%, 0 92%); }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .hero-section { padding: 6rem 0 10rem 0; }
  .hero-title { font-size: 1.85rem; }
  .about-title, .promo-title, .wcu-heading, .eq-section-title { font-size: 1.75rem; }
  .overlap-features-wrapper { margin-top: -60px; }
  
  /* Resetting staggered columns grid alignment for linear clean display flows on hand-held views */
  .pt-md-4, .pt-md-5, .mt-md-4 {
    padding-top: 0 !important;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
  }
}

/* ==========================================
   11. INNER PAGE FULL BANNER (REUSABLE)
   ========================================== */
.inner-page-banner {
  position: relative;
  /* Default background image fallback */
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.75), rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.85)), 
              url('../images/inner-banner-bg.jpg') no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-attachment: scroll;
  padding: 6.5rem 0 7.5rem 0;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-align: center;
  /* Custom modern geometric bottom curve matching standard layouts */
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 90%, 50% 100%, 0 90%);
}

/* Specific background variants for different sub-pages */
.banner-about {
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.75), rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.85)), url('../images/about.jpg') no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.banner-services {
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.75), rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.85)), url('../images/services-banner.jpg') no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.banner-contact {
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.75), rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.85)), url('../images/contact.jpg') no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.inner-banner-title {
  font-size: 2.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.inner-banner-title-text {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* Clean breadcrumb formatting to align with the visual style */
.inner-banner-breadcrumbs {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.inner-banner-breadcrumbs a {
  color: var(--zi-orange);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.inner-banner-breadcrumbs a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.inner-banner-breadcrumbs .breadcrumb-separator {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  margin: 0 10px;
}

.inner-banner-breadcrumbs .current-page {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .inner-page-banner {
    padding: 4.5rem 0 5.5rem 0;
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 94%, 50% 100%, 0 94%);
  }
  .inner-banner-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   12. REQUEST A QUOTE & CONTACT BLOCK MODULE
   ========================================================================== */
.quote-section {
  background-color: #f4fafe; /* Matching your dark-blue theme background color */
  color: #0b192c;
  position: relative;
}

.quote-left-title {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

/* Contact item decoration icon frames */
.contact-icon-wrapper {
  background-color: rgba(242, 142, 55, 0.15); /* Brand orange transparency tint */
  color: #f28e37; /* Brand orange variable */
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Form Container Card Structural Mechanics */
.quote-form-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 24px;
  color: #1a1a1a;
}

.quote-form-card .form-label {
  color: #11294a;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Redesigning native input fields to blend seamlessly */
.custom-input {
  background-color: #f8fafc !important;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0 !important;
  border-radius: 10px !important;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem !important;
  color: #333333 !important;
  font-size: 0.95rem !important;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out !important;
}

/* Custom visual focus state */
.custom-input:focus {
  background-color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: #f28e37 !important; /* Glow shifts to your accent brand orange color */
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(242, 142, 55, 0.12) !important;
  outline: none !important;
}

select.custom-input {
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Primary Form Action Execution Trigger Button */
.btn-quote-submit {
  background-color: #f28e37;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(242, 142, 55, 0.3);
  transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
}

.btn-quote-submit:hover {
  background-color: #d67623;
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(242, 142, 55, 0.4);
}

/* Responsive Overrides */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .quote-left-title { font-size: 2rem; }
  .quote-form-card { padding: 2rem !important; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   13. TIGHT-FIT SPLIT SECTION
   ========================================================================== */
.close-split-section {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.split-tight-title {
  color: #11294a; /* Brand deep blue tone */
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

/* Feature checklist styling */
.tight-feature-list {
  list-style: none;
}
.tight-feature-list li {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #333333;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Image Container Frame & Overlap Shift Mechanics */
.tight-img-container {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.tight-split-img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 24px;
  object-fit: cover;
  max-height: 480px;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

/* Screen Size Specific Positioning Rules to force image closer to text */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .custom-tight-row {
    position: relative;
  }
  
  /* Pulls the image container significantly leftward into the text grid boundaries */
  .tight-img-container {
    margin-left: -40px; 
    z-index: 2;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .split-tight-title {
    font-size: 1.9rem;
  }
  .tight-split-img {
    max-height: 360px;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   14. TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS SECTIONS MATRIX
   ========================================================================== */
.tech-highlights-section {
  position: relative;
}

.tech-main-title {
  color: #11294a; /* Brand dark blue color */
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.tech-main-subtitle {
  max-width: 600px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* Individual Feature Card Module styling layout rules */
.tech-feature-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #eef2f6;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 3rem 2.25rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.02);
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1), 
              box-shadow 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1), 
              border-color 0.4s ease;
}

/* Elegant visual transformations when moving mouse onto the elements */
.tech-feature-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  border-color: rgba(242, 142, 55, 0.3); /* Brand orange subtle blend glow edge link */
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.06);
}

/* Stylized Decorative Minimal Component Accent Ribbon Badge */
.tech-feature-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  background-color: #e3f2fd;
  color: #0d6efd;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  padding: 4px 14px;
  border-radius: 50px;
}

/* Visual Icon Presentation Frame Mechanics */
.tech-icon-box {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  background-color: rgba(242, 142, 55, 0.08); /* Transparent layout background brand wrapper link tint */
  color: #f28e37; /* Primary orange color variable anchor */
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  border-radius: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.tech-feature-card:hover .tech-icon-box {
  background-color: #f28e37;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.tech-card-title {
  color: #11294a;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.2px;
}

.tech-card-desc {
  color: #626e7c;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Minimalist Link Utility Actions Component styling settings */
.tech-read-more {
  color: #11294a;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.tech-read-more i {
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.tech-feature-card:hover .tech-read-more {
  color: #f28e37;
}

.tech-feature-card:hover .tech-read-more i {
  transform: translateX(4px); /* Moves arrow link out subtly on hover states */
}

/* Responsive Breakpoints View Scaling adjustments properties mappings */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .tech-main-title {
    font-size: 1.95rem;
  }
  .tech-feature-card {
    padding: 2.25rem 1.75rem;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   15. MINIMALIST 3-COLUMN FEATURES MATRIX
   ========================================================================== */
.minimal-features-section {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  padding: 5rem 0;
}

/* Feature Item Box Container */
.minimal-feature-box {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  position: relative;
  /* Soft grey bottom baseline matching the image asset */
  border-bottom: 3px solid #eef2f6; 
  transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
}

/* Hover Accent Transition */
.minimal-feature-box:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  /* Accent line shifts smoothly to brand orange on mouseover */
  border-bottom-color: var(--zi-orange, #f28e37); 
  box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(17, 41, 74, 0.04);
}

/* Icon Presentation Unit */
.minimal-feature-icon {
  color: var(--zi-orange, #f28e37);
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* Text Headers Styling */
.minimal-feature-title {
  color: var(--zi-dark-blue, #11294a);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.3px;
}

/* Summary Descriptive Paragraphs */
.minimal-feature-text {
  color: #556270;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Micro-adjustment for tight content padding layouts on small viewports */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .minimal-features-section {
    padding: 3.5rem 0;
  }
  .minimal-feature-box {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   18. ENDLESS CONTINUOUS MARQUEE LOGO SLIDER
   ========================================================================== */
.logo-marquee-container {
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.logo-marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  align-items: center;
  /* 35s speed keeps a larger group of 20 elements moving smoothly */
  animation: scrollContinuous 35s linear infinite; 
}

/* Pause the scrolling animation when user hovers over any brand card */
.logo-marquee-container:hover .logo-marquee-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

/* Unified Logo Card Wrapper styling */
.marquee-item {
  width: 240px; /* Comfortable width container layout for clear visibility */
  margin: 0 1.25rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #eef2f6;
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(11, 25, 44, 0.02);
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
  flex-shrink: 0; /* Core rule: prevents boxes from squishing up */
}

.marquee-item:hover {
  border-color: var(--zi-orange, #f28e37);
}

.marquee-item img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 80px; /* Balanced larger height threshold for premium clear icons */
  object-fit: contain;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.marquee-item1 img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 130px; /* Balanced larger height threshold for premium clear icons */
  object-fit: contain;
  margin-left: 40px;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.marquee-item:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.03);
}

/* The loop calculation keyframe structural mechanic */
@keyframes scrollContinuous {
  0% {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateX(-50%); /* Moves exactly halfway so the duplicated sequence lines up seamlessly */
  }
}

/* Responsive adjustment configurations */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .marquee-item {
    width: 160px;
    margin: 0 0.75rem;
    padding: 0.75rem;
  }
  .marquee-item img {
    height: 50px;
  }
}