/* Hero (layout comes from .split-hero in components.css) */
.hero-image {
  background-image: url('../images/hero.jpg');
  background-position: 72% center;
}
.hero-eyebrow,
.section-eyebrow,
.pathway-card .eyebrow {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.hero p:not(.hero-eyebrow) {
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  font-size: 1.14rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* Welcome + two pathways */
.welcome {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--paper), var(--warm));
}
.section-intro {
  max-width: 820px;
  text-align: center;
}
.section-intro h2 { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.section-intro p {
  color: var(--text-soft);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.pathways {
  margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.section-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  text-align: center;
}
.pathways > h2 { margin: 0 0 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); text-align: center; }
.pathway-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.pathway-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 40px clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 48px) 38px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-book);
}
.pathway-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -44px;
  right: -44px;
  width: 128px;
  height: 128px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(169, 130, 53, .1), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pathway-card-gold {
  border-color: rgba(169, 130, 53, .45);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--warm), var(--paper) 70%);
}
.pathway-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.pathway-card .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.pathway-card .eyebrow::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 48px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 16px auto 0;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.blue-text { color: var(--navy); }
.gold-text { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.pathway-card > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}
.pathway-card > .button,
.pathway-card > .button-row {
  margin-top: auto;
}

/* What makes SCF different */
.difference {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.difference h2 { margin: 0 0 clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); text-align: center; }
.feature-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.feature-grid article {
  padding: 0 28px;
  text-align: center;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.feature-grid article:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.feature-icon {
  width: 68px;
  height: 68px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-soft);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--warm);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 5px var(--paper);
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.feature-icon svg { width: 32px; height: 32px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 2.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.feature-grid h3 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 1.22rem;
}
.feature-grid p {
  color: var(--text-soft);
  font-size: .97rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

/* Closing call to action */
.cta {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0, rgba(169, 130, 53, .12), transparent 30rem),
    var(--cream);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.cta-inner { text-align: center; }
.cta-inner::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  margin: 0 auto 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  background: var(--paper);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.cta h2 { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.cta p { max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto 26px; color: var(--text-soft); }
.cta p:empty { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .pathway-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 640px; }
  .feature-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); row-gap: 40px; }
  .feature-grid article:nth-child(2) { border-right: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .pathway-card { padding: 32px 22px; }
  .feature-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; row-gap: 0; }
  .feature-grid article { padding: 28px 0; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
  .feature-grid article:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
  .feature-grid article:last-child { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
}

.footer-divider { color: var(--gold); padding: 0 .45rem; font-weight: 700; }
.ready-section { padding-bottom: 3.5rem; }