.intro-animated-gradient__root {
    padding-top: clamp(4rem, 12vw, 10rem);
    padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 12vw, 10rem);
    min-height: min(32rem, 85vh);
}

@keyframes intro-animated-gradient-spin {
    to {
        transform: rotate(360deg);
    }
}

.intro-animated-gradient__spin--left,
.intro-animated-gradient__spin--right {
    width: 85%;
    height: 85%;
    top: 7.5%;
    animation-name: intro-animated-gradient-spin;
    animation-timing-function: linear;
    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    transform-origin: 50% 50%;
}

.intro-animated-gradient__spin--left {
    left: -18%;
    animation-duration: 48s;
}

.intro-animated-gradient__spin--right {
    right: -18%;
    animation-duration: 60s;
    animation-direction: reverse;
}

.intro-animated-gradient__area {
    max-width: 48rem;
}

.services-timeline__serif,
[data-serif] {
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

.services-timeline__body {
    min-width: 0;
}
.services-timeline__row:last-child .services-timeline__body {
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.services-timeline__ghost {
    line-height: 1;
}

/* process rams — list panel, brand watermark, gentle float animation (no colors) */
.process-rams__index {
    width: 1.75rem;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.process-rams__content {
    min-width: 0;
}
.process-rams__brand {
    text-transform: lowercase;
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    word-break: break-word;
    animation: process-rams-float 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.process-rams__cta {
    text-decoration: none;
    animation: process-rams-float 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
    animation-delay: 0.75s;
}
@keyframes process-rams-float {
    0%,
    100% {
        transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    }
    50% {
        transform: translate3d(0, -0.35rem, 0);
    }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .process-rams__brand,
    .process-rams__cta {
        animation: none;
    }
}

/* whyus v16 — ransom-note table layout: pulse rings, scrim, giant row numbers, scroll-snap track */
/* No colors below: only white/black shade-as-opacity for the scrim (per project exception), everything else is layout/size/animation/transform. */

/* Geometry shared by both CSS frameworks (Bootstrap has no utilities for it) */
.whyus-ransom__section--py {
    padding-top: 6rem;
    padding-bottom: 6rem;
}

.mxw-3xl {
    max-width: 48rem !important;
}

.mxw-md {
    max-width: 28rem !important;
}

.whyus-ransom__head,
.whyus-ransom__media {
    margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.whyus-ransom__note {
    margin-top: 4rem;
}

.whyus-ransom__foot {
    margin-top: 4rem;
}

.whyus-ransom__title {
    font-size: 1.875rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.025em;
}

.whyus-ransom__subtitle {
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.whyus-ransom__caption {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

.whyus-ransom__icon {
    font-size: 1.875rem;
}

.whyus-ransom__item-title {
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    transition: letter-spacing 300ms ease;
}

.whyus-ransom__item-title:hover {
    letter-spacing: 0.025em;
}

.whyus-ransom__cta {
    padding: 1rem 2.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.025em;
    transition: transform 300ms ease;
}

.whyus-ransom__cta--hover:hover {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.whyus-ransom__decor {
    contain: layout style;
}

.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring {
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 12rem;
    height: 12rem;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.6);
    opacity: 0;
    --bs-border-opacity: 0.2;
    animation: whyus-ransom-pulse 4s ease-out infinite;
}

/* content-first: rings start after the heading's fade-in has already begun */
.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring--1 {
    --bs-border-opacity: 0.3;
    animation-delay: 0.8s;
}

.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring--2 {
    width: 20rem;
    height: 20rem;
    animation-delay: 1.6s;
}

.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring--3 {
    width: 28rem;
    height: 28rem;
    animation-delay: 2.4s;
}

@keyframes whyus-ransom-pulse {
    0% {
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.6);
        opacity: 0.6;
    }
    70% {
        opacity: 0;
    }
    100% {
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.4);
        opacity: 0;
    }
}

.whyus-ransom__fade-in {
    animation: whyus-ransom-fade-in 0.5s ease-out both;
}

@keyframes whyus-ransom-fade-in {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(0.75rem);
    }
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

/* radial vignette over the hero illustration only — pure lightness/opacity fade, not a hue */
.whyus-ransom__scrim {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%);
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    .whyus-ransom__scrim {
        background: radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 70%);
    }
}

.whyus-ransom__accent {
    display: block;
    font-size: 2.25rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    transform: rotate(-1deg);
}

.whyus-ransom__row-group {
    overflow: hidden;
}

.whyus-ransom__row-number {
    top: -1.5rem;
    right: 0;
    font-size: 6rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1;
    z-index: 0;
    --bs-text-opacity: 0.05;
}

.whyus-ransom__row-track {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2rem;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.whyus-ransom__row-item {
    padding-inline-start: 1.5rem;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
}

.whyus-ransom__row-item:first-child {
    border-inline-start-width: 0;
}

.whyus-ransom__snippet pre {
    white-space: pre-wrap;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .whyus-ransom__section--py {
        padding-top: 8rem;
        padding-bottom: 8rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__head,
    .whyus-ransom__media {
        margin-bottom: 6rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__note {
        margin-top: 6rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__foot {
        margin-top: 5rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__title {
        font-size: 3rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__accent {
        display: inline;
        font-size: 3.75rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__subtitle {
        font-size: 1.125rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__row-number {
        font-size: 8rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__row-track {
        flex-direction: row;
        gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .whyus-ransom__row-item {
        flex: 1 1 0%;
        padding-inline-start: 2rem;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .whyus-ransom__cta--hover:hover {
        transform: none;
    }
}