:root {
  --brand-blue: #4374C3;
  --brand-blue-light: #71D7F7;
  --brand-gold: #FFB400;
  --brand-dark: #1D2024;
}
body {
  background: #0f1218;
}
.container {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}
.blog-hero {
  padding: 48px 0 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1D2024 0%, #111319 100%);
  color: #f5f8ff;
}
.blog-hero .eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: var(--brand-gold);
  font-size: 12px;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.blog-hero h1 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 36px;
  color: #fff;
}
.blog-hero .lede { margin: 0; color: #dbe7ff; }

.blog-list {
  padding: 24px 0 48px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.blog-card {
  background: #1D2024;
  border: 2px solid var(--brand-gold);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  color: #f5f8ff;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
}
.blog-card h2 { margin: 6px 0 10px; }
.blog-card h2 a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
.blog-card h2 a:hover { color: var(--brand-gold); }
.blog-card .card-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #cdd7f0;
}
.blog-card .excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: #e7ecf7;
}
.read-more {
  color: #0f1218 !important;
  background: var(--brand-gold);
  border: 2px solid var(--brand-gold);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0f1218;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .12s ease, background .12s ease;
}
.read-more:hover {
  background: #ffca40;
  color: #0f1218 !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
}
.meta-sep { color: #69738a; }
.meta-tags { color: #dbe7ff; }
.meta-date { color: #dbe7ff; }

.blog-pagination {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.blog-pagination .page-btn {
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border: 2px solid var(--brand-gold);
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: #111;
  background: var(--brand-gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.blog-pagination .page-btn.disabled {
  opacity: 0.45;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}
.blog-pagination .page-current { color: #dbe7ff; }

.blog-article {
  padding: 32px 0 48px;
  color: #f5f8ff;
}
.article-head .eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: var(--brand-gold);
  font-size: 12px;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.article-head h1 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: #fff;
}
.article-head .meta-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  color: #cdd7f0;
}
.article-hero img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 2px solid var(--brand-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
  margin: 16px 0;
}
.article-body {
  background: #1D2024;
  border: 2px solid var(--brand-gold);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
}
.article-body p { margin-top: 0; color: #f5f8ff; }
.article-body h2, .article-body h3 { color: var(--brand-gold); }
.article-body a { color: var(--brand-blue-light); }
.article-body img { max-width: 100%; border-radius: 6px; display: block; margin: 12px auto; box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.25); }
.article-foot { margin-top: 16px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .blog-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .blog-card, .article-body { padding: 16px; }
  .blog-hero h1 { font-size: 30px; }
  .article-head h1 { font-size: 28px; }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .blog-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}