:root {
  color-scheme: light;
  --navy: #ffffff;
  --navy-deep: #ffffff;
  --blue: #111111;
  --cyan: #111111;
  --cyan-strong: #000000;
  --white: #111111;
  --muted: #242424;
  --muted-deep: #444444;
  --surface: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);
  --surface-soft: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.045);
  --line: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  --line-bright: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  --shadow: 0 22px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

html,
body {
  background: #ffffff;
}

body {
  color: #111111;
  background-image: none;
}

a,
a:hover,
.eyebrow,
.kicker,
.card-link,
.prose a,
.toc a:hover,
.footer-links a:hover,
.footer-link-button:hover {
  color: #111111;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline-color: #111111;
}

.skip-link,
.button,
.button:hover,
.consent-action,
.consent-action:hover {
  border-color: #111111;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #111111;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.site-header,
.site-footer,
.analytics-consent,
.cookie-dialog,
.site-nav {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
  color: #111111;
}

.nav-toggle,
.button.secondary,
.button.secondary:hover,
.hero-panel,
.card,
.toc,
.checklist li,
.cookie-dialog-close,
.cookie-choice {
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #111111;
}

.hero,
.section.white,
.page-hero,
.cta {
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #111111;
}

.callout,
.data-note {
  background: #f7f7f7;
  color: #111111;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
.brand,
.brand:hover,
.site-nav a,
.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"],
.lede,
.section-head p,
.muted,
.card p,
.callout p,
.signal strong,
.signal span,
.breadcrumbs,
.breadcrumbs a,
.article-meta,
.prose p,
.prose li,
.prose th,
.prose td,
.toc strong,
.toc a,
.data-note,
.cta h2,
.cta h3,
.cta p,
.cta .button.secondary,
.site-footer,
.site-footer .brand,
.site-footer p,
.footer-title,
.footer-links a,
.footer-link-button,
.footer-bottom,
.analytics-consent-copy p,
.cookie-dialog,
.cookie-dialog p,
.cookie-dialog-status,
.cookie-choice strong {
  color: #111111 !important;
}

.hero-panel,
.card,
.toc,
.cta,
.analytics-consent,
.cookie-dialog {
  box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.signal-icon,
.card-number,
.checklist li::before {
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #111111;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.prose code,
.prose th {
  background: #f3f3f3;
  color: #111111;
}

.cookie-dialog::backdrop {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
}

.brand-mark [stroke="#f5fbff"] {
  stroke: #111111;
}

.brand-mark circle[fill="#071426"] {
  fill: #ffffff;
}

/* Restrained editorial layer: useful imagery, rules and reading rhythm. */
body,
button,
input,
select,
textarea,
code,
pre,
kbd,
samp {
  font-family: Aptos, "Segoe UI", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
}

.hero::after,
.page-hero::after {
  opacity: 0.055;
}

.hero-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(330px, 0.92fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 76px);
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5vw, 4.25rem);
}

.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 #111111;
}

.hero-aside {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
}

.editorial-figure {
  margin: 0;
}

.editorial-figure img,
.card-image {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  background: #f4f1eb;
}

.hero-figure img {
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 4;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.editorial-figure figcaption {
  padding: 11px 2px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #111111;
  color: #444444;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.hero-panel,
.card,
.toc,
.cta {
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.site-header,
.hero-panel,
.card,
.toc {
  backdrop-filter: none;
}

.hero-panel {
  padding: 24px;
  border-width: 1px;
}

.story-card {
  padding: 0 0 22px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid #111111;
  background: transparent;
}

.story-card:hover {
  border-color: #111111;
}

.story-card .card-image {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14);
}

.story-card .card-number {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.learning-path {
  display: block;
  border-top: 1px solid #111111;
}

.learning-path .card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(190px, 0.8fr) minmax(280px, 1.4fr) minmax(170px, 0.7fr);
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.learning-path .card h3,
.learning-path .card p,
.learning-path .card a {
  margin: 0;
}

.prose .grid-2 .card {
  padding: 18px 0 20px;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #111111;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.article-figure {
  margin: 30px 0 42px;
}

.article-figure img {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14);
}

.article-figure.portrait-crop img {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-position: center 44%;
}

.callout,
.data-note {
  padding: 22px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #111111;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #111111;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.cta {
  padding-inline: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid #111111;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #111111;
  background: transparent;
}

.section-head {
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
}

.button,
.nav-toggle,
.consent-action,
.cookie-dialog-close {
  border-radius: 3px;
}

/* ICP palette: calm authority for practical UK decision-makers. */
:root {
  --ink: #151719;
  --slate: #4b565b;
  --petrol: #0b6078;
  --petrol-dark: #0a5568;
  --mist: #eaf5f6;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --paper-warm: #faf9f6;
  --ochre: #9b4a24;
  --ochre-soft: #fbf2ea;
  --navy: var(--paper);
  --navy-deep: var(--paper);
  --blue: var(--petrol);
  --cyan: var(--petrol);
  --cyan-strong: var(--petrol-dark);
  --white: var(--ink);
  --muted: var(--slate);
  --muted-deep: #5f696d;
  --surface: var(--paper);
  --surface-soft: var(--mist);
  --line: rgba(21, 23, 25, 0.16);
  --line-bright: rgba(11, 96, 120, 0.36);
}

html,
body,
.hero,
.page-hero,
.cta {
  background-color: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.section.white,
.site-footer {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
}

a,
.eyebrow,
.kicker,
.card-link,
.prose a,
.toc a:hover,
.footer-links a:hover,
.footer-link-button:hover {
  color: var(--petrol);
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--petrol-dark);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--petrol);
}

.skip-link,
.button:not(.secondary),
.consent-action {
  border-color: var(--petrol);
  background: var(--petrol);
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

.button:not(.secondary):hover,
.consent-action:hover {
  border-color: var(--petrol-dark);
  background: var(--petrol-dark);
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

.button.secondary,
.button.secondary:hover,
.nav-toggle,
.cookie-dialog-close {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink) !important;
}

.lede,
.section-head p,
.muted,
.card p,
.signal span,
.breadcrumbs,
.breadcrumbs a,
.article-meta,
.toc a,
.site-footer,
.site-footer p,
.footer-links a,
.footer-link-button,
.footer-bottom,
.analytics-consent-copy p,
.cookie-dialog p,
.editorial-figure figcaption {
  color: var(--slate) !important;
}

.site-nav a {
  color: var(--slate) !important;
}

.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--petrol) !important;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--petrol);
}

.hero-panel,
.toc,
.cookie-choice {
  border-color: rgba(11, 96, 120, 0.28);
  background: var(--mist);
}

.story-card {
  border-top-color: var(--petrol);
}

.story-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--petrol-dark);
}

.signal-icon,
.card-number,
.checklist li::before,
.status-dot {
  border-color: var(--petrol);
  color: var(--petrol);
}

.signal-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1;
}

.learning-path {
  border-top-color: var(--petrol);
}

.learning-path .card {
  border-bottom-color: rgba(11, 96, 120, 0.22);
}

.callout {
  border-top-color: var(--petrol);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(11, 96, 120, 0.3);
  background: var(--mist);
  padding-inline: 22px;
}

.data-note {
  border-top-color: var(--ochre);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(155, 74, 36, 0.36);
  background: var(--ochre-soft);
  padding-inline: 22px;
}

.cta {
  border-top-color: var(--petrol);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(11, 96, 120, 0.28);
}

.prose code,
.prose th {
  background: var(--mist);
  color: var(--petrol-dark);
}

.editorial-figure img,
.card-image {
  background: var(--paper-warm);
}

.editorial-figure figcaption {
  border-top-color: var(--petrol);
}

.brand-mark [stroke="#70dcff"] {
  stroke: var(--petrol);
}

.brand-mark [fill="#70dcff"] {
  fill: var(--petrol);
}

.brand-mark [stroke="#f5fbff"] {
  stroke: var(--ink);
}

.brand-mark circle[fill="#071426"] {
  fill: var(--paper);
}

.analytics-consent,
.cookie-dialog {
  border-color: rgba(11, 96, 120, 0.34);
  background: var(--paper);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero-aside {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(260px, 0.9fr);
    align-items: start;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .site-nav {
    background: #ffffff;
  }

  .hero-aside {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero-figure img {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  }

  .article-figure,
  .article-figure.portrait-crop {
    margin: 24px 0 34px;
  }

  .learning-path .card {
    display: block;
    padding: 22px 0;
  }

  .learning-path .card p,
  .learning-path .card a {
    margin-top: 10px;
  }
}