/* lobbyguard-alternatives.com — calm analyst tone, IBM Plex, cobalt accent */
:root{
  --ink:#16181d;--ink-2:#3b3f48;--muted:#6b7280;--line:#e3e6ec;--paper:#ffffff;--paper-2:#f6f7f9;
  --cobalt:#0f4fd8;--cobalt-ink:#0a3aa3;--cobalt-tint:#eaf0fd;--amber:#8a5a00;--amber-tint:#fff6e0;
  --radius:8px;--max:1080px;
  --sans:"IBM Plex Sans",-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --mono:"IBM Plex Mono",ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper)}
a{color:var(--cobalt);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:2px}
a:hover{color:var(--cobalt-ink)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 .5em;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em}
h1{font-size:2rem}h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin-top:2.2em}h3{font-size:1.15rem;margin-top:1.6em}
p,ul,ol,table,figure{margin:0 0 1.1em}
ul,ol{padding-left:1.4em}li{margin:.25em 0}
small,.small{font-size:.875rem}
code,kbd{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.9em;background:var(--paper-2);padding:.1em .35em;border-radius:4px}
hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.5em 0}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.1rem}
.prose{max-width:760px}
.visually-hidden{position:absolute!important;height:1px;width:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(1px,1px,1px,1px);white-space:nowrap}

/* header */
.site-header{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20}
.site-header .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;min-height:60px}
.brand{font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.01em;white-space:nowrap}
.brand span{color:var(--cobalt)}
.nav-toggle{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:44px;height:44px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper);border-radius:6px;cursor:pointer;font-size:0}
.nav-toggle::before{content:"";width:18px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);box-shadow:0 -6px 0 var(--ink),0 6px 0 var(--ink)}
.nav{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:60px;background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.5rem 1.1rem 1rem}
.nav.open{display:block}
.nav a{display:block;padding:.55rem 0;color:var(--ink-2);text-decoration:none;font-size:.95rem}
.nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--cobalt);font-weight:600}
.nav a.cta{color:var(--cobalt);font-weight:600}
@media(min-width:880px){
  .nav-toggle{display:none}
  .nav{display:flex;position:static;border:0;padding:0;gap:1.3rem;align-items:center}
  .nav a{padding:0}
}

/* disclosure ribbon */
.disclosure{background:var(--paper-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);padding:.45rem 0}
.disclosure .wrap{display:block}

/* hero */
.hero{padding:3rem 0 2rem}
.hero h1{font-size:2.1rem;max-width:820px}
.hero .lede{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:720px}
.eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cobalt);margin-bottom:.8rem}
@media(min-width:700px){.hero{padding:4.5rem 0 3rem}.hero h1{font-size:2.8rem}}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:.7rem 1.15rem;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid var(--cobalt);background:var(--cobalt);color:#fff;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.2;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit}
.btn:hover{background:var(--cobalt-ink);border-color:var(--cobalt-ink);color:#fff}
.btn.secondary{background:transparent;color:var(--cobalt)}
.btn.secondary:hover{background:var(--cobalt-tint);color:var(--cobalt-ink)}
.btn-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.7rem;margin:1.4rem 0}

/* content blocks */
.section{padding:1.5rem 0}
.callout{border-left:3px solid var(--cobalt);background:var(--cobalt-tint);padding:1rem 1.2rem;border-radius:0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;margin:1.5rem 0}
.callout.caveat{border-color:var(--amber);background:var(--amber-tint)}
.callout p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.grid{display:grid;gap:1.2rem;grid-template-columns:1fr}
@media(min-width:720px){.grid.cols-2{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.grid.cols-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
.card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.2rem;background:var(--paper)}
.card h3{margin-top:0}
.card .num{font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--cobalt);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.06em}

/* timeline */
.timeline{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:1.5rem 0;border-left:2px solid var(--line)}
.timeline li{position:relative;padding:0 0 1.4rem 1.4rem}
.timeline li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-7px;top:.45em;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--cobalt);border:2px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--cobalt)}
.timeline time{display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.04em}
.timeline li.unknown::before{background:#fff;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--muted)}

/* decision tree */
.tree{display:grid;gap:1rem}
.tree .branch{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.1rem 1.2rem}
.tree .branch h3{margin:0 0 .4rem;font-size:1.05rem}
.tree .q{font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.tree .a{color:var(--ink-2)}
@media(min-width:800px){.tree{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}

/* tables */
.table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);margin:1.2rem 0}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.9rem;min-width:640px}
th,td{padding:.6rem .75rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top;text-align:left}
th{background:var(--paper-2);font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
td.np{color:var(--muted);font-style:italic}
table.compare th:first-child,table.compare td:first-child{position:sticky;left:0;background:var(--paper);min-width:150px;font-weight:600;z-index:1;box-shadow:1px 0 0 var(--line)}
table.compare th:first-child{background:var(--paper-2)}
sup a{text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7em;padding:0 .1em}

/* footnotes */
.footnotes{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--ink-2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:1.2rem;margin-top:3rem}
.footnotes ol{padding-left:1.6em}
.footnotes li{margin:.35em 0;word-break:break-word}
.footnotes a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}

/* faq */
.faq details{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:.6rem 0}
.faq details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;padding:.4rem 0;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.faq summary::after{content:"+";font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--cobalt);flex:none}
.faq details[open] summary::after{content:"–"}
.faq .answer{padding:.2rem 0 .6rem;color:var(--ink-2)}

/* placeholder figure */
.placeholder{border:2px dashed var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:2.2rem 1.2rem;text-align:center;color:var(--muted);background:var(--paper-2);font-size:.9rem}
.placeholder .tag{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--amber);display:block;margin-bottom:.4rem}
figcaption{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.5rem}

/* calendar */
.calendar{display:grid;gap:.6rem;grid-template-columns:1fr}
@media(min-width:640px){.calendar{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
.calendar .week{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.9rem 1rem}
.calendar .week h3{margin:0 0 .4rem;font-size:1rem}
.calendar .week ul{margin:0;padding-left:1.1em;font-size:.92rem}

/* CTA band + form */
.cta-band{margin:3rem 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper-2);padding:2.5rem 0}
.cta-band .grid{align-items:start}
.lead-form label{display:block;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;margin:.7rem 0 .25rem}
.lead-form input{width:100%;font:inherit;padding:.6rem .7rem;border:1px solid #c9ced8;border-radius:6px;background:#fff}
.lead-form input:focus{outline:2px solid var(--cobalt);outline-offset:1px;border-color:var(--cobalt)}
.lead-form .hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:-9999px;height:0;overflow:hidden}
.lead-form .btn{margin-top:1rem}
.lead-form .msg{margin-top:.8rem;font-size:.9rem}
.lead-form .msg.ok{color:#1b6b2e}.lead-form .msg.err{color:#a12727}

/* footer */
.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:2rem 0 3rem;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted)}
.site-footer .links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem 1.2rem;margin:.8rem 0}
.site-footer a{color:var(--ink-2)}
.site-footer p{margin:.5rem 0}
.updated{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted)}