* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

/* Light/blue palette — deliberately distinct from the site's usual dark
   green/amber (brief/, eof/, yellowfootprints/, caps5/). Briefings are
   quick-reference/action pages, not essays — a lighter, VA-adjacent register
   fits the content. New palette, same structural CSS as caps5/'s template. */
:root {
    --bg: #f4f7fb;
    --bg-elevated: #ffffff;
    --border: #d7e2ec;
    --text: #1a2733;
    --text-dim: #5b6b7c;
    --accent: #2f6f9e;
    --accent-dim: #1d567d;
    --highlight: #b8860b;
    --green: #1a7a4c;
    --green-dim: #0e5235;
    --red: #b23a3a;
    --red-dim: #7a2020;
}

body {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Text', system-ui, sans-serif;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1.7;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.container {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
    flex: 1;
}

header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.page-label {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    color: var(--accent-dim);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--text);
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

h1 strong {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent);
}

.subtitle {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
}

/* Content sections */
.section {
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.section h2 {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.section p {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--text);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

.section p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.section strong { color: var(--accent-dim); }
.section em { color: var(--text-dim); font-style: italic; }

.dim { color: var(--text-dim); }

/* Pull quote */
.pull-quote {
    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-dim);
    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    margin: 1.5rem 0;
    background: var(--bg-elevated);
    border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}

.pull-quote p {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--text);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Info cards */
.info-card {
    background: var(--bg-elevated);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
    margin: 1.25rem 0;
}

.info-card h3 {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--text);
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.info-card p {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.info-card.highlight {
    border-left: 3px solid var(--highlight);
}

.info-card.highlight h3 { color: var(--highlight); }

.info-card.green {
    border-left: 3px solid var(--green-dim);
}

.info-card.green h3 { color: var(--green); }

/* Resource list */
.resource-list {
    list-style: none;
}

.resource-list li {
    padding: 0.75rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.resource-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

.resource-list a {
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    transition: color 0.15s;
}

.resource-list a:hover { color: var(--accent-dim); }

.resource-list .resource-desc {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    margin-top: 0.15rem;
}

/* Briefing hub — card grid linking out to individual briefings/<slug>/ pages */
.briefing-grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.briefing-card {
    display: block;
    background: var(--bg-elevated);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: border-color 0.15s, transform 0.1s;
}

.briefing-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent);
}

.briefing-card .briefing-category {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-dim);
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.briefing-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: var(--text);
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.briefing-card p {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    margin: 0;
}

.briefing-card .briefing-arrow {
    color: var(--accent);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* CTA */
.cta-section {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 2rem 0;
    padding: 1.5rem;
    background: var(--bg-elevated);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 6px;
}

.cta-section p {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.cta-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.65rem 1.5rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}

.cta-btn:hover {
    background: var(--accent);
    color: #fff;
}

.cta-btn span { margin-left: 0.4rem; }

.next-step-block {
    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-dim);
    padding-left: 1.25rem;
}

.next-step-block p {
    color: var(--text-dim);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .container { padding: 1.5rem 1rem; }
    h1 { font-size: 1.4rem; }
}

/* Bottom-line-up-front block — what is it / do I qualify / how do I get it,
   always the first thing after the header, before any deep-dive detail. */
.bluf {
    background: var(--bg-elevated);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
    margin: 0 0 1.75rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.1rem;
}

.bluf-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.9rem;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.bluf-num {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 1.6rem;
    height: 1.6rem;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.bluf-label {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-dim);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

.bluf-item p {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: var(--text);
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

/* In-page table of contents */
.toc {
    margin: 1.75rem auto 0;
    max-width: 720px;
    padding: 0.9rem 1.25rem;
    background: rgba(47, 111, 158, 0.04);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 8px;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.35rem 1rem;
    align-items: center;
}

.toc-label {
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    margin-right: 0.4rem;
}

.toc a {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--accent-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.toc a:hover {
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: underline;
}