/* ===================================================================
   SlipStack site.css — the shared page layer (2026-08-15)

   Load order is load-bearing:
     brand.css   tokens (--ss-*), .ss-* primitives, .ss-menu
     site.css    THIS FILE — the furniture every page shares
     page <style>  that page's own illustrations and one-off layout

   Because this file loads before a page's inline block, a page can
   still override anything here for its own art — but it should not
   need to. If two pages want the same thing, it belongs here.

   Scope: sticky header + nav, section scaffold, the shared card
   grids, the four-step row, pricing tiers, FAQ rows, the final CTA
   band and the navy four-column footer (with the trademark /
   independence notice). Hero *furniture* is here; hero *art* is not.

   House rules this file obeys, and pages must too:
     · radii come from --ss-r-card (8px) / --ss-r-btn (6px) only
     · no glow blobs, no translateY hovers, no float animations
     · colour comes from var(--ss-*). The only literal hexes are the
       four established on-navy values carried over unchanged —
       #93A3BD (legal text, 6.0:1 on --ss-navy), #B9C7DC (dark-band
       body), #8FA1BC (dark-band captions), #C5D2E6 (footer email) —
       plus #fff. Do not introduce a fifth; add a token instead.
     · responsive at the canonical breakpoints ONLY: 960 / 880 / 760 / 480
   =================================================================== */

/* ---------- Base ---------- */
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
p{margin:0}

/* Skip link — off-screen until it takes focus, then parks top-left.
   Pair it with <main id="main"> as the first thing in <body>. */
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;z-index:100;padding:10px 16px;
      background:var(--ss-ink);color:#fff;border-radius:var(--ss-r-btn);
      font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600}
.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px}

/* ---------- Section scaffold ---------- */
.sec{padding-block:var(--ss-sec-pad)}
section[id],header[id]{scroll-margin-top:78px}
.lede{font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ss-body);text-wrap:pretty}
/* Eyebrow + hairline + h2. The rule runs out of the eyebrow to the
   edge of the block — structure from a line, not from a box. */
.head{max-width:660px;margin-bottom:40px}
.head .ss-eyebrow{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.head .ss-eyebrow::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--ss-line);min-width:40px}
.head h2{font-size:clamp(26px,2vw + 18px,44px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.08;margin:12px 0 0;text-wrap:balance}
.rule-top{border-top:1px solid var(--ss-line)}

/* Trust claims are links, not badges — the dotted rule says "verify me" */
.trust-a{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ss-line-2);padding-bottom:1px;transition:color .15s ease,border-color .15s ease}
.trust-a:hover{color:var(--ss-accent);border-bottom-color:var(--ss-accent);border-bottom-style:solid}

/* ---------- Sticky header + nav ---------- */
.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.94);
     backdrop-filter:blur(8px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(8px);
     border-bottom:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
.nav-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;
        padding-top:13px;padding-bottom:13px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;flex-shrink:0}
.brand img{width:28px;height:28px}
.brand-lock{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:7px}
.brand-name{font-size:23px}   /* on .ss-wordmark — colour and the two-tone "Stack" come from brand.css */
.byline{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ss-faint)}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px}
.navlink{font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ss-body);white-space:nowrap}
.navlink:hover{color:var(--ss-accent)}
.nav-cta{font-size:14.5px;padding:10px 18px;white-space:nowrap}
/* Once <details class="ss-menu"> joins the bar there is no room for the
   long label; the button's aria-label keeps the full accessible name.
   The collapse rule itself lives in the responsive block below. */

/* ---------- Hero furniture ----------
   The grid and the copy sizing; the illustration beside it is the
   page's own business and belongs in the page's block. */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;
      padding-top:72px;padding-bottom:78px}
.hero h1{font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(31px,2.5vw + 19px,56px);line-height:1.06;
         letter-spacing:-.03em;margin:16px 0 20px;text-wrap:balance}
.hero .lede{max-width:520px;font-size:19px}
.hero-cta{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:30px 0 16px}
.hero-cta .ss-btn{font-size:15px;padding:13px 16px}
.hero-wa{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px}
.hero-wa svg{width:19px;height:19px;fill:var(--ss-whatsapp);flex:none}
/* Answers the two things that stop a signup: cost and lock-in. */
.trustline{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ss-body)}
.trust-items{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px 22px;flex-wrap:wrap;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.trust-items li{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px}
.ti-i{width:16px;height:16px;flex:none;color:var(--ss-accent)}

/* ---------- Bands ----------
   .band is the one --ss-paper-2 band a page is allowed. .dark is the
   plain navy band (the ledger-stock ruling was dropped 2026-09-26). */
.band{background:var(--ss-paper-2);border-top:1px solid var(--ss-line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
.dark{background:var(--ss-navy);color:#B9C7DC}
.dark h2{color:#fff}

/* ---------- Feature cards (three up, two rows) ----------
   Six across left ~150px of measure per card; three across reads calmer. */
.grid6{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}
.grid6 .ss-card{padding:26px 24px}
.feat h3{font-size:17px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.25}
.feat p{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ss-muted)}
.feat-i{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:38px;height:38px;margin-bottom:14px;
        border:1px solid var(--ss-line-2);border-radius:var(--ss-r-btn);background:var(--ss-accent-soft)}
.feat-i svg{width:20px;height:20px;fill:none;stroke:var(--ss-accent);stroke-width:1.6;
            stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
/* .duo — the product icon set: solid duotone, ink body, cobalt payload,
   on a white hairline tile (amber payloads and the peach tint retired
   2026-09-26 — the page carries one accent family). The icon carries its own fills and strokes,
   so the chip must not paint a stroke over it. The stroke chips above remain
   for the sector pages' page-local line icons. */
.feat-i.duo{background:#fff;border-color:var(--ss-line-2)}
.feat-i.duo svg{width:22px;height:22px;stroke:none}

/* ---------- Reason row (icon + heading + line, four up) ---------- */
.whys{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:28px;margin-top:30px}
.why{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start}
.why-i{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:34px;height:34px;flex:none;
       border-radius:50%;background:var(--ss-accent-soft)}
.why-i svg{width:19px;height:19px;fill:none;stroke:var(--ss-accent);stroke-width:1.6;
           stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.why-i.duo{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--ss-line-2);border-radius:var(--ss-r-card)}
.why-i.duo svg{width:21px;height:21px;stroke:none}
.why h3{font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;margin:6px 0 6px}
.why p{font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ss-muted)}

/* ---------- Trust panel ----------
   Specific, checkable facts from the trust centre — never adjectives.
   Every line here must be backed by app.slipstack.co.za/trust. */
.trust-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border:1px solid var(--ss-line);
            border-radius:var(--ss-r-card);background:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.trust-cell{padding:26px 24px;border-right:1px solid var(--ss-line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
.trust-cell:nth-child(3n){border-right:0}
.trust-cell:nth-last-child(-n+3){border-bottom:0}
.trust-cell svg{width:22px;height:22px;color:var(--ss-accent);margin-bottom:14px}
.trust-cell h3{font-size:16px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px;line-height:1.3}
.trust-cell p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ss-muted)}
.trust-foot{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px 24px;
            margin-top:20px;font-size:14px;color:var(--ss-muted)}
.trust-foot a{color:var(--ss-accent);font-weight:600}

/* ---------- Patterns the legacy pages share ----------
   The homepage has no use for these four, but nearly every sector
   lander does: a breadcrumb, a centred section head, a three-up card
   grid and a ticked list. They live here so fifteen conversions don't
   each invent their own. These are the v3 versions — 8px/6px radii,
   hairline borders, no lift on hover. Use .section-head where the
   heading is centred and .head where it is ranged left. */
.crumb{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ss-muted);margin-bottom:18px}
.crumb a:hover{color:var(--ss-accent)}
.section-head{max-width:680px;margin:0 auto 44px;text-align:center}
.section-head h2{font-size:clamp(26px,2vw + 18px,44px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.08;
                 margin:10px 0 0;text-wrap:balance}
.section-head p{margin-top:12px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ss-muted);text-wrap:pretty}
.grid3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}
.grid3 .ss-card{padding:26px 24px}
.checklist{list-style:none;margin:24px 0 0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.checklist li{position:relative;padding-left:34px;font-size:16px;color:var(--ss-body)}
.checklist li b{color:var(--ss-ink);font-weight:600}
.checklist .tick{position:absolute;left:0;top:2px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
                 width:22px;height:22px;flex:none;border-radius:var(--ss-r-btn);
                 background:var(--ss-accent-soft);color:var(--ss-accent)}

/* ---------- Four illustrated steps ----------
   The art that sits in .step4-art is the page's own; only the rail,
   the numbers and the dashed connector are shared. */
.steps4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:20px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;
        counter-reset:none;position:relative}
.step4{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center}
.step4-n{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:24px;height:24px;flex:none;
         border-radius:50%;background:var(--ss-accent);color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;
         margin-bottom:14px}
.step4-art{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;width:100%;min-height:186px;margin-bottom:18px}
.step4 h3{font-size:16.5px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px}
.step4 p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ss-muted);max-width:26ch}
/* Dashed connector, drawn from every step but the last */
.step4::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:11px;left:calc(50% + 22px);right:calc(-50% + 22px);
              height:1px;border-top:1px dashed var(--ss-line-2)}
.step4:last-child::after{display:none}

/* ---------- Pricing ----------
   .tier-featured is the recommended tier: a cobalt frame and a pill
   badge. (The 4px double top rule it replaced read as a glitch.) */
.grid4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px}
.tier{padding:24px 22px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.tier-featured{border:1.5px solid var(--ss-accent);box-shadow:var(--ss-shadow)}
.tier-top{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:8px;min-height:20px}
.tier-name{font-family:'Schibsted Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:var(--ss-ink)}
.tag{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--ss-accent-deep);
     background:var(--ss-accent-soft);border-radius:999px;padding:3px 9px}
.price{font-family:'Schibsted Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:34px;letter-spacing:-.025em;
       color:var(--ss-ink);line-height:1;margin:14px 0 4px}
.per{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ss-muted)}
.tier ul{list-style:none;margin:18px 0 20px;padding:0;flex:1}
.tier li{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--ss-muted);padding:9px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
.tier li b{font-weight:600;color:var(--ss-ink)}
.tier .ss-btn{width:100%;padding:12px;font-size:15px}
.note{margin-top:28px;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ss-muted);max-width:720px}
.note a{color:var(--ss-accent);font-weight:600}

/* ---------- FAQ ----------
   Ruled rows, not cards: a hairline between each question. The +/×
   sign rotation comes from brand.css (.ss-faq-sign). */
.faq{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto}
.faq details{border-top:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
.faq details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
.faq summary{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;padding:20px 0;
             font-family:'Schibsted Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:17.5px;color:var(--ss-ink)}
.faq .ss-faq-sign{flex:none;color:var(--ss-accent);font-size:21px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;transition:transform .2s ease}
.faq p{padding:0 0 22px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--ss-muted);max-width:68ch}
/* .faq p would otherwise restyle the section eyebrow */
.faq .head .ss-eyebrow{padding:0;font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ss-accent-deep)}

/* ---------- Final CTA band ----------
   Sits on a <section class="dark">. Copy left, buttons right. */
.start-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:40px;align-items:center}
.start-copy h2{font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(26px,3.4vw,40px);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.03em;
               margin:0 0 12px;text-wrap:balance;color:#fff}
.start-copy p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:#B9C7DC;max-width:46ch}
.start-btns{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end}
.start-btns .ss-btn{font-size:15px;padding:14px 20px}
.start-wa{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;background:transparent;color:#fff;
          border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.34)}
.start-wa:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
.start-wa svg{width:18px;height:18px;fill:var(--ss-whatsapp);flex:none}
.start-trust{justify-content:flex-end;margin-top:16px;color:#8FA1BC}
.start-trust .ti-i{color:var(--ss-highlight)}

/* ---------- Footer ----------
   Navy, four columns, then the legal strip. #93A3BD on --ss-navy
   (#13294B) measures 6.0:1 — AA for the small legal type; don't
   darken it. The trademark / independence notice in .foot-legal is
   REQUIRED on every page and must name every vendor mark the site
   shows (Sage, Xero, Google, WhatsApp/Meta) — see README. */
.foot{background:var(--ss-navy);color:#93A3BD}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;padding-top:56px;padding-bottom:40px}
.foot-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:14px}
.foot-lock{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:7px}
.foot-name{font-size:22px;color:#fff}   /* on .ss-wordmark — one colour, white on navy */
.foot-name b{color:inherit}
.foot-by{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:500;color:#93A3BD}
.foot-about{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;max-width:290px}
.foot-mail{margin-top:14px;font-size:14.5px}
.foot .foot-mail a{color:#C5D2E6}
.foot-h{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.08em;
        text-transform:uppercase;color:#93A3BD;margin-bottom:14px}
.foot-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;font-size:14.5px}
.foot a:hover{color:#fff}
.foot-legal{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
.foot-legal div{padding:20px 0 28px;font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#93A3BD}
.foot-copy{margin-bottom:10px}

/* ===================================================================
   Responsive — canonical breakpoints only.
   960 two-column layouts collapse · 880 nav collapses into the menu
   760 grids/tables collapse       · 480 phone fine-tuning
   A page adds its own art rules at these same four widths, in its
   own block, which lands after this file and therefore wins.
   =================================================================== */
@media (max-width:960px){
  .hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:44px;padding-top:52px;padding-bottom:60px}
  .grid6{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .grid4{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .grid3{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .steps4{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:34px 20px}
  .step4:nth-child(2)::after{display:none}
  .whys{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:26px 28px}
  .trust-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .trust-cell:nth-child(3n){border-right:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
  .trust-cell:nth-child(2n){border-right:0}
  .trust-cell:nth-last-child(-n+3){border-bottom:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
  .trust-cell:nth-last-child(-n+2){border-bottom:0}
  .start-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}
  .start-btns,.start-trust{justify-content:flex-start}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media (min-width:881px) and (max-width:960px){
  /* Five links + CTA don't quite fit beside the full lockup here; the
     brand would otherwise shrink and wrap "by Qelo" under the links. */
  .brand{flex:none}
  .byline{display:none}
  .nav-links{gap:16px}
  .nav-cta{padding:10px 14px}
}
@media (max-width:880px){
  /* The menu button has taken the space the long label needed. */
  .nav-cta-long{display:none}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .grid6{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}
  .grid4{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .grid3{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .tier{width:100%;max-width:420px;margin-inline:auto}
  .steps4{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
  .step4::after{display:none}
  .step4-art{min-height:0}
  .whys{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}
  .trust-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .trust-cell,.trust-cell:nth-child(3n),.trust-cell:nth-child(2n){border-right:0}
  .trust-cell:nth-last-child(-n+2){border-bottom:1px solid var(--ss-line)}
  .trust-cell:last-child{border-bottom:0}
}
@media (max-width:480px){
  /* Brand no longer shrinks (flex-shrink:0 above, to stop it overflowing into
     the Menu button) so at this width there isn't room for it at full size
     alongside Menu + the CTA — scale the lockup and tighten those two down
     instead. */
  .nav-in{gap:10px}
  .brand img{width:22px;height:22px}
  .brand-name{font-size:18px}
  .ss-menu>summary{padding:8px 12px;font-size:13px}
  .nav-cta{padding:9px 12px;font-size:13.5px}
  .byline{display:none}
  .grid6{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero{padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:52px}
  .hero .lede{font-size:16px}
  .hero-cta .ss-btn,.start-btns .ss-btn{width:100%}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}