/* ============================================================
   SCTW — News & Updates · monochrome editorial design system
   Stone & Ceramic Tile Wholesalers · black / white / Manrope
   ============================================================ */
:root{
  --ink:#141414;
  --ink-2:#2b2b2b;
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --soft:#f6f5f3;
  --soft-2:#efeeec;
  --muted:#6f6f6c;
  --line:#e4e3df;
  --line-2:#d8d7d2;
  --accent:#141414;
  --maxw:1180px;
  --sans:'Manrope', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
  --r:4px; --r-lg:8px;
  --shadow:0 18px 50px -28px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  --ease:cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;transition:opacity .2s,color .2s}
a:hover{opacity:.65}
h1,h2,h3,h4{margin:0 0 .5em;line-height:1.1;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,3.8rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.2vw,2.6rem)}
h3{font-size:1.25rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
p{margin:0 0 1rem}
.container{width:100%;max-width:var(--maxw);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:clamp(18px,4vw,40px)}
.section{padding:clamp(52px,7vw,96px) 0}
.section.tight{padding:clamp(36px,4vw,56px) 0}
section[id]{scroll-margin-top:88px}
.eyebrow{font-size:.74rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 14px}
.lede{font-size:1.16rem;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:62ch}
.muted{color:var(--muted)}
.center{text-align:center}
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px);transition:opacity .7s var(--ease),transform .7s var(--ease)}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:9px;font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1;
  padding:14px 26px;border-radius:100px;border:1.6px solid var(--ink);cursor:pointer;transition:all .2s var(--ease);white-space:nowrap}
.btn svg{width:18px;height:18px}
.btn-solid{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.btn-solid:hover{background:#000;opacity:1;transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-outline{background:transparent;color:var(--ink)}
.btn-outline:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;opacity:1}
.btn-light{background:#fff;color:var(--ink);border-color:#fff}
.btn-light:hover{opacity:.85}
.btn-lg{padding:16px 32px;font-size:1rem}
.btn-block{width:100%}
.btn[disabled]{opacity:.5;cursor:not-allowed;transform:none!important}

/* announcement */
.topbar{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font-size:.82rem}
.topbar-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;min-height:38px;text-align:center;padding-block:6px}
.topbar a{color:#fff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.topbar .x{color:#b9b9b6}
@media(max-width:600px){.topbar .x{display:none}}

/* header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:60;background:rgba(255,255,255,.9);backdrop-filter:saturate(1.1) blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:border-color .3s,box-shadow .3s}
.site-header.scrolled{border-bottom-color:var(--line);box-shadow:0 4px 22px -18px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;min-height:74px;padding-block:12px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex:none}
.brand img{height:136px;width:auto}
@media(max-width:700px){.brand img{height:92px}}
.brand .tag{font-size:.7rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);border-left:1px solid var(--line-2);padding-left:12px}
@media(max-width:560px){.brand .tag{display:none}}
.primary-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:30px;margin-left:auto}
.primary-nav a{font-size:.92rem;font-weight:700;position:relative;padding:6px 0}
.primary-nav a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:100%;bottom:0;height:2px;background:var(--ink);transition:right .26s var(--ease)}
.primary-nav a:hover{opacity:1}
.primary-nav a:hover::after,.primary-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after{right:0}
.header-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex:none}
.nav-toggle{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;width:44px;height:44px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;background:#fff;cursor:pointer;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.nav-toggle span{width:20px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px}
.mobile-nav{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:2px;padding:10px clamp(18px,4vw,40px) 22px;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.mobile-nav a{padding:13px 4px;font-weight:700;border-bottom:1px solid var(--soft-2)}
.mobile-nav .btn{margin-top:14px}
@media(max-width:860px){.primary-nav{display:none}.nav-toggle{display:flex}.mobile-nav.open{display:flex}}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;color:#fff;overflow:hidden;background:var(--ink)}
.hero img.hero-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:.5}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.35),rgba(0,0,0,.65))}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:1;padding:clamp(70px,12vw,150px) 0;max-width:760px}
.hero .eyebrow{color:#cfcfca}
.hero h1{color:#fff;margin-bottom:.3em}
.hero p{color:#e7e7e3;font-size:1.2rem;max-width:56ch}
.hero-cta{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:30px}
.hero-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:26px;margin-top:38px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
.hero-meta div b{display:block;font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:800}
.hero-meta div span{font-size:.8rem;color:#cfcfca;font-weight:600}

/* page hero (inner pages) */
.page-hero{background:var(--soft);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.page-hero-inner{padding:clamp(40px,6vw,78px) 0 clamp(30px,4vw,52px);max-width:70ch}
.breadcrumb{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:.83rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:14px}
.breadcrumb a{color:var(--muted);font-weight:600}
.breadcrumb .sep{opacity:.5}

/* section heads */
.section-head{max-width:64ch}
.section-head.center{margin-inline:auto;text-align:center}
.section-flex{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:40px}

/* info cards */
.grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:clamp(16px,2.4vw,26px)}
.grid-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:clamp(20px,3vw,40px);align-items:center}
@media(max-width:820px){.grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr}.grid-2{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.info-card{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:30px 26px;transition:transform .3s var(--ease),box-shadow .3s}
.info-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.info-ico{width:50px;height:50px;border:1.6px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);display:grid;place-items:center;margin-bottom:18px}
.info-ico svg{width:24px;height:24px}
.info-card h3{margin-bottom:.35em}
.info-card p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.96rem}

/* split feature */
.split-media img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--r-lg);aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover}
.ticks{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:18px 0 26px;display:grid;gap:11px}
.ticks li{position:relative;padding-left:30px;color:var(--ink-2)}
.ticks li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:3px;width:18px;height:18px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ink);
  -webkit-mask:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath fill='%23000' d='M9 16.2 4.8 12l-1.4 1.4L9 19 21 7l-1.4-1.4z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/13px no-repeat;
  mask:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath fill='%23000' d='M9 16.2 4.8 12l-1.4 1.4L9 19 21 7l-1.4-1.4z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/13px no-repeat}

/* ranges strip */
.range-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px}
@media(max-width:760px){.range-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.range{position:relative;border-radius:var(--r-lg);overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:1/1;background:var(--soft-2)}
.range img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s var(--ease)}
.range:hover img{transform:scale(1.06)}
.range span{position:absolute;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;padding:14px 16px;color:#fff;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em;background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.7))}

/* news */
.news-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:clamp(18px,2.4vw,28px)}
@media(max-width:860px){.news-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:560px){.news-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.news-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r-lg);overflow:hidden;transition:transform .3s var(--ease),box-shadow .3s}
.news-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.news-media{aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft-2)}
.news-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s}
.news-card:hover .news-media img{transform:scale(1.05)}
.news-body{padding:22px 22px 24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.news-date{font-size:.74rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:9px}
.news-card h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:.4em}
.news-card p{font-size:.93rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0;flex:1}

/* article list (news page) */
.article{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:34px 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:170px 1fr;gap:30px}
.article:first-child{border-top:none}
.article .a-date{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);padding-top:6px}
.article .a-body h2{font-size:1.6rem;margin-bottom:.35em}
.article .a-body p{color:var(--ink-2)}
.article .a-body p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.article figure{margin:16px 0 0}
.article figure img{border-radius:var(--r-lg);width:100%;max-height:340px;object-fit:cover}
@media(max-width:680px){.article{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}}

/* prose (about) */
.prose{max-width:72ch}
.prose h2{margin-top:1.5em}
.prose p,.prose li{color:var(--ink-2)}
.prose ul{padding-left:1.1em}
.prose li{margin-bottom:.45em}

/* bands */
.band-ink{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.band-ink h2{color:#fff}.band-ink p{color:#dededa}
.band-soft{background:var(--soft)}

/* CTA */
.cta{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.cta .cta-text{max-width:40ch}

/* contact / forms */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:clamp(28px,4vw,56px);align-items:start}
@media(max-width:820px){.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.form-card{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:clamp(22px,3vw,34px)}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;margin-bottom:16px}
.field label{font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:6px}
.field .req{color:#111}
.field-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
@media(max-width:520px){.field-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.field input,.field textarea{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.96rem;color:var(--ink);background:var(--soft);border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:13px 15px;width:100%;transition:border-color .2s,box-shadow .2s}
.field input:focus,.field textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--ink);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(20,20,20,.1);background:#fff}
.field textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.form-note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:12px}
.form-msg{display:none;padding:13px 16px;border-radius:var(--r);font-size:.92rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:16px}
.form-msg.ok{display:block;background:#eef6ee;color:#225a22;border:1px solid #cfe6cf}
.form-msg.err{display:block;background:#fbecea;color:#9a2e22;border:1px solid #f1cdc7}
.contact-info{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
.ci-item{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start}
.ci-item .ci-ico{width:42px;height:42px;border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);display:grid;place-items:center;flex:none}
.ci-item .ci-ico svg{width:20px;height:20px}
.ci-item b{display:block;font-size:.95rem}
.ci-item span,.ci-item a{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted)}
.map-embed{margin-top:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r-lg);overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16/9}
.map-embed iframe{width:100%;height:100%;border:0;filter:grayscale(1) contrast(1.05)}

/* footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--ink);color:#bdbdb9;padding:clamp(46px,6vw,72px) 0 28px}
.footer-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(24px,4vw,48px);padding-bottom:38px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.footer-brand img{height:30px;margin-bottom:16px;filter:invert(1) brightness(2.2)}
.footer-brand p{font-size:.92rem;max-width:36ch;color:#bdbdb9}
.footer-col h4{font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;margin-bottom:15px}
.footer-col a{display:block;font-size:.92rem;color:#bdbdb9;padding:5px 0}
.footer-col a:hover{color:#fff;opacity:1}
.footer-bottom{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;padding-top:22px;font-size:.82rem;color:#8f8f8c}
@media(max-width:760px){.footer-top{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.footer-brand{grid-column:1/-1}}
@media(max-width:480px){.footer-top{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* toast */
.toast-wrap{position:fixed;bottom:24px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);z-index:200;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;align-items:center;pointer-events:none}
.toast{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:13px 22px;border-radius:100px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);font-size:.92rem;font-weight:600;opacity:0;transform:translateY(12px);transition:all .35s var(--ease)}
.toast.show{opacity:1;transform:none}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation-duration:.001ms!important;transition-duration:.001ms!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}}