  /* Homepage v2. Global palette, header, buttons, cards, footer and Brevo form
     continue to come from /styles.css so the rest of kestivo.app stays visually consistent. */

  .home-hero {
    padding: clamp(76px, 10vw, 118px) 0 58px;
  }

  .home-hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(320px, .92fr);
    gap: clamp(36px, 7vw, 86px);
    align-items: center;
  }

  .home-hero h1 {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 22px 0 24px;
    font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 7.6vw, 6.5rem);
  }

  .home-hero .hero-copy {
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  .control-card {
    padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 34px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(56, 212, 223, .23);
    border-radius: 28px;
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 90% 10%, rgba(56, 212, 223, .14), transparent 19rem),
      linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(18, 42, 65, .96), rgba(7, 20, 35, .97));
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  }

  .control-card-label {
    color: var(--accent2);
    font-size: .74rem;
    font-weight: 850;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .control-card h2 {
    margin: 10px 0 18px;
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
    letter-spacing: -.035em;
  }

  .control-flow {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 21px;
  }

  .control-step {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr;
    gap: 13px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 13px 14px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: rgba(4, 13, 24, .52);
  }

  .control-step strong {
    display: block;
    color: var(--text);
    font-size: .94rem;
  }

  .control-step span:last-child {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .82rem;
  }

  .control-number {
    display: grid;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 11px;
    background: rgba(56, 212, 223, .12);
    color: var(--accent2);
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 900;
  }

  .hero-visual-wrap {
    margin-top: clamp(48px, 7vw, 78px);
  }

  .visual-shell {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(155, 185, 212, .18);
    border-radius: clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px);
    background: rgba(8, 22, 38, .82);
    box-shadow: 0 32px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, .38);
  }

  .visual-shell img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }

  .visual-note {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 10px 22px;
    margin-top: 14px;
    color: var(--dim);
    font-size: .8rem;
  }

  .visual-note strong {
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .problem {
    padding: 78px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    background: rgba(4, 13, 24, .36);
  }

  .problem-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
    gap: clamp(34px, 7vw, 78px);
    align-items: center;
  }

  .problem h2 {
    max-width: 690px;
  }

  .reality-list {
    display: grid;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .reality-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 16px 18px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: rgba(15, 32, 51, .62);
  }

  .reality-icon {
    display: grid;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    flex: 0 0 32px;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: rgba(56, 212, 223, .11);
    color: var(--accent2);
    font-weight: 900;
  }

  .reality-item strong {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .reality-item span {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem;
  }

  .story {
    padding: clamp(78px, 10vw, 110px) 0;
  }

  .story + .story {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  }

  .story.muted-story {
    background: rgba(4, 13, 24, .32);
  }

  .story-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
    gap: clamp(38px, 7vw, 86px);
    align-items: center;
  }

  .story-grid.reverse {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, .8fr);
  }

  .story-grid.reverse .story-copy {
    order: 2;
  }

  .story-copy h2 {
    max-width: 640px;
  }

  .story-copy .lead {
    max-width: 610px;
  }

  .story-points {
    display: grid;
    gap: 12px;
    margin: 26px 0 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .story-points li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 28px;
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .story-points li::before {
    content: "✓";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 900;
  }

  .proof-label {
    display: inline-flex;
    margin-top: 22px;
    padding: 7px 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(115, 221, 167, .24);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(115, 221, 167, .08);
    color: var(--green);
    font-size: .73rem;
    font-weight: 820;
  }

  .difference {
    padding: 84px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(56, 212, 223, .08), transparent 28rem),
      rgba(4, 13, 24, .38);
  }

  .difference .heading {
    max-width: 820px;
  }

  .difference-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .difference-card {
    position: relative;
    padding: 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    background: rgba(15, 32, 51, .76);
  }

  .difference-card.kestivo {
    border-color: rgba(56, 212, 223, .34);
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(17, 44, 66, .96), rgba(9, 26, 42, .96));
    box-shadow: 0 24px 62px rgba(0, 0, 0, .26);
  }

  .difference-card .tag {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .difference-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  .difference-card p {
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .difference-card ul {
    display: grid;
    gap: 9px;
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    padding-left: 19px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem;
  }

  .status-strip {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 28px;
  }

  .status-item {
    padding: 20px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: rgba(15, 32, 51, .68);
  }

  .status-item strong {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    color: var(--text);
  }

  .status-item p {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem;
  }

  .guides-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .guide-card {
    display: flex;
    min-height: 270px;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    background: rgba(15, 32, 51, .82);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    transition: transform .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
  }

  .guide-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    border-color: rgba(56, 212, 223, .34);
    background: rgba(18, 39, 61, .96);
  }

  .guide-card .tag {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  .guide-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem);
  }

  .guide-card p {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .guide-card-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 24px;
    color: var(--accent2);
    font-weight: 800;
  }

  .guide-card-link::after {
    content: "→";
    transition: transform .2s ease;
  }

  .guide-card:hover .guide-card-link::after {
    transform: translateX(4px);
  }

  .compact-status {
    padding: 76px 0;
  }

  .compact-status .principle {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(300px, .8fr);
  }

  .compact-status .rules {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .compact-status .rule {
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .compact-status .rule strong {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 3px;
    color: var(--text);
  }

  @media (max-width: 980px) {
    .home-hero-grid,
    .problem-grid,
    .story-grid,
    .story-grid.reverse,
    .compact-status .principle {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .story-grid.reverse .story-copy {
      order: 0;
    }

    .difference-grid,
    .status-strip {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .guides-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 610px) {
    .home-hero {
      padding-top: 58px;
    }

    .home-hero h1 {
      font-size: clamp(3rem, 16vw, 4.5rem);
    }

    .visual-shell {
      border-radius: 18px;
    }

    .visual-note {
      font-size: .74rem;
    }

    .problem,
    .story,
    .difference,
    .compact-status {
      padding: 64px 0;
    }
  }

/* Kestivo homepage refresh, September 2026.
   Keep the established dark layout and introduce restrained brand accents. */

:root {
  --kestivo-cyan: #38d4df;
  --kestivo-green: #65dc8a;
  --kestivo-yellow: #f1d35f;
  --kestivo-orange: #ff8b3d;
}

/* Hero keeps the existing composition. Only the second line gains the full Kestivo palette. */
.home-hero h1 > span {
  display: block;
  width: fit-content;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--kestivo-cyan) 0%,
    var(--kestivo-green) 44%,
    var(--kestivo-yellow) 72%,
    var(--kestivo-orange) 100%
  );
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

/* The four-step loop becomes a quiet brand signature instead of a cyan-only card. */
.control-step {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.control-step::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 auto 0 0;
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--kestivo-cyan);
  opacity: .8;
}

.control-step:nth-child(1) .control-number {
  color: var(--kestivo-cyan);
  background: rgba(56, 212, 223, .12);
}
.control-step:nth-child(1)::before { background: var(--kestivo-cyan); }

.control-step:nth-child(2) .control-number {
  color: var(--kestivo-green);
  background: rgba(101, 220, 138, .11);
}
.control-step:nth-child(2)::before { background: var(--kestivo-green); }

.control-step:nth-child(3) .control-number {
  color: var(--kestivo-yellow);
  background: rgba(241, 211, 95, .11);
}
.control-step:nth-child(3)::before { background: var(--kestivo-yellow); }

.control-step:nth-child(4) .control-number {
  color: var(--kestivo-orange);
  background: rgba(255, 139, 61, .12);
}
.control-step:nth-child(4)::before { background: var(--kestivo-orange); }

/* Story accents communicate meaning without changing the page architecture. */
.story-roadmap .kicker,
.story-roadmap .proof-label {
  color: var(--kestivo-cyan);
}

.story-roadmap .visual-shell {
  border-color: rgba(241, 211, 95, .23);
}

.story-actual .kicker,
.story-actual .proof-label {
  color: var(--kestivo-green);
}

.story-actual .visual-shell {
  border-color: rgba(101, 220, 138, .24);
  box-shadow: 0 32px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, .34), 0 0 0 1px rgba(101, 220, 138, .04);
}

.story-next .kicker,
.story-next .proof-label {
  color: var(--kestivo-yellow);
}

.story-next .visual-shell {
  border-color: rgba(241, 211, 95, .23);
}

/* The Kestivo comparison card uses approval orange, while remaining part of the same component system. */
.difference-card.kestivo {
  border-color: rgba(255, 139, 61, .36);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 92% 8%, rgba(255, 139, 61, .10), transparent 15rem),
    rgba(15, 32, 51, .72);
}

.difference-card.kestivo .tag {
  color: var(--kestivo-orange);
  border-color: rgba(255, 139, 61, .26);
  background: rgba(255, 139, 61, .08);
}

/* A little more visual separation in the status strip, without introducing new components. */
.status-item:nth-child(1) strong { color: var(--kestivo-green); }
.status-item:nth-child(2) strong { color: var(--kestivo-yellow); }
.status-item:nth-child(3) strong { color: var(--kestivo-cyan); }

/* Keep primary CTA behavior unchanged, but let the beta state carry a subtle multi-color brand edge. */
.waitlist-form-card,
.cta-card {
  position: relative;
}

.waitlist-form-card::before,
.cta-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 22px;
  right: 22px;
  top: 0;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--kestivo-cyan),
    var(--kestivo-green),
    var(--kestivo-yellow),
    var(--kestivo-orange)
  );
  opacity: .72;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-hero h1 > span {
    width: auto;
  }

  .waitlist-form-card::before,
  .cta-card::before {
    left: 16px;
    right: 16px;
  }
}
