:root {
    --primary-color: #E8500A;
    --primary-dark: #C43F00;
    --primary-light: #FF6B2B;
    --primary-rgb: 232, 80, 10;
    --dark-color: #0F0F0F;
    --dark2-color: #1A1A1A;
    --gray-50: #f9fafb;
    --gray-100: #f3f4f6;
    --gray-200: #e5e7eb;
    --gray-400: #9ca3af;
    --gray-500: #6b7280;
    --gray-600: #4b5563;
    --gray-800: #1f2937;
    --gray-900: #111827;
  }


  
  .font-display {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
  }

  /* Utility Overrides & Custom Classes */
  .text-primary { color: var(--primary-color) !important; }
  .text-gray-400 { color: var(--gray-400) !important; }
  .text-gray-500 { color: var(--gray-500) !important; }
  .text-gray-600 { color: var(--gray-600) !important; }
  .text-gray-800 { color: var(--gray-800) !important; }
  .text-gray-900 { color: var(--gray-900) !important; }
  
  .bg-primary { background-color: var(--primary-color) !important; }
  .bg-primary-subtle { background-color: rgba(var(--primary-rgb), 0.1) !important; }
  .bg-gray-50 { background-color: var(--gray-50) !important; }
  .bg-gray-800 { background-color: var(--gray-800) !important; }
  .bg-gray-900 { background-color: var(--gray-900) !important; }
  .bg-orange-50 { background-color: #fff7ed !important; }
  
  .border-primary { border-color: var(--primary-color) !important; }
  .border-primary-subtle { border-color: rgba(var(--primary-rgb), 0.2) !important; }
  
  .tracking-tight { letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
  .tracking-wide { letter-spacing: 0.025em; }
  .tracking-widest { letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
  
  .lh-relaxed { line-height: 1.625; }
  .lh-tight { line-height: 1.2; }
  
  .fs-7 { font-size: 0.875rem; }
  .fs-8 { font-size: 0.75rem; }
  .fs-9 { font-size: 0.65rem; }

  /* Interactive Elements */
  .btn-primary-custom {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    color: white;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px 0 rgba(var(--primary-rgb), 0.25);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    height: 100%;
  }
  .btn-primary-custom:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary-dark);
    color: white;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  .btn-outline-custom {
    height: 100%;
    background-color: white;
    color: var(--gray-900);
    border: 2px solid var(--primary-color);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }
  .btn-outline-custom:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    color: white;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  /* NEW HERO DESIGN */
  .hero-new {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center, #ffffff 0%, #fff6ea 100%);
    padding-top: 6rem;
    padding-bottom: 8rem; /* Space for the overlapping bar */
    position: relative;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 50% 2%;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 50% 2%;
  }

  .info-bar-wrapper {
    margin-top: -4rem; /* overlaps the hero section */
    position: relative;
    z-index: 20;
    margin-bottom: 2rem; /* pushes down the next section */
  }

  .info-bar-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 0.75rem;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 40px -10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    padding: 1.75rem 2rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
  }

  .info-bar-divider {
    border-right: 1px solid var(--gray-200);
  }
  
  @media (max-width: 767px) {
    .info-bar-divider {
      border-right: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-200);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      padding-bottom: 1rem;
    }
  }

  /* Cards with Top Line Hover Effect */
  .hover-line-card {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }
  .hover-line-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(var(--primary-rgb), 0.4) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 4px 6px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) !important;
  }
  .hover-line {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 4px;
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }
  .hover-line-card:hover .hover-line {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }

  /* Project Cards */
  .project-card {
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }
  .project-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(var(--primary-rgb), 0.5) !important;
  }
  .project-card:hover .project-link {
    gap: 0.75rem !important; /* mimics group-hover:gap-3 */
  }

  /* Pill Links */
  .industry-pill {
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }
  .industry-pill:hover {
    border-color: rgba(var(--primary-rgb), 0.4) !important;
    background-color: rgba(255, 247, 237, 0.3) !important;
  }

  /* Accordion Customization */
  .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
    color: var(--primary-color);
    background-color: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
  }
  .accordion-button:focus {
    box-shadow: none;
    border-color: rgba(var(--primary-rgb), 0.3);
  }

  /* SVG Icons */
  .icon-sm { width: 14px; height: 14px; }
  .icon-md { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
  .icon-lg { width: 28px; height: 28px; }
  .icon-xl { width: 48px; height: 48px; }
  
  /* Sticky fix for Sidebar */
  .sticky-top-custom {
    position: sticky;
    top: 2rem;
    z-index: 10;
  }

  /* Utilities missing in Bootstrap */
  .rounded-4 { border-radius: 1rem !important; }
  .rounded-5 { border-radius: 1.5rem !important; }
  .z-10 { z-index: 1; }
  
  /* Sidebar Specific Styling */
  .sidebar-section {
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
  }
  .container.position-relative.z-10{
    padding: 100px 0px 0px 0px;
  }