/*
Theme Name: California Topic Law
Theme URI: https://cuellar-law.com/
Author: Law Offices of Daniel A. Cuellar
Description: Accessible, topic-specific California lemon-law publication theme.
Version: 2.0.0
Text Domain: california-topic-law
*/

:root {
  --ctl-navy: #102a43;
  --ctl-primary: #0b7285;
  --ctl-accent: #f4b942;
  --ctl-surface: #f2f8fa;
  --ctl-ink: #172230;
  --ctl-muted: #5e6b78;
  --ctl-line: #d8e0e7;
  --ctl-white: #fff;
  --ctl-max: 1180px;
  --ctl-radius: 18px;
  --ctl-shadow: 0 16px 44px rgba(15, 35, 55, .12);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ctl-ink);
  background: var(--ctl-white);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.68;
}
a { color: var(--ctl-primary); text-underline-offset: .16em; }
a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--ctl-accent); outline-offset: 3px; }

.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.screen-reader-text:focus {
  position: fixed !important; z-index: 100000; top: 12px; left: 12px;
  width: auto; height: auto; padding: 12px 16px; margin: 0;
  clip: auto; overflow: visible; background: var(--ctl-white); color: var(--ctl-navy);
}

.ctl-wrap { width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--ctl-max)); margin-inline: auto; }
.ctl-site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100; background: rgba(255,255,255,.96); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); }
.ctl-header-row { min-height: 76px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 28px); }
.ctl-brand { flex: 0 1 auto; color: var(--ctl-navy); font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.3rem); font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: -.03em; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.ctl-nav { min-width: 0; margin-left: auto; }
.ctl-nav ul { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(13px, 1.45vw, 24px); margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.ctl-nav a { color: var(--ctl-ink); font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.ctl-nav a:hover { color: var(--ctl-primary); }
.ctl-phone { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 42px; padding: 0 15px; border-radius: 999px; color: var(--ctl-navy); background: var(--ctl-accent); font-weight: 900; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.1); }

.ctl-hero {
  color: var(--ctl-white);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 20%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctl-primary) 76%, white) 0 1px, transparent 2px) 0 0/18px 18px,
    linear-gradient(125deg, var(--ctl-navy), var(--ctl-primary));
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ctl-hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(460px, .88fr); align-items: center; gap: clamp(36px, 6vw, 80px); padding-block: clamp(54px, 7vw, 96px); }
.ctl-eyebrow { margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--ctl-accent); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ctl-hero h1 { max-width: 820px; margin: 0; font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 5.7vw, 5.4rem); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.065em; text-wrap: balance; }
.ctl-hero-copy { max-width: 690px; margin: 24px 0 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.86); font-size: clamp(1.03rem, 1.4vw, 1.24rem); }
.ctl-proof-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 10px 22px; margin: 28px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.ctl-proof-list li { position: relative; padding-left: 21px; font-size: .92rem; font-weight: 700; }
.ctl-proof-list li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .55em; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ctl-accent); }

.ctl-form-shell { position: relative; width: 100%; padding: 0 0 11px 11px; }
.ctl-form-shell::after { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: 0; inset: 11px 0 0 11px; border-radius: var(--ctl-radius); background: var(--ctl-accent); }
.ctl-intake { position: relative; z-index: 1; padding: 24px; color: var(--ctl-ink); background: var(--ctl-white); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55); border-radius: var(--ctl-radius); box-shadow: var(--ctl-shadow); }
.ctl-intake-head { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; padding-bottom: 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); }
.ctl-intake-mark { flex: 0 0 auto; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 10px; color: var(--ctl-navy); background: var(--ctl-accent); font-weight: 950; }
.ctl-intake h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.24rem; line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.ctl-intake-head p { margin: 4px 0 0; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .75rem; }
.ctl-form-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 11px; margin-top: 16px; }
.ctl-field--wide { grid-column: span 3; }
.ctl-form-shell--tall { max-width: 540px; justify-self: end; }
.ctl-form-shell--tall .ctl-form-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.ctl-form-shell--tall .ctl-field--wide { grid-column: span 2; }
.ctl-form-shell--wide { max-width: 640px; justify-self: end; }
.ctl-field label { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: .71rem; font-weight: 850; }
.ctl-field input, .ctl-field textarea, .ctl-field select { width: 100%; min-height: 42px; padding: 9px 11px; border: 1px solid #c9d3dc; border-radius: 8px; color: var(--ctl-ink); background: #fbfcfd; }
.ctl-field textarea { min-height: 72px; resize: vertical; }
.ctl-consent { margin: 12px 0; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .68rem; line-height: 1.42; }
.ctl-submit { width: 100%; min-height: 46px; padding: 11px 18px; border: 0; border-radius: 9px; color: var(--ctl-white); background: var(--ctl-primary); font-weight: 900; cursor: pointer; box-shadow: 0 8px 20px color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctl-primary) 32%, transparent); }
.ctl-submit:hover { filter: brightness(.92); }
.ctl-form-status { margin: 12px 0 0; padding: 10px 12px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--ctl-surface); font-size: .8rem; }

.ctl-section { padding-block: clamp(56px, 7vw, 92px); }
.ctl-section--soft { background: var(--ctl-surface); }
.ctl-section--dark { color: var(--ctl-white); background: var(--ctl-navy); }
.ctl-section-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(260px,.55fr); gap: 40px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.ctl-kicker { margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--ctl-primary); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ctl-section--dark .ctl-kicker { color: var(--ctl-accent); }
.ctl-section h2, .ctl-article h1 { margin: 0; color: inherit; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.65rem); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.055em; text-wrap: balance; }
.ctl-section-head > p { margin: 0; color: var(--ctl-muted); }
.ctl-section--dark .ctl-section-head > p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.75); }
.ctl-card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 18px; }
.ctl-card { padding: 24px; border: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); border-radius: 14px; background: var(--ctl-white); box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(20,40,60,.06); }
.ctl-card h3 { margin: 0 0 9px; font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.22; }
.ctl-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .92rem; }
.ctl-card a { display: inline-block; margin-top: 16px; font-weight: 850; }
.ctl-card-label { margin-bottom: 9px !important; color: var(--ctl-primary) !important; font-size: .69rem !important; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ctl-step { counter-increment: steps; }
.ctl-step::before { content: counter(steps, decimal-leading-zero); display: block; margin-bottom: 30px; color: var(--ctl-accent); font-weight: 950; }
.ctl-steps { counter-reset: steps; }

.ctl-article { width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 820px); margin: 0 auto; padding-block: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px); }
.ctl-article-header { margin-bottom: 34px; }
.ctl-article-meta { margin: 16px 0 0; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .82rem; }
.ctl-article-content > * { max-width: 72ch; }
.ctl-article-content h2 { margin: 2.2em 0 .65em; font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.ctl-article-content h3 { margin: 1.8em 0 .5em; font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.ctl-article-content p, .ctl-article-content li { color: #334352; }
.ctl-article-content blockquote { margin: 30px 0; padding: 20px 24px; border-left: 5px solid var(--ctl-accent); background: var(--ctl-surface); }
.ctl-source-note { margin-top: 42px; padding: 18px 20px; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--ctl-surface); color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .78rem; }
.ctl-citations { padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.ctl-citations li { margin: 8px 0; padding-left: 20px; position: relative; }
.ctl-citations li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .68em; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ctl-accent); }
.ctl-article-disclaimer, .ctl-trademark-note { margin-top: 34px; padding: 18px 20px; border: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); border-radius: 12px; background: #fbfcfd; font-size: .78rem; }
.ctl-about-hero { background: var(--ctl-surface); }
.ctl-about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(280px,.55fr); gap: clamp(36px,6vw,76px); align-items: center; padding-block: clamp(52px,7vw,90px); }
.ctl-about-grid h1 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(2.6rem,5vw,5rem); line-height: .95; letter-spacing: -.06em; }
.ctl-about-grid > div > p:last-child { max-width: 62ch; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: 1.08rem; }
.ctl-about-photo { position: relative; padding: 0 0 12px 12px; }
.ctl-about-photo::after { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: 0; inset: 12px 0 0 12px; border-radius: var(--ctl-radius); background: var(--ctl-accent); }
.ctl-about-photo img { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1; object-fit: cover; border-radius: var(--ctl-radius); box-shadow: var(--ctl-shadow); }

.ctl-cta { color: var(--ctl-navy); background: var(--ctl-accent); }
.ctl-cta-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 30px; padding-block: 34px; }
.ctl-cta h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.ctl-cta .ctl-button { flex: 0 0 auto; }
.ctl-button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 48px; padding: 10px 19px; border-radius: 9px; color: var(--ctl-white); background: var(--ctl-navy); font-weight: 900; text-decoration: none; }

.ctl-site-footer { color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); background: #0c1d2e; }
.ctl-footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 50px; padding-block: 52px 34px; }
.ctl-footer-brand { color: var(--ctl-white); font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 900; }
.ctl-site-footer h2 { margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--ctl-accent); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ctl-site-footer p, .ctl-site-footer li, .ctl-site-footer a { color: inherit; font-size: .79rem; }
.ctl-site-footer ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.ctl-disclosures { padding: 24px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.ctl-disclosures strong { display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; color: var(--ctl-white); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ctl-disclosures p { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: .69rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.ctl-copyright { padding: 16px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); font-size: .66rem; text-align: center; }

.ctl-home-hero .ctl-hero-grid { padding-block: clamp(44px, 5.5vw, 76px); }
.ctl-home-hero h1 { max-width: 690px; font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 5.25vw, 5.1rem); }
.ctl-hero-callout { display: grid; gap: 2px; max-width: 650px; margin-top: 24px; padding: 14px 16px; border-left: 4px solid var(--ctl-accent); border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0; background: rgba(255,255,255,.09); }
.ctl-hero-callout strong { color: var(--ctl-accent); font-size: .85rem; }
.ctl-hero-callout span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: .82rem; }
.ctl-proof-strip { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); background: var(--ctl-white); }
.ctl-proof-strip-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); }
.ctl-proof-strip-grid > div { padding: 22px clamp(12px,2vw,28px); border-left: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); }
.ctl-proof-strip-grid > div:last-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); }
.ctl-proof-strip strong { display: block; color: var(--ctl-primary); font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1; }
.ctl-proof-strip span { display: block; margin-top: 6px; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .72rem; }
.ctl-signal-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 14px; }
.ctl-signal-card { min-height: 230px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); border-radius: 15px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #fff, var(--ctl-surface)); box-shadow: 0 9px 28px rgba(20,40,60,.06); }
.ctl-signal-card > span { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; color: var(--ctl-navy); background: var(--ctl-accent); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 950; }
.ctl-signal-card h3 { margin: 34px 0 9px; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.ctl-signal-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .82rem; }
.ctl-link-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 14px; max-width: none !important; }
.ctl-link-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 160px; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); border-radius: 13px; color: var(--ctl-ink); background: var(--ctl-white); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(20,40,60,.055); text-decoration: none; transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, border-color .18s ease; }
.ctl-link-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: var(--ctl-primary); box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(20,40,60,.1); }
.ctl-link-card strong { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.ctl-link-card span { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--ctl-muted); font-size: .78rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.ctl-link-card em { display: block; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 16px; color: var(--ctl-primary); font-size: .72rem; font-style: normal; font-weight: 900; }
.ctl-section-link { margin: 22px 0 0; font-weight: 850; }
.ctl-record-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.ctl-record-grid article { padding: 22px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13); border-radius: 14px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.065); }
.ctl-record-grid span { color: var(--ctl-accent); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 950; }
.ctl-record-grid h3 { margin: 28px 0 8px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.22; }
.ctl-record-grid p { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); font-size: .76rem; }
.ctl-button--accent { color: var(--ctl-navy); background: var(--ctl-accent); }
.ctl-daniel-section { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff 62%, var(--ctl-surface) 62%); }
.ctl-daniel-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(300px,.6fr) minmax(0,1.25fr); gap: clamp(38px,7vw,86px); align-items: center; }
.ctl-daniel-grid h2 { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.ctl-daniel-grid p { color: var(--ctl-muted); }
.ctl-inline-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 22px; align-items: center; margin-top: 26px; }
.ctl-editorial-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.2fr) minmax(280px,.5fr); gap: clamp(40px,7vw,90px); align-items: start; }
.ctl-editorial-grid h2 { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.ctl-editorial-grid > div:first-child > p:last-child { color: var(--ctl-muted); }
.ctl-editorial-card { padding: 24px; border: 1px solid var(--ctl-line); border-radius: 14px; background: var(--ctl-surface); }
.ctl-editorial-card strong { display: block; color: var(--ctl-primary); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ctl-editorial-card p { margin: 5px 0 18px; font-size: .82rem; }
.ctl-editorial-card a { font-weight: 850; }
.ctl-content-hero .ctl-hero-grid { padding-block: clamp(36px,5vw,62px); }
.ctl-content-hero h1 { max-width: 760px; font-size: clamp(2.5rem,4.8vw,4.7rem); }
.ctl-content-hero--long h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem,4.15vw,4.05rem); }
.ctl-article-byline { margin: 18px 0 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: .82rem; }
.ctl-article-byline a { color: #fff; font-weight: 850; }
.ctl-article--hub, .ctl-article--post { width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 920px); }
.ctl-article--hub .ctl-article-content > *, .ctl-article--post .ctl-article-content > * { max-width: 76ch; }
.ctl-article--hub .ctl-article-content > .ctl-link-grid, .ctl-article--post .ctl-article-content > .ctl-link-grid { max-width: none; }
.ctl-article-lead { color: var(--ctl-ink) !important; font-size: 1.16rem; line-height: 1.7; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .ctl-header-row { flex-wrap: wrap; padding-block: 14px; }
  .ctl-nav { order: 3; width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; }
  .ctl-nav ul { width: max-content; }
  .ctl-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-form-shell { max-width: 760px; }
  .ctl-section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .ctl-signal-grid, .ctl-record-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .ctl-link-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .ctl-daniel-grid, .ctl-editorial-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-daniel-grid .ctl-about-photo { max-width: 460px; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .ctl-wrap { width: min(calc(100% - 28px), var(--ctl-max)); }
  .ctl-phone { margin-left: auto; font-size: .8rem; }
  .ctl-nav ul { gap: 18px; }
  .ctl-form-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .ctl-field--wide { grid-column: span 2; }
  .ctl-card-grid, .ctl-footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-proof-strip-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .ctl-about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-about-photo { max-width: 440px; }
  .ctl-proof-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-cta-row { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  body { font-size: 16px; }
  .ctl-brand { max-width: 54vw; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
  .ctl-form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-field--wide { grid-column: auto; }
  .ctl-intake { padding: 18px; }
  .ctl-form-shell--tall .ctl-form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-form-shell--tall .ctl-field--wide { grid-column: auto; }
  .ctl-link-grid, .ctl-signal-grid, .ctl-record-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
}