@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Plus+Jakarta+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700;800&family=Manrope:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap');
:root{--ink:#192436;--orange:#f47b28;--muted:#667487}*{box-sizing:border-box}body{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:#fff}h1,h2,h3,h4,h5{font-family:'Manrope',sans-serif;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.035em}p,li{line-height:1.75;color:#586476}a{color:#e46c1c}.contact-topbar{background:#162338;color:#e6ebf2;font-size:12px;padding:11px 0}.contact-topbar a{color:white;text-decoration:none}.topbar-details{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}.topbar-sep{opacity:.4}.topbar-clock{color:#ffc194;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap}.navbar{background:white;box-shadow:0 4px 25px #14223912;padding:12px 0}.navbar-brand img{max-width:190px;max-height:72px;object-fit:contain}.navbar .nav-link{font-weight:700;color:#25334a!important;padding:12px 16px!important}.navbar .nav-link.active,.navbar .nav-link:hover{color:var(--orange)!important}.eyebrow,.section-kicker{font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.19em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800;color:#f58a43}.btn-brand{background:var(--orange);color:white;border-radius:7px;padding:14px 26px;font-weight:800;border:0}.btn-brand:hover{background:#dc6212;color:white}.home-slider .carousel-item{min-height:560px;position:relative;background:#142033}.home-slider .carousel-item:before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0b1426ef 0%,#12213cc9 47%,#15233b40 100%),var(--slide-image) center/cover}.slider-copy{position:relative;z-index:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;min-height:560px;padding-top:65px;padding-bottom:75px}.slider-copy h1{color:white;font-size:clamp(3rem,6.5vw,6rem);line-height:1.03;max-width:760px;margin:20px 0}.slider-copy h1 em{font-style:normal;color:#ffa45e}.slider-copy p{color:#e5eaf0;font-size:1.15rem;max-width:570px;margin-bottom:27px}.home-slider .carousel-control-prev,.home-slider .carousel-control-next{width:6%}.home-slider .carousel-indicators{bottom:24px}.pagehero{background:linear-gradient(115deg,#152338e8,#213853e8),url('images/slider/4.jpg') center/cover;padding:85px 0;color:white}.pagehero h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,5vw,4.7rem);margin:12px 0}.pagehero p{color:#dce4ec;margin:0}.section-pad{padding:80px 0}.stripe{background:#f6f8fb}.section-heading{max-width:780px;margin-bottom:30px}.section-heading h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.4vw,3rem)}.content-card{background:white;border:1px solid #e8edf3;border-radius:18px;padding:clamp(24px,4vw,55px);box-shadow:0 14px 50px #1b2a4010;overflow:hidden}.content-card h2,.content-card h3{margin:25px 0 16px;color:#1c2b40}.content-card h2:first-child,.content-card h3:first-child{margin-top:0}.content-card img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.content-card table{max-width:100%;display:block;overflow-x:auto}.content-card ul{padding-left:22px}.content-card .row{row-gap:22px}.content-card [class*=span]{max-width:100%}.content-card .divider-1{height:1px;background:#e8edf3;margin:20px 0}.content-card .home-feature{background:#f9fafc;border:1px solid #e8edf3;padding:26px;border-radius:14px;margin:18px 0}.home-feature h2{font-size:1.45rem}.home-feature .wrap-icon{display:none}.home-client-logos{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:15px;list-style:none;padding:0!important;margin-top:25px}.home-client-item{list-style:none}.client-logo-tile{border:1px solid #e9edf3;border-radius:12px;padding:20px;background:white;min-height:115px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}.client-logo-tile img{max-height:78px;object-fit:contain}.client-category-grid{margin-top:18px}.client-category{background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e7ecf3;border-radius:16px;padding:32px;height:100%}.client-category h3{font-size:1.6rem;margin-top:0}.client-category li{padding:6px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e7edf2}.service-tile{background:white;border:1px solid #e7edf2;border-radius:15px;padding:28px;height:100%}.image-band{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:15px}.image-band img{width:100%;height:220px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:12px}.cta{background:#fff1e6;border-radius:18px;padding:42px}.footer{background:#142135;color:#d1dbe7;padding:65px 0 25px}.footer p,.footer a{color:#c2cbd7}.footer a{text-decoration:none}.footer-logo{background:white;border-radius:10px;padding:10px;max-width:170px}.copyright{border-top:1px solid #ffffff25;margin-top:40px;padding-top:20px}.content-card iframe{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:767px){.contact-topbar{font-size:11px}.topbar-sep{display:none}.slider-copy,.home-slider .carousel-item{min-height:490px}.slider-copy{padding:50px 30px}.home-slider .carousel-control-prev,.home-slider .carousel-control-next{width:8%}.section-pad{padding:55px 0}.image-band{grid-template-columns:1fr}.home-client-logos{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.navbar-brand img{max-width:145px}.cta{padding:28px}}
/* Consistent site-wide typography */
body,button,input,select,textarea,.navbar,.btn,.contact-topbar,.footer{font-family:"Plus Jakarta Sans",Arial,sans-serif!important;}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,.slider-copy h1,.pagehero h1,.section-heading h2{font-family:"Manrope",Arial,sans-serif!important;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.035em;}

/* 2026 refined components */
.home-slider .carousel-item{min-height:540px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(8,24,49,.92),rgba(8,24,49,.18)),var(--slide-image) center/cover no-repeat!important}.slider-copy{padding-top:130px;padding-bottom:125px}.slider-copy h1{max-width:740px}.section-pad{padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px}.content-card{line-height:1.8}.ss-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:22px}.ss-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e9edf3;border-radius:18px;padding:28px;box-shadow:0 12px 35px rgba(14,34,57,.055);height:100%;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s}.ss-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(14,34,57,.12)}.ss-card h3{font-size:1.22rem;margin:12px 0;color:#152a49}.ss-card p{color:#5c6979;line-height:1.75}.ss-card .ss-number{color:#f0782c;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.12em;font-weight:800}.ss-points{padding:0;list-style:none;margin:16px 0 0;display:grid;gap:9px}.ss-points li{padding:9px 12px;background:#f5f7fb;border-radius:9px;font-size:.94rem}.ss-points li:before{content:'✓';color:#e9762c;font-weight:900;margin-right:10px}.team-avatar{width:66px;height:66px;border-radius:18px;background:#fdf0e6;color:#d96a1c;display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:800;font-size:1.35rem}.office-card{border-left:4px solid #f0782c}.ss-map{border:0;width:100%;height:350px;border-radius:18px}.ss-field{width:100%;padding:13px 15px;border:1px solid #d7dfe8;border-radius:10px}.ss-field:focus{outline:2px solid #f5a36a}.ss-form label{display:block;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:6px}.ss-form .form-row{margin-bottom:17px}.ss-form button{border:0}.ss-kicker{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.13em;color:#e8762d;text-transform:uppercase}.ss-intro{max-width:850px;margin:0 auto 35px;text-align:center}.ss-intro h2{font-weight:800}.ss-banner-note{color:#dce5f2}.ss-visual{display:flex;gap:15px;align-items:center;background:#101f36;color:#fff;border-radius:18px;padding:28px}.ss-visual strong{font-size:1.4rem}.ss-visual p{margin:0;color:#cbd7e6}.ss-visual-mark{font-size:2rem;color:#ff963f}@media(max-width:991px){.ss-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.home-slider .carousel-item{min-height:490px}.slider-copy{padding-top:100px}}@media(max-width:650px){.ss-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.home-slider .carousel-item{min-height:500px}.slider-copy{padding-top:105px;padding-bottom:100px}.ss-card{padding:22px}}

/* 2026 homepage editorial refresh */
.refresh-home{color:#10274b}.refresh-intro{background:linear-gradient(120deg,#f0f6fc,#fff);padding:clamp(28px,5vw,65px);border-radius:24px;margin-bottom:78px;border:1px solid #e5edf5}.refresh-intro-mark,.refresh-heading>span,.refresh-label,.refresh-clients-title span{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.17em;font-weight:800;color:#f36b21}.refresh-intro-mark{margin-bottom:22px}.refresh-intro h2{font-size:clamp(32px,3.8vw,54px);font-weight:850;letter-spacing:-.045em;line-height:1.13}.refresh-intro h2 span{color:#f36b21}.refresh-intro p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.95;color:#526178;margin:0}.refresh-line{width:75px;height:4px;background:#f36b21;border-radius:8px;margin-top:25px}.refresh-heading{text-align:center;max-width:730px;margin:0 auto 34px}.refresh-heading h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.4vw,46px);font-weight:850;letter-spacing:-.045em;line-height:1.17;margin:13px 0}.refresh-heading h2 em{font-style:normal;color:#f36b21}.refresh-heading p{color:#65758a}.refresh-grid{margin-bottom:85px}.refresh-card{height:100%;min-height:430px;padding:34px 30px 25px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5eaf1;border-radius:20px;box-shadow:0 12px 35px rgba(14,36,74,.06);display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:transform .25s,box-shadow .25s}.refresh-card:hover{transform:translateY(-7px);box-shadow:0 22px 55px rgba(14,36,74,.13)}.refresh-card-2{background:#102d55;color:#fff;border-color:#102d55}.refresh-card-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:30px}.refresh-icon{width:66px;height:66px;border-radius:17px;background:#fff0e7;color:#f36b21;display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:32px}.refresh-card-2 .refresh-icon{background:#28456c}.refresh-number{font-size:13px;color:#9eacba;font-weight:800}.refresh-label{margin-bottom:12px}.refresh-card h3{font-size:24px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-bottom:18px}.refresh-card p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.85;color:#5c6c80;margin-bottom:30px}.refresh-card-2 p{color:#d4e0ed}.refresh-card-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-top:auto;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid #e8edf3;color:#8b9caf;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em}.refresh-card-2 .refresh-card-bottom{border-color:#3b5678}.refresh-card-bottom span:last-child{font-size:23px;color:#f36b21}.refresh-clients{padding:36px;border-radius:22px;background:#f3f7fb}.refresh-clients-title{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:15px;margin-bottom:25px}.refresh-clients-title h2{font-weight:850;font-size:32px;margin:8px 0 0}.refresh-clients-title a{color:#f36b21;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}.refresh-logo-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}.refresh-logo-tile{background:white;border:1px solid #e5ebf2;border-radius:12px;min-height:100px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:17px}.refresh-logo-tile img{max-width:100%;max-height:65px;object-fit:contain}@media(max-width:991px){.refresh-logo-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.refresh-card{min-height:0}.refresh-grid{margin-bottom:50px}}@media(max-width:575px){.refresh-logo-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.refresh-clients{padding:22px}.refresh-clients-title{align-items:start;flex-direction:column}.refresh-intro{margin-bottom:50px}}

/* 2026 brand-color refresh: original SS Associates orange and blue logo palette */
:root{--ink:#123a70;--orange:#f47721;--muted:#58718e;--brand-blue:#124781;--brand-light:#eef6ff}
body{color:#173f70;background:#fff}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,.section-heading h2,.refresh-home{color:#143f78}
p,li{color:#536b84}
.contact-topbar{background:#15477e!important;color:#fff!important}
.contact-topbar a,.contact-topbar span{color:#fff!important}
.navbar{background:#fff!important}
.navbar .nav-link{color:#17467d!important}
.navbar .nav-link.active,.navbar .nav-link:hover{color:#ef7425!important}
.home-slider .carousel-item{background-color:#1a5691!important;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(17,67,119,.82),rgba(28,103,166,.22)),var(--slide-image)!important}
.home-slider .carousel-item:before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(19,72,128,.74),rgba(34,112,174,.08))!important}
.pagehero{background:linear-gradient(115deg,rgba(21,76,135,.9),rgba(33,115,180,.7)),url('images/slider/4.jpg') center/cover!important}
.footer{background:#15508b!important;color:#fff!important}
.footer p,.footer a{color:#e8f3ff!important}
.stripe,.refresh-clients{background:#f0f7ff!important}
.refresh-intro{background:linear-gradient(120deg,#eaf4ff,#fff)!important}
.refresh-card-2{background:#1a5797!important;border-color:#1a5797!important}
.refresh-card-2 h3{color:#fff!important}
.refresh-card-2 p{color:#e8f3ff!important}
.refresh-card-2 .refresh-icon{background:#3171ae!important}
.refresh-card-2 .refresh-card-bottom{border-color:#6092bf!important;color:#e8f3ff!important}
.ss-visual{background:#1a5797!important}
.cta{background:#eaf4ff!important}
.btn-brand{background:#f47721!important;color:#fff!important}
.refresh-logo-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(6,minmax(0,1fr))}
@media(max-width:991px){.refresh-logo-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:575px){.refresh-logo-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}

/* About Us banner contrast and advertising photograph refresh */
body .pagehero{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(10,57,111,.96) 0%,rgba(14,71,130,.89) 45%,rgba(20,85,145,.53) 100%),url("images/slider/5.jpg")!important;background-position:center center!important;background-size:cover!important;min-height:330px;display:flex;align-items:center;}
body .pagehero h1{color:#ffffff!important;text-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,36,76,.32);opacity:1!important;}
body .pagehero p{color:#ffffff!important;font-weight:600;opacity:1!important;}
body .pagehero .eyebrow{color:#ffad69!important;}
@media(max-width:767px){body .pagehero{min-height:270px;padding:65px 0;background-position:58% center!important}}

/* Home banner visibility update */
.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child{background-position:center center!important;}
.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(237,246,255,.95) 0%,rgba(237,246,255,.75) 36%,rgba(237,246,255,0) 64%)!important;}
.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child .slider-copy h1,.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child .slider-copy p{color:#103e76!important;text-shadow:none!important;}
.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child .slider-copy em{color:#f47721!important;}
.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child .eyebrow{color:#d45c08!important;}
@media(max-width:767px){.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(237,246,255,.97),rgba(237,246,255,.80))!important;}}

/* Creative slider: original supplied artwork with readable copy */
.home-slider .carousel-item{background-image:var(--slide-image)!important;background-position:center center!important;background-size:cover!important;background-repeat:no-repeat!important;}
.home-slider .carousel-item::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.95) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.87) 28%,rgba(255,255,255,.56) 47%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 75%)!important;}
.home-slider .slider-copy h1,.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child .slider-copy h1{color:#123f76!important;text-shadow:none!important;}
.home-slider .slider-copy p,.home-slider .carousel-item:first-child .slider-copy p{color:#174a80!important;text-shadow:none!important;font-weight:600;}
.home-slider .slider-copy h1 em{color:#ee6b20!important;}
.home-slider .eyebrow{color:#c8510b!important;}
@media(max-width:767px){.home-slider .carousel-item::before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.95),rgba(255,255,255,.77))!important}.home-slider .slider-copy h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,9vw,3.7rem)!important}}

/* Equal dimensions for all three homepage banner slides */
.home-slider,.home-slider .carousel-inner,.home-slider .carousel-item{height:clamp(390px,40vw,620px)!important;min-height:0!important;}
.home-slider .carousel-item{background-size:cover!important;background-position:center center!important;background-repeat:no-repeat!important;}
.home-slider .carousel-item::before{background-size:cover!important;background-position:center center!important;background-repeat:no-repeat!important;}
.home-slider .slider-copy{height:100%!important;min-height:0!important;padding-top:35px!important;padding-bottom:55px!important;}
@media(max-width:767px){.home-slider,.home-slider .carousel-inner,.home-slider .carousel-item{height:460px!important}.home-slider .slider-copy{padding:42px 38px 62px!important}.home-slider .slider-copy h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,8vw,3.1rem)!important}}