/* ============================================================
   Srinivas Foundations — Blog stylesheet
   One shared file for every blog post + the blog index.
   Lives at: /blog/blog.css   (referenced as /blog/blog.css)
   Self-contained. Only external dependency is Google Fonts,
   which each page links in its <head>.
   ============================================================ */

:root{
  --navy:#0f2d4a;
  --navy-light:#1c466b;
  --ink:#1f2933;
  --muted:#5b6672;
  --line:#e4e8 ;             /* fallback below */
  --line:#e6e9ee;
  --bg:#ffffff;
  --bg-soft:#f6f8fa;
  --accent:#c8862b;          /* warm earth/soil tone */
  --accent-dark:#a86d1c;
  --maxw:760px;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box;}

html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}

body{
  margin:0;
  font-family:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;
  color:var(--ink);
  background:var(--bg);
  line-height:1.72;
  font-size:17px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}

h1,h2,h3,h4{
  font-family:'Poppins','Inter',sans-serif;
  color:var(--navy);
  line-height:1.25;
  margin:1.8em 0 .6em;
  font-weight:600;
}

p{margin:0 0 1.15em;}
a{color:var(--accent-dark);text-decoration:none;}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}

/* ---------- simple header (replace with the site's real nav) ---------- */
.bl-header{
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  background:var(--bg);
}
.bl-header .wrap{
  max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:16px 20px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
}
.bl-brand{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);font-size:1.15rem;}
.bl-brand span{color:var(--accent);}
.bl-nav a{color:var(--ink);margin-left:22px;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:500;}
.bl-nav a:hover{color:var(--accent-dark);text-decoration:none;}

/* ---------- article shell ---------- */
.bl-main{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:28px 20px 72px;}

.bl-breadcrumb{
  font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin:10px 0 24px;
}
.bl-breadcrumb a{color:var(--muted);}
.bl-breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--accent-dark);}

.bl-title{font-size:2.05rem;margin:.1em 0 .35em;}
.bl-meta{
  font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 26px;
  padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}

.bl-hero{
  width:100%;height:420px;border-radius:10px;margin:0 0 30px;
  display:block;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;
}

.bl-main h2{font-size:1.5rem;}
.bl-main h3{font-size:1.2rem;}

.bl-main ul{margin:0 0 1.2em;padding-left:1.25em;}
.bl-main li{margin:.35em 0;}
.bl-main strong{color:var(--navy);}

/* ---------- FAQ ---------- */
.bl-faq{margin-top:40px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:12px;}
.bl-faq h3{font-size:1.1rem;margin:1.3em 0 .35em;}

/* ---------- CTA box ---------- */
.bl-cta{
  background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;
  padding:26px 28px;margin:40px 0 10px;
}
.bl-cta h3{color:#fff;margin:0 0 .4em;font-size:1.25rem;}
.bl-cta p{color:#d7e0ea;margin:0 0 16px;}
.bl-btn{
  display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;
  padding:12px 22px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;margin:4px 10px 4px 0;
}
.bl-btn:hover{background:var(--accent-dark);text-decoration:none;color:#fff;}
.bl-btn.ghost{background:transparent;border:1.5px solid #ffffff66;}
.bl-btn.ghost:hover{background:#ffffff14;}

/* ---------- author / business box ---------- */
.bl-author{
  background:var(--bg-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;
  padding:20px 22px;margin:34px 0;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);
}
.bl-author strong{color:var(--navy);}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.bl-footer{
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--bg-soft);
  color:var(--muted);font-size:.85rem;text-align:center;padding:26px 20px;
}
.bl-footer a{color:var(--muted);}

/* ============================================================
   BLOG INDEX (listing) styles
   ============================================================ */
.bl-index-head{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:40px 20px 10px;}
.bl-index-head h1{font-size:2rem;margin:0 0 .25em;}
.bl-index-head p{color:var(--muted);margin:0;}

.bl-list{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:20px 20px 72px;list-style:none;}
.bl-card{
  border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;
  margin:0 0 18px;transition:box-shadow .15s ease, transform .15s ease;
}
.bl-card:hover{box-shadow:0 6px 22px rgba(15,45,74,.08);transform:translateY(-1px);}
.bl-card h2{font-size:1.25rem;margin:0 0 .3em;}
.bl-card h2 a{color:var(--navy);}
.bl-card .date{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);display:block;margin:0 0 .5em;}
.bl-card p{margin:0 0 .6em;color:var(--ink);}
.bl-card .more{font-weight:600;color:var(--accent-dark);font-size:.9rem;}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:600px){
  body{font-size:16px;}
  .bl-title{font-size:1.7rem;}
  .bl-nav{display:none;}
  .bl-cta{padding:22px;}
  .bl-hero{height:240px;}
}