:root{--blue:#123F8C;--navy:#102A43;--gold:#D9A441;--teal:#008C95;--sky:#F3F7FC;--ink:#17243A;--muted:#617087;--line:#D9E3EF;--bg:#FFFFFF}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;font-family:Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.6}a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}.container{width:min(1160px,92%);margin:auto}
.top{background:var(--navy);color:#dce9fb;font-size:13px}.top .container{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:7px 0}.nav{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:10}.navin{min-height:72px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;color:var(--blue)}.mark{height:40px;width:40px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--blue);color:#fff;display:grid;place-items:center}.links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;font-size:13px;font-weight:800}.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-radius:10px;padding:11px 17px;font-weight:850;border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer}.primary{background:var(--blue);color:#fff}.secondary{background:#fff;color:var(--blue);border-color:#b9cbe6}.menu{display:none}.hero{color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#071f49,#0b3d91 60%,#1a63b8);padding:74px 0}.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.12fr .88fr;gap:44px;align-items:center}.eyebrow,.kicker{font-size:12px;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.13em}.eyebrow{color:#dceaff}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(40px,5vw,64px);line-height:1.04;margin:12px 0 18px}.hero p{font-size:18px;color:#eef5ff;max-width:760px}.actions{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:24px}.hero .secondary{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:#b8d2f5}.reach{background:#fff;color:var(--ink);padding:24px;border-radius:18px;box-shadow:0 20px 55px #001b4930}.reach h3{margin:8px 0 15px}.pill{display:inline-block;padding:5px 9px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--sky);color:var(--blue);font-size:10px;font-weight:900}.formgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:11px}.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5px}.field.full{grid-column:1/-1}.field label{font-size:11px;font-weight:850}.field input,.field select,.field textarea{font:inherit;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;padding:10px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}.field textarea{min-height:85px}.section{padding:68px 0}.alt{background:#fff}.section h2{font-size:35px;line-height:1.15;margin:7px 0 12px}.lead{color:var(--muted);max-width:820px}.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:17px;margin-top:28px}.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:23px;box-shadow:0 8px 22px #092b6310}.card h3{margin-top:0;color:var(--navy)}.icon{font-size:28px}.states{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:10px;margin-top:23px}.state{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:14px;border-radius:10px;font-weight:800}.state:hover{border-color:#7aa2dc;color:var(--blue)}.band{background:var(--sky);border:1px solid #cfe0f7;border-radius:17px;padding:25px;margin-top:27px}.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:28px}.list{padding-left:20px}footer{background:var(--navy);color:#dce8f8;padding:46px 0 18px}.footgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.25fr 1fr 1fr 1.1fr;gap:28px}.ft{color:#fff;font-weight:900;margin-bottom:10px}.fl{display:grid;gap:7px;font-size:13px}.bottom{border-top:1px solid #ffffff24;margin-top:30px;padding-top:16px;font-size:12px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between}
@media(max-width:900px){.links{display:none}.menu{display:inline-flex}.hero-grid,.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.states{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.footgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:560px){.top{display:none}.hero{padding:52px 0}.hero h1{font-size:40px}.cards,.states,.footgrid,.formgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.section{padding:52px 0}.bottom{display:block}}

/* Final footer refinement */
.copyright-line{width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;font-size:11px;line-height:1.5}
.copyright-line a{text-decoration:underline}
.hb-logo{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:5px 9px;border:1px solid #ffffff55;border-radius:6px;color:#fff;font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.06em;white-space:nowrap}
@media(max-width:700px){.copyright-line{display:block}.hb-logo{margin-top:8px}}

/* North East Buddy brand palette refinement */
a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
.kicker{color:var(--teal)}
.pill{background:#E9F7F7;color:var(--teal)}
.state:hover{border-color:var(--teal);color:var(--teal)}
.band{background:var(--sky);border-color:#D5E4F5}
.hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#102A43,#123F8C 60%,#008C95)}
.mark{background:var(--blue);box-shadow:inset 0 -3px 0 var(--gold)}
.primary{background:var(--blue)}
.secondary{color:var(--blue)}
.ft{color:#fff}

/* Official North East Buddy logo */
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center}
.site-logo{display:block;width:270px;height:auto;max-height:62px;object-fit:contain}
.footer-logo{display:block;width:235px;height:auto;max-height:92px;object-fit:contain;margin-bottom:12px}
@media(max-width:900px){.site-logo{width:220px;max-height:58px}}
@media(max-width:560px){.site-logo{width:190px;max-height:52px}.footer-logo{width:210px}}