.aa-start-page {
  --aa-start-white: var(--aa-c1, #ffffff);
  --aa-start-ivory: var(--aa-c3, #f7f1e8);
  --aa-start-stone: var(--aa-c6, #e8dfd2);
  --aa-start-sand: var(--aa-c7, #d8c7ad);
  --aa-start-gold: var(--aa-c9, #b08a4a);
  --aa-start-slate: var(--aa-c10, #596a73);
  --aa-start-green: var(--aa-c5, #263d36);
  --aa-start-charcoal: var(--aa-c4, #211d1d);
  color: var(--aa-start-charcoal);
  font-family: var(--aa-font-body, "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif);
  font-size: var(--aa-type-body, clamp(1.0625rem, 1.2vw, 1.125rem));
  line-height: 1.65;
  overflow: clip;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body.aa-start-page-active {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
.aa-start-page *,
.aa-start-page *::before,
.aa-start-page *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.aa-start-page h1,
.aa-start-page h2,
.aa-start-page h3,
.aa-start-page p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page p {
  font-family: var(--aa-font-body, "Libre Franklin", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif) !important;
  font-size: inherit !important;
  line-height: 1.65 !important;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page h2 {
  color: var(--aa-start-charcoal) !important;
  font-family: var(--aa-font-display, "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif) !important;
  font-size: var(--aa-type-h2, clamp(2.625rem, 4vw, 3.75rem)) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  line-height: 1.07 !important;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page h3 {
  color: var(--aa-start-green) !important;
  font-family: var(--aa-font-display, "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif) !important;
  font-size: var(--aa-type-h3, clamp(1.75rem, 2.4vw, 2.25rem)) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  line-height: 1.12 !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.aa-start-page p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.aa-start-page figure {
  margin: 0;
}

.aa-start-visually-hidden {
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 1px;
}

.aa-start-section {
  padding: 5rem 0;
  scroll-margin-top: 7rem;
}

.aa-start-section--major {
  padding: 6rem 0;
}

.aa-start-section--white {
  background: var(--aa-start-white);
}

.aa-start-section--ivory {
  background: var(--aa-start-ivory);
}

.aa-start-section--stone {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-stone) 70%, var(--aa-start-white));
}

.aa-start-section--sand {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-sand) 48%, var(--aa-start-ivory));
}

.aa-start-section--dark {
  background: var(--aa-start-green);
  color: var(--aa-start-ivory);
}

.aa-start-shell {
  margin-inline: auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
  width: calc(100% - 6rem);
}

.aa-start-reading {
  max-width: 760px;
}

.aa-start-hero {
  background: var(--aa-start-ivory);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--aa-start-gold);
}

.aa-start-hero__grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  column-gap: 4rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.22fr) minmax(280px, 0.78fr);
  grid-template-areas:
    "title art"
    "lead art"
    "cta art";
  row-gap: 1.75rem;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page h1#aa-start-h1.aa-start-hero__title {
  color: var(--aa-start-charcoal) !important;
  font-family: var(--aa-font-display, "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif) !important;
  font-size: var(--aa-type-hero, clamp(3.5rem, 5.4vw, 5.25rem)) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  grid-area: title;
  line-height: 1.03 !important;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.aa-start-hero__title span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--aa-start-green);
  font: inherit !important;
  line-height: inherit !important;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page p.aa-start-lead {
  color: var(--aa-start-charcoal);
  font-size: clamp(1.125rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
  grid-area: lead;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.aa-start-hero__visual {
  grid-area: art;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.aa-start-hero__photo {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-gold) 72%, transparent);
  border-radius: 14rem 14rem 0.75rem 0.75rem;
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 46%;
  width: 100%;
}

.aa-start-hero__cta {
  grid-area: cta;
  justify-self: start;
}

.aa-start-button {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  justify-content: center;
  line-height: 1.4;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.35rem;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease;
}

.aa-start-button--primary {
  background: var(--aa-start-green);
  color: var(--aa-start-ivory) !important;
}

.aa-start-button--primary:hover {
  background: var(--aa-start-charcoal);
  color: var(--aa-start-ivory) !important;
}

.aa-start-button--secondary {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: var(--aa-start-green);
  color: var(--aa-start-green) !important;
}

.aa-start-button--secondary:hover {
  background: var(--aa-start-green);
  color: var(--aa-start-ivory) !important;
}

.aa-start-button--light {
  background: var(--aa-start-ivory);
  color: var(--aa-start-green) !important;
}

.aa-start-button--light:hover {
  background: var(--aa-start-white);
  color: var(--aa-start-charcoal) !important;
}

.aa-start-button:focus-visible,
.aa-start-text-link:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--aa-start-gold);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.aa-start-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
}

.aa-start-card-grid--four,
.aa-start-card-grid--services {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.aa-start-card {
  background: var(--aa-start-white);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-sand) 76%, var(--aa-start-white));
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 1.75rem;
}

.aa-start-card--service {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--aa-start-green) !important;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.15rem;
  grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: 10.5rem;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.aa-start-card--service:hover {
  border-color: var(--aa-start-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-charcoal) 10%, transparent);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.aa-start-card--service:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--aa-start-gold);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.aa-start-service-icon {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-gold) 62%, transparent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--aa-start-gold);
  display: inline-flex;
  height: 3rem;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 3rem;
}

.aa-start-service-icon svg {
  fill: none;
  height: 1.5rem;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  width: 1.5rem;
}

.aa-start-card__arrow {
  color: var(--aa-start-gold);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.aa-start-card--service:hover .aa-start-card__arrow {
  transform: translateX(0.2rem);
}

.aa-start-card--service h3 {
  hyphens: manual;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  text-decoration-line: underline;
  text-decoration-color: transparent;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.18em;
  transition: text-decoration-color 180ms ease;
}

.aa-start-card--service:hover h3,
.aa-start-card--service:focus-visible h3 {
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

.aa-start-split {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 4rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(260px, 0.88fr);
}

.aa-start-consultation {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 4rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(260px, 0.85fr);
}

.aa-start-consultation__copy {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--aa-start-gold);
  padding-left: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
}

.aa-start-consultation__visual {
  justify-self: end;
  max-width: 24rem;
  width: 100%;
}

.aa-start-consultation__visual img {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-gold) 50%, transparent);
  border-radius: 12rem 12rem 0.75rem 0.75rem;
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 43%;
  width: 100%;
}

.aa-start-context {
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.aa-start-context__photo {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-gold) 50%, transparent);
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: block;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 52% 45%;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.aa-start-text-link {
  color: var(--aa-start-green) !important;
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  text-decoration-line: underline !important;
  text-decoration-offset: 0.22em;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-section--dark h2,
body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-section--dark p {
  color: var(--aa-start-ivory) !important;
}

.aa-start-proof,
.aa-start-inline-cta,
.aa-start-decision {
  align-items: end;
  display: flex;
  gap: 3rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.aa-start-proof .aa-start-button,
.aa-start-inline-cta .aa-start-button,
.aa-start-decision .aa-start-button {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.aa-start-process {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  list-style: none;
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.aa-start-process li {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 1rem 0 0;
  position: relative;
}

.aa-start-process li:not(:last-child)::after {
  background: var(--aa-start-gold);
  content: "";
  height: 1px;
  left: 3.15rem;
  opacity: 0.66;
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.55rem;
  width: calc(100% - 3.15rem);
}

.aa-start-process li > span {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--aa-start-gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--aa-start-green);
  display: inline-flex;
  background: var(--aa-start-white);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  height: 3.15rem;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  width: 3.15rem;
  z-index: 1;
}

.aa-start-process li > div {
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
}

.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-process h3,
body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-process h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.7vw, 1.65rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.16 !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-process p {
  font-size: 0.95rem !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
}

.aa-start-section--decision {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--aa-start-ivory), color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-sand) 54%, var(--aa-start-ivory)));
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-gold) 38%, transparent);
}

.aa-start-section--decision-dark {
  background: var(--aa-start-green);
}

.aa-start-section--proof-light {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--aa-start-ivory), color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-sand) 54%, var(--aa-start-ivory)));
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--aa-start-gold) 38%, transparent);
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .aa-start-section {
    padding-block: 3.5rem;
  }

  .aa-start-section--major {
    padding-block: 4rem;
  }

  .aa-start-shell {
    width: calc(100% - 4rem);
  }

  .aa-start-hero__grid,
  .aa-start-split,
  .aa-start-consultation {
    gap: 2.5rem;
  }

  .aa-start-process {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
  }

  .aa-start-process li {
    display: grid;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    grid-template-columns: 3.15rem minmax(0, 1fr);
    padding: 0 0 2rem;
  }

  .aa-start-process li:not(:last-child)::after {
    height: calc(100% - 3.15rem);
    left: 1.55rem;
    top: 3.15rem;
    width: 1px;
  }

  .aa-start-process li > div {
    padding-top: 0.15rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .aa-start-hero__grid,
  .aa-start-split,
  .aa-start-consultation {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .aa-start-hero__grid {
    grid-template-areas:
      "title"
      "art"
      "lead"
      "cta";
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }

  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page h1#aa-start-h1.aa-start-hero__title {
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 11vw, 2.875rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.04 !important;
  }

  .aa-start-hero__visual {
    justify-self: center;
    width: min(100%, 21rem);
  }

  .aa-start-hero__photo {
    border-radius: 12rem 12rem 0.75rem 0.75rem;
  }

  .aa-start-consultation__visual {
    justify-self: center;
    max-width: 21rem;
  }

  .aa-start-card-grid--four,
  .aa-start-card-grid--services {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .aa-start-proof,
  .aa-start-inline-cta,
  .aa-start-decision {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body.aa-start-page-active .aa-start-page {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page p {
    line-height: 1.6 !important;
  }

  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.125rem, 9.2vw, 2.375rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.07 !important;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page h3,
  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-process h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.625rem, 7.2vw, 1.875rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.12 !important;
  }

  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page p.aa-start-lead {
    font-size: 1.125rem !important;
    line-height: 1.58 !important;
  }

  .aa-start-section {
    padding-block: 2.5rem;
    scroll-margin-top: 5.5rem;
  }

  .aa-start-section--major {
    padding-block: 3rem;
  }

  .aa-start-hero.aa-start-section--major {
    padding-block: 2.25rem;
  }

  .aa-start-shell {
    width: calc(100% - 2.5rem);
  }

  .aa-start-card {
    padding: 1.35rem;
  }

  .aa-start-card--service {
    gap: 0.875rem;
    grid-template-columns: 2.5rem minmax(0, 1fr) 1.25rem;
    min-height: 9rem;
  }

  .aa-start-service-icon {
    height: 2.5rem;
    width: 2.5rem;
  }

  .aa-start-service-icon svg {
    height: 1.25rem;
    width: 1.25rem;
  }

  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-card--service h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 6.35vw, 1.7rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.12 !important;
    text-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .aa-start-card--service .aa-start-card__arrow {
    justify-self: end;
  }

  .aa-start-card-grid {
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-top: 2rem;
  }

  .aa-start-button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .aa-start-process li {
    gap: 1rem;
    grid-template-columns: 2.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .aa-start-process li > span {
    height: 2.25rem;
    width: 2.25rem;
  }

  .aa-start-process li:not(:last-child)::after {
    height: calc(100% - 2.25rem);
    left: 1.1rem;
    top: 2.25rem;
  }

  .aa-start-context {
    padding: 0;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .aa-start-hero__title,
  .aa-start-hero__visual,
  .aa-start-lead,
  .aa-start-hero__cta {
    animation: aa-start-enter 620ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
  }

  .aa-start-hero__visual {
    animation-delay: 90ms;
  }

  .aa-start-lead {
    animation-delay: 160ms;
  }

  .aa-start-hero__cta {
    animation-delay: 230ms;
  }
}

@keyframes aa-start-enter {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(0.75rem);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .aa-start-page *,
  .aa-start-page *::before,
  .aa-start-page *::after {
    animation-delay: 0ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

@supports not (color: color-mix(in srgb, black, white)) {
  .aa-start-section--stone { background: #f1eae0; }
  .aa-start-section--sand { background: #e8dcc9; }
  .aa-start-hero__photo,
  .aa-start-consultation__visual img,
  .aa-start-context__photo { border-color: #b08a4a; }
  .aa-start-section--decision { background: #f1e7d8; }
}

/* AA Start lower-page hierarchy — final 2026-09-26 */
.aa-start-page .aa-start-section--proof-light {
  background: var(--aa-start-white) !important;
  border-top: 0;
}

.aa-start-page .aa-start-decision {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
}

.aa-start-decision__heading {
  min-width: 0;
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-decision__heading h2 {
  color: var(--aa-gold-text-dark, #d8bd84) !important;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.85rem) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  line-height: 1.03 !important;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  max-width: 17ch;
}

.aa-start-decision__body {
  border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--aa-gold-text-dark, #d8bd84);
  min-width: 0;
  padding-inline-start: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.75rem);
}

body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-decision__body p {
  color: var(--aa-start-ivory) !important;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  max-width: 44rem;
}

.aa-start-button--gold {
  background: var(--aa-start-gold);
  color: var(--aa-start-green) !important;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.aa-start-button--gold:hover {
  background: var(--aa-start-ivory);
  color: var(--aa-start-green) !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .aa-start-page .aa-start-decision {
    align-items: start;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .aa-start-decision__body {
    border-block-start: 1px solid var(--aa-gold-text-dark, #d8bd84);
    border-inline-start: 0;
    padding-block-start: 1.5rem;
    padding-inline-start: 0;
  }

  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-decision__heading h2 {
    max-width: 20ch;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body.aa-start-page-active #main .aa-start-page .aa-start-decision__heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 9.5vw, 2.5rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.04 !important;
    max-width: 17ch;
  }
}