:root {
  --primary-color: #8ABADC;
  --secondary-color: #F6E7D7;
  --bg-color: #ffffff;
  --text-color: #171717;
  --text-muted: #4a4a4a;
  --font-sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-serif: "Playfair Display", "Georgia", serif;
  --transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --border-radius: 24px;
  --shadow-subtle: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  background-color: var(--bg-color);
  color: var(--text-color);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  background-image: radial-gradient(#ececec 0.5px, transparent 0.5px);
  background-size: 24px 24px;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, .serif-font {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

h1 { font-size: 3.5rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
h2 { font-size: 2.5rem; }
h3 { font-size: 1.75rem; color: var(--primary-color); }

p {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

a {
  color: var(--primary-color);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: var(--transition);
  font-weight: 500;
}

a:hover {
  opacity: 0.8;
  color: var(--text-color);
}

.container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 2rem;
}

/* Bento Grid Layout */
.bento-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  grid-auto-rows: minmax(200px, auto);
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 3rem;
}

.bento-item {
  background: var(--bg-color);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  padding: 2.5rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-subtle);
  transition: var(--transition);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.bento-item:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(138, 186, 220, 0.15);
  border-color: var(--primary-color);
}

.bento-item.large {
  grid-column: span 2;
  grid-row: span 2;
  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
}

.bento-item.medium {
  grid-column: span 2;
}

.bento-item.accent {
  background-color: var(--primary-color);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.bento-item.accent h3, 
.bento-item.accent p {
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* Premium Buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 1rem 2.5rem;
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  transition: var(--transition);
  text-align: center;
}

.btn-primary {
  background-color: var(--primary-color);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background-color: var(--text-color);
  transform: scale(1.03);
}

.btn-secondary {
  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
  color: var(--text-color);
}

.btn-secondary:hover {
  filter: brightness(0.95);
  transform: scale(1.03);
}

/* Timeline Components */
.chronology-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--secondary-color);
  margin-left: 1rem;
  padding-left: 2.5rem;
}

.step-marker {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9px;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--primary-color);
  border: 4px solid var(--bg-color);
}

/* Texture effect for specific sections */
.textured-bg {
  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.textured-bg::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  opacity: 0.03;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noiseFilter'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.65' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noiseFilter)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* Utility Classes */
.text-center { text-align: center; }
.mb-lg { margin-bottom: 3rem; }
.premium-border { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--secondary-color); }

@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .bento-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
  h1 { font-size: 2.5rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .bento-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .bento-item.large, .bento-item.medium {
    grid-column: span 1;
  }
  .container {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }
}