.hero {
  --hero-bg-image: none;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 42rem;
  align-items: end;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 251, 244, 0.92) 0%, rgba(255, 251, 244, 0.72) 48%, rgba(255, 251, 244, 0.5) 100%),
    var(--hero-bg-image);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto -8% -24% auto;
  width: 34rem;
  height: 34rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(183, 140, 63, 0.16), transparent 66%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-copy {
  padding-right: 2rem;
}

.hero-panel {
  align-self: stretch;
  padding: 1.6rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(183, 140, 63, 0.12), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)),
    rgba(255, 251, 244, 0.74);
  border: 1px solid rgba(183, 154, 101, 0.3);
}

.hero-panel .quiet-list li + li {
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
}

.feature-card h3,
.article-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.expertise-marquee {
  overflow: hidden;
}

#expertise-grid .empty-state {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(183, 154, 101, 0.22);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  color: rgba(53, 42, 26, 0.72);
}

.marquee-row {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 4.5rem;
  padding: 0.15rem 0;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, black 8%, black 92%, transparent);
}

.marquee-track {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  width: max-content;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: marqueeLeft 56s linear infinite;
}

.marquee-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  min-width: 24rem;
  min-height: 10.5rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(183, 154, 101, 0.28);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76), rgba(244, 234, 212, 0.88)),
    rgba(255, 251, 244, 0.9);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(24, 18, 12, 0.06);
}

.marquee-chip-logo {
  width: 125px;
  height: 125px;
  object-fit: contain;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.lead-section {
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

@keyframes marqueeLeft {
  0% {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

@keyframes marqueeRight {
  0% {
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}