/* ================================================================
   AYRES CAPITAL ENTERPRISES — quiet institutional
   Newsreader (display + text serif) · IBM Plex Mono (labels, folios)
   paper #FAF9F6 · ink #1C1B18 · brass #AD8E54
   ================================================================ */

:root {
  --paper:    #FAF9F6;
  --paper-2:  #F1EDE4;
  --ink:      #1C1B18;
  --ink-soft: #5D5A52;
  --brass:    #AD8E54;
  --brass-deep: #8F7440;
  --hairline: #E5E1D8;
  --serif: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --display: 'Marcellus', Georgia, serif;
  --mono:  'IBM Plex Mono', 'SFMono-Regular', Menlo, monospace;
  --measure: 680px;
  --wide: 1040px;
  --pad: clamp(20px, 5vw, 48px);
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

::selection { background: var(--brass); color: var(--paper); }

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

a { color: inherit; }

/* ---------- label & folio primitives ---------- */

.label {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-deep);
}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */

.masthead {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.masthead__inner {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 20px var(--pad);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.masthead__wordmark {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.masthead__wordmark span { color: var(--brass-deep); }
.masthead nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(14px, 3vw, 30px);
}
.masthead nav a {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}
.masthead nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--brass); }
.masthead nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--brass); }

/* ---------- hero (home) ---------- */

.hero {
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(72px, 12vh, 140px) var(--pad) clamp(64px, 10vh, 120px);
}
.hero .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5.8vw, 66px);
  line-height: 1.16;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  max-width: 17ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.hero__est {
  margin-top: 34px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.hero__est b { color: var(--brass-deep); font-weight: 500; }

/* restrained load reveal */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .hero > * { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); animation: rise .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) forwards; }
  .hero > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .12s; }
  .hero > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .24s; }
  @keyframes rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
}

/* ---------- photo bands ---------- */

.band { margin: 0; }
.band img {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(300px, 54vh, 620px);
  object-fit: cover;
}
.band--tall img { height: clamp(340px, 62vh, 700px); }
.band figcaption {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 10px var(--pad) 0;
  text-align: right;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-deep);
}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */

.section {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(72px, 11vh, 128px) var(--pad);
}
.section--narrow { max-width: calc(var(--measure) + 2 * 48px); }
.section > .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 40px; }

.section h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 40px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.prose { max-width: var(--measure); }
.prose p { margin-bottom: 1.35em; }
.prose p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.prose a { color: var(--brass-deep); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass); transition: color .18s; }
.prose a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- portfolio index (home) ---------- */

.index { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); }
.index__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 40px 44px minmax(160px, 240px) 1fr 28px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(12px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  padding: 16px 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .18s ease;
}
.index__badge {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--hairline);
}
.index__row:hover { background: rgba(173, 142, 84, 0.055); }
.index__num {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--brass-deep);
}
.index__name {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2.3vw, 23px);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.015em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.index__desc {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: italic;
}
.index__arrow {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  color: var(--brass-deep);
  font-size: 18px;
  transition: transform .18s ease;
}
.index__row:hover .index__arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .index__row { grid-template-columns: 40px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px; }
  .index__badge { width: 36px; height: 36px; grid-row: 1 / 3; align-self: start; }
  .index__num { display: none; }
  .index__name { white-space: normal; }
  .index__desc { grid-column: 2 / 3; grid-row: 2; font-size: 14px; }
  .index__arrow { grid-row: 1; grid-column: 3; }
}

/* ---------- about excerpt (home) ---------- */

.excerpt { text-align: center; }
.excerpt .prose { margin: 0 auto; font-size: clamp(19px, 2.2vw, 23px); line-height: 1.6; }
.excerpt .more {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 36px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-deep);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  transition: color .18s;
}
.excerpt .more:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- principles (about) ---------- */

.principles { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); margin-top: 16px; }
.principles li {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 58px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(12px, 2.5vw, 28px);
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 26px 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.principles .index__num { font-size: 12px; }
.principles h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 25px);
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.principles p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 16.5px; max-width: 58ch; }

/* ---------- what we do ---------- */

.group { margin-top: 56px; }
.group:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.group > .label {
  display: block;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.venture {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 84px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 36px);
  padding: 34px 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
}
.venture__badge { width: 84px; height: 84px; }
.venture h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 27px);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 14px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.venture__status {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-deep);
}
.venture p { margin-top: 10px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 16.5px; max-width: 62ch; }
.venture .visit {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  transition: color .18s;
}
.venture .visit:hover { color: var(--brass-deep); }

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .venture { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .venture__badge { width: 64px; height: 64px; }
}

/* ---------- contact ---------- */

.contact-wrap { max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto; }
.field { margin-bottom: 30px; }
.field label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.field input, .field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  background: transparent;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 6px 2px 10px;
  border-radius: 0;
  transition: border-color .18s;
}
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-bottom-color: var(--brass);
}
.field textarea { min-height: 120px; resize: vertical; }

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 15px 34px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .18s, border-color .18s;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--brass-deep); border-color: var(--brass-deep); }
.btn:disabled { opacity: 0.55; cursor: default; }

.form-note {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-style: italic;
  min-height: 1.4em;
}
.form-note.ok { color: var(--brass-deep); }
.form-note.err { color: #8a4b3b; }

.contact-alt {
  margin-top: 56px;
  padding-top: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  text-align: center;
}
.contact-alt .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.contact-alt a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass); }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */

footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 8vh, 90px);
}
.footer__inner {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 44px var(--pad) 54px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.footer__block { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.7; }
.footer__block .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.footer__block a { color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); transition: color .18s, border-color .18s; }
.footer__block a:hover { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--brass); }
.footer__colophon {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--pad) 34px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.footer__colophon a { color: var(--brass-deep); text-decoration: none; }
.footer__colophon a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- page headers (inner pages) ---------- */

.pagehead {
  max-width: var(--wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(60px, 9vh, 100px) var(--pad) clamp(28px, 4vh, 48px);
}
.pagehead .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.pagehead h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.6vw, 54px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  max-width: 18ch;
}