:root {
            --mint: #A6824A;
            --mint-soft: #A6824A22;
            --mint-border: #A6824A44;
            --dark: #154230;
            --dark-card: #D4BF96;
            --dark-card-2: #D4BF96;
            --dark-border: #2A5C48;
            --gray: #22543D;
            --gray-dim: #3A6B5A;
            --white: #F5EDE0;
            --cream: #1C2541;
            --accent-warm: #A6824A;
            --accent-warm-soft: #A6824A18;
        }

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

        body {
            font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
            background: var(--dark);
            color: var(--white);
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }

        h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; }

        /* ---- NAV ---- */
        nav {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            width: 100%;
            z-index: 100;
            padding: 1.25rem 2rem;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            background: rgba(10, 14, 23, 0.85);
            backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
        }

        .logo {
            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            color: var(--white);
            letter-spacing: -0.5px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 0.5rem;
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        .logo-icon {
            width: 32px;
            height: 32px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            display: block;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        .nav-links {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 1.5rem;
        }

        .nav-link {
            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.875rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--gray);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.15s;
        }

        .nav-link:hover { color: var(--white); }
        .nav-link.active { color: var(--mint); }

        .nav-cta {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 0.5rem 1.1rem;
            background: var(--mint);
            color: var(--dark);
            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 0.875rem;
            border-radius: 8px;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: opacity 0.15s;
        }

        .nav-cta:hover { opacity: 0.9; }

        .nav-tag {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            color: var(--mint);
            background: var(--mint-soft);
            padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
            border-radius: 20px;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

        /* ---- ARTICLE LAYOUT ---- */
        .article-wrap {
            max-width: 720px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 7rem 2rem 5rem;
        }

        /* Breadcrumb */
        .breadcrumb {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 0.5rem;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: var(--gray-dim);
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
        }

        .breadcrumb a {
            color: var(--gray-dim);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.15s;
        }

        .breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--mint); }
        .breadcrumb span { color: var(--dark-border); }

        /* Article header */
        .article-header {
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        }

        .article-category {
            display: inline-block;
            font-size: 0.72rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            color: var(--mint);
            background: var(--mint-soft);
            padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
            border-radius: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
        }

        .article-header h1 {
            font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.2;
            letter-spacing: -0.8px;
            color: var(--white);
            margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
        }

        .article-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 1rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .article-meta-item {
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            color: var(--gray-dim);
        }

        .article-meta-item strong {
            color: var(--gray);
        }

        .article-meta-sep {
            color: var(--dark-border);
        }

        /* Article body */
        .article-body {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            color: var(--gray-dim);
        }

        .article-body p {
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .article-body h2 {
            font-size: 1.45rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: -0.4px;
            color: var(--white);
            margin: 2.5rem 0 1rem;
            line-height: 1.3;
        }

        .article-body h3 {
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--white);
            margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
        }

        .article-body ul, .article-body ol {
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            padding-left: 1.5rem;
        }

        .article-body li {
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        .article-body strong {
            color: var(--white);
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .article-body a {
            color: var(--mint);
            text-decoration: underline;
            text-underline-offset: 2px;
        }

        /* Pull quote / highlight box */
        .article-callout {
            background: var(--dark-card);
            border-left: 3px solid var(--mint);
            border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
            padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
            margin: 2rem 0;
        }

        .article-callout p {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-style: italic;
            margin: 0;
        }

        /* Comparison table */
        .comparison-table-wrap {
            overflow-x: auto;
            margin: 2rem 0;
            border-radius: 12px;
            border: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
        }

        .comparison-table {
            width: 100%;
            border-collapse: collapse;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .comparison-table th {
            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
            text-align: left;
            background: var(--dark-card);
            color: var(--gray);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
        }

        .comparison-table th.col-ai {
            color: var(--mint);
        }

        .comparison-table td {
            padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
            vertical-align: top;
            line-height: 1.55;
            color: var(--gray-dim);
        }

        .comparison-table tr:last-child td {
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        .comparison-table td.col-ai {
            background: rgba(13, 219, 111, 0.04);
        }

        .comparison-table td.col-feature {
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        /* Cost table */
        .cost-table-wrap {
            overflow-x: auto;
            margin: 2rem 0;
            border-radius: 12px;
            border: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
        }

        .cost-table {
            width: 100%;
            border-collapse: collapse;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .cost-table th {
            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
            text-align: left;
            background: var(--dark-card);
            color: var(--gray);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
        }

        .cost-table td {
            padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
            color: var(--gray-dim);
            vertical-align: middle;
        }

        .cost-table tr:last-child td {
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        .cost-table .highlight-row td {
            background: rgba(13, 219, 111, 0.06);
        }

        .cost-table .highlight-row td:first-child {
            color: var(--mint);
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .cost-badge {
            display: inline-block;
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
            border-radius: 4px;
            background: var(--mint-soft);
            color: var(--mint);
            margin-left: 0.5rem;
        }

        /* Article footer */
        .article-footer {
            margin-top: 3.5rem;
            padding-top: 2.5rem;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
        }

        .author-block {
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-start;
            gap: 1.25rem;
            background: var(--dark-card);
            border: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
            border-radius: 12px;
            padding: 1.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        }

        .author-avatar {
            width: 52px;
            height: 52px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--mint-soft);
            border: 2px solid var(--mint-border);
            flex-shrink: 0;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--mint);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        .author-info h4 {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--white);
            margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
        }

        .author-info p {
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            color: var(--gray-dim);
            line-height: 1.5;
            margin: 0;
        }

        /* CTA Band */
        .cta-band {
            background: var(--mint-soft);
            border: 1px solid var(--mint-border);
            border-radius: 16px;
            padding: 2.5rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .cta-band h3 {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--white);
            margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
        }

        .cta-band p {
            color: var(--gray);
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            max-width: 420px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
        }

        .btn-primary {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 0.8rem 2rem;
            background: var(--mint);
            color: var(--dark);
            font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            border-radius: 10px;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: opacity 0.15s;
        }

        .btn-primary:hover { opacity: 0.9; }

        /* ---- FOOTER ---- */
        footer {
            border-top: 1px solid var(--dark-border);
            padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        footer p {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: var(--gray);
        }

        footer a {
            color: var(--gray);
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        @media (max-width: 600px) {
            .author-block { flex-direction: column; }
        }