/* Recent College Graduates — "highlighter on the syllabus"
   paper #F4F6FF · ink #1A1B3D · periwinkle #5B5CF0 · highlighter #E4FF5A · mint #138A63 · coral #D9432E */
:root{
  --paper:#F4F6FF;--card:#fff;--ink:#1A1B3D;--ink2:#474A72;--muted:#6E7196;--line:#D9DDF2;
  --peri:#5B5CF0;--peri2:#4243D6;--peri-soft:#E6E7FF;--hl:#E4FF5A;--good:#138A63;--bad:#D9432E;
  --max:1120px;--font:"Bricolage Grotesque",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:400 18px/1.6 var(--font);font-optical-sizing:auto;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--peri2);text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1.5px}
a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--peri);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:4px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--font);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 .45em;font-weight:750;font-stretch:90%}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,6vw,4.3rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.4vw,2.4rem);margin-top:1.6em}
h3{font-size:1.25rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-top:1.4em;font-weight:700}
p{margin:0 0 1em}ul,ol{padding-left:1.2em}li{margin:.35em 0}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.narrow{max-width:740px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:10px;top:10px;background:#fff;padding:8px;z-index:99}
.num{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
mark,.hl{background:linear-gradient(transparent 12%,var(--hl) 12%,var(--hl) 88%,transparent 88%);color:inherit;padding:0 .12em;border-radius:3px}

/* header */
header.top{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:30;background:rgba(244,246,255,.92);backdrop-filter:saturate(1.4) blur(8px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:saturate(1.4) blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
header.top .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;min-height:64px}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:8px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-weight:800;font-size:1.12rem;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-stretch:85%}
.logo i{display:inline-block;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--hl);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);transform:translateY(1px)}
nav.main{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px}
nav.main a{color:var(--ink2);text-decoration:none;font-weight:550;font-size:.98rem}
nav.main a:hover,nav.main a[aria-current=page]{color:var(--ink)}
nav.main a[aria-current=page]{box-shadow:inset 0 -3px 0 var(--hl)}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--ink);color:#fff!important;text-decoration:none;font:650 1rem var(--font);padding:12px 20px;border-radius:999px;border:0;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap}
.btn:hover{background:var(--peri2)}
.btn.light{background:transparent;color:var(--ink)!important;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink)}
.btn.light:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff!important}
nav.main .btn{padding:9px 16px;font-size:.92rem}
@media(max-width:760px){nav.main a:not(.btn){display:none}}
@media(max-width:420px){.logo{font-size:1rem}nav.main .btn{padding:8px 12px;font-size:.85rem}}

/* home hero: the sentence calculator */
.hero{padding:clamp(48px,8vw,96px) 0 56px}
.say{font-size:clamp(2rem,5.4vw,3.9rem);font-weight:750;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.025em;font-stretch:88%;max-width:17ch;margin:0}
.say .slot{display:inline-flex;align-items:baseline;background:var(--card);border-radius:14px;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);padding:0 .18em;margin:.06em 0;cursor:text}
.say .slot:focus-within{box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 3px var(--peri);background:#fff}
.say .slot span{color:var(--muted)}
.say input{font:inherit;color:var(--ink);background:transparent;border:0;outline:0;padding:0;width:5ch;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;letter-spacing:inherit}
.answer{margin-top:34px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.4vw,1.75rem);line-height:1.4;max-width:34ch;font-weight:500}
.answer b{font-weight:800}
.answer .big{font-size:1.4em;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.answer .trap{color:var(--bad);font-weight:700}
.hero .after{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin-top:30px}
.sweep{animation:sweep .55s ease-out}
@keyframes sweep{from{background-size:0% 55%}to{background-size:100% 55%}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.sweep{animation:none}html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* first-year timeline (a real sequence) */
.year{padding:64px 0;background:var(--ink);color:#E9EAFF}
.year h2{color:#fff;margin-top:0;max-width:20ch}
.year p.lead{color:#B9BBE6;max-width:52ch;font-size:1.08rem}
.track{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:40px 0 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0;position:relative}
.track::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:15px;height:2px;background:#3B3D6E}
.track li{position:relative;padding:0 22px 0 0;margin:0}
.track .when{display:inline-block;position:relative;background:var(--hl);color:var(--ink);font-weight:800;font-size:.9rem;padding:5px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.track h3{color:#fff;margin:18px 0 8px;font-size:1.3rem}
.track p{color:#B9BBE6;font-size:.98rem;margin:0 0 12px}
.track a{color:#fff;font-weight:650}
.track a:hover{color:var(--hl)}
@media(max-width:860px){.track{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}.track::before{display:none}.track li{padding:0}}

/* plain sections */
section.band{padding:64px 0}
.page-head{padding:56px 0 16px}
.page-head p.lede{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--ink2);max-width:40ch}
.byline{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem}

/* calculators */
.calc{background:var(--card);border-radius:22px;padding:26px;margin:14px 0 34px;box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line),0 18px 40px -24px rgba(26,27,61,.35)}
.calc .fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
@media(max-width:640px){.calc .fields{grid-template-columns:1fr}.calc{padding:20px}}
.calc label{display:block;font-size:.92rem;font-weight:650;margin-bottom:6px}
.calc input{width:100%;padding:12px 14px;border:2px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;font:500 1.05rem var(--font);color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.calc input:focus{border-color:var(--peri);background:#fff;outline:0}
.calc .hint{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:5px}
.out{border-top:2px dashed var(--line);margin-top:24px;padding-top:18px}
.row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.row:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.row b{font-size:1.1rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.big{font-size:2rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;background:linear-gradient(var(--hl),var(--hl)) no-repeat left 60%/100% 55%;padding:0 .12em}
.verdict{font-size:1.18rem;font-weight:650;line-height:1.45;margin:18px 0 0;padding:16px 18px;background:var(--peri-soft);border-radius:14px}
.verdict:empty{display:none}
.flag{color:var(--bad);font-weight:600;font-size:.98rem;margin-top:10px}
.flag:empty{display:none}
table.cmp{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:1rem}
table.cmp th,table.cmp td{padding:9px 6px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}
table.cmp th{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted);font-weight:650}
table.cmp input{padding:9px 10px}
table.cmp .big{font-size:1.5rem}
@media(max-width:480px){table.cmp td:first-child{font-size:.9rem}}
.callout{background:var(--card);border-left:5px solid var(--hl);padding:16px 20px;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;margin:1.5em 0;box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line)}
.callout p:last-child{margin:0}

/* tools index rows */
.toollist{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:10px 0 0}
.toollist li{margin:0;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
.toollist li:last-child{border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.toollist a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.3fr auto;gap:24px;align-items:baseline;padding:26px 4px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.toollist a:hover{background:var(--card)}
.toollist strong{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.15}
.toollist span{color:var(--ink2)}
.toollist em{font-style:normal;font-weight:700;color:var(--peri2);white-space:nowrap}
@media(max-width:760px){.toollist a{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:6px}}

/* signup */
.signup{background:var(--peri);color:#fff;border-radius:26px;padding:clamp(24px,4vw,40px);margin:56px 0}
.signup h2{color:#fff;margin:0 0 .3em;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.2rem)}
.signup p{color:#E6E7FF;max-width:44ch}
.signup form{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:18px}
.signup input[type=email]{flex:1 1 260px;padding:14px 16px;border-radius:999px;border:0;font:500 1rem var(--font)}
.signup .btn{background:var(--hl);color:var(--ink)!important}
.signup .btn:hover{background:#fff}
.signup .hp{display:none}
.signup small{display:block;margin-top:10px;color:#D3D4FF}

footer.foot{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding:28px 0 44px;color:var(--ink2);font-size:.92rem}
footer.foot .wrap{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px}
footer.foot a{color:var(--ink);margin-right:18px}

/* guides */
.crumbs{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:14px}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted)}
.guide{padding-bottom:20px}
.guide h2{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.6vw,1.9rem)}
.guide table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.2em 0 1.6em;font-size:.98rem;background:var(--card);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line)}
.guide th,.guide td{text-align:left;padding:11px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
.guide th{background:var(--peri-soft);font-weight:700;font-size:.92rem}
.guide tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.guide ol li,.guide ul li{margin:.5em 0}
.sources{margin-top:40px;padding-top:18px;border-top:2px dashed var(--line);font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink2)}
.sources h3{margin-top:0;font-size:1rem}
.next{margin-top:36px}
.next h2{margin-top:0}
@media(max-width:640px){.guide table{display:block;overflow-x:auto}}