  :root{
    --bg: #ffffff;
    --bg-elev: #f7f5ef;
    --ink: #1a1820;
    --ink-dim: #2c2a35;
    --ink-muted: #5a5763;
    --ink-faint: #8a87a0;
    --line: rgba(0,0,0,.08);
    --card: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
    /* Brand accent — steel blue-gray pulled from the new TOKANI mark.
       Both text and buttons use this; --violet* names retained so I don't
       have to rename every selector in styles.css. */
    --violet: #6c7889;          /* deep steel — primary buttons */
    --violet-2: #7d8a9c;         /* steel mid */
    --violet-soft: #c5cdd9;      /* light steel — pastel highlights */
    --violet-glow: rgba(108,120,137,.5);
    --steel: #6c7889;
    --steel-2: #9aa6b8;
    --steel-soft: #c5cdd9;
  }
  html, body{ background: #ffffff !important; color: var(--ink); }
  body::after{
    background: conic-gradient(from 0deg at 50% 50%,
      rgba(108,120,137,0) 0deg,
      rgba(108,120,137,.10) 60deg,
      rgba(90,104,124,0) 120deg,
      rgba(154,166,184,.08) 200deg,
      rgba(108,120,137,0) 280deg,
      rgba(108,120,137,.10) 340deg,
      rgba(108,120,137,0) 360deg) !important;
    opacity: .6;
  }
  body::before{ mix-blend-mode: multiply; opacity: .03; }
  a:hover{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .site-header nav a.active{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .site-header nav ul{ color: var(--ink-dim); }
  .site-header{ border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .hero-coded .subline strong{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .hero-coded h1, h1, h2, h3{ color: var(--ink); }
  .hero-coded p, p{ color: var(--ink-muted); }

  /* Strong/highlight text — flip from white-on-dark to solid black-on-light.
     Used to be the bright-white emphasis mechanism; now it's bold black. */
  main strong,
  .works-with-note strong,
  .safety-card h3 strong,
  .safety-card p strong,
  section p strong,
  section li strong{
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    font-weight: 700;
  }
  /* Any remaining hardcoded color:#fff text below the hero → black */
  main *:not(.btn):not(.pill):not(.pill-trigger){
    /* don't paint everything; only the elements that were white-on-dark */
  }
  .btn.ghost{ background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.18); }
  .btn.ghost:hover{ background: rgba(0,0,0,.04); }

  /* Welcome / audience-picker modal — light theme */
  .audience-backdrop{
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.78) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
  }
  .audience-card{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 32px 80px -20px rgba(20,10,40,.18) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .audience-card h2,
  .audience-card-title{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .audience-blurb,
  .audience-card-blurb{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }
  .audience-eyebrow{ color: var(--steel) !important; }
  .audience-close{
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.04) !important;
    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    color: var(--ink-muted) !important;
  }
  .audience-close:hover{
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border-color: rgba(108,120,137,.55) !important;
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.08) !important;
  }
  .audience-card-choice{
    background: #f7f5ef !important;
    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .audience-card-choice:hover{
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    background: #eef0f3 !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px -22px rgba(108,120,137,.30) !important;
  }
  .audience-card-icon{
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.10) !important;
    border-color: rgba(108,120,137,.28) !important;
    color: var(--violet) !important;
  }

  /* Safety cards — strip the bubble + dark card, replace with elegant numerals
     and a hairline left divider on each card. */
  .safety-card{
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    padding: 6px 4px 6px 22px !important;
    overflow: visible !important;
  }
  .safety-card::before{ display: none !important; }
  .safety-card-num{
    display: block !important;
    width: auto !important; height: auto !important;
    background: none !important;
    color: var(--ink-muted) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 0 10px !important;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 22px !important;
    font-weight: 500 !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .safety-card h3{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .safety-card p{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }

  /* SYSTEMIC bubble strip — every "card" container in the body becomes
     a flat block with a hairline left divider, dark text, no glow. */
  .card,
  .promise,
  .eco-card{
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    padding: 6px 4px 6px 22px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
  }
  .card:hover,
  .promise:hover,
  .eco-card:hover{
    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
  .card h3,
  .promise h3,
  .eco-card-title{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .card p,
  .promise p,
  .eco-card p{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }
  .card .ico{ background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; }
  .card .ico svg{ color: var(--steel) !important; }

  /* Promise eyebrow ("PROMISE 01") — mono, elegant, no purple */
  .promise .no{
    color: var(--ink-faint) !important;
    background: none !important;
    -webkit-background-clip: initial !important;
            background-clip: initial !important;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--ink-faint) !important;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  /* Eco-card "center" highlight tile — flatten to match siblings */
  .eco-card.center{
    background: transparent !important;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
  .eco-card.center .eco-card-label{ color: var(--steel) !important; }
  .eco-card-label{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .eco-card .dot,
  .eco-card.center .eco-list .dot{ background: var(--steel) !important; }

  /* Provider tiles ("DIRECT API" etc.) — strip dark bubble, hairline left divider */
  .works-with-group{
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    padding: 6px 4px 10px 22px !important;
  }
  .works-with-group-label{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .works-with-list li{
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }

  /* Savings stages ("Four ways…") — strip bubble, ghost left divider, mono numerals */
  .stage{
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    padding: 6px 4px 6px 22px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
  .stage.live{
    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
  .stage:hover{ transform: none !important; }
  .stage .num{
    position: absolute; top: 4px; right: 0;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif !important;
    font-size: 22px !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em !important;
    color: var(--ink-faint) !important;
    font-weight: 500 !important;
  }
  .stage .status.live{
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    color: var(--ink-faint) !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    margin-bottom: 8px !important;
    letter-spacing: .18em !important;
    font-size: 10.5px !important;
  }
  .stage h3{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .stage p{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }

  /* Quick-tabs (Product / Pricing / Deployment) — same treatment: strip bubble */
  .qt{
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    padding: 6px 4px 6px 22px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    transform: none !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .qt:hover{
    border-color: rgba(108,120,137,.55) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    transform: none !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    background: transparent !important;
  }
  .qt-label{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .qt-title, .qt-blurb{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .qt-blurb{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }

  /* Header — even less airy */
  .site-header .inner{ padding: 2px 56px !important; }
  .switch-bar .inner{ padding: 0 56px !important; height: 0 !important; overflow: hidden; }
  .switch-bar{ display: none !important; }   /* drop the up-arrow gap entirely */
  .hero-coded .tbfoot::before,
  .hero-coded .tbfoot::after{ display: none !important; }
  .tb-mark{ filter: grayscale(1) !important; opacity: 0.5 !important; }
  .pill-bar .inner{ padding: 4px 56px !important; }
  .page-context-bar{ padding: 6px 16px !important; }
  @media (max-width: 720px){
    .site-header .inner{ padding: 0 14px !important; }
    .pill-bar .inner{ padding: 4px 14px !important; }
    .page-context-bar{ padding: 5px 12px !important; }
  }

  /* Header logo — mark + wordmark inline */
  .site-header .brand{ gap: 0px !important; }
  .site-header .brand-name{ letter-spacing: 0.12em !important; }
  .site-header .brand img{ height: 60px !important; }
  @media (max-width: 720px){
    .site-header .brand img{ height: 88px !important; }
  }

  /* Force ALL hardcoded purples (#a855f7, #c084fc, #e9d5ff, #7c3aed, etc.)
     to the new steel palette. */
  .btn.primary{
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.92) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--steel) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
  }
  .btn.primary:hover{
    background: var(--steel) !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .btn.ghost{
    background: transparent !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.18) !important;
  }
  .btn.ghost:hover{
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.06) !important;
  }
  /* Anywhere a hardcoded purple text/border/bg shows up, neutralize to steel */
  .grad,
  .hero-coded h1 .grad{
    color: var(--steel) !important;
    background: none !important;
  }
  /* Pills — base, hover, active all in steel */
  .pill{
    border: none !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    color: #1a1a1a !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
  .pill:hover{
    color: #000 !important;
    border: none !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    opacity: 0.7;
  }
  .pill.active,
  .pill[aria-current="page"]{
    color: #000 !important;
    border: none !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  /* Contact dropdown — light theme, steel accents */
  .pill-popup{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 48px -12px rgba(20,10,40,.18) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
  }
  .pill-popup .pill-popup-label{
    color: var(--ink-faint) !important;
  }
  .pill-popup a{
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.08) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(108,120,137,.20) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .pill-popup a::after{
    color: var(--steel) !important;
  }
  .pill-popup a:hover{
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.18) !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }

  /* Header link CTAs — Sign in + Book a demo (no bubble) */
  .link-cta{
    border: none !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
  .link-cta:hover{
    border: none !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    color: #000 !important;
  }

  /* Header "Start now" — no bubble */
  .site-header .btn.primary{
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border: none !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .site-header .btn.primary:hover{
    background: transparent !important;
    color: #000 !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }

  /* Page context bar — no background, black text */
  .page-context-bar{
    background: transparent !important;
    border-bottom: none !important;
    color: #1a1a1a !important;
  }
  .page-context-bar a{ color: #1a1a1a !important; }
  .page-context-bar a:hover{ color: #000 !important; }
  .page-context-bar .pcb-underline{ color: #1a1a1a !important; }
  .page-context-bar .pcb-eyebrow .grad-inline{
    background: none !important;
    -webkit-background-clip: unset !important;
            background-clip: unset !important;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #1a1a1a !important;
  }

  /* Unicorn Studio embed — canvas renders full size (1200×400) but the
     wrapper crops the sides so it fits a phone viewport without scaling. */
  .hero-coded{ min-height: auto; }
  .hero-coded .us-crop{
    margin: 16px auto 8px;
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
    max-width: 880px;
    height: 400px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05);
    -webkit-filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05);
  }
  .hero-coded .us-sig{
    max-width: 880px;
    margin: 4px auto 0;
    padding: 0 16px;
    text-align: right;
    font-size: 13.2px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #1a1a1a;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  .hero-coded .hero-grid{
    padding-top: 20vh;
  }
  .hero-coded .us-crop > [data-us-project]{
    flex: 0 0 auto;       /* keep canvas at its natural 1200×400 — sides get clipped */
    transform: translateX(0);      /* centered crop */
  }
  @media (max-width: 480px){
    .hero-coded .us-crop{
      width: 100%;
      height: 100vw;
      border-radius: 0;
      margin: 0;
    }
  }

  /* ============================================================
     ONBOARDING FORMS — light theme overrides for both
     /onboarding (companies) and /builders-onboarding (individuals)
     ============================================================ */

  /* Inputs — white, dark text, steel focus ring */
  .ob-input, .ob-select, .ob-textarea,
  .builder-input{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
  }
  .ob-input:focus, .ob-select:focus, .ob-textarea:focus,
  .builder-input:focus{
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(108,120,137,.15) !important;
    outline: none;
  }
  .ob-input[readonly]{
    color: var(--ink-muted) !important;
    background: #f7f5ef !important;
  }
  .ob-label{ color: var(--ink-dim) !important; }
  .ob-label .req-mark{ color: var(--steel) !important; }

  /* Form sections — light card */
  .ob-section{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .ob-section h2{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .ob-section .lede{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }

  /* Checkbox / radio rows */
  .ob-check,
  .builder-checkbox{
    background: #f7f5ef !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;
    color: var(--ink-dim) !important;
  }
  .ob-check:hover{ border-color: var(--steel) !important; }
  .ob-check.checked{
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.08) !important;
  }
  .ob-check input[type="checkbox"],
  .ob-check input[type="radio"]{
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    background: #ffffff !important;
  }
  .ob-check input:checked{
    background: var(--steel) !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
  }
  .ob-check-text strong{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .ob-check-sub{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .builder-checkbox{ background: transparent !important; border: none !important; }
  .builder-checkbox a{ color: var(--steel) !important; }

  /* Plan cards */
  .ob-plan{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
  }
  .ob-plan:hover{ border-color: var(--steel) !important; }
  .ob-plan.checked{
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.06) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(108,120,137,.25) !important;
  }
  .ob-plan-title{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .ob-plan-blurb{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }

  /* Radio pills */
  .ob-radio-pill{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    color: var(--ink-muted) !important;
  }
  .ob-radio-pill:hover{ border-color: var(--steel) !important; }
  .ob-radio-pill.checked{
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.08) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .ob-radio-pill input{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
  }
  .ob-radio-pill input:checked{
    background: var(--steel) !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
  }

  /* Confirm note + success block */
  .ob-confirm{
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.06) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(108,120,137,.25) !important;
  }
  .ob-confirm-text{ color: var(--ink-dim) !important; }
  .ob-confirm-text strong{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .ob-success{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;
  }
  .ob-success .check{
    background: var(--steel) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
  .ob-success h2{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .ob-success p{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }
  .ob-error{ color: #b04141 !important; }

  /* Builders mobile contact strip — neutralize purple founder accent */
  .mobile-contact-strip{
    background: #f7f5ef !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.06) !important;
  }
  .mobile-contact-strip .mcs-label{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .mobile-contact-strip .mcs-email{ color: var(--ink) !important; }

  /* Builders success block */
  .builder-success .check{
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.15) !important;
    border-color: rgba(108,120,137,.4) !important;
    color: var(--steel) !important;
  }
  .builder-error{
    background: rgba(255,80,80,.06) !important;
    color: #b04141 !important;
    border-color: rgba(255,80,80,.25) !important;
  }

  /* Audience toggle bar — "Single builder or company?" / For individual users / For Companies */
  .audience-bar{
    background: #f1f1f3 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.06) !important;
  }
  .audience-bar-q{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .audience-pill{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .audience-pill:hover{
    background: rgba(108,120,137,.08) !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .audience-pill.active{
    background: var(--steel) !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }

  /* Guarantee link on pricing page */
  .guarantee-link{
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    text-decoration: underline !important;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(0,0,0,.2) !important;
  }

  /* CTA calculator modal — light theme */
  .cta-backdrop{
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.78) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
  }
  .cta-card{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.12) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
  }
  .cta-card .eyebrow{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .cta-card h2{ color: var(--ink) !important; }
  .cta-card .blurb{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }
  .cta-card label{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .cta-card .footnote{ color: var(--ink-faint) !important; }
  .cta-card input, .cta-card select, .cta-card textarea{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15) !important;
  }
  .cta-card input:focus, .cta-card select:focus, .cta-card textarea:focus{
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(108,120,137,.12) !important;
  }
  .cta-close{
    color: var(--ink-muted) !important;
    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.10) !important;
  }
  .cta-close:hover{ color: var(--ink) !important; border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.25) !important; }
  .cta-card label.cb input[type="checkbox"]{
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.20) !important;
  }
  .cta-card label.cb input[type="checkbox"]:checked{
    background: var(--steel) !important;
    border-color: var(--steel) !important;
  }
  .cta-card label.cb{ color: var(--ink-muted) !important; }
  .cta-success .check{
    background: var(--steel) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
