.elementor-7771 .elementor-element.elementor-element-4453cad{--display:flex;--margin-top:-50px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;overflow:visible;}.elementor-widget .tippy-tooltip .tippy-content{text-align:center;}/* Start custom CSS for html, class: .elementor-element-646706b *//* =============================== */
/* Base article spacing & layout   */
/* =============================== */

.vpcl-article {
  font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
  color: #1a1f36;
  line-height: 1.75;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.05rem, 17px);
}

.vpcl-article h1,
.vpcl-article h2,
.vpcl-article h3 {
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #141820;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  scroll-margin-top: 140px;
}

.vpcl-article h1 {
  font-size: clamp(30px, 3vw, 34px);
  margin-top: 0;
}

.vpcl-article h2 {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.vpcl-article h3 {
  font-size: 20px;
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.vpcl-article p {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: #333;
}

/* =============================== */
/* Gold bullet lists (content)     */
/* =============================== */

.vpcl-article ul {
  margin: 0 0 18px 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.vpcl-article ul li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 9px;
}

.vpcl-article ul li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 9px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background-color: #b0862f;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

/* =============================== */
/* Table of Contents               */
/* =============================== */

.vpcl-toc {
  background: #f8f9fb;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  margin: 24px 0 32px;
  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.04);
}

/* Remove bullet styling from TOC and make 2 columns */
.vpcl-toc ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 4px 0 0;
  columns: 2;
  column-gap: 40px;
}

.vpcl-toc li {
  margin: 4px 0;
  break-inside: avoid;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.vpcl-toc li::before {
  display: none;
  content: none;
}

.vpcl-toc h2 {
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.vpcl-toc a {
  color: #b0862f;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  position: relative;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, padding-left 0.2s ease;
}

.vpcl-toc a:hover {
  color: #916e25;
  padding-left: 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* =============================== */
/* CTA BLOCKS                      */
/* =============================== */

.vpcl-cta-block {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 26px 30px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  margin: 40px 0;
  border: 1px solid #e4e7ec;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.06);
  text-align: left;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vpcl-cta-block::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: inherit;
  border-left: 4px solid #b0862f;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vpcl-cta-block-alt {
  background: #f7f9fc;
}

.vpcl-cta-block-final {
  background: #f3f5fa;
}

.vpcl-cta-heading {
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.vpcl-cta-block p {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: #444;
}

.vpcl-cta-buttons {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

/* =============================== */
/* Buttons (Gold + Navy + Outline) */
/* =============================== */

.btn-gold,
.btn-navy,
.btn-outline {
  padding: 14px 26px;
  border-radius: 999px; /* pill-style */
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease,
              box-shadow 0.2s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: none;
}

/* GOLD BUTTON */
.btn-gold,
.btn-gold:link,
.btn-gold:visited {
  background: #b0862f;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(176, 134, 47, 0.35);
}

.btn-gold:hover,
.btn-gold:active,
.btn-gold:focus {
  background: #946e27;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(148, 110, 39, 0.45);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* NAVY BUTTON */
.btn-navy,
.btn-navy:link,
.btn-navy:visited {
  background: #1f2a44;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(31, 42, 68, 0.35);
}

.btn-navy:hover,
.btn-navy:active,
.btn-navy:focus {
  background: #162033;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(22, 32, 51, 0.45);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Outline button (if you ever use it elsewhere) */
.btn-outline,
.btn-outline:link,
.btn-outline:visited {
  background: transparent;
  border: 2px solid #b0862f;
  color: #b0862f !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.btn-outline:hover,
.btn-outline:active,
.btn-outline:focus {
  background: #b0862f;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(176, 134, 47, 0.35);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* HARD OVERRIDE for Elementor link styles inside CTA buttons */
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-gold,
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-gold:link,
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-gold:visited,
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-gold *,
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-navy,
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-navy:link,
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-navy:visited,
.vpcl-cta-block a.btn-navy * {
  color: #ffffff !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

/* =============================== */
/* Supporting Image (in-body)      */
/* =============================== */

.support-figure {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 40px auto;
}

.support-figure img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 760px;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18);
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.support-figure figcaption {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #666;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* =============================== */
/* FAQ SECTION STYLING             */
/* =============================== */

/* Wrap FAQs in <div class="vpcl-faq-list"> ... */
.vpcl-faq-list {
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.vpcl-faq-list h3 {
  font-size: 18px;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

/* Divider line above each FAQ after the first */
.vpcl-faq-list h3:not(:first-of-type) {
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid #e4e7ec;
}

.vpcl-faq-list p {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: #444;
}

/* Nuclear override: CTA button text must be white */
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-gold,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-gold:link,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-gold:visited,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-gold:hover,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-gold:active,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-gold:focus,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-navy,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-navy:link,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-navy:visited,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-navy:hover,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-navy:active,
.vpcl-article .vpcl-cta-buttons .btn-navy:focus {
  color: #ffffff !important;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff !important; /* catches some browser quirks */
  text-decoration: none !important;
}


/* =============================== */
/* Responsive Adjustments          */
/* =============================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

  .vpcl-article h1 {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .vpcl-article h2 {
    font-size: 21px;
  }

  .vpcl-toc {
    padding: 16px 18px;
    margin: 20px 0 26px;
  }

  .vpcl-toc ul {
    columns: 1;
  }

  .vpcl-toc a {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .vpcl-cta-block {
    padding: 22px 20px;
  }

  .vpcl-cta-buttons {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .btn-gold,
  .btn-navy,
  .btn-outline {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }
  
  .vpcl-cta-buttons a.btn-gold,
  .vpcl-cta-buttons a.btn-navy {
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 14px 20px;
    white-space: normal;   /* Allow text to wrap */
    line-height: 1.3;      /* Prevent text clipping */
  }
}/* End custom CSS */