/* Benchmark Consulting
   Palette taken from the logo navy. Bench slats reused as rules and dividers. */

:root{
  --navy:#24356C;
  --navy-2:#2E4382;
  --indigo:#2E3F7F;
  --accent:#3A6FD0;
  --accent-dk:#28539F;
  --ink:#18202F;
  --body:#414D62;
  --muted:#6C7789;
  --line:#DEE3EC;
  --sand:#F6F2E9;
  --bg:#fff;
  --bg-alt:#F7F9FC;
  --wrap:1120px;
  --r:10px;
  --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(27,42,85,.05),0 10px 28px rgba(27,42,85,.07);
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--body);
  font:400 17px/1.68 -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--accent-dk)}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
h1,h2,h3,h4{color:var(--ink);line-height:1.18;margin:0 0 .5em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.02em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.05rem,4.6vw,3.3rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,2.9vw,2.2rem)}
h3{font-size:1.21rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
p{margin:0 0 1.15em}
ul{margin:0 0 1.15em;padding-left:1.15em}
li{margin:.42em 0}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.narrow{max-width:760px}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:4px}

/* header */
.top{background:var(--navy);color:#C4CEE4;font-size:14px}
.top .wrap{display:flex;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;min-height:38px}
.top a{color:#C4CEE4;text-decoration:none}
.top a:hover{color:#fff}
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:60;background:rgba(255,255,255,.95);
  backdrop-filter:saturate(180%) blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hdr{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;min-height:78px;position:relative}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}
.brand:hover{text-decoration:none}
.wordmark{width:186px;height:auto;flex:none}
/* nowrap is deliberate: the header must never break to a second line. It
   collapses to the menu button at 1040px instead, before it can wrap. */
nav.main{display:flex;gap:1px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:nowrap}
nav.main a{padding:9px 11px;border-radius:8px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;
  font-size:15px;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
nav.main a:hover{background:var(--bg-alt)}
nav.main a[aria-current=page]{color:var(--accent-dk);background:#EDF3FD}
nav.main a.navcta{margin-left:10px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:9px 17px}
nav.main a.navcta:hover{background:var(--navy-2)}
nav.main a.navcta[aria-current=page]{background:var(--accent-dk);color:#fff}

/* one forward step at the foot of every page in the reading order */
.next-wrap{padding:8px 0 54px}
.next{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px}
.next .eyebrow{color:var(--accent-dk)}
.next a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;
  text-decoration:none;padding:20px 24px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);
  background:#fff;transition:border-color .15s,box-shadow .15s}
.next a:hover{border-color:var(--accent);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.next h3{margin:0 0 3px;color:var(--navy);font-size:20px}
.next p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:15.4px}
.next .arrow{color:var(--accent-dk);font-size:26px;font-weight:600;flex:none}
@media (max-width:600px){.next a{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px}
  .next .arrow{font-size:22px}}
.navtoggle{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:10px 12px;cursor:pointer}
.navtoggle span{display:block;width:20px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);margin:4px 0;border-radius:2px}

/* hero */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(163deg,var(--navy) 0%,var(--navy-2) 60%,#31468A 100%);color:#fff;
  position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:190px;pointer-events:none;
  background:repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,.055) 0 2px,transparent 2px 10px)}
.hero .wrap{position:relative;z-index:1;padding:78px 24px 82px}
.hero h1{color:#fff;max-width:17ch}
.hero .lede{font-size:clamp(1.06rem,1.65vw,1.3rem);color:#C7D5EC;max-width:60ch;margin-bottom:1.7em}
.hero.sub .wrap{padding:56px 24px 58px}
.hero.sub h1{max-width:22ch}
.hero.sub .lede{margin-bottom:0}
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-weight:700;color:#93BAFF;margin-bottom:18px}

.btn{display:inline-block;padding:14px 26px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:650;font-size:16px;
  background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border:1px solid var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-dk);border-color:var(--accent-dk);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.45)}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-color:#fff}
.btn.plain{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--line)}
.btn.plain:hover{background:var(--bg-alt);color:var(--navy)}
.btns{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}

section{padding:70px 0}
section.alt{background:var(--bg-alt);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
section.sand{background:var(--sand)}
section.navy{background:var(--navy);color:#C3D0E6}
section.navy h2,section.navy h3{color:#fff}
.section-head{max-width:64ch;margin-bottom:38px}
.section-head p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.07rem;margin-bottom:0}
section.navy .section-head p{color:#A9BAD6}
.prose{max-width:70ch}
.prose h2{margin-top:1.7em}
.prose h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
.lead{font-size:1.16rem;color:var(--ink)}

.grid{display:grid;gap:20px}
.g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
.g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:28px 26px;
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.card h3{margin-bottom:.4em}
.card p{font-size:15.8px}
.card p:last-of-type{margin-bottom:0}
.card .kicker{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;
  color:var(--accent-dk);margin-bottom:10px}
a.more{font-weight:650;font-size:15px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--accent-dk)}
a.more:hover{text-decoration:underline}
a.more::after{content:" \2192"}
.card .more{margin-top:auto;padding-top:18px}

.steps{counter-reset:s;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;gap:18px}
.steps li{counter-increment:s;position:relative;padding-left:56px;margin:0}
.steps li::before{content:counter(s);position:absolute;left:0;top:-2px;width:38px;height:38px;
  border-radius:50%;background:#EDF3FD;color:var(--accent-dk);font-weight:700;font-size:16px;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.steps h3{margin-bottom:.25em}
.steps p{margin-bottom:0;font-size:16px}

.checks{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 1.15em}
.checks li{position:relative;padding-left:29px;margin:.55em 0}
.checks li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:3px;top:.66em;width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:2px;
  background:var(--accent);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px #E6EEFC}
section.navy .checks li::before{background:#7FA9F0;box-shadow:0 0 0 4px rgba(127,169,240,.16)}

.callout{border-left:4px solid var(--accent);background:#F1F6FE;border-radius:0 var(--r) var(--r) 0;
  padding:24px 26px;margin:0 0 1.3em}
.callout p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.quiet{color:var(--muted);font-size:15.4px}

/* the bench, attesting */
.attest{display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start;background:#F1F6FE;
  border-radius:var(--r);padding:22px 26px;margin:0 0 1.3em}
.attest img{width:44px;flex:none;margin-top:3px}
.attest h4{font-size:1.06rem;color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 .28em;letter-spacing:-.012em}
.attest p{margin:0;font-size:15.8px;color:var(--body)}
section.navy .attest{background:rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
section.navy .attest h4{color:#fff}
section.navy .attest p{color:#C3D0E6}


.cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:56px;align-items:start}
.side{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:24px;background:var(--bg-alt)}
.side h4{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:12px}
.side ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 22px}
.side li{margin:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.side li:first-child{border-top:0}
.side li a{display:block;padding:10px 0;font-weight:600;font-size:15.4px;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.side li a:hover{color:var(--accent-dk)}
.side p{font-size:15px;margin-bottom:0}

.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px}
.big{font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 .2em}
.big a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}
.big a:hover{color:var(--accent-dk)}

footer{background:var(--navy);color:#A7B7D2;padding:56px 0 30px;font-size:15px}
footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:15px}
footer a{color:#C3D2E7;text-decoration:none}
footer a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}
.fgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:38px;margin-bottom:38px}
footer ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
footer li{margin:.44em 0}
.fbrand .brand{color:#fff;margin-bottom:16px}
.fbrand .wordmark{width:174px}
.fbrand p{font-size:14.6px;max-width:36ch;color:#A7B7D2}
.legal{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);padding-top:20px;display:flex;
  justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:13.6px}
.legal a{margin-left:18px}

@media (max-width:940px){
  .g3,.g2,.contact-grid,.fgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}
}
@media (max-width:1040px){
  .navtoggle{display:block}
  nav.main{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:100%;background:#fff;flex-direction:column;
    align-items:stretch;padding:8px 0 14px;gap:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  nav.main.open{display:flex}
  nav.main a{padding:13px 4px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:0}
  nav.main a:first-child{border-top:0}
  .wordmark{width:158px}
  .top .wrap{justify-content:center;text-align:center}
  .attest{gap:15px;padding:18px 20px}
  .attest img{width:38px}
  section{padding:52px 0}
  .hero .wrap{padding:56px 24px 58px}
}
@media print{.site-header,.top,footer,.btns{display:none}body{font-size:12pt}}