:root {   
    --primary-text-color: #000;
    --secondary-text-color: blue;
} 
/* ------- meyerweb reset START ------- */
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp,
small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td, article, aside, canvas, details, embed, 
figure, figcaption, footer, header, hgroup, menu, nav, output, ruby, section, summary, time, mark, audio, video , dl, dt, dd  {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    font-size: 100%;
    /* font: inherit; */
    vertical-align: baseline;
}
* {
    box-sizing: border-box; /* include the padding and border in an element's total width and height */
}
ol, ul, li {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
}    
/* meyerweb reset END */   
    
/* ------- BASE Styles ------- */
html {
    /* The rem unit is relative to the root element's font size (html element) */
    font-size: var(--default-font-size, 10px);
    scrollbar-gutter: stable;
}  
body {
    font-size: var(--default-text-size, 16px);
    font-family: var(--base-font-family-sans-serif);
    line-height: 1; /* meyerweb reset */
    line-height: var(--base-text-line-height); /* responsive vertical rhythm and readability */
    background: var(--clr-secondary-50);
    background: var(--base-color-white, #ffffff);
    height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0; 
    overflow: auto;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;  /* better kerning/ligatures */
  font-kerning: normal;                /* enable GPOS kerning      */
  font-feature-settings: "liga";       /* common ligatures on      */
}
.outer-container {
    min-height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: auto;
}
.maincontainer {
    min-height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    /* display: flex;
    flex-direction: column; */
    background: var(--base-color-white, #ffffff);
    overflow: auto;
}
.gridwrapper {
    min-height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 3.5rem; /* 35px */
    margin: 0 auto;
}
h2 {
    font-size: 3.0rem; /* 30px */
    margin: 0 auto;
}
h3 {
    font-size: 2.5rem; /* 25px */
    margin: 0 auto;
} 
h4 {
    font-size: 2.0rem; /* 20px */
    margin: 0 auto;
}   
h5 {
    font-size: 1.8rem; /* 18px */
    margin: 0 auto;
}        
p {
    color: var(--base-text-color, #000000);
    font-size: var(--default-text-size);
    margin: 0.5rem 0 1rem 0;
}  
a {
    font-size: inherit;
} 
.link-reset-wrapper {
    display: block;          /* or inline-block if preferred */
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
}
.alert {
    color: var(--alert-color, red);
}       
.update {
    color: var(--update-color, green);
}
.infomation {
    color: var(--information-color, blue);
}   
.is-nodisplay {
    display: none;
} 
.is-display-inline-block {
    display: inline-block;
}
.is-border-grey {    
    border: 1px solid var(--mui-neutral-400);
}
.notes-disclaimer {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    color: var(--mui-neutral-600);
    font-style: italic;
}

/* Base Spacing Override Styles */
.mgn-0 {
    margin: 0 !important;
}
.pdg-0 {
    padding: 0 !important;
}

/* Grid (Flex) Styles START */
.gridwrapper {
    /* background: var(--prime-color-red); */
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
    grid-template-areas:
        "header"
        "maincontentwrapper"
        "footer";
    row-gap: 0px;
    flex: 1;
}
.gridwrapper header {
    grid-area: header;
}
.gridwrapper nav {
    grid-area: nav;
}
.gridwrapper .maincontentwrapper {
    width: 100%;
    grid-area: maincontentwrapper;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    background: var(--base-color-white);
}
.gridwrapper footer {
    grid-area: footer;
}  

.grid-col-span-100 {
  grid-column: 1 / span 2;
}

.gap-2 {
    gap: var(--base-gap-spacing);
}
/* Grid Styles END */

/* BASE form field styles */
form {
    input,
    textarea {
        font-size: 1.4rem;
        font-family: var(--base-font-family-sans-serif);

        &::placeholder {
            color: var(--mui-neutral-500);
        }
    }
    & label.required {
        &::after {
            content: " *";
            color: var(--alert-color);
        }
    }
}
.form-field-width-50pct {
    width: 50%;
}
.form-field-width-60pct {
    width: 60%;
}
.form-field-width-100pct {
    width: 100%;
}
.form-field-width-100x {
    width: 100px;
}
.form-field-width-150x {
    width: 150px;
}
.form-field-width-200x {
    width: 200px;
}
.form-field-width-250x {
    width: 250px;
}
.form-field-width-300x {
    width: 300px;
}
.form-field-width-350x {
    width: 350px;
}
/* Base Link Styles */
.link-back-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 0 0 var(--base-margin-spacing) 0;

    & a {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        color: var(--mui-neutral-500);
        transition: transform 0.3s ease;

        &:hover {
            color: var(--clr-secondary-500);
            transform: translateX(-10px);
        }
        &:hover svg {
            transform: translateX(-3px);
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }
    }
    & svg {
        margin-right: 0.5rem;
        width: 1.5rem;
        height: 1.5rem;
    }
}
/* Base Button Styles */
button {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    margin-right: 4px;
}
button {
    display: inline-block;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    color: var(--mui-neutral-700);
    font-size: var(--default-text-size);
    z-index: 1001;
    border: 1px solid var(--mui-neutral-700);
    border-radius: 2rem;
    padding: 1rem;
    cursor: pointer;

    &:hover {
        background: var(--mui-neutral-50);
        color: var(--mui-neutral-500);
    }
}
.btn-link {
    color: var(--base-color-white);
    font-weight: 600;
    border: 2px solid;
    border-radius: 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background-color 200ms ease, transform 500ms ease; 
}
.btn-primary {
    border-color: var(--button-border-primary);
    background: var(--button-background-primary);
    color: var(--button-text-primary);

    &:hover {       
        border-color: var(--button-border-primary-hover);
        background: var(--button-background-primary-hover);
        color: var(--button-text-primary-hover);
        text-decoration: none;
    }
    &:active {
        background: var(--button-background-primary-active);
        color: var(--button-text-primary-active);
    }
}
.btn-secondary {
    border-color: var(--button-border-secondary);
    background: var(--button-background-secondary);
    color: var(--button-text-secondary);

    &:hover {       
        background: var(--button-background-secondary-hover);
        color: var(--button-text-secondary-hover);
        text-decoration: none;
    }
    &:active {
        background: var(--button-background-secondary-active);
        color: var(--button-text-secondary-active);
    }
}
.btn-complementary {
    border-color: var(--button-border-complementary);
    background: var(--button-background-complementary);
    color: var(--button-text-complementary);

    &:hover {     
        border-color: var(--button-border-complementary-hover);  
        background: var(--button-background-complementary-hover);
        color: var(--button-text-complementary-hover);
        text-decoration: none;
    }
    &:active {
        background: var(--button-background-complementary-active);
        color: var(--button-text-complementary-active);
        transform: scale(0.98);
    }
}
.btn-complementary-hollow {
    border-color: var(--button-border-complementary);
    background: var(--base-color-white);
    color: var(--button-text-complementary);

    &:hover {       
        background: var(--button-background-complementary-hover);
        color: var(--base-color-white);
        text-decoration: none;
    }
    &:active {
        background: var(--button-background-complementary-active);
        color: var(---base-color-white);
        transform: scale(0.98);
    }
}
.btn-complementary-solid {
    border-color: var(--button-border-complementary-solid);
    background: var(--button-background-complementary-solid);
    color: var(--base-color-white);

    &:hover { 
        border-color: var(--button-border-complementary-hover-solid);      
        background: var(--base-color-white);
        color: var(--button-text-complementary-hover-solid);
        text-decoration: none;
    }
    &:active {
        background: var(--button-background-complementary-active-solid);
        color: var(--button-text-complementary-active-solid);
        transform: scale(0.98);
    }
}

header {
    padding: 1rem;
}
/* ------ Base Nav Styles */
nav {
    width: 100%; 
}
nav ul.nav-menu {
    list-style: none; /* Removes default list styling */
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    height: auto;
    display: flex; 
    gap: calc(var(--base-gap-spacing) * 0.5); /* Adds space between items */
}

nav li {
    width: 100%; /* Ensures each item fills the navbar */
    position: relative;
    flex: 1; /* Distributes space evenly among list items */
    border-right: 1px solid #ccc; /* Creates a line separator between items */
}

nav li:last-child {
    border-right: none; /* Removes the border for the last item */
}

nav a {
    display: inline-flex; /* Aligns items in the center */
    align-items: center; /* Centers items vertically */
    justify-content: center;
    text-decoration: none; 
    font-weight: 600;
    width: 100%; 
    white-space: nowrap;
    color: var(--clr-secondary-600); 
    color: var(--clr-secondary-500);
    color: var(--clr-secondary-400); 
    color: var(--clr-secondary-400x); 
    background-color: transparent;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: var(--base-border-radius-size);
    padding: 1rem 2.5rem;      
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, border 0.3s ease, border-radius 0.3s ease;

    .icon-caret {
        margin-left: 0.9rem;
        width: 2.2rem;
        height: 2.2rem;
        stroke-width: 2;
        display: inline-block;
        stroke: currentColor;
        transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        transform-origin: center center;
    }
}
nav a:hover .icon-caret {
    transform: rotate(180deg); /* point up */
}

nav a.nav-link-active,
nav a.nav-link-dropdown-active {
    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    cursor: default;
}
nav a.nav-link-dropdown-active-parent {
    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    cursor: pointer;
}

nav a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--clr-secondary-900);
}

/* Base Semantic Tag Styles */
section {
    padding: 2rem;
}

article {
    /* display: none; */
    padding: 2rem;
    /* background: rgb(173, 240, 146); */
          
    p {
        width: calc(100% - 50px);
    }  
}
.article-readable p {
    font-family: var(--base-font-family-serif);
    font-size: calc(var(--default-text-size) + 0.15rem);
    line-height: 1.6;
    /* font-size: calc(var(--default-text-size) * 1.0625); */

    &.notes-disclaimer {
        font-family: var(--base-font-family-sans-serif);
    }
}

.article-readable .article-grid-wrapper .article-grid-bloc p {
    margin-bottom: var(--base-margin-spacing);
}

aside {
    padding: 2rem;
}
.subgrid-wrapper {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(100px, 1fr));
    /* grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(20px, 1fr)); */
    gap: 5px;
    /* color: var(--prime-color-white, #fff); */
}
.subgrid-wrapper > .gridItem {
    border: 1px solid #000;
    /* background-color: rgb(40, 134, 134); */
    padding: 0.5rem;
    width: 16rem;
}

/* FOOTER Styles */
footer {
    height: 42px;

    p {
        margin: 0 0 0 0;
    }
}

/* General Style Effects */


/* SECTION Form Styles */
.fnol-form-group {
    /* padding: var(--base-padding-spacing); */
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-start;

    form {
        width: 100%;
    }

    label {
        display: block;
        margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
        color: var(--base-color-black);
        font-weight: 600;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }
    input[type=date],
    input[type=email], 
    input[type=tel], 
    input[type=text],
    select, textarea {
        display: inline-block;
        border-radius: 4px;
        border: 2px solid var(--mui-neutral-500);
        padding: 12px 20px;
        padding: 1.2rem 1.6rem;
        margin: 0 0 2rem 0;
        color: var(--mui-neutral-500);
        outline: none;
        transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;

        &:active {
            border-color: var(--clr-primary-300);
            background-color: var(--clr-primary-100);
        }
        &:focus,
        &:focus:hover,
        &:focus-visible:hover {
            border-color: var(--clr-primary-300);
            background-color: var(--clr-primary-100);
        }
        &:hover{
            border-color: var(--mui-neutral-200);
            /* color: cyan; */
        }
    }
    textarea {
        min-height: 100px;
        height: 150px;
        margin-top: 34px;
    }
    /* FORM Grid Styles */
    .fnol-form-grid {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
        width: 100%;
    
        &.form-grid-col2 {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
            column-gap: 2rem;
        }
        &.form-grid-col3 {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 2fr;
            column-gap: 2rem;
        }
    }
    /* FORM Button bloc Styles */
    .fnol-form-btn-bloc {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        width: 100%;

        & .btn-link {
            padding: 1rem 2rem;
            margin-left: 0;
            margin-right: 0;
            margin-bottom: 0;

            &::after {
                margin-left: 10px;
            }
        }
    }
}
.contact-text-alternate {
    font-weight: 600;
}
/* ------- EFFECTS, ANIMATIONA, and Other Pre-Set Treatments ------- */
.effect-hover-border-shadow-scale {
    transition: border 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;

    &:hover {
      transform: scale(1.02);
      box-shadow: var(--box-shadow-elevation-3);
    }
  }