.st-blog-content{--st-text:#f4f1e8;--st-muted:#a9b0a3;--st-line:rgba(244,241,232,.12);--st-accent:#f0a832;--st-accent-ink:#221500;--st-accent-soft:rgba(240,168,50,.12);font-family:'Sora',Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;color:var(--st-muted);}
.st-blog-content h1,.st-blog-content h2,.st-blog-content h3{color:var(--st-text);font-weight:600;}
.st-blog-content a{color:var(--st-accent);}
.st-theme-gold{--st-accent:#f0a832;--st-accent-ink:#221500;--st-accent-soft:rgba(240,168,50,.12);}
.st-theme-green{--st-accent:#67a457;--st-accent-ink:#0f1a0d;--st-accent-soft:rgba(103,164,87,.12);}
.st-theme-blue{--st-accent:#7fb3e0;--st-accent-ink:#122230;--st-accent-soft:rgba(127,179,224,.12);}
.st-bar-chart{background:var(--st-accent-soft);border-radius:12px;padding:16px;margin:20px 0;}
.st-bar-title{font-weight:600;margin-bottom:10px;color:var(--st-text);}
.st-bar-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin:6px 0;}
.st-bar-label{width:38%;font-size:0.9em;color:var(--st-muted);}
.st-bar-track{flex:1;background:rgba(244,241,232,.1);border-radius:4px;height:22px;overflow:hidden;}
.st-bar-fill{background:var(--st-accent);height:100%;}
.st-bar-value{width:18%;text-align:right;font-weight:600;font-size:0.9em;color:var(--st-text);}
.st-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;}
.st-table th,.st-table td{border:1px solid var(--st-line);padding:8px 10px;text-align:left;}
.st-table th{background:var(--st-accent-soft);color:var(--st-text);}
.st-table td{color:var(--st-muted);}
.st-note{border-left:4px solid var(--st-accent);background:var(--st-accent-soft);padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;}
.st-note-badge{display:inline-block;background:var(--st-accent);color:var(--st-accent-ink);font-size:0.75em;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:6px;font-weight:600;}
.st-proscons{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px;margin:20px 0;}
.st-pc-col{background:var(--st-accent-soft);border-radius:12px;padding:12px 16px;}
.st-pc-cap{font-weight:600;color:var(--st-accent);margin-bottom:6px;}
.st-stat-cards{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:20px 0;}
.st-stat-card{background:var(--st-accent-soft);border-radius:12px;padding:14px;flex:1;min-width:140px;text-align:center;}
.st-stat-num{font-size:1.8em;font-weight:700;color:var(--st-accent);}
.st-checklist{background:var(--st-accent-soft);border-radius:12px;padding:14px 18px;margin:20px 0;}
.st-checklist-title{font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--st-text);}
.st-check-item{padding-left:22px;position:relative;margin:6px 0;}
.st-check-item:before{content:"\2713";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--st-accent);font-weight:700;}
.st-flow{margin:20px 0;}
.st-flow-step{display:flex;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;}
.st-flow-num{background:var(--st-accent);color:var(--st-accent-ink);border-radius:50%;width:28px;height:28px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;flex-shrink:0;}
.st-card-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px;margin:20px 0;}
.st-step-card{background:var(--st-accent-soft);border-radius:12px;padding:12px 16px;}
.st-step-card h4{margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--st-accent);}
.st-myth{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px;margin:16px 0;}
.st-myth-col{border-radius:12px;padding:12px 16px;}
.st-myth-col.m{background:rgba(210,90,74,.14);}
.st-myth-col.f{background:var(--st-accent-soft);}
.st-myth-cap{font-weight:600;margin-bottom:6px;color:var(--st-text);}
.st-pullquote{border-left:4px solid var(--st-accent);font-size:1.2em;font-style:italic;padding:8px 20px;margin:20px 0;color:var(--st-text);}
.st-score-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:8px 0;}
.st-score-label{width:55%;font-size:0.9em;color:var(--st-muted);}
.st-score-seg span{display:inline-block;width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:3px;background:rgba(244,241,232,.12);margin-right:3px;}
.st-score-seg span.on{background:var(--st-accent);}
.st-score-badge{font-weight:600;font-size:0.9em;color:var(--st-text);}
.photo-placeholder{border:2px dashed #f0a832;padding:14px;margin:20px 0;background:rgba(240,168,50,.08);font-size:0.9em;color:var(--st-text);}
.st-related{margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:rgba(244,241,232,.05);border-top:2px solid var(--st-accent);}
.st-related a{color:var(--st-accent);}
.st-author-bio{background:var(--st-accent-soft);border-radius:12px;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;}
.st-author-name{font-weight:700;color:var(--st-accent);margin-bottom:6px;}

/* ---- Stateline Tech blog layer ----
   Colours and type come from the site's own design system (styles.css). Nothing here
   redefines the palette; it only maps the article component tokens onto the site vars
   and sizes the media. Appended last so it wins over the imported component block. */
.st-blog-content{
  --st-text:var(--cream);
  --st-muted:var(--muted);
  --st-line:var(--line);
  --st-accent:var(--gold);
  --st-accent-ink:var(--gold-ink);
  --st-accent-soft:rgba(240,168,50,.12);
  font-family:inherit;
  color:inherit;
}
.st-theme-green{--st-accent:var(--green);--st-accent-ink:#0f1a0d;--st-accent-soft:rgba(103,164,87,.12)}
.st-theme-blue{--st-accent:var(--blue);--st-accent-ink:#122230;--st-accent-soft:rgba(127,179,224,.12)}
.st-blog-content h1,.st-blog-content h2,.st-blog-content h3,.st-blog-content h4{font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;color:var(--cream)}
.st-blog-content h3{margin:34px 0 12px;font-size:1.18rem}
.st-blog-content a{color:var(--gold)}
.st-figure{margin:28px 0}
.st-figure img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.post-byline{font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:18px}
.post-byline a{color:var(--green)}
.post-byline span{margin:0 10px;color:var(--green)}

/* blog index + author page: reuse the site's .card and .photo-frame, only layout added */
.blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
.blog-grid .card h3{font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.35}
.blog-cat{margin:56px 0 0}
.blog-cat p.cat-lead{color:var(--muted);max-width:70ch;margin:0 0 10px}
.blog-cat p.cat-count{font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.04em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);margin:0 0 24px}
.card{position:relative}
.card a.card-link{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:2}
.author-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:300px 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:start}
.author-facts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:14px;margin:26px 0 6px}
.author-fact{background:var(--ink-3);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:14px 16px}
.author-fact b{display:block;color:var(--gold);font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-size:1.2rem}
.author-fact span{color:var(--muted);font-size:.88rem}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .author-card{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media(max-width:620px){
  .blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .st-proscons,.st-card-grid,.st-myth{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}
}