/* SoCal Cash for Gold — Blog stylesheet
   Shares the site design system: dark luxury, Cormorant Garamond + Montserrat, gold accents */
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
:root{
  --black:#0B0A09;--dark:#111010;--darker:#0D0C0B;--off:#1A1917;
  --white:#F5F3EF;--white2:#E8E5DF;--gray:#6B6560;
  --gold:#C9A96E;--gold2:#E8C98A;
  --serif:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;
  --sans:'Montserrat',system-ui,sans-serif;
}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--sans);background:var(--black);color:var(--white);line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit}

/* TICKER */
.ticker-bar{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:199;height:38px;background:var(--black);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(201,169,110,.22);display:flex;align-items:center;overflow:hidden}
.ticker-label{flex-shrink:0;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:0 20px 0 18px;height:100%;background:var(--gold);z-index:2;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.5rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--black);white-space:nowrap;border-right:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
.ticker-label::before{content:'\25CF';font-size:.45rem;animation:tblink 1.4s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes tblink{0%,100%{opacity:1}50%{opacity:.3}}
.ticker-track{display:flex;align-items:center;white-space:nowrap;animation:ticker-scroll 38s linear infinite}
.ticker-track:hover{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes ticker-scroll{0%{transform:translateX(0)}100%{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
.ticker-item{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:0 28px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.58rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.1em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.55);border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06)}
.ticker-item .t-metal{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.2em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.28);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.48rem}
.ticker-item .t-price{font-weight:500;color:var(--white);letter-spacing:.05em}
.ticker-item .t-change{font-size:.52rem}
.ticker-item .t-change.up{color:#5A9E6F}
.ticker-item .t-change.down{color:#C0534E}
.ticker-sep{color:rgba(201,169,110,.25);padding:0 4px;font-size:.7rem}

/* NAV */
.nav{position:fixed;top:38px;left:0;right:0;z-index:200;padding:22px 48px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(11,10,9,.96) 0%,rgba(11,10,9,.75) 100%);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06)}
.nav-logo{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--white);text-decoration:none}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:2.2rem;list-style:none}
.nav-links a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.6);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.nav-links a:hover,.nav-links a.active{color:var(--white)}
.nav-phone{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--white);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.nav-phone:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* POST HERO */
.post-hero{padding:180px 48px 60px;max-width:820px;margin:0 auto}
.breadcrumb{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.58rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.35);margin-bottom:2rem}
.breadcrumb a{color:rgba(245,243,239,.35);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.post-eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.32em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.post-eyebrow::before{content:'';display:block;width:28px;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}
.post-hero h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5vw,4rem);font-weight:300;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--white);margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.post-meta{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.3);display:flex;gap:1.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* POST BODY */
.post-body{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:20px 48px 90px}
.post-body p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:.01em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.72);line-height:2;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.post-body h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.4rem);font-weight:400;color:var(--white);line-height:1.15;margin:3rem 0 1.25rem}
.post-body h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:400;color:var(--white);margin:2.25rem 0 1rem}
.post-body strong{color:var(--gold);font-weight:500}
.post-body a{color:var(--gold2);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(201,169,110,.3);transition:border-color .2s}
.post-body a:hover{border-color:var(--gold2)}
.post-body ul,.post-body ol{margin:0 0 1.75rem 1.25rem}
.post-body li{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:300;color:rgba(245,243,239,.72);line-height:1.95;margin-bottom:.75rem;padding-left:.4rem}
.post-body li strong{color:var(--gold)}
.post-body blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding:.5rem 0 .5rem 1.75rem;margin:2rem 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:rgba(245,243,239,.82);line-height:1.6}

/* TABLE */
.post-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:2rem 0;font-family:var(--sans)}
.post-table th{font-size:.58rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.4);text-align:left;padding:14px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.post-table td{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:300;color:rgba(245,243,239,.72);padding:14px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06)}
.post-table td strong{color:var(--gold)}

/* INLINE CTA */
.cta-inline{background:var(--off);border:1px solid rgba(201,169,110,.2);padding:34px 36px;margin:2.75rem 0;text-align:center}
.cta-inline p{font-family:var(--serif)!important;font-size:1.4rem!important;font-weight:400!important;font-style:italic;color:var(--white)!important;line-height:1.5!important;margin-bottom:1.5rem!important}
.cta-inline .btn-primary{margin:0}
.btn-primary{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.65rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--black)!important;background:var(--white);padding:15px 38px;text-decoration:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;transition:background .2s;display:inline-block}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--gold2)}

/* FAQ */
.post-faq{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 48px 40px}
.post-faq h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.5vw,2.6rem);font-weight:300;color:var(--white);margin-bottom:2rem}
.faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);padding:1.5rem 0}
.faq-item h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:400;color:var(--white);margin-bottom:.75rem}
.faq-item p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:300;color:rgba(245,243,239,.6);line-height:1.95}

/* RELATED */
.post-related{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:40px 48px}
.post-related h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.3);margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.post-related ul{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.9rem}
.post-related a{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:400;color:rgba(245,243,239,.7);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem}
.post-related a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.post-related a::before{content:'→';color:var(--gold);font-size:.9rem}

/* BIG CTA */
.post-cta{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:110px 48px;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.05)}
.post-cta-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 70% at 50% 50%,rgba(201,169,110,.07) 0%,transparent 70%),var(--off)}
.post-cta-inner{max-width:680px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:1}
.post-cta-label{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.32em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:1.75rem}
.post-cta h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5vw,4.5rem);font-weight:300;color:var(--white);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.post-cta h2 em{font-style:italic}
.post-cta p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.73rem;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:.07em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.45);line-height:2;margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.post-cta-actions{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:2rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.btn-ghost{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.65rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.55);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(245,243,239,.2);padding-bottom:3px;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s}
.btn-ghost:hover{color:var(--white);border-color:rgba(245,243,239,.6)}

/* BLOG INDEX */
.blog-hero{padding:190px 48px 70px;max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06)}
.blog-hero .post-eyebrow{justify-content:flex-start}
.blog-hero h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.8rem,6vw,5rem);font-weight:300;line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--white);margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.blog-hero p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:.05em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.5);max-width:560px;line-height:2}
.blog-grid{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:70px 48px 100px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:2px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.06)}
.blog-card{background:var(--black);padding:44px 40px;text-decoration:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:background .25s}
.blog-card:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.02)}
.blog-card-cat{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.55rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.blog-card h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:400;color:var(--white);line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:1rem}
.blog-card p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:.03em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.42);line-height:1.9;margin-bottom:1.5rem;flex-grow:1}
.blog-card-more{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.58rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.55)}

/* FOOTER */
footer{background:var(--black);border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);padding:60px 48px 36px}
.footer-grid{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:2.5rem;padding-bottom:3rem;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);margin-bottom:2rem}
footer h5{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.57rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,243,239,.25);margin-bottom:1.2rem}
footer ul{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.6rem}
footer ul li a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:.1em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.4);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
footer ul li a:hover{color:var(--white)}
.footer-logo{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--white);text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-bottom:1rem}
.footer-bottom{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem}
.footer-bottom span,.footer-bottom a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.58rem;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:.15em;color:rgba(245,243,239,.2);text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase}
.footer-bottom a:hover{color:rgba(245,243,239,.5)}

/* MOBILE */
@media(max-width:900px){
  .ticker-bar{height:34px}
  .nav{padding:18px 22px;top:34px}
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .post-hero{padding:140px 24px 40px}
  .post-body{padding:16px 24px 70px}
  .post-faq,.post-related{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}
  .post-cta{padding:80px 24px}
  .blog-hero{padding:140px 24px 50px}
  .blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:50px 24px 80px}
  footer{padding:50px 24px 28px}.footer-grid{flex-direction:column}
}