:root {
    /* Logo-Inspired Palette */
    --logo-maroon: #8B001D;      /* Deep rich crimson from the logo ring */
    --logo-gold: #FFD700;        /* Bright ribbon gold */
    --logo-green: #00A859;       /* Honeycomb emerald green accent */
    --deep-navy: #0F172A;
    --soft-bg: #FFFDF9;          /* Slightly warm tint for a premium look */
    --white: #ffffff;
    
    --gradient-maroon: linear-gradient(135deg, #8B001D 0%, #590012 100%);
    --gradient-gold: linear-gradient(45deg, #FFD700, #FFA500);
}

body { 
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; 
    background-color: var(--soft-bg); 
    color: #334155;
}

/* Premium Contrast Sections */
.bg-royal { 
    background: var(--gradient-maroon) !important; 
    
}

/* Updated Responsive Cards & UI Elements */
.impact-pill {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--logo-maroon);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(139, 0, 29, 0.08);
    text-align: center;
    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--logo-gold);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.impact-pill:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.mission-vision-card {
    background: rgba(195, 53, 53, 0.877);
    backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
    
    padding: 2.5rem;
    border-radius: 24px;
    /* border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); */
}

.paper-bg{
    background-image: url('../img/abstract-paper.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
}

.badge-card {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 2.5rem;
    border-radius: 24px;
    border-top: 5px solid var(--logo-gold);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.badge-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
}

/* Vibrant Action Buttons */
.btn-warning {
    background: var(--gradient-gold) !important;
    color: var(--logo-maroon) !important;
    font-weight: 800 !important;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    border: none !important;
    border-radius: 50px !important;
    padding: 1rem 3rem !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.3) !important;
    transition: all 0.3s ease !important;
}
.btn-warning:hover {
    transform: scale(1.05) translateY(-2px) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.45) !important;
}

/* Key Learning Rounded Blocks */
.round-card-dark {
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border-left: 6px solid var(--logo-green) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
}

/* Clean Custom Slider Layout */
.logo-carousel-container {
    padding: 30px 0;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
}
/* gold border */
.gold-border {
  /* Set the border thickness */
  border: 4px solid transparent;
  
  /* Apply two backgrounds:
     1. The inner background (matches your element/page color)
     2. The golden gradient background */
  background: 
    linear-gradient(#d7595997, #ef940b4f) padding-box, /* Inner color */
    linear-gradient(to right, #bf953f, #fcf6ba, #b38728, #fbf5b7, #aa771c) border-box;
  
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 20px;
  color: white;
}
/* gold border */