/* ==========================================================================
   QEYAS | قياس — design layer (2 Oct 2026)
   Loaded after qeyas.css. Applies the header, language pill, gold buttons and
   links, eyebrows, medallions, hairline and motion of the new design, adapted
   to Brand v5.0: Thmanyah only, buttons 15px Bold, Arabic labels 12px+ with no
   letter-spacing, Bronze Deep / Steel Deep for text on light, flat header.
   ========================================================================== */

:root { --qs-nav-height: 80px; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   HEADER — fixed, 80px, transparent over a dark hero, solid ivory on scroll
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.qs-header {
  block-size: var(--qs-nav-height);
  border-block-end: 0;
  background: var(--qs-nav-bg);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 rgba(35, 48, 59, 0.08);
  transition: background-color 500ms ease, box-shadow 500ms ease;
}
.qs-header[data-scrolled="true"] { box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 rgba(35, 48, 59, 0.08); }
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .qs-header[data-scrolled="true"] { block-size: var(--qs-nav-height); }
}
.qs-header__progress { display: none; }

.qs-header__inner {
  max-inline-size: 80rem;
  padding-inline: 1.5rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) { .qs-header__inner { padding-inline: 2.5rem; } }

/* Centred desktop nav */
.qs-nav { gap: 2.25rem; margin-inline: auto; }
.qs-nav a {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;               /* 12px — brand label size */
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--qs-c-steel-deep);    /* Steel Deep, not Steel, on light */
  padding-block: 0.5rem;
  border-block-end: 0;
}
.qs-nav a:lang(ar) { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 0.875rem; }
.qs-nav a:hover,
.qs-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); border-block-end-color: transparent; }
.qs-nav a::after {                  /* sandstone dot */
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-end: -0.375rem;
  inset-inline-start: 50%;
  inline-size: 4px;
  block-size: 4px;
  border-radius: 9999px;
  background: var(--qs-c-sandstone);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  transition: opacity 250ms ease;
}
[dir="rtl"] .qs-nav a::after { transform: translateX(50%); }
.qs-nav a:hover::after { opacity: 0.6; }
.qs-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { opacity: 1; }

.qs-header__actions { gap: 0.75rem; margin-inline-start: 0; }
@media (min-width: 768px) { .qs-header__actions { gap: 1rem; } }
.qs-header .qs-toggle { border-radius: 9999px; }

/* Language pill: EN | ع */
.ds-lang {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 2px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(35, 48, 59, 0.15);
  border-radius: 9999px;
}
.ds-lang a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-block-size: 26px;
  padding-inline: 0.625rem;
  border-radius: 9999px;
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--qs-c-steel-deep);
  transition: background-color 250ms ease, color 250ms ease;
}
.ds-lang a:lang(ar) { letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); }
.ds-lang a:hover { color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); }
.ds-lang a[aria-current="true"] { background: var(--qs-c-sandstone); color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); }

/* Over the dark hero, before scrolling: transparent bar, ivory content */
.qs-main:has(> .qs-hero:first-child) { padding-block-start: 0; }
.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child {
  min-block-size: 100svh;
  padding-block-start: calc(var(--qs-nav-height) + var(--qs-space-9));
}
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) {
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) .qs-brand { color: var(--qs-c-ivory); }
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) .qs-nav a { color: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.75); }
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) .qs-nav a:hover,
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) .qs-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--qs-c-ivory); }
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) .qs-toggle {
  border-color: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.25);
  color: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.75);
}
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) .ds-lang { border-color: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.25); }
html:not([data-theme="light"]) body:has(.qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child) .qs-header:not([data-scrolled="true"]) .ds-lang a:not([aria-current="true"]) { color: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.7); }

/* Dark theme: the solid bar follows the theme canvas, text follows the theme */
[data-theme="dark"] .qs-nav a,
[data-theme="dark"] .ds-lang a:not([aria-current="true"]) { color: var(--qs-c-steel-light); }
[data-theme="dark"] .qs-nav a:hover,
[data-theme="dark"] .qs-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--qs-c-ivory); }
[data-theme="dark"] .ds-lang { border-color: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.25); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   BUTTONS — gold pill. Sandstone with a Deep Slate label; hover goes to Bronze
   and the label stays Deep Slate (Ivory on Bronze is banned).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.qs-btn {
  border-radius: 9999px;
  padding-inline: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;             /* 15px — brand minimum for button labels */
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  transition: background-color 250ms ease, color 250ms ease, border-color 250ms ease;
}
.qs-btn:lang(ar) { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; }
.qs-btn--lg { font-size: 0.9375rem; padding-inline: 1.75rem; }
.qs-btn--primary { background: var(--qs-c-sandstone); color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); }
.qs-btn--primary:hover,
.qs-btn--primary:active { background: var(--qs-c-bronze); color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   LINKS — gold arrow link
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.qs-arrow-link {
  gap: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--qs-fg-accent);       /* Bronze Deep on light, Bronze Light on dark */
  border-block-end: 0;
  padding-block-end: 0;
  transition: color 200ms ease, gap 200ms ease;
}
.qs-arrow-link:lang(ar) { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 0.875rem; }
.qs-arrow-link:hover { gap: 0.7rem; color: var(--qs-fg-strong); }
.qs-arrow-link:hover::after,
[dir="rtl"] .qs-arrow-link:hover::after { transform: none; }
.qs-hero .qs-arrow-link,
.qs-section--inverse .qs-arrow-link,
.qs-cta-band .qs-arrow-link { color: var(--qs-c-bronze-light); }
.qs-hero .qs-arrow-link:hover,
.qs-section--inverse .qs-arrow-link:hover,
.qs-cta-band .qs-arrow-link:hover { color: var(--qs-c-sandstone); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   EYEBROW — tracked caps; Sandstone on dark, Bronze Deep on light
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.qs-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--qs-fg-accent);
}
.qs-eyebrow::before { display: none; }
.qs-eyebrow:lang(ar),
[dir="rtl"] .qs-eyebrow {
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.qs-hero .qs-eyebrow,
.qs-section--inverse .qs-eyebrow,
.qs-cta-band .qs-eyebrow { color: var(--qs-c-sandstone); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MEDALLION — icon badges become round slate medallions
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.qs-icon-badge {
  border-radius: 9999px;
  background: var(--qs-c-deep-slate);
  color: var(--qs-c-sandstone);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--qs-c-sandstone) 30%, transparent);
}

/* Utilities from the design */
.ds-gold-dot { color: var(--qs-c-sandstone); }
.ds-hairline {
  block-size: 1px;
  inline-size: 100%;
  border: 0;
  margin: 0;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--qs-c-sandstone) 45%, transparent);
}
.qs-footer__bar { border-block-start-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--qs-c-sandstone) 45%, transparent); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MOTION — slow reveal that replays both ways; Ken Burns on the hero
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
[data-motion="on"] [data-anim] {
  transition:
    opacity 2200ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    transform 2200ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    clip-path 2200ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--qs-stagger, 0) * 120ms);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
[data-motion="on"] [data-anim="up"],
[data-motion="on"] [data-anim="lift"] { transform: translateY(4rem); }
[data-motion="on"] [data-anim][data-in="true"] { opacity: 1; transform: none; clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0); }

@keyframes as-kenburns {
  from { transform: scale(1.08); }
  to   { transform: scale(1); }
}
.qs-hero__bg > svg,
.qs-hero__bg > img { animation: as-kenburns 12s ease-out both; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   LIGHT THEME HERO — the hero follows the colour theme, so the toggle is
   visible from the top of the home page. Dark theme keeps the slate hero.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero { background: var(--qs-c-ivory); color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__bg svg > rect:first-child { fill: var(--qs-c-ivory); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__bg svg > rect:not(:first-child) { fill: var(--qs-c-limestone, #E9E1D3); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__scrim { background: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.55); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero h1 { color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__lede { color: var(--qs-c-graphite); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero .qs-eyebrow { color: var(--qs-c-bronze-deep); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero .qs-arrow-link { color: var(--qs-c-bronze-deep); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero .qs-arrow-link:hover { color: var(--qs-c-deep-slate); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   MEASURE LINE — scroll-linked. It draws from the reading origin as it rises
   through the viewport and un-draws when scrolled back; the ticks slide with
   the scroll in both directions. qeyas.motion.js writes the two properties.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.qs-rule { background-position-x: var(--qs-rule-shift, 0px); }
[data-motion="on"] .qs-rule[data-anim] {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none;
  clip-path: inset(0 calc((1 - var(--qs-rule-p, 1)) * 100%) 0 0) !important;
  transition: clip-path 160ms linear !important;
}
[dir="rtl"][data-motion="on"] .qs-rule[data-anim],
[dir="rtl"] [data-motion="on"] .qs-rule[data-anim] { transform: scaleX(-1); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-motion="on"] .qs-rule[data-anim] { clip-path: none !important; }
  .qs-rule { background-position-x: 0; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CONTENT COMPONENTS — design-practice site (Oct 2026)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ds-kicker {
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--qs-fg-accent);
}
.ds-kicker:lang(ar), [dir="rtl"] .ds-kicker { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); }
.qs-card__body .ds-kicker { margin-block-start: var(--qs-space-2); }

.ds-enable-grid { display: grid; gap: var(--qs-space-5); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .ds-enable-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.ds-enable {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--qs-space-3);
  padding: var(--qs-space-5);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--qs-c-sandstone) 30%, transparent);
  border-radius: var(--qs-radius-md);
}
.ds-enable h3 { margin: 0; font-size: var(--qs-fs-h4); }
.qs-section--inverse .ds-enable .qs-icon-badge { background: var(--qs-c-slate-surface); }

.ds-who { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 640px)  { .ds-who { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (min-width: 1024px) { .ds-who { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.ds-after { margin-block-start: var(--qs-space-6); max-inline-size: 62ch; }

.ds-motto {
  margin-block: var(--qs-space-4);
  font-family: var(--qs-font-display);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-black);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--qs-fg-strong);
}
.ds-list-lead { font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); color: var(--qs-fg-strong); margin-block-end: var(--qs-space-3); }

.ds-service-h {
  margin-block: var(--qs-space-5) var(--qs-space-2);
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--qs-fg-accent);
}
.ds-service-h:lang(ar), [dir="rtl"] .ds-service-h { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); }
.ds-enable-box {
  margin-block-start: var(--qs-space-5);
  padding: var(--qs-space-2) var(--qs-space-5) var(--qs-space-5);
  background: var(--qs-bg-subtle);
  border-radius: var(--qs-radius-md);
}
.ds-enable-box p { margin-block: var(--qs-space-3) var(--qs-space-2); }
.ds-note {
  margin-block-start: var(--qs-space-4);
  font-size: var(--qs-fs-body-sm);
  color: var(--qs-fg-muted, var(--qs-c-steel-deep));
  font-style: normal;
}

.ds-req { color: var(--qs-fg-accent); }
.ds-select { appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; padding-inline-end: 2.5rem;
  background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, currentColor 50%), linear-gradient(135deg, currentColor 50%, transparent 50%);
  background-position: calc(100% - 18px) 55%, calc(100% - 13px) 55%;
  background-size: 5px 5px, 5px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
[dir="rtl"] .ds-select { padding-inline-end: 1rem; padding-inline-start: 2.5rem; background-position: 13px 55%, 18px 55%; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SIGNATURE — information flow: design information → QEYAS → structured
   project information → better commercial decisions
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ds-intro { display: grid; gap: var(--qs-space-7); align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 1024px) { .ds-intro { grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr; } }

.ds-flow {
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  counter-reset: flow;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) { .ds-flow { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1.75rem; } }
.ds-flow__node {
  position: relative;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--qs-space-2);
  padding: var(--qs-space-4);
  border: 1px solid var(--qs-line-default);
  border-radius: var(--qs-radius-md);
  background: var(--qs-bg-canvas);
}
/* connector: down on mobile, along the reading direction on desktop */
.ds-flow__node:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "↓";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-end: -1.85rem;
  inset-inline-start: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold);
  color: var(--qs-c-bronze);
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .ds-flow__node:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "→";
    inset-block-end: auto;
    inset-block-start: 50%;
    inset-inline-start: auto;
    inset-inline-end: -1.45rem;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
  [dir="rtl"] .ds-flow__node:not(:last-child)::after { content: "←"; }
}
.ds-flow__h {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--qs-fg-accent);
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.ds-flow__h:lang(ar), [dir="rtl"] .ds-flow__h { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); }
.ds-flow__t { margin: 0; font-size: var(--qs-fs-body-sm); color: var(--qs-fg-default); line-height: 1.5; }
.ds-flow__chips { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.35rem; }
.ds-flow__chips li {
  font-size: var(--qs-fs-body-sm);
  color: var(--qs-fg-strong);
  padding-block: 0.25rem;
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--qs-line-subtle);
}
.ds-flow__chips li:last-child { border-block-end: 0; }
.ds-flow__node--core {
  background: var(--qs-c-deep-slate);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--qs-c-sandstone) 45%, transparent);
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.ds-flow__brand {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--qs-font-display);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-black);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--qs-c-ivory);
}
.ds-flow__brand:lang(ar), [dir="rtl"] .ds-flow__brand { letter-spacing: 0; }
.ds-flow__verbs {
  margin: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.15rem;
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--qs-c-sandstone);
}
.ds-flow__sep { display: none; }
.ds-flow__node--end { border-color: var(--qs-c-bronze); }
.ds-flow__node--end .ds-flow__h { color: var(--qs-fg-strong); }

.ds-statement {
  font-family: var(--qs-font-display);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--qs-c-ivory);
}

/* Typical engagement tags */
.ds-tags { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem; }
.ds-tags li {
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans);
  font-size: var(--qs-fs-body-sm);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium);
  color: var(--qs-fg-strong);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--qs-line-default);
  border-radius: 9999px;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CONNECTED INFORMATION — trace chain and information layers
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ds-connected__lead { max-inline-size: 62ch; margin-block-end: var(--qs-space-5); }
.ds-connected__lead p:first-child { font-family: var(--qs-font-display); font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.45rem); line-height: 1.4; color: var(--qs-fg-strong); }
.ds-trace__h { margin-block: var(--qs-space-5) var(--qs-space-3); }
.ds-trace {
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;
  display: grid; gap: 2rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .ds-trace:not(.ds-trace--v) { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1.75rem; } }
.ds-trace__node {
  position: relative;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.35rem;
  padding: var(--qs-space-4);
  border: 1px solid var(--qs-line-default);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid var(--qs-c-bronze);
  border-radius: var(--qs-radius-md);
  background: var(--qs-bg-canvas);
  font-family: var(--qs-font-text);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold);
  color: var(--qs-fg-strong);
}
.ds-trace__n { font-family: var(--qs-font-sans); font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: var(--qs-fw-medium); color: var(--qs-fg-accent); }
.ds-trace__node:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "↕";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-end: -1.75rem; inset-inline-start: 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--qs-font-sans); font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); color: var(--qs-c-bronze);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .ds-trace:not(.ds-trace--v) .ds-trace__node:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "→"; inset-block-end: auto; inset-block-start: 50%;
    inset-inline-start: auto; inset-inline-end: -1.4rem; transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
  [dir="rtl"] .ds-trace:not(.ds-trace--v) .ds-trace__node:not(:last-child)::after { content: "←"; }
}
.ds-trace--v { max-inline-size: 28rem; }
.ds-trace__after { margin-block: var(--qs-space-4) var(--qs-space-6); color: var(--qs-fg-default); }
.ds-connected__grid { display: grid; gap: var(--qs-space-7); grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-block-start: var(--qs-space-6); }
@media (min-width: 1024px) { .ds-connected__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.ds-connected__grid h3 { font-size: var(--qs-fs-h4); margin-block-end: var(--qs-space-3); }
.ds-layers { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.6rem; margin-block: var(--qs-space-4); }
.ds-layer {
  position: relative;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.25rem;
  padding: var(--qs-space-4);
  background: var(--qs-c-deep-slate);
  border-radius: var(--qs-radius-md);
}
.ds-layer:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "↕"; position: absolute; inset-block-end: -1.5rem; inset-inline-start: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%); color: var(--qs-c-bronze); font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold);
}
.ds-layer__name { font-family: var(--qs-font-display); font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); color: var(--qs-c-ivory); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.ds-layer__q { font-size: var(--qs-fs-body-sm); color: var(--qs-c-sandstone); }
.ds-closing {
  margin-block: var(--qs-space-6) var(--qs-space-3);
  font-family: var(--qs-font-display);
  font-weight: var(--qs-fw-black);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--qs-fg-strong);
}
.ds-engage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 640px)  { .ds-engage { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (min-width: 1024px) { .ds-engage { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }

/* Articles */
.ds-article-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem 1.25rem; font-family: var(--qs-font-sans); font-size: var(--qs-fs-body-sm); color: var(--qs-c-steel-deep); margin: 0; }
[data-theme="dark"] .ds-article-meta { color: var(--qs-c-steel-light); }
.ds-article p { margin-block: 0 1.1em; }
.ds-article-foot { margin-block-start: var(--qs-space-4); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.ds-table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; margin-block: 0 1.25em; }
.ds-table { inline-size: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: var(--qs-fs-body-sm); }
.ds-table th, .ds-table td { text-align: start; padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem; border-block-end: 1px solid var(--qs-line-default); vertical-align: top; }
.ds-table th { font-family: var(--qs-font-sans); font-weight: var(--qs-fw-bold); color: var(--qs-fg-strong); }
.ds-connected .qs-outcomes { margin-block: 0.5rem 1.25rem; }
.ds-connected .ds-list-lead { margin-block-start: 1rem; }
.ds-trace--v + .ds-connected__lead { margin-block-start: var(--qs-space-6); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   HERO LEGIBILITY — the background drawing stays behind the text, never in it
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Light theme: the drawing becomes a faint watermark */
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__bg svg { opacity: 0.35; }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__scrim { background: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.78); }
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__bg svg > line[stroke="#B88B4A"],
[data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__bg svg > circle { display: none; }
/* Phones: drop the busiest parts of the drawing (bronze datum line, dots and
   tick ruler), which otherwise cross the headline, paragraphs and links */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .qs-hero__bg svg > line[stroke="#B88B4A"],
  .qs-hero__bg svg > circle,
  .qs-hero__bg svg > g { display: none; }
  .qs-hero__scrim { background: rgba(35, 48, 59, 0.82); }
  [data-theme="light"] .qs-hero__scrim { background: rgba(250, 248, 243, 0.86); }
  .qs-main > .qs-hero:first-child { padding-block-end: calc(var(--qs-space-9) + 1.5rem); }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SERVICE SKETCHES — line drawings that follow the colour theme
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ds-sketch {
  margin: var(--qs-space-3) 0 var(--qs-space-4);
  padding: var(--qs-space-3);
  background: var(--qs-bg-canvas);
  border: 1px solid var(--qs-line-subtle);
  border-radius: var(--qs-radius-md);
}
.ds-sketch svg { display: block; inline-size: 100%; block-size: auto; direction: ltr; }
.ds-sketch .k { fill: none; stroke: var(--qs-fg-strong); stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.ds-sketch .k.thin, .ds-sketch .thin { stroke-width: 1; opacity: .7; }
.ds-sketch .a { fill: none; stroke: var(--qs-c-bronze); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.ds-sketch circle.a, .ds-sketch g.a circle { fill: var(--qs-c-bronze); stroke: none; }
.ds-sketch .f { fill: var(--qs-c-limestone); }
.ds-sketch .d { fill: none; stroke: var(--qs-c-bronze); stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-dasharray: 4 4; }
.ds-sketch .t { font-family: var(--qs-font-sans); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; fill: var(--qs-fg-strong); }
.ds-sketch .t.small { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 500; }
.ds-sketch .a-t { fill: var(--qs-fg-accent); }
[data-theme="dark"] .ds-sketch .f { fill: var(--qs-c-slate-raised); }
.qs-card .ds-sketch--card { margin: 0 0 var(--qs-space-2); background: var(--qs-bg-subtle); border: 0; }
.qs-service .ds-sketch { max-inline-size: 30rem; }

/* Standards-based measurement box (BOQ service) */
.ds-standards {
  margin-block: var(--qs-space-4);
  padding: var(--qs-space-2) var(--qs-space-5) var(--qs-space-4);
  border: 1px solid var(--qs-line-default);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid var(--qs-c-bronze);
  border-radius: var(--qs-radius-md);
}
.ds-standards p { margin-block: var(--qs-space-2); }