.elementor-2537 .elementor-element.elementor-element-48a3c72{--display:flex;}/* Start custom CSS for html, class: .elementor-element-2fbb8ed *//* ── Scoped to .ect-blog — no theme conflicts ── */
.ect-blog { font-family: 'Jost','Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; color: #2e2e2e; max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.8; font-size: 1.0625rem; }
.ect-blog h1,.ect-blog h2,.ect-blog h3 { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond','Georgia',serif; color: #2E4450; line-height: 1.25; }
.ect-blog h1 { font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.ect-blog h2 { font-size: 1.65rem; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; border-left: 4px solid #C9A96E; padding-left: 0.75rem; }
.ect-blog h3 { font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: #2E4450; }
.ect-blog p { margin-bottom: 1.35rem; }
.ect-blog ul,.ect-blog ol { margin: 0 0 1.35rem 1.5rem; padding: 0; }
.ect-blog li { margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-intro-label { display: inline-block; font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #C9A96E; margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
/* Author byline block — key E-E-A-T signal */
.ect-blog .ect-author {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem;
  background: #f3eee6; border-radius: 8px; padding: 1rem 1.3rem; margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  border-left: 4px solid #C9A96E;
}
.ect-blog .ect-author .ect-author-badge {
  flex: 0 0 auto; width: 3rem; height: 3rem; border-radius: 50%;
  background: #2E4450; color: #C9A96E; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 700; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #9DCAD4;
}
.ect-blog .ect-author .ect-author-info { font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.ect-blog .ect-author .ect-author-info strong { display: block; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',serif; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #2E4450; }
.ect-blog .ect-author .ect-author-info span { color: #6b6456; }
.ect-blog .ect-img-wrap { margin: 1.8rem 0 2rem; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; }
.ect-blog .ect-img-wrap img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 8px; object-fit: cover; }
.ect-blog .ect-img-caption { font-size: 0.78rem; color: #888; margin-top: 0.4rem; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }
.ect-blog .ect-img-hero img { max-height: 460px; object-fit: cover; border-top: 5px solid #9DCAD4; }
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .ect-blog .ect-img-float-right { float: right; width: 46%; margin: 0.4rem 0 1.2rem 1.8rem; }
  .ect-blog .ect-img-float-left { float: left; width: 46%; margin: 0.4rem 1.8rem 1.2rem 0; }
}
.ect-blog .ect-clear { clear: both; }
.ect-blog .ect-pullquote { background: #f3eee6; border-left: 5px solid #C9A96E; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem; margin: 2rem 0; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond','Georgia',serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-style: italic; color: #2E4450; line-height: 1.5; }
.ect-blog .ect-card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr)); gap: 1rem; margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-card { background: #f3eee6; border-top: 3px solid #C9A96E; border-radius: 6px; padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-card strong { display: block; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',serif; font-size: 1.05rem; color: #2E4450; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 2rem; padding: 0; counter-reset: ect-step; }
.ect-blog .ect-steps li { counter-increment: ect-step; padding: 1rem 1rem 1rem 3.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; background: #f3eee6; border-radius: 6px; position: relative; }
.ect-blog .ect-steps li::before { content: counter(ect-step); position: absolute; left: 0.9rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); width: 2rem; height: 2rem; background: #2E4450; color: #C9A96E; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',serif; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 700; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.ect-blog .ect-faq { margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid #e3dccd; padding: 1rem 0; }
.ect-blog .ect-faq-item strong { display: block; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',serif; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #2E4450; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-highlight { background: #2E4450; border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.5rem 1.8rem; margin: 2rem 0; color: #f3eee6; }
.ect-blog .ect-highlight p { color: #f3eee6; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-highlight p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.ect-blog .ect-highlight strong { color: #C9A96E; }
/* Sources / references block — E-E-A-T authority signal */
.ect-blog .ect-sources { background: #f7f3ec; border: 1px solid #e3dccd; border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem; margin: 2rem 0; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-sources strong { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',serif; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #2E4450; display: block; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-sources ol { margin: 0 0 0 1.3rem; }
.ect-blog .ect-sources li { margin-bottom: 0.4rem; color: #5a5349; }
.ect-blog .ect-cta { background: #2E4450; color: #f3eee6; border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem 2.2rem; margin: 2.5rem 0; text-align: center; }
.ect-blog .ect-cta p { margin: 0 0 1.2rem; font-size: 1.05rem; color: #f3eee6; }
.ect-blog .ect-cta a.ect-btn { display: inline-block; background: #C9A96E; color: #2E4450; font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; padding: 0.75rem 2rem; border-radius: 4px; }
.ect-blog .ect-cta .ect-phone { display: block; margin-top: 0.9rem; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #C9A96E; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }
.ect-blog .ect-divider { border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e3dccd; margin: 2.5rem 0; }
.ect-blog a { color: #2E4450; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.ect-blog a:hover { color: #C9A96E; }/* End custom CSS */