/* ================================================================
   SITE 2 Brand styles
   Palette pulled from the pitch deck: deep olive, cream, burnt orange.
   Headlines: Anton (heavy condensed sans). Body: EB Garamond (serif).
   ================================================================ */

:root {
  --green:        #4A5A2A;
  --green-dark:   #38441F;
  --green-deep:   #2C361A;
  --cream:        #EFEBDD;
  --cream-soft:   #E6E1CF;
  --orange:       #C96B2C;
  --orange-soft:  #D9853F;
  --ink:          #232818;
  --ink-soft:     #4A4F3A;
  --rule:         rgba(35, 40, 24, 0.18);

  --max:    1200px;
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px);

  --font-display: "Anton", "Oswald", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
  --font-serif:   "EB Garamond", "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --font-ui:      "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

a { color: var(--orange); text-decoration: none; transition: opacity .15s ease; }
a:hover { opacity: 0.75; }

/* ---------- Topographic background pattern ----------
   The SVG paints with currentColor; we set color on the wrapper
   so we can theme cream-on-green and green-on-cream. */
.topo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("assets/topo.svg");
  background-size: 700px 700px;
  background-repeat: repeat;
  opacity: 0.10;
  z-index: 0;
}
.section--green .topo { opacity: 0.14; filter: invert(1); }

/* ---------- Layout primitives ---------- */
.container {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.section {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(72px, 10vw, 140px) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.section--green {
  background: var(--green);
  color: var(--cream);
}
.section--green a { color: var(--orange-soft); }

/* ---------- Typography ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.section--green .eyebrow { color: var(--orange-soft); }

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  margin: 0 0 0.4em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

h1 { font-size: clamp(64px, 13vw, 200px); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 76px); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 28px); }

p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
.lead {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.7vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: 36em;
}

/* ---------- Header / nav ---------- */
.site-header {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  padding: 22px 0;
}
.site-header .container {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.brand {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 26px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--cream);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.brand sup {
  color: var(--orange-soft);
  font-size: 12px;
  margin-left: 6px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  vertical-align: top;
  position: relative;
  top: 6px;
}
.nav { display: flex; gap: 32px; }
.nav a {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: var(--green);
  color: var(--cream);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero .topo { opacity: 0.13; filter: invert(1); }
.hero .container {
  padding-top: 120px;
  padding-bottom: 80px;
  width: 100%;
}
.hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.hero .tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1vw, 15px);
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-soft);
  margin: 18px 0 0;
}
.hero .lead {
  margin-top: 56px;
  max-width: 32em;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.7vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.hero .cta-row {
  margin-top: 40px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 16px 26px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1.5px solid currentColor;
  transition: background .18s ease, color .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); opacity: 1; }

.btn--primary {
  background: var(--orange);
  color: var(--cream);
  border-color: var(--orange);
}
.btn--primary:hover { background: var(--orange-soft); border-color: var(--orange-soft); }

.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--cream); color: var(--green); border-color: var(--cream); }

.btn--ghost-dark {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--green);
  border-color: var(--green);
}
.btn--ghost-dark:hover { background: var(--green); color: var(--cream); }

/* ---------- Wheelhouse / services ---------- */
.section-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 64px;
}
.section-head h2 { color: var(--green); }
.section--green .section-head h2 { color: var(--cream); }
.section-head .lead { margin: 0 auto; }

.wheelhouse {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.wheel-card {
  padding: 36px 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  position: relative;
  transition: background .2s ease;
}
.wheel-card:hover { background: var(--cream-soft); }
.wheel-card .num {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-weight: 600;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.wheel-card h3 {
  color: var(--green);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.wheel-card p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- About / quote section ---------- */
.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 96px);
  align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
}
.about-grid h2 { color: var(--cream); }
.about-grid p { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--cream); }
.about-grid p + p { margin-top: 18px; }
.pull {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--orange-soft);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}

/* ---------- Atmospheric band: full-bleed cinematic image ----------
   Like the .place section above, but silent (no caption). Used as a
   visual breath between the work grid and the final CTA so the bottom
   half of the page doesn't read as one long stretch of cream. Capped
   below .place's max-height so it reads as a band rather than a
   second hero. */
.band {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--green-deep);
  line-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.band-img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 52vh;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* ---------- CTA section ---------- */
.cta {
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta .topo { opacity: 0.08; }
.cta h2 { color: var(--green); margin-bottom: 24px; }
.cta .lead { margin: 0 auto 36px; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--green-deep);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 60px 0 36px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.site-footer .topo { opacity: 0.10; filter: invert(1); }
.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: end;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) { .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.site-footer .brand { color: var(--cream); font-size: 32px; }
.footer-meta {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(239, 235, 221, 0.55);
  text-align: right;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) { .footer-meta { text-align: left; } }
.footer-contact {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.footer-contact a { color: var(--cream); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-contact a:hover { color: var(--orange-soft); }

/* ---------- Image placeholder slots ----------
   These mark where real photography will go.
   The wrapper keeps a 4:3 ratio and shows a friendly note.  */
.imgslot {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  border: 1px dashed rgba(35, 40, 24, 0.25);
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(35, 40, 24, 0.5);
  padding: 16px;
}
.section--green .imgslot {
  background: rgba(239, 235, 221, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(239, 235, 221, 0.25);
  color: rgba(239, 235, 221, 0.55);
}

/* ---------- Project cards with real photography ---------- */
.project-card {
  padding: 0 !important;            /* override default wheel-card padding */
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--cream);
  transition: background .2s ease;
}
.project-card:hover { background: var(--cream-soft); }

.project-img {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--green-deep);    /* shows while images load */
}
.project-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform .5s ease;
}
.project-card:hover .project-img img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

/* "Coming soon" or status pill in the corner of an image */
.project-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  left: 14px;
  background: var(--orange);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 7px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
}

.project-body {
  padding: 24px 28px 32px;
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.project-body h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--green);
}
.project-body p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- The Place: dedicated full-bleed campground photo ----------
   Sits between Wheelhouse and About. No container, no overlay; let the
   photo carry itself. Caption sits softly in the lower-left so it doesn't
   compete with the landscape. */
.place {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--green-deep);
  line-height: 0;        /* kills any inline gap below the img */
  overflow: hidden;
}
.place-img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 80vh;      /* don't let it eat the whole screen on tall windows */
  object-fit: cover;
}
/* Soft dark gradient at the bottom so the caption always reads,
   regardless of what part of the landscape sits behind it. */
.place::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 38%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.place-caption {
  position: absolute;
  left: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px);
  bottom: clamp(20px, 4vw, 40px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  color: var(--cream);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.place-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-soft);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.place-line {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---------- Curated portfolio card (homepage) ----------
   Horizontal cream-soft card with a thick orange left stripe, tucked
   tight under the Recent Projects grid. Reads as an annotation to the
   project grid (not another centered CTA), and the orange stripe + orange
   button keep it visually distinct from the "Let's build something" CTA
   that follows. */
.curated-card {
  margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  border-left: 6px solid var(--orange);
  padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 32px) clamp(24px, 4vw, 36px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.curated-card-text {
  flex: 1 1 360px;
  min-width: 0;
}
.curated-card-text .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.curated-card-text h3 {
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.05;
}
.curated-card-text p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 48em;
}
.curated-card .btn {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .curated-card { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}

/* ============================================================
   CONTACT PAGE
   ============================================================ */
.contact-hero {
  background: var(--green);
  color: var(--cream);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 180px 0 100px;
}
.contact-hero .topo { opacity: 0.13; filter: invert(1); }
.contact-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(56px, 9vw, 120px);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.contact-hero .tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1vw, 15px);
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-soft);
  margin: 0;
}

.contact-body {
  background: var(--cream);
  padding: clamp(72px, 8vw, 110px) 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.contact-body .topo { opacity: 0.08; }

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px);
  align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 800px) { .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.contact-info h2 {
  color: var(--green);
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.contact-info .lead { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.contact-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
}
.contact-list li { padding-left: 0; }
.contact-list .label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.contact-list .value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.5vw, 32px);
  color: var(--green);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.contact-list .value:hover { color: var(--orange); opacity: 1; }

/* form */
.contact-form {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.field { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.field:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 0; }
.field label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.field input,
.field select,
.field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color .15s ease, background .15s ease;
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 140px; line-height: 1.5; }
.field input:focus,
.field select:focus,
.field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--green);
  background: #fff;
}
.field-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
}
@media (max-width: 520px) { .field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.form-submit {
  margin-top: 28px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.form-message {
  background: var(--green);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 18px 22px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.form-message.error { background: #8a3a1f; }

/* ---------- Portfolio request section (contact.php) ----------
   Sits below the general contact form. Slight tone shift so the
   visitor immediately reads it as a separate "branch" of the page
   rather than scrolling past a duplicate form. */
.portfolio-request {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.portfolio-request .contact-form {
  background: var(--cream);
}
.portfolio-request:target {
  /* gentle visual nudge when someone arrives via the homepage anchor link */
  scroll-margin-top: 24px;
}

/* ---------- Utility ---------- */
.divider {
  display: block;
  width: 60px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--orange);
  margin: 24px 0;
  border: 0;
}
.section--green .divider { background: var(--orange-soft); }

/* ---------- Mobile nav ---------- */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .nav { gap: 18px; }
  .nav a { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
  .brand { font-size: 22px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   VIDEO CARDS + LIGHTBOX
   ============================================================ */

/* Video-enabled project card: the whole card is clickable */
.project-card--video { cursor: pointer; }

/* Dark wash that fades in on hover so the play icon pops against any image */
.project-card--video .project-img::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(35, 40, 24, 0);
  transition: background .25s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.project-card--video:hover .project-img::after,
.project-card--video:focus-visible .project-img::after {
  background: rgba(35, 40, 24, 0.40);
}

/* Play-button circle, centered over the thumbnail. Hidden until hover. */
.play-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 76px;
  height: 76px;
  margin: -38px 0 0 -38px;
  background: rgba(239, 235, 221, 0.96);
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.85);
  transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
  z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.project-card--video:hover .play-overlay,
.project-card--video:focus-visible .play-overlay {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}
.play-overlay svg {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  margin-left: 4px;          /* optical alignment: triangle centroid */
  fill: var(--green);
}

/* Keyboard focus ring on the card itself */
.project-card--video:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* ---------- Link-style project cards ----------
   Same interactive hover treatment as video cards (darken wash + icon
   circle), just a different click handler and a different icon inside
   the overlay. Cards declare data-href; the JS opens it in a new tab. */
.project-card--link { cursor: pointer; }

.project-card--link .project-img::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(35, 40, 24, 0);
  transition: background .25s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.project-card--link:hover .project-img::after,
.project-card--link:focus-visible .project-img::after {
  background: rgba(35, 40, 24, 0.40);
}
.project-card--link:hover .play-overlay,
.project-card--link:focus-visible .play-overlay {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}
.project-card--link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}
/* The external-link icon is visually symmetric, so it doesn't need the
   optical -4px shift the play triangle gets. */
.project-card--link .play-overlay svg {
  margin-left: 0;
}

/* ---------- Project tag pills ----------
   Small uppercase pills at the bottom of each project card. Styled as
   miniature versions of the burnt-orange primary button so they visually
   echo the site's call-to-action language. Reinforces the wheelhouse
   categories on each piece of work (Creative / Post / Web / App / etc.). */
.project-tags {
  list-style: none;
  /* margin-top: auto pushes the tag row to the bottom of the .project-body
     flex column, so tag rows line up across cards regardless of how long
     each description runs. padding-top guarantees minimum breathing room. */
  margin: auto 0 0;
  padding: 18px 0 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 5px;
}
.project-tags li {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.20em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--green);
  background: transparent;
  padding: 4px 9px 3px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(74, 90, 42, 0.30);
  line-height: 1;
}

/* ---------- Lightbox shell ---------- */
.lightbox {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(20, 24, 12, 0.94);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 80px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 60px);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity .25s ease, visibility .25s ease;
}
.lightbox.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}
.lightbox-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1280px;
  position: relative;
}
.lightbox mux-player {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: #000;
  --media-primary-color: var(--orange);
  --media-secondary-color: rgba(239, 235, 221, 0.18);
  --media-accent-color: var(--orange);
}

/* Close button: top-right of viewport, pill style matching site buttons */
.lightbox-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
  right: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 235, 221, 0.45);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  transition: background .15s ease, color .15s ease, border-color .15s ease;
  z-index: 2;
}
.lightbox-close::after {
  content: "\00d7";          /* multiplication sign as visual X */
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-top: -2px;
}
.lightbox-close:hover {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--green);
  border-color: var(--cream);
}