:root {
      --footer-bg:          #0f1117;        /* deep dark background */
      --footer-upper-bg:    #131720;        /* slightly lighter upper section */
      --footer-border:      rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
      --accent:             #D06A5B;        /* gold accent — change to your brand colour */
      --accent-hover:       #f5d080;
      --text-primary:       #f0f0f0;
      --text-muted:         #8a8f9e;
      --text-link:          #c8cdd8;
      --text-link-hover:    #ffffff;
      --font-display:       'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
      --font-body:          'DM Sans', sans-serif;
      --max-width:          1200px;
      --radius:             6px;
    }
 
    /* ── Reset / Base ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 

 
    /* ── Demo spacer (remove in your actual blog) ─────────────── */
    .demo-spacer {
      height: 80px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--footer-border);
    }
 
    /* ============================================================
       FOOTER WRAPPER
    ============================================================ */
    .site-footer {
      background: var(--footer-bg);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--footer-border);
      font-family: var(--font-body);
    }
 
    /* ── Newsletter / CTA Strip ───────────────────────────────── */
    .footer-newsletter {
      background: var(--footer-upper-bg);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--footer-border);
      padding: 40px 24px;
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-inner {
      max-width: var(--max-width);
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 24px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-text h3 {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: 1.45rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--text-primary);
      line-height: 1.3;
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-text p {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-form {
      display: flex;
      gap: 10px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-form input[type="email"] {
      padding: 11px 18px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
      color: var(--text-primary);
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      width: 260px;
      max-width: 100%;
      outline: none;
      transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-form input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: var(--text-muted); }
    .footer-newsletter-form input[type="email"]:focus {
      border-color: var(--accent);
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.09);
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-form button {
      padding: 11px 22px;
      background: var(--accent);
      color: #0f1117;
      border: none;
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.88rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      cursor: pointer;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }
 
    .footer-newsletter-form button:hover {
      background: var(--accent-hover);
      transform: translateY(-1px);
    }
 
    /* ── Upper Footer: 3 Columns ──────────────────────────────── */
    .footer-upper {
      padding: 64px 24px 48px;
      max-width: var(--max-width);
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 48px;
    }
 
    /* Column 1: Brand */
    .footer-brand {}
 
    .footer-logo {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }
 
    .footer-logo img {
      height: 42px;
      width: auto;
      display: block;
    }
 
    /* Fallback text logo if no image */
    .footer-logo-text {
      font-family: var(--font-display);
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      font-weight: 900;
      color: var(--text-primary);
      text-decoration: none;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    }
 
    .footer-logo-text span {
      color: var(--accent);
    }
 
    .footer-tagline {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      line-height: 1.65;
      max-width: 300px;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }
 
    /* Social icons */
    .footer-social {
      display: flex;
      gap: 10px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
 
    .footer-social a {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      width: 36px;
      height: 36px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
    }
 
    .footer-social a:hover {
      border-color: var(--accent);
      color: var(--accent);
      background: rgba(232,184,75,0.08);
    }
 
    .footer-social svg {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      fill: currentColor;
    }
 
    /* Column 2 & 3: Link Lists */
    .footer-links-col h4 {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--accent);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
 
    .footer-links-col ul {
      list-style: none;
    }
 
    .footer-links-col ul li {
      margin-bottom: 11px;
    }
 
    .footer-links-col ul li a {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: var(--text-link);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s, padding-left 0.2s;
      display: inline-block;
    }
 
    .footer-links-col ul li a:hover {
      color: var(--text-link-hover);
      padding-left: 4px;
    }
 
    /* ── Divider ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .footer-divider {
      max-width: var(--max-width);
      margin: 0 auto;
      border: none;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--footer-border);
    }
 
    /* ── Bottom Bar ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .footer-bottom {
      padding: 20px 24px;
      max-width: var(--max-width);
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 16px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
 
    .footer-copyright {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }
 
    .footer-bottom-links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 20px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      list-style: none;
    }
 
    .footer-bottom-links li a {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
 
    .footer-bottom-links li a:hover {
      color: var(--text-link-hover);
    }
 
    /* ============================================================
       RESPONSIVE
    ============================================================ */
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .footer-upper {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      }
      .footer-brand {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
      }
    }
 
    @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .footer-upper {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 36px;
        padding: 48px 20px 36px;
      }
      .footer-brand { grid-column: auto; }
 
      .footer-newsletter-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }
      .footer-newsletter-form {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .footer-newsletter-form input[type="email"] {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .footer-newsletter-form button {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .footer-bottom {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 12px;
      }
    }