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/* BLACKELDER identity: official gold mark on a predominantly ivory surface. */
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@media(max-width:900px){.brand-logo{width:155px}.hero{grid-template-columns:1.25fr 1fr;gap:16px}.hero-brand{padding:35px 0 25px}.hero-brand figcaption{font-size:7px;letter-spacing:1.4px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.header{min-height:94px;padding:15px 22px}.brand-logo{width:145px}.hero{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;padding-top:34px;gap:0}.hero-copy{order:1}.hero-brand{order:2;width:100%;margin-top:45px;padding:30px 14px 24px}.hero-brand img{max-width:420px;margin:auto}.hero-brand figcaption{font-size:7px;margin-top:21px}.hero-bottom{order:3;width:100%;margin-top:25px}.footer-brand img{width:125px}.nav-contact{border-color:#b59a60}.contact-mail{font-size:28px}.hero h1{font-size:49px}}

/* Glossy black navigation band. */
.brand-filters{position:absolute;pointer-events:none;overflow:hidden}
.header{
  max-width:none;
  padding-inline:max(52px,calc((100% - 1216px)/2));
  color:#f4eddf;
  background-color:#070809;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(112deg,transparent 9%,rgba(255,255,255,.015) 24%,rgba(255,255,255,.13) 39%,rgba(255,255,255,.035) 39.4%,transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,#17191a 0%,#0a0b0c 47%,#020303 49%,#070809 76%,#111213 100%);
  border-bottom:1px solid #65512c;
  box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.14),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.035);
}
.header .brand-logo{filter:url(#blackelder-gold-ink);mix-blend-mode:normal}
.header nav>a{color:#f4eddf}
.header nav>a:hover{color:#e4c77f}
.header .nav-contact{
  border-color:#a88a4c;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,255,255,.055),rgba(255,255,255,.01));
  box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}
.header .nav-contact:hover{background:rgba(218,180,97,.09);border-color:#d6b368;text-decoration:none}
.header a:focus-visible{outline-color:#e4c77f}
@media(max-width:900px){.header{padding-inline:28px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.header{padding-inline:22px}}

/* The company mark and its official motto share the glossy black finish. */
.hero-brand{
  background-color:#070809;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(112deg,transparent 9%,rgba(255,255,255,.015) 24%,rgba(255,255,255,.13) 39%,rgba(255,255,255,.035) 39.4%,transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,#17191a 0%,#0a0b0c 47%,#020303 49%,#070809 76%,#111213 100%);
  border-color:#65512c;
  box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.14),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.035);
}
.hero-brand:before{content:none}
.hero-brand img{filter:url(#blackelder-gold-ink);mix-blend-mode:normal}
.hero-brand figcaption{color:#e2bd65;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(16px,1.6vw,22px);font-weight:600;line-height:1.45;letter-spacing:.09em;margin-top:28px;padding-inline:12px}

/* Keep the company email readable on narrow screens. */
@media(max-width:650px){.contact-mail{font-size:clamp(19px,5.4vw,28px);gap:14px}}