  :root {
	--blue: #0050cc;
	--navy: #000023;
	--yellow: #b8860b;
	--white: #ffffff;
  }

  * {
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    background-color: var(--blue);
  }

  /* ===== HEADER / NAV: horizontal, everything left-aligned ===== */
  .top-header {
    background-color: var(--navy);
    color: #ffffff;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .nav-container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 12px 20px;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .brand-group {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .brand-title {
    color: var(--brand-yellow);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 18px;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .custom-dropdown {
    position: relative;
  }

  .dropdown-trigger {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .dropdown-trigger::after {
    content: "";
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 6px;
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-left: 4px solid transparent;
    border-right: 4px solid transparent;
    border-top: 5px solid currentColor;
  }

  .dropdown-items {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    background-color: var(--navy);
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 8px 0;
    min-width: 220px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    z-index: 10;
  }

  .custom-dropdown:hover .dropdown-items {
    display: block;
  }

  .dropdown-items li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 8px 16px;
  }

  .dropdown-items li a:hover {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  }

  /* ===== CONTENT CARD ===== */
  .main-layout {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 60px 20px;
  }

  .content-card {
    background-color: var(--navy);
    border: 3px solid var(--navy);
    max-width: 700px;
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .card-interior {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 32px;
  }

  .badge-header {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #b8860b;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .info-list {
    margin: 0;
    padding-left: 20px;
    color: #222222;
  }

  .info-list li {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .card-accent-banner {
    background-color: var(--navy);
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 13px;
    padding: 14px 20px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .card-accent-banner p {
    margin: 4px 0;
  }

  /* ===== SITE FOOTER: centered ===== */
  .bottom-footer {
    background-color: var(--navy);
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 32px 20px;
  }

  .footer-heading {
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
  }

  .footer-text,
  .footer-copyright {
    margin: 4px 0;
    font-size: 13px;
    opacity: 0.85;
  }