/* ==========================================================================
   Public website look (Steve, 2026-10-04) — the style the Mandarin Connection
   newsletter page set: warm parchment bands, dark ink headings, one brand red.
   Loaded only by Views/Home/_Layout.cshtml and scoped under body.mlc-public,
   so the admin, tutor, student, parent and company portals (which share
   site.css) are never affected.
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
    --mlc-red: #8B0000;
    --mlc-red-dark: #6f0000;
    --mlc-red-soft: #fbeeee;
    --mlc-ink: #1f1a17;
    --mlc-ink-soft: #4a423b;
    --mlc-muted: #6b625a;
    --mlc-parchment: #f7f0e1;
    --mlc-parchment-light: #fbf7ef;
    --mlc-line: #ece2cd;
    /* Every page hero uses this instead of its own red-to-white gradient,
       which hid light text on its white end. */
    --mlc-hero-bg: linear-gradient(160deg, #f4f5f7 0%, #f8f9fa 60%, #fcfcfd 100%);
    /* Soft gray frame for the heroes and photo placeholders (Steve, 2026-10-04:
       "an ever-so-subtle gray" instead of the beige). The newsletter page keeps
       its parchment band on purpose: it matches the Mandarin Connection banner. */
    --mlc-frame-line: #e6e8eb;
}

/* ---- Headings: dark ink everywhere; red is for accents, not titles ---- */
body.mlc-public h1,
body.mlc-public h2,
body.mlc-public h3,
body.mlc-public h4,
body.mlc-public .mlc-section-title {
    color: var(--mlc-ink);
}
body.mlc-public h1, body.mlc-public h2 { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.01em; }

/* Small red caption above a heading. */
body.mlc-public .mlc-eyebrow {
    color: var(--mlc-red);
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---- Heroes ---- */
body.mlc-public .mlc-hero,
body.mlc-public .mlc-about-hero,
body.mlc-public .mlc-staff-hero,
body.mlc-public .mlc-contact-hero,
body.mlc-public .mlc-programs-hero,
body.mlc-public .mlc-program-hero,
body.mlc-public .mlc-auth-hero {
    background: var(--mlc-hero-bg);
    color: var(--mlc-ink);
    border: 1px solid var(--mlc-frame-line);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(20, 24, 31, .05);
}
body.mlc-public .mlc-hero p,
body.mlc-public .mlc-about-hero p,
body.mlc-public .mlc-programs-hero p,
body.mlc-public .mlc-program-hero p { color: var(--mlc-ink-soft); }

/* ---- Buttons: one brand red instead of Bootstrap blue ---- */
body.mlc-public .btn-primary {
    background-color: var(--mlc-red);
    border-color: var(--mlc-red);
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 600;
}
body.mlc-public .btn-primary:hover,
body.mlc-public .btn-primary:focus,
body.mlc-public .btn-primary:active {
    background-color: var(--mlc-red-dark);
    border-color: var(--mlc-red-dark);
    color: #fff;
}
body.mlc-public .btn-primary:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 .25rem rgba(139, 0, 0, .25); }
body.mlc-public .btn-outline-primary {
    color: var(--mlc-red);
    border-color: var(--mlc-red);
    font-weight: 600;
}
body.mlc-public .btn-outline-primary:hover { background-color: var(--mlc-red); color: #fff; }
body.mlc-public .btn-outline-secondary {
    color: var(--mlc-ink);
    border-color: #ced4da;
    font-weight: 600;
}
body.mlc-public .btn-outline-secondary:hover {
    background-color: var(--mlc-ink);
    border-color: var(--mlc-ink);
    color: #fff;
}

/* Links in body text match the brand rather than Bootstrap blue. */
body.mlc-public main a:not(.btn):not(.card):not(.nav-link):not(.mlc-program-link) { color: var(--mlc-red); }

/* ---- Cards: softer, warmer ---- */
body.mlc-public main .card {
    border: 1px solid var(--mlc-frame-line);
    border-radius: 1rem;
}
body.mlc-public main .card.shadow-sm { box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, .06) !important; }

/* ---- Quote cards (testimonials) ---- */
body.mlc-public .mlc-quote {
    position: relative;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--mlc-frame-line);
    border-radius: 1rem;
    padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);
    height: 100%;
}
body.mlc-public .mlc-quote::before {
    content: "\201C";
    position: absolute;
    top: -.35rem;
    left: 1rem;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 4rem;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--mlc-red);
    opacity: .25;
}
body.mlc-public .mlc-quote p { color: var(--mlc-ink-soft); margin-bottom: .75rem; }
body.mlc-public .mlc-quote-name { font-weight: 700; color: var(--mlc-ink); margin: 0; }
body.mlc-public .mlc-quote-role { color: var(--mlc-muted); font-size: .85rem; }

/* ---- Photo placeholder (Programs cards until a real photo exists) ---- */
body.mlc-public .mlc-photo-placeholder {
    background: var(--mlc-hero-bg);
    color: var(--mlc-red);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: .35rem;
    height: 240px;            /* same as a Programs card photo */
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mlc-frame-line);
}
body.mlc-public .mlc-photo-placeholder i { font-size: 2.6rem; }
body.mlc-public .mlc-photo-placeholder span {
    color: var(--mlc-ink-soft);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: .9rem;
}

/* ---- Navbar login button ---- */
body.mlc-public .mlc-nav-login { font-size: .9rem; }

/* ---- Bootstrap's "danger" red → the brand red ----
   The program pages used text-danger / bg-danger as their accent colour, a
   lighter red than the brand's. Accents (icons, step badges, form errors) take
   the brand red; headings that used it become dark ink like every other page. */
body.mlc-public .text-danger { color: var(--mlc-red) !important; }
body.mlc-public .bg-danger { background-color: var(--mlc-red) !important; }
body.mlc-public h1.text-danger, body.mlc-public h2.text-danger, body.mlc-public h3.text-danger,
body.mlc-public h4.text-danger, body.mlc-public h5.text-danger, body.mlc-public h6.text-danger,
body.mlc-public .h1.text-danger, body.mlc-public .h2.text-danger, body.mlc-public .h3.text-danger,
body.mlc-public .h4.text-danger, body.mlc-public .h5.text-danger, body.mlc-public .h6.text-danger,
body.mlc-public .display-6.text-danger {
    color: var(--mlc-ink) !important;
}

/* In-page navigation (e.g. the Privacy and Terms contents lists) in brand red, not Bootstrap blue. */
body.mlc-public main .nav-link { color: var(--mlc-red); }
body.mlc-public main .nav-link:hover { color: var(--mlc-red-dark); }

/* Login page illustration, beside the form. */
body.mlc-public .mlc-auth-art {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 560px;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 1rem;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(20, 24, 31, .12);
}