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/* Engineering Connections — midnight industrial theme */
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  --gold-dark:#edbf7b;
  --gold-light:#27251f;
  --radius:18px;
  --shadow:0 25px 75px rgba(0,0,0,.28);
}
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::selection{background:#daa962;color:#121515}
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.text-link{color:#eac28b}.text-link:hover{color:#ffe1ac}
.pill{background:#302a20;border:1px solid #6d5a3b;color:#f0c991}
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.cta-panel{background:#192326;border:1px solid #334146}
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dialog{background:#152024;color:#eef2f0;border:1px solid #47595d;box-shadow:0 45px 95px #000a}
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.modal-close{background:#1d2c30;color:#e7eeee;border:1px solid #445559}
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/* Social-proof section: explicitly illustrative until genuine quotes are supplied. */
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.review-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);border-color:#a47f51}
.review-quote-mark{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:66px;line-height:.8;color:#e8ba76;display:block;height:52px}
.review-card blockquote{margin:10px 0 30px;line-height:1.7;font-size:1.015rem;color:#eff1ee;font-weight:500;flex:1}
.review-byline{padding-top:19px;border-top:1px solid #344347;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.review-avatar{width:42px;height:42px;display:grid;place-items:center;border-radius:10px;background:#3d3223;color:#f3ca91;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:800}
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.review-action{margin-top:26px}
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/* Engineering Connections Recruitment: two-line wordmark sized for longer identity. */
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.brand-text span{font-size:.54rem;letter-spacing:.07em;white-space:nowrap}
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/* Compact homepage general-enquiry form */
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.quick-contact-note{font-size:.88rem;margin-top:26px}
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@media(max-width:650px){.quick-contact-form .form-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.quick-contact-form .form-grid .full{grid-column:auto}.quick-contact-form .btn{width:100%}}
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