/* Buyer's guide (general pentest providers). Colour/font tokens are scoped to
   this page under --bg-*; the global site tokens live in style.css :root. */
:root {
    --bg-paper: #041326;
    --bg-paper-deep: #02101f;
    --bg-paper-cta: #020c1a;
    --bg-card: #071726;
    --bg-card-tint: #0a2745;
    --bg-accent: var(--primary-color, #1E88E5);
    --bg-accent-ink: #04101f;
    --bg-accent-soft: rgba(30, 136, 229, 0.1);
    --bg-accent-soft-2: rgba(30, 136, 229, 0.16);
    --bg-accent-line: rgba(30, 136, 229, 0.3);
    --bg-accent-line-strong: rgba(30, 136, 229, 0.5);
    --bg-ink: #ffffff;
    --bg-text: #dbe6f0;
    --bg-text-2: #b9c7d6;
    --bg-muted: #8fa3b8;
    --bg-muted-2: #94a3b8;
    --bg-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
    --bg-line-2: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    --bg-danger: #E24B4A;
    --bg-danger-paper: #2a1210;
    --bg-danger-line: rgba(226, 75, 74, 0.3);
    --bg-danger-text: #f0d9d6;
    --bg-danger-soft: rgba(226, 75, 74, 0.15);
    --bg-tint-deep: #061a2e;
    --bg-muted-soft: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.15);
    --bg-accent-hover: rgba(30, 136, 229, 0.2);
    --bg-surface-faint: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    --bg-ink-60: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    --bg-mono: "Fira Code", monospace;
}

.bg-hero-area { background: var(--bg-paper); padding: 140px 0 90px; }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .bg-hero-area { padding: 100px 0 60px; } }

.bg-badge {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    background: var(--bg-accent-soft); border: 1px solid var(--bg-accent-line);
    color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 13px; padding: 7px 16px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 4px 6px;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.bg-author { color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 13.5px; }
.bg-author a { color: var(--bg-ink); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-accent-line-strong); }
.bg-author a:hover, .bg-author a:focus-visible { color: var(--bg-accent); border-bottom-color: var(--bg-accent); }

.bg-tldr-box {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 22px;
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--bg-card-tint) 0%, var(--bg-tint-deep) 65%);
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-accent-line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 30px 34px;
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
}
.bg-tldr-box::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 28px; right: 28px; height: 3px;
    background: var(--bg-accent); border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
}
.bg-tldr-icon {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 44px; height: 44px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: var(--bg-accent-soft-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-accent-line);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    color: var(--bg-accent);
}
.bg-tldr-box .bg-tldr-label {
    display: block; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bg-accent); margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.bg-tldr-box p { color: var(--bg-text); margin: 0; line-height: 1.75; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .bg-tldr-box { padding: 26px 24px; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
}

/* Decision ladder: one row per decision, tag stacked above the option cells */
.bg-ladder { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; display: grid; gap: 28px; }
.bg-ladder-tag {
    display: block; font-family: var(--bg-mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bg-accent); margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.bg-ladder-cells { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }
.bg-ladder-cells.is-three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .bg-ladder-cells, .bg-ladder-cells.is-three { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
.bg-ladder-cell {
    position: relative;
    background: var(--bg-card);
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 22px 22px 20px;
    min-width: 0;
}
.bg-ladder-cell.is-default { border-color: var(--bg-accent-line-strong); background: linear-gradient(165deg, var(--bg-accent-soft-2) 0%, var(--bg-card) 70%); }
.bg-ladder-label { display: block; color: var(--bg-ink); font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.bg-ladder-default {
    position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 14px;
    font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bg-accent); background: var(--bg-accent-soft-2); padding: 3px 9px; border-radius: 999px;
}
.bg-ladder-cell.is-default .bg-ladder-label { padding-right: 84px; }
.bg-ladder-cell p { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; }

/* Process rail: six phases across, wraps to 3 / 2 / 1 columns */
.bg-rail {
    list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 1080px;
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 18px;
    position: relative; counter-reset: none;
}
.bg-rail::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; left: 18px; right: 18px; top: 17px; height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--bg-accent-line), var(--bg-accent-line-strong), var(--bg-accent-line));
}
.bg-rail-step { position: relative; padding-top: 52px; min-width: 0; }
.bg-rail-num {
    position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--bg-paper); border: 2px solid var(--bg-accent-line-strong); color: var(--bg-accent);
    font-family: var(--bg-mono); font-weight: 700; font-size: 12.5px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.bg-rail-step.is-manual .bg-rail-num { background: var(--bg-accent); color: var(--bg-accent-ink); border-color: var(--bg-accent); }
.bg-rail-step h3 { color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 6px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.bg-rail-tag {
    display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bg-accent); background: var(--bg-accent-soft-2); padding: 2px 9px; border-radius: 999px;
}
.bg-rail-step p { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .bg-rail { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 32px 18px; }
    .bg-rail::before { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .bg-rail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; padding-left: 0; }
    .bg-rail-step { padding: 0 0 26px 52px; }
    .bg-rail-step::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 17px; top: 36px; bottom: 0; width: 2px; background: var(--bg-line-2); }
    .bg-rail-step:last-child::before { display: none; }
    .bg-rail-step:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
}

/* Core criteria: three non-negotiables as full-width numbered rows */
.bg-core { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto 44px; }
.bg-core-item {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 72px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 18px;
    padding: 26px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2);
}
.bg-core-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2); }
.bg-core-num { font-family: var(--bg-mono); font-size: 34px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; color: var(--bg-accent); padding-top: 2px; }
.bg-core-item h3 { color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.bg-core-tag {
    display: inline-block; margin-left: 8px; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bg-accent); background: var(--bg-accent-soft-2);
    padding: 2px 9px; border-radius: 999px; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap;
}
.bg-core-item p { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .bg-core-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
    .bg-core-num { font-size: 26px; }
}

.bg-criteria-list-label {
    color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.bg-criteria-compact { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 4px 32px; }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .bg-criteria-compact { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.bg-criteria-row {
    display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 16px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line);
}
.bg-criteria-row:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: none; }
.bg-criteria-num-sm {
    flex-shrink: 0; width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-accent-line); color: var(--bg-accent);
    font-weight: 700; font-size: 11.5px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.bg-criteria-row h3 { color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.bg-criteria-row p { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; }

/* Tables (scoring matrix, quote comparison) */
.bg-table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2); border-radius: 14px; }
.bg-score, .bg-compare-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13.5px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.bg-score { min-width: 760px; }
.bg-score thead th, .bg-compare-table thead th {
    text-align: left; font-family: var(--bg-mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bg-accent); background: var(--bg-accent-soft);
    padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2);
}
.bg-score tbody th, .bg-score tbody td, .bg-compare-table tbody th, .bg-compare-table tbody td {
    padding: 14px 16px; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line); line-height: 1.5;
}
.bg-score tbody tr:last-child th, .bg-score tbody tr:last-child td,
.bg-compare-table tbody tr:last-child th, .bg-compare-table tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
.bg-score tbody th { color: var(--bg-ink); font-weight: 700; width: 22%; }
.bg-score-idx { font-family: var(--bg-mono); font-weight: 700; font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--bg-accent); margin-right: 10px; }
.bg-score tbody td { color: var(--bg-text-2); }
.bg-score tbody td:nth-child(2) { color: var(--bg-muted); }
.bg-score tbody td:last-child { color: var(--bg-text); }
.bg-score-note { max-width: 760px; margin-top: 22px; color: var(--bg-text); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; text-align: center; }

/* Certifications */
.bg-tier-row { display: flex; align-items: stretch; gap: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .bg-tier-row { flex-direction: column; } }
.bg-tier-card {
    background: var(--bg-card);
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 26px 22px;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
}
.bg-tier-card.advanced {
    flex: 1.35;
    background: linear-gradient(165deg, var(--bg-accent-soft-2) 0%, var(--bg-card) 65%);
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-accent-line-strong);
    padding: 32px 28px;
    position: relative;
}
.bg-tier-card .bg-tier-recommended {
    position: absolute; top: -12px; left: 28px;
    background: var(--bg-accent); color: var(--bg-accent-ink); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 999px; white-space: nowrap;
}
.bg-tier-card .bg-tier-label {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.bg-tier-card.entry .bg-tier-label { background: var(--bg-muted-soft); color: var(--bg-muted-2); }
.bg-tier-card.advanced .bg-tier-label { background: var(--bg-accent-soft-2); color: var(--bg-accent); }
.bg-tier-card.elite .bg-tier-label { background: var(--bg-danger-soft); color: var(--bg-danger); }
.bg-tier-card .bg-tier-badges { color: var(--bg-ink); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; line-height: 1.6; }
.bg-tier-card.advanced .bg-tier-badges { font-size: 16.5px; }
.bg-tier-card p { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0; }

.bg-company { max-width: 900px; margin: 44px auto 0; padding-top: 30px; border-top: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2); }
.bg-company-label { color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.bg-company-lead { color: var(--bg-text); font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 22px; max-width: 720px; }
.bg-company-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr); gap: 24px; padding: 20px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--bg-line); }
.bg-company-item h3 { color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.35; margin: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.bg-company-item p { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }
.bg-company-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px; color: var(--bg-accent); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13.5px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.bg-company-link:hover, .bg-company-link:focus-visible { text-decoration: underline; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .bg-company-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; } }

/* Red flags */
.bg-redflag-box {
    background: var(--bg-danger-paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-danger-line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 30px 34px;
}
.bg-redflag-box ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 36px; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .bg-redflag-box ul { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.bg-redflag-box li { color: var(--bg-danger-text); padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line); display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; }
.bg-redflag-box li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
@media (min-width: 861px) { .bg-redflag-box li:nth-last-child(2) { border-bottom: none; } }
.bg-redflag-box li svg { flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px; color: var(--bg-danger); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .bg-redflag-box { padding: 24px 22px; } }

/* Pricing + quote comparison */
.bg-price-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.bg-price-row .bg-price-value { color: var(--bg-accent); font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; white-space: nowrap; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

.bg-compare { max-width: 900px; margin: 64px auto 0; padding-top: 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2); }
.bg-compare-title { color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.bg-compare-lead { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 22px; max-width: 720px; }
.bg-compare-table { min-width: 640px; }
.bg-compare-table tbody th { color: var(--bg-ink); font-family: var(--bg-mono); font-weight: 700; width: 90px; }
.bg-compare-table tbody td { color: var(--bg-text-2); white-space: nowrap; }
.bg-compare-table .bg-compare-total { color: var(--bg-accent); font-weight: 700; }
.bg-compare-table tr.is-opaque td { color: var(--bg-muted); }
.bg-compare-table tr.is-opaque .bg-compare-total { color: var(--bg-danger); }
.bg-compare-note { color: var(--bg-text); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 20px 0 0; }

/* Contract & law: term-sheet rows */
.bg-terms { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; }
.bg-terms-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr); gap: 24px; padding: 22px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--bg-line); }
.bg-terms-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line); }
.bg-terms-mark { display: block; font-family: var(--bg-mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--bg-accent); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.bg-terms-head h3 { color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.35; margin: 0; }
.bg-terms-item p { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }
.bg-terms-disclaimer { max-width: 820px; margin: 20px auto 0; color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.6; text-align: center; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .bg-terms-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; } }

.bg-reg-links { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 20px 0 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.bg-reg-links a {
    display: inline-block; color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600;
    background: var(--bg-accent-soft); border: 1px solid var(--bg-accent-line);
    padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color 0.2s ease-out;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.bg-reg-links a:hover, .bg-reg-links a:focus-visible { background: var(--bg-accent-hover); }

.bg-sources-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; columns: 2; column-gap: 40px; }
.bg-sources-list li { color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 13.5px; margin-bottom: 10px; break-inside: avoid; }
.bg-sources-list a { color: var(--bg-accent); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .bg-sources-list { columns: 1; } }

.bg-meta { color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 13px; font-family: var(--bg-mono); }

/* Layout helpers (formerly inline style="") */
.bg-heading-white { color: var(--bg-ink); }
.bg-hero-title { color: var(--bg-ink); max-width: 820px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.bg-lead-700 { max-width: 700px; color: var(--bg-text); }
.bg-lead-640 { max-width: 640px; color: var(--bg-text); }
.bg-lead-680 { max-width: 680px; color: var(--bg-text); }
.bg-section-bg-dark { background: var(--bg-paper-deep); }
.bg-pad-top-70 { padding-top: 70px; }
.bg-note-700 { max-width: 700px; color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 13.5px; }
.bg-note-700-13 { max-width: 700px; color: var(--bg-muted); font-size: 13px; }
.bg-redflag-box-wrap { max-width: 980px; }
.bg-crosslink-box { max-width: 640px; background: var(--bg-surface-faint); border: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2); border-radius: 16px; padding: 32px 36px; }
.bg-crosslink-title { color: var(--bg-ink); font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.bg-crosslink-text { color: var(--bg-text-2); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.bg-crosslink-link { color: var(--bg-accent); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; }
.bg-crosslink-link:hover, .bg-crosslink-link:focus-visible { text-decoration: underline; }
.bg-pricing-area { padding: 120px 0; }
.bg-max-720 { max-width: 720px; }
.bg-max-820 { max-width: 820px; }
.bg-regulatorik-text { color: var(--bg-text); line-height: 1.8; font-size: 15px; }
.bg-faq-white-bg { color: var(--bg-ink); }
.bg-faq-content-full { max-width: 100%; }
.bg-faq-question { font-size: 20px; color: var(--bg-ink); }
.bg-cta-area { background: var(--bg-paper-cta); border-top: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-line-2); padding: 64px 0; }
.bg-cta-title { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; color: var(--bg-ink); }
.bg-cta-text { max-width: 600px; color: var(--bg-ink-60); font-size: 0.95rem; }
.bg-cta-btn-inline { display: inline-flex; }