/* MODERN FOOTER STYLES */

/* --- Main Footer Container --- */
.site-footer {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; /* Consistent font for the entire footer */
   
    color: #555;
    font-size: 15px; /* Standardized base font size */
    padding: 80px 20px 0; /* More top padding, consistent side padding */
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.footer-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
    gap: 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
}

/* --- Footer Columns & Typography --- */
.footer-column h3 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;  /* Use the brand's display font */
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: #1a1a1a;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-column h4 {
    color: #1a1a1a;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase; /* Modern styling for titles */
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.footer-column.about p {
    padding-right: 20px; /* Prevent text from touching next column */
}

/* --- Links Styling --- */
.footer-column.links ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
}

.footer-column.links li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.footer-column.links a, .footer-email {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #555;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-column.links a:hover, .footer-email:hover {
    color: #f39c12; /* Brand hover color */
}

.footer-social-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    margin-left: 60px;

}

.footer-social-links a {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: #555;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-social-links a:hover {
  

    border-color: #f39c12;
    transform: translateY(-3px); /* Add a subtle lift effect */
}

/* --- Bottom Bar Alignment & Styling --- */
.footer-bottom-wrapper {
    border-top: 1px solid #e7e7e7;
}

.footer-bottom {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 25px 0;
    display: flex; /* Key for alignment */
    justify-content: space-between; /* Pushes items to ends */
    align-items: center; /* Vertically aligns items */
    flex-wrap: wrap; /* Allows wrapping on smaller screens */
    gap: 15px;
}

.footer-bottom p {
    margin: 0;
}

.footer-legal {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
}

.footer-legal a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #555;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    position: relative;
}

/* Modern Separator using CSS pseudo-element */
.footer-legal a:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: -10px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 1px;
    height: 14px;

}

.footer-legal a:hover {
    color: #f39c12;
}
.fa-brands{
    background-color: #fff !important;
}

/* --- Responsive Adjustments --- */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .site-footer {
        text-align: center;
        padding-top: 50px; /* REDUCED: Less top space on mobile */
    }

    .footer-container {
        gap: 30px; /* REDUCED: Less space between stacked columns */
        padding-bottom: 40px; /* REDUCED: Less space before the bottom bar */
    }

    .footer-column.about p {
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .footer-social-links {
        justify-content: center;
        margin-left: 0;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 10px; /* REDUCED: Tighter gap between copyright and links */
        padding: 20px 0; /* REDUCED: Less padding on the bottom bar */
    }
}