/* CENTCOAST GROWTH PARTNERS | Standalone static website | 2026-11-04
   Navy and gold branding; Georgia headings, Lato interface; accessible navigation. */

:root { --cc-navy:#08233D; --cc-gold:#C9A044; --cc-ink:#172B3D;
 --cc-surface:#F5F7F8; --cc-muted:#506171; --cc-border:#DCE3E8;
 --cc-font-body:"Lato",Arial,sans-serif; --cc-font-display:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; }
/* Monterey-first lead-generation site: paste into Squarespace Custom CSS.
   Colors, typography, spacing are deliberately scoped to .mcc/.mcc-global-footer.
   No gradients, external font calls, or motion dependencies. */
.mcc,.mcc-global-footer,.mcc-sticky-cta {
  --mcc-ink:#172B3D;--mcc-teal:#08233D;--mcc-teal-dark:#143B5A;--mcc-gold:#C9A044;
  --mcc-muted:#506171;--mcc-pale:#F5F7F8;--mcc-line:#DCE3E8;
  --mcc-white:#fff;--mcc-radius:8px;
  color:var(--mcc-ink);font-family:"Lato",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
.mcc *, .mcc-global-footer *, .mcc-sticky-cta * {box-sizing:border-box}
.mcc {font-size:17px;line-height:1.65}
.mcc a {color:var(--mcc-teal);text-underline-offset:3px}
.mcc a:focus-visible,.mcc-global-footer a:focus-visible,.mcc-sticky-cta a:focus-visible {
 outline:3px solid var(--mcc-gold);outline-offset:3px
}
.mcc .mcc-container {max-width:1160px;padding:0 24px;margin:0 auto}
.mcc .mcc-section {padding:78px 0}
.mcc .mcc-section--pale {background:var(--mcc-pale)}
.mcc .mcc-section--dark {background:var(--mcc-ink);color:var(--mcc-white)}
.mcc .mcc-eyebrow {font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-weight:800;color:var(--mcc-teal);margin:0 0 18px}
.mcc .mcc-section--dark .mcc-eyebrow {color:#E7CA82}
.mcc h1,.mcc h2,.mcc h3 {font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.035em;
  line-height:1.13;color:inherit;margin:0 0 20px;font-weight:800}
.mcc h1 {font-size:clamp(38px,5vw,66px);max-width:850px}
.mcc h2 {font-size:clamp(30px,3.2vw,44px)}
.mcc h3 {font-size:23px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.mcc p {margin:0 0 18px}
.mcc p:last-child {margin-bottom:0}
.mcc .mcc-lead {font-size:clamp(19px,2.05vw,23px);line-height:1.5;
  color:var(--mcc-muted);max-width:740px}
.mcc .mcc-section--dark .mcc-lead {color:#E4E9ED}
.mcc .mcc-hero {padding:96px 0 88px;background:var(--mcc-pale)}
.mcc .mcc-hero-grid {display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.75fr) minmax(250px,1fr);
  gap:64px;align-items:center}
.mcc .mcc-hero h1 {max-width:800px}
.mcc .mcc-actions {display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:15px;margin-top:32px}
.mcc .mcc-btn {display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;
  padding:14px 24px;min-height:50px;border-radius:7px;background:var(--mcc-teal);
  border:2px solid var(--mcc-teal);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;
  line-height:1.25;font-weight:800;transition:background-color .15s ease}
.mcc .mcc-btn:hover {background:var(--mcc-teal-dark);border-color:var(--mcc-teal-dark);color:#fff}
.mcc .mcc-btn--light {background:#fff;border-color:#fff;color:var(--mcc-ink)}
.mcc .mcc-btn--light:hover {background:#e7eeee;border-color:#e7eeee;color:var(--mcc-ink)}
.mcc .mcc-inline {font-weight:700}
.mcc .mcc-panel {background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mcc-line);
  border-radius:var(--mcc-radius);padding:32px}
.mcc .mcc-panel--dark {background:var(--mcc-ink);border-color:var(--mcc-ink);color:#fff}
.mcc .mcc-panel .mcc-panel-title {margin-bottom:22px;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800}
.mcc .mcc-benefits {list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.mcc .mcc-benefits li {padding:13px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #DCE3E8;font-weight:700}
.mcc .mcc-panel--dark .mcc-benefits li {border-bottom-color:#395065}
.mcc .mcc-benefits li:last-child {border-bottom:0}
.mcc .mcc-section-intro {max-width:810px;margin:0 0 32px}
.mcc .mcc-grid {display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px}
.mcc .mcc-grid--two {grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
.mcc .mcc-card {background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--mcc-line);border-radius:var(--mcc-radius);
 padding:30px;min-width:0}
.mcc .mcc-card h3 {font-size:23px;margin-bottom:12px}
.mcc .mcc-card p {color:var(--mcc-muted);font-size:16px}
.mcc .mcc-card a {font-weight:800;font-size:15px}
.mcc .mcc-kicker {font-weight:800;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.04em;
  color:var(--mcc-teal);margin-bottom:12px}
.mcc .mcc-step {border-top:3px solid var(--mcc-teal);padding-top:24px}
.mcc .mcc-step-num {font-weight:800;color:var(--mcc-teal);font-size:16px;margin-bottom:14px}
.mcc .mcc-split {display:grid;grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.2fr) minmax(280px,.8fr);
  align-items:start;gap:52px}
.mcc .mcc-list {padding-left:23px;margin:0}
.mcc .mcc-list li {margin-bottom:11px}
.mcc .mcc-list li:last-child {margin-bottom:0}
.mcc .mcc-faq details {border-bottom:1px solid var(--mcc-line);padding:18px 0}
.mcc .mcc-faq summary {font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;font-weight:800;
 cursor:pointer;padding-right:18px}
.mcc .mcc-faq details p {padding-top:12px;color:var(--mcc-muted)}
.mcc .mcc-note {font-size:14px;color:var(--mcc-muted)}
.mcc .mcc-chip {display:inline-flex;border:1px solid var(--mcc-line);border-radius:100px;
 padding:8px 15px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;margin:5px 7px 5px 0}
.mcc .mcc-cta h2 {max-width:770px}
.mcc .mcc-cta .mcc-lead {max-width:750px}
.mcc .mcc-quote {border-left:3px solid var(--mcc-teal);padding:10px 0 10px 23px;
 font-size:21px;line-height:1.5;font-weight:700}
.mcc-global-footer {background:#08233D;color:#E4E9ED;padding:44px 24px 48px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.7}
.mcc-global-footer__inner {max-width:1160px;margin:auto;display:grid;
 grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px}
.mcc-global-footer h2 {color:#fff;font-size:17px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px}
.mcc-global-footer a {color:#F5F7F8;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.mcc-global-footer__links {list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.mcc-global-footer__links li {margin-bottom:6px}
.mcc-global-footer__disclaimer {max-width:1160px;margin:22px auto 0;
 border-top:1px solid #486072;padding-top:18px;color:#D2DCE4;font-size:12px}
.mcc-sticky-cta {display:none}


/* STANDALONE CENTCOAST SITE: NAVIGATION, FORMS AND LAYOUT */
*, *::before, *::after {box-sizing:border-box}
html {scroll-behavior:smooth; scroll-padding-top:94px}
body {margin:0; background:#fff; color:#172B3D; font-family:"Lato",Arial,sans-serif}
a {text-underline-offset:3px}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,summary:focus-visible {outline:3px solid #C9A044; outline-offset:3px}
img {max-width:100%; height:auto}
.skip-link{position:absolute;top:-100px;left:12px;background:#fff;color:#08233D;padding:10px;z-index:999}
.skip-link:focus{top:10px}
.site-header {background:#fff;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:500;border-bottom:1px solid #E1E6E9}
.site-header__inner {display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;max-width:1240px;margin:auto;min-height:90px;padding:10px 26px;gap:22px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-decoration:none;min-width:0;flex-shrink:0}
.brand__icon{width:65px;height:65px;object-fit:contain}
.brand__text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:1px;min-width:0}
.brand__title{font:700 27px/.98 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.04em;color:#08233D;white-space:nowrap}
.brand__sub{font:900 9px/1.3 "Lato",Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.23em;color:#08233D;white-space:nowrap;margin-top:7px}
.site-nav{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center}
.site-nav a{font-size:13.5px;color:#233E50;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;white-space:nowrap}
.site-nav a:hover,.site-nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:#9C761F}
/* Top-level links and the Services button share one 44px vertical centerline. */
.site-nav > a:not(.nav-cta){display:inline-flex;align-items:center;height:44px;line-height:1}
.site-nav .nav-cta {display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:44px;padding:0 15px;background:#08233D;color:#fff;border-radius:6px;font-size:13px;line-height:1}
.site-nav .nav-cta:hover{background:#143B5A;color:#fff}
.nav-toggle{display:none;border:1px solid #CAD4DB;background:white;border-radius:6px;padding:12px;cursor:pointer;color:#08233D;font-size:14px;font-weight:800}
.footer{background:#08233D;color:#E2ECF2;padding:64px 24px 30px}
.footer__wrap{max-width:1160px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.35fr 1fr 1fr;gap:38px}
.footer__heading{font:700 28px/1.15 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px}
.footer__tagline{max-width:340px;color:#DBE4E9;line-height:1.65;font-size:15px;margin:0}
.footer__label{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#E7CA82;font-weight:900;margin:0 0 18px}
.footer__links{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;gap:10px}
.footer__links a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px}
.footer__links a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.footer__bottom{max-width:1160px;margin:48px auto 0;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid #3A5062;color:#BDCDD6;font-size:12px;line-height:1.7}
.footer__bottom a{color:#fff}
.mcc .mcc-card{box-shadow:0 3px 18px rgba(8,35,61,.035);position:relative}
.mcc .mcc-card:focus-within{border-color:#C9A044}
.mcc .mcc-card a::after{content:'  \2192';font-family:Arial,sans-serif}
.mcc .mcc-hero{background:#F5F7F8;position:relative}
.mcc .mcc-hero::before{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:5px;background:#C9A044}
.mcc .mcc-hero h1{color:#08233D}
.mcc .mcc-panel--dark{background:#08233D;border-color:#08233D}
.mcc .mcc-step{border-top-color:#C9A044}
.mcc .mcc-step-num{color:#08233D}
.mcc .mcc-section--dark{background:#08233D}
.mcc .mcc-btn{background:#08233D;border-color:#08233D}
.mcc .mcc-btn:hover{background:#143B5A;border-color:#143B5A}
.mcc .mcc-section--dark .mcc-btn{background:#C9A044;border-color:#C9A044;color:#08233D}
.mcc .mcc-section--dark .mcc-btn:hover{background:#E0B65C;border-color:#E0B65C}
.mcc .mcc-section--dark .mcc-eyebrow{color:#E7CA82}
.mcc .mcc-grid .mcc-card p{line-height:1.65}
.contact-layout{max-width:1160px;margin:auto;padding:76px 24px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(290px,.75fr);gap:68px}
.form-title{font:700 clamp(28px,3vw,40px)/1.16 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;color:#08233D;margin:0 0 16px}
.form-intro{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;color:#506171;margin:0 0 28px}
.contact-form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
.contact-form .full{grid-column:1/-1}
.form-field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px}
.form-field label{font-size:14px;font-weight:900;color:#172B3D}
.form-field input,.form-field select,.form-field textarea{width:100%;padding:13px;border:1px solid #B5C3CE;border-radius:6px;font:400 16px/1.35 "Lato",Arial,sans-serif;background:#fff;color:#172B3D}
.form-field textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}
.form-field small,.form-note{color:#506171;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5}
.form-submit{background:#08233D;color:#fff;border:0;padding:15px 24px;border-radius:6px;min-height:52px;font-size:15px;font-weight:900;cursor:pointer}
.form-submit:disabled{background:#6E8090;cursor:not-allowed}
.form-submit:hover:not(:disabled){background:#143B5A}
.form-alert{border:1px solid #C9A044;background:#FCF8EE;border-radius:6px;padding:13px 16px;color:#513D0B;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5}
.form-status{font-size:14px;color:#9B2C2C;font-weight:700}
.side-panel{background:#F5F7F8;padding:30px;border:1px solid #DCE3E8;border-radius:8px;align-self:start}
.side-panel h2{font:700 26px/1.2 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0 0 16px;color:#08233D}
.side-panel p,.side-panel li{font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#506171}
.side-panel ul{padding-left:21px}
.insights-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:22px}
.article-preview{border:1px solid #DCE3E8;background:#fff;border-radius:8px;padding:30px}
.article-preview h2{font:700 27px/1.18 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif}
.article-preview p{line-height:1.65;color:#506171}
.article-preview a{font-weight:900;color:#08233D}
.article-body{max-width:810px;margin:0 auto;padding:70px 24px 95px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.78}
.article-body h2{font:700 31px/1.2 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;margin:48px 0 16px;color:#08233D}
.article-body h3{font:700 23px/1.28 Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;margin:34px 0 12px;color:#08233D}
.article-body li{margin-bottom:13px}
.article-body a{color:#08233D;font-weight:700}
.article-body .article-lead{font-size:21px;color:#506171}
.article-meta{font-size:14px;color:#5D7180;margin:0 0 32px}
.small-utility{font-size:13px;color:#5C6F7D}
.mobile-bottom-cta{display:none}
@media(max-width:1130px){.site-nav{gap:15px}.site-nav a{font-size:12px}.brand__title{font-size:23px}}
@media(max-width:970px){.site-header__inner{min-height:76px;padding:8px 18px}.brand__icon{height:58px;width:58px}.nav-toggle{display:block}.site-nav{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #DCE3E8;padding:14px 20px 23px;flex-direction:column;gap:0;align-items:stretch;box-shadow:0 10px 30px #08233D1C}.site-nav[data-open="true"]{display:flex}.site-nav a{padding:13px 7px;font-size:16px}.site-nav .nav-cta{text-align:center;margin-top:10px;padding:15px}.footer__wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.contact-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}.insights-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:640px){.brand__title{font-size:21px}.brand__sub{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.15em}.brand__icon{width:49px;height:49px}.site-header__inner{min-height:67px}.footer__wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.footer{padding-bottom:102px}.contact-layout{padding:56px 19px}.contact-form{grid-template-columns:1fr}.mobile-bottom-cta{display:block;position:fixed;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;background:#fff;border-top:1px solid #DCE3E8;padding:9px 16px max(9px,env(safe-area-inset-bottom));z-index:300}.mobile-bottom-cta a{display:block;text-align:center;background:#08233D;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;padding:12px;font-size:15px;font-weight:900;min-height:46px}}
@media(max-width:900px){.mcc .mcc-hero-grid,.mcc .mcc-split{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.mcc .mcc-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.mcc .mcc-section{padding:62px 0}.mcc .mcc-hero{padding:70px 0}}
@media(max-width:640px){.mcc .mcc-container{padding:0 19px}.mcc h1{font-size:clamp(35px,9vw,41px)}.mcc h2{font-size:31px}.mcc .mcc-grid,.mcc .mcc-grid--two{grid-template-columns:1fr}.mcc .mcc-section{padding:52px 0}.mcc .mcc-hero{padding:54px 0 58px}.mcc .mcc-panel,.mcc .mcc-card{padding:23px}.mcc .mcc-actions{align-items:stretch}.mcc .mcc-btn{width:100%}.mcc .mcc-eyebrow{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.11em}.mcc .mcc-lead{font-size:18px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* 2026-11-04: accessible advertising-first Services menu */
.site-nav .nav-dropdown{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;height:44px}
.site-nav .nav-subtoggle{appearance:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;height:44px;border:0;background:transparent;color:#233E50;font:800 13.5px/1 "Lato",Arial,sans-serif;white-space:nowrap;padding:0;cursor:pointer}
.site-nav .nav-subtoggle:hover,.site-nav .nav-subtoggle[aria-expanded="true"]{color:#9C761F}
.nav-chevron{display:inline-block;font-size:15px;line-height:1;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.nav-submenu{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:-15px;min-width:275px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #DCE3E8;border-top:3px solid #C9A044;box-shadow:0 13px 28px rgba(8,35,61,.12);border-radius:0 0 7px 7px;padding:8px;z-index:550}
.site-nav .nav-submenu a{display:block;white-space:normal;padding:12px 14px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.35;border-radius:4px}
.site-nav .nav-submenu a:hover,.site-nav .nav-submenu a[aria-current="page"]{background:#F5F7F8;color:#08233D}
.site-nav .nav-submenu .nav-submenu__all{border-top:1px solid #DCE3E8;border-radius:0;margin-top:5px;color:#946C16}
.nav-dropdown[data-expanded="true"] .nav-submenu{display:block}
@media(min-width:971px){.nav-dropdown:hover .nav-submenu,.nav-dropdown[data-expanded="true"] .nav-submenu{display:block}}
.mcc .mcc-grid .mcc-card h3{overflow-wrap:break-word}
.mcc .mcc-panel{min-width:0}
.mcc .mcc-hero-grid{gap:42px}
@media(max-width:1130px){.site-nav{gap:16px}.site-nav .nav-subtoggle{font-size:12px}}
@media(max-width:970px){
  .site-nav > a:not(.nav-cta){height:auto;line-height:1.25}
  .site-nav .nav-dropdown{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
  .site-nav .nav-subtoggle{width:100%;height:auto;text-align:left;padding:13px 7px;font-size:16px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}
  .site-nav .nav-submenu{display:none;position:static;min-width:0;width:100%;box-shadow:none;border:0;border-left:3px solid #C9A044;padding:2px 0 5px 12px;margin:0 0 5px 6px;border-radius:0}
  .nav-dropdown[data-expanded="true"] .nav-submenu{display:block}
  .site-nav .nav-submenu a{font-size:15px;line-height:1.4;padding:11px 10px}
  .site-nav .nav-submenu .nav-submenu__all{margin-top:4px}
}