.contact {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 5rem auto;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 2rem 2rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  color: #333;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  border-radius: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 6rem;
}

/* Header */
.contact__header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.contact__title {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  margin: 0 0 .5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.contact__desc {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 90%;
}

/* Form */
.contact__form {
  max-width: 600px;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
}

/* Fields */
.contact__field {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.contact__label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .9rem;
}
.contact__input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: .75rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.contact__textarea {
  min-height: 120px;
  resize: vertical;
}

/* Button */
.contact__btn {
  align-self: center;
}

.contact__btn {
    background-color: #D4AF37;       /* clean gold */
    color: #FFFFFF;                  /* white text */
    border: none;
    padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;         /* vertical/horizontal spacing */
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
    display: inline-block;           /* shrink to content */
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 130px;
    width: 50%;
  }

.contact__btn p{
    margin: 0;                       /* remove default paragraph margin */
  }
  
.contact__btn:hover {
    background-color: #B7952D;       /* slightly darker on hover */
  }
  
.contact__btn:active {
    transform: scale(0.98);          /* subtle press feedback */
  }

  .contact__success_message{
    padding: 1rem 0;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
    transition: 0.5s;}

    .contact__success_list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

/* Also ensure LIs don’t re-introduce bullets */
.contact__success_list li {
  list-style: none;
}

/* Style the message text */
.contact__success_message {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .contact {
  margin: 2rem auto;
  padding: 2rem 1rem;
}
}


.contact-container{
  margin: 5rem auto;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.cta-banner {
    position: relative;
  /* force full viewport width */
    width: 100vw;
    left: 50%;
    right: 50%;
    margin-left: -50vw;
    margin-right: -50vw;

    background-color: #f5f5f5;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 4rem 1rem;
  }

  .cta-banner p {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }

  .cta-banner a {
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: 0.3s;
    color: #D4AF37;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .cta-banner a:hover{
    color: #d1a30b;
  }