/* Explanatory sections use white, charcoal and restrained gold.
   Benefit illustrations, pastel accents and yellow text markers keep their color. */
body.soft-palace {
  --reading-gold: #a78a58;
  --reading-rule: #dbcbb0;
  --reading-border: #e5e2dc;
  --reading-ink: #3e444b;
}

/* A quiet sentence between the concerns photo and the individual approach. */
body.soft-palace #your-case .personal-line {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 36px auto 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  color: var(--reading-ink);
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 2;
  text-align: center;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .personal-line::after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 180px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 25px auto 0;
  background: var(--reading-rule);
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-heading em { color: var(--reading-ink); }

/* Three independent cards, without a second colored container around them. */
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-map {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  overflow: visible;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-content: start;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0 12px;
  padding: 24px 20px 25px;
  border: 1px solid var(--reading-border);
  border-radius: 7px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 13px #302d2604;
  color: var(--reading-ink);
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps li>span {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #f5eedf;
  color: #67573d;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--reading-ink);
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.55vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-step-icon {
  display: block;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  width: 57px;
  height: 57px;
  margin: 23px auto 16px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--reading-gold);
  stroke-width: 2;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps p {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.95;
  text-align: center;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-next {
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  padding: 23px 16px;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--reading-rule);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: none;
  color: var(--reading-ink);
  font-size: 16px;
}
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-next b { color: var(--reading-gold); }
body.soft-palace #your-case .method-map>p { padding: 22px 16px 0; color: #5c6065; }
body.soft-palace .story-threshold h2 em { color: var(--reading-ink); }
body.soft-palace .story-threshold>p { color: #5c6065; }
body.soft-palace .story-threshold>p:not(.threshold-origin) {
  padding: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: none;
}

/* Section 04: neutral support copy, a light gold selected state, white cards. */
body.soft-palace #support { color: var(--reading-ink); }
body.soft-palace #support .practice-heading h2 em {
  padding: 0 0 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--reading-rule);
  background: none;
  color: var(--reading-ink);
  transform: none;
}
body.soft-palace #support .loop-explorer {
  padding: 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--reading-border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: none;
  color: var(--reading-ink);
}
body.soft-palace #support .loop-label { color: #78746d; }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-label>span:last-child {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-style: oblique 6deg;
  font-synthesis: style;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: #586571;
}
body.soft-palace #support .loop-controls {
  gap: 8px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: visible;
}
body.soft-palace #support .loop-controls button {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 88px;
  padding: 15px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--reading-border);
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: #fff;
  color: #51555a;
  line-height: 1.7;
  transition: border-color .18s, background .18s;
}
body.soft-palace #support .loop-controls button>span { color: #907c58; opacity: 1; }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-controls button:hover { border-color: #bfa77d; background: #fcfaf6; }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-controls button[aria-pressed=true] {
  border-color: #b59a67;
  background: #f7f1e5;
  color: #3d3830;
  font-weight: 700;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px #b59a67;
}
body.soft-palace #support button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #8d703f; outline-offset: 3px; }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-explanation { padding: 35px 10px 16px; min-height: 230px; }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-number { color: #ab8d57; }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-explanation h3 { color: var(--reading-ink); }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-explanation p { color: #5c6065; }
body.soft-palace #support .loop-next {
  border-color: #d7c6a5;
  background: #fff;
  color: #967a4d;
}
body.soft-palace #support .loop-next:hover { background: #f7f1e5; }
body.soft-palace #support .support-value h3>strong,
body.soft-palace #support .support-value-growth { color: var(--reading-ink); }
body.soft-palace #support .support-value-questions { border-left: 1px solid #b69b6a; }
body.soft-palace #support .support-details-band { border-color: var(--reading-rule); }
body.soft-palace #support .support-facts { gap: 22px; }
body.soft-palace #support .support-facts article {
  padding: 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--reading-border);
  border-top: 2px solid #c7b38d;
  border-radius: 7px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--reading-ink);
}
body.soft-palace #support .support-facts article>span { color: #806d4c; }
body.soft-palace #support .soft-guide-support .soft-guide-bubble {
  background: #fff;
  border-color: #d4c4a8;
  box-shadow: none;
}
body.soft-palace #support .soft-guide-support .soft-guide-bubble::after { background: #fff; border-color: #d4c4a8; }
body.soft-palace #support .soft-guide-support .soft-guide-bubble>span { color: #8c754c; }
body.soft-palace #support .soft-guide-support .soft-guide-bubble>p { color: #51555a; }

/* The persistent reading guide follows the same neutral frame. */
body.soft-palace .question-dock { background: #fffffff5; border-color: #ddcfb6; color: #53565b; box-shadow: 0 4px 18px #40341f0a; }
body.soft-palace .dock-label { color: #8a7756; border-color: #ddcfb6; }
body.soft-palace .dock-track i { background: #b39a6b; }

/* Match STATION 03–05 labels to the existing warm gold of STATION 01–02. */
body.soft-palace .journey-step>span,
body.soft-palace #journey-records .bench-kicker { color: #94716a; }

/* Before/after thoughts follow the selected ivory, navy and gold card palette. */
/* Match the four creation steps to the neighboring navy STATION card. */
body.soft-palace #station-4 .creation-path {
  border-color: #cbd5df;
  background: #cbd5df;
}
body.soft-palace #station-4 .creation-path li {
  background: #eff3f7;
  color: #263b4c;
}
body.soft-palace #station-4 .creation-path li::before { color: #657d92; }

body.soft-palace #question-note {
  border: 1px solid #d7c6a6;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px #28374608;
}
body.soft-palace #question-note .comparison-head {
  background: #23394a;
  color: #dbe2e7;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}
body.soft-palace #question-note .comparison-head>span:last-child {
  color: #f0dfbb;
  font-weight: 700;
}
body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row {
  border-color: #e5dcca;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff 50%, #fcf9f2 50%);
}
body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row>p:first-child {
  color: #6d7379;
  font-weight: 400;
}
body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row>p:last-child {
  color: #263b4c;
  font-weight: 700;
}
body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row>span {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  justify-self: center;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border: 1px solid #dccbad;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fffdf8;
  color: #987944;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1;
}
body.soft-palace #change>.realization-copy { color: var(--reading-ink); }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row { background: #fff; }
  body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row>p:first-child::before { color: #747a7f; }
  body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row>p:last-child {
    padding: 12px 16px;
    border-left: 2px solid #b59a67;
    background: #fcf9f2;
  }
  body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row>p:last-child::before { color: #8c7047; font-weight: 400; }
  body.soft-palace #question-note .thought-row>span { width: 28px; height: 28px; margin: 10px 0; font-size: 17px; }
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) and (min-width: 761px) {
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps { gap: 12px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps li { grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr); padding: 21px 15px; gap: 0 8px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps li>span { width: 34px; height: 34px; font-size: 14px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps h3 { font-size: 17px; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body.soft-palace #your-case .personal-line { font-size: 16px; margin-top: 28px; line-height: 2; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .personal-line::after { width: 140px; margin-top: 21px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps li { grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 12px 15px; padding: 23px 20px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps h3 { font-size: 19px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-step-icon { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; width: 42px; height: 42px; margin: 0; align-self: start; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-steps p { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 2; text-align: left; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.9; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-next { margin-top: 25px; padding: 20px 7px; font-size: 14px; }
  body.soft-palace #your-case .method-map>p { padding-inline: 0; text-align: center; }
  body.soft-palace #support .loop-explorer { padding: 17px; }
  body.soft-palace #support .loop-controls { gap: 7px; }
  body.soft-palace #support .loop-controls button { min-height: 84px; font-size: 13px; padding: 13px 7px; }
  body.soft-palace #support .loop-explanation { min-height: 290px; padding: 25px 0 5px; }
  body.soft-palace #support .support-facts article { padding: 24px 21px; }
}