  /* =====================================================
       EZ RANKINGS â€” B2B LANDING PAGE
       Colors: #ffffff, #000000, #f5c400, #11559b
    ===================================================== */

   
    .ez-page {
     
      background: #ffffff;
      color: #111111;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    /* â”€â”€ TYPOGRAPHY â”€â”€ */
    .ez-page h1, .ez-page h2, .ez-page h3, .ez-page h4 {
     
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #000000;
    }

    .ez-page p { color: #444444; line-height: 1.7; }

    .ez-section-label {
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #000000;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }
    .ez-section-label::before {
      content: '';
      display: inline-block;
      width: 28px;
      height: 2px;
      background: #f5c400;
      border-radius: 2px;
    }



    .ez-btn-primary {
      background: #11559b;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 10px 22px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
  
      
    }
    .ez-btn-primary:hover { background: #0d4280; transform: translateY(-1px); color: #fff; }

    .ez-btn-secondary {
      background: transparent;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 9px 22px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      border: 2px solid #ffffff;
      cursor: pointer;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      transition: all 0.2s;
    }
    .ez-btn-secondary:hover { background: #11559b; color: #fff; }

    .ez-btn-yellow {
      background: #f5c400;
      color: #000000;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 12px 28px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
     
    }
    .ez-btn-yellow:hover { background: #e0b200; transform: translateY(-1px); color: #000; }

    .ez-btn-outline-white {
      background: transparent;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 11px 26px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
      cursor: pointer;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      transition: all 0.2s;
     
    }
    .ez-btn-outline-white:hover { border-color: #fff; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); color: #fff; }

    /* hamburger */
  
    /* â”€â”€ HERO â”€â”€ */
   .ez-hero {
    background: #000000;
    padding: 28px 32px 43px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

    .ez-hero::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: -80px;
      right: -120px;
      width: 520px;
      height: 520px;
      background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(17,85,155,0.07) 0%, transparent 70%);
      border-radius: 50%;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .ez-hero::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -60px;
      left: -80px;
      width: 380px;
      height: 380px;
      background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(245,196,0,0.09) 0%, transparent 70%);
      border-radius: 50%;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

  .ez-hero-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    background: #e7bd09;
    color: #000000;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    border: 1px solid #000000;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
    .ez-hero h1 {
      font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 52px);
      font-weight: 800;
      line-height: 1.12;
      color: #ffffff;
      max-width: 740px;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .ez-hero h1 .ez-highlight {
      color: #f7c812;
      position: relative;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .ez-hero h1 .ez-highlight::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 2px;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 4px;
      background: #f5c400;
      border-radius: 2px;
    }

   .ez-hero p {
    
max-width: 100%;
    
line-height: 1.75;
    
margin-bottom: 36px;
    
color: #fff;
}

    .ez-hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 48px; }

    .ez-trust-strip {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 24px;
      border-top: 1px solid #ffffff4d;
      padding-top: 32px;
    }

    .ez-trust-pill {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: #ffffff;
    }

    .ez-trust-dot {
      width: 8px;
      height: 8px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: #22c55e;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    /* â”€â”€ STAT STRIP â”€â”€ */
    .ez-stat-strip {
      background: #f5c400;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .ez-stat-strip .ez-stat-inner {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .ez-stat-item {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 32px 40px;
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
      flex: 1;
      min-width: 160px;
    }
    .ez-stat-item:last-child { border-right: none; }

    .ez-stat-num {
      
font-size: 34px;
      
font-weight: 800;
      
color: #000000;
      
line-height: 1;
    }
  .ez-stat-desc {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgb(0 0 0);
    margin-top: 6px;
    font-weight: 400;
}

    /* â”€â”€ SECTIONS â”€â”€ */
    .ez-section {
      padding: 50px 32px;
    }

    .ez-section-alt {
      background: #f8f9fc;
    }

    .ez-section-header {
      max-width: 600px;
      margin-bottom: 48px;
    }

    .ez-section-header h2 {
      font-size: clamp(24px, 3.5vw, 34px);
      font-weight: 800;
      line-height: 1.2;
      margin-bottom: 14px;
      color: #000;
    }

    .ez-section-header p {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: #555;
    }

   .ez-section-header-center {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto 48px;
}

    /* â”€â”€ FEATURE CARDS â”€â”€ */
    .ez-card {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 28px;
      transition: box-shadow 0.25s, transform 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .ez-card:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(17,85,155,0.1);
      transform: translateY(-3px);
      border-color: #bfdbfe;
    }

    .ez-card-icon {
      width: 52px;
      height: 52px;
      border-radius: 12px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      font-size: 20px;
    }

  .ez-card h3 {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #000;
}

  .ez-card p {
    /* font-size: 13px; */
    color: #292929;
    line-height: 1.65;
}

    .ez-tag {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 4px 12px;
      border-radius: 30px;
      margin-top: 14px;
    }

    /* â”€â”€ PILLAR â”€â”€ */
    .ez-pillar {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
      border-radius: 14px;
      padding: 32px;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      display: flex;
      gap: 24px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      transition: box-shadow 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
    }

    .ez-pillar:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(17,85,155,0.09);
      border-color: #bfdbfe;
    }

    .ez-pillar-icon {
      width: 56px;
      height: 56px;
      border-radius: 14px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-size: 22px;
    }

   .ez-pillar-body h3 {
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #000;
}
   .ez-pillar-body p {
    /* font-size: 14px; */
    color: #555;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
    .ez-pillar-tags { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

    .ez-chip {
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 4px 12px;
      border-radius: 30px;
      background: #f9cf2f57;
      color: #000000;
      border: 1px solid #f7c812;
    }

    .ez-pillar-link {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #000000;
      font-weight: 600;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
      margin-top: 14px;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: gap 0.2s;
    }
    .ez-pillar-link:hover { gap: 10px; color: #0d4280; }

    /* â”€â”€ PROCESS â”€â”€ */
    .ez-process-wrap {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 0;
      position: relative;
    }

    .ez-process-step {
      flex: 1;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 0 16px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .ez-process-step:not(:last-child)::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 22px;
      right: -8px;
      width: 16px;
      height: 2px;
      background: #e0e0e0;
    }

    .ez-step-num {
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: #f7c812;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 15px;
      font-weight: 700;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      margin: 0 auto 14px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(17,85,155,0.25);
    }

   .ez-step-label {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #000;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}.ez-step-label i {
    color: #000 !important;
}

   .ez-step-desc {
    /* font-size: 12px; */
    color: #292828;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

    /* â”€â”€ CTA BAND â”€â”€ */
    .ez-cta-band {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000 0%, #000000 100%);
      border-radius: 16px;
      padding: 56px 48px;
      text-align: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .ez-cta-band::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: -60px;
      right: -60px;
      width: 220px;
      height: 220px;
      background: rgba(245,196,0,0.12);
      border-radius: 50%;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .ez-cta-band h2 {
      font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 32px);
      font-weight: 800;
      color: #ffffff;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .ez-cta-band p {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
      max-width: 460px;
      margin: 0 auto 28px;
    }

    .ez-cta-btns { display: flex; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

    /* â”€â”€ INDUSTRIES â”€â”€ */
    .ez-industry-pill {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
      border-radius: 10px;
      padding: 18px 14px;
      text-align: center;
      transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
      cursor: default;
    }

    .ez-industry-pill:hover {
      border-color: #11559b;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(17,85,155,0.08);
    }

    .ez-industry-pill .ez-ind-icon {
      font-size: 20px;
      color: #000000;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

  .ez-industry-pill .ez-ind-name {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #000;
}

   .ez-industry-pill .ez-ind-sub {
    /* font-size: 11px; */
    color: #100f0f;
    margin-top: 3px;
}

    /* â”€â”€ CASE STUDY CARDS â”€â”€ */
    .ez-case-card {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
      border-radius: 14px;
      padding: 28px;
      border-top: 4px solid #11559b;
      transition: box-shadow 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .ez-case-card:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 14px 44px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }

    .ez-case-card .ez-case-badge {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 4px 12px;
      border-radius: 30px;
      margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .ez-case-card h3 {
      font-size: 17px;
      font-weight: 800;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      color: #000;
    }

  .ez-case-card p {
    /* font-size: 13px; */
    color: #252424;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

    .ez-case-link {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #11559b;
      font-weight: 600;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
      margin-top: 14px;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: gap 0.2s;
    }
    .ez-case-link:hover { gap: 10px; color: #0d4280; }

    /* â”€â”€ TESTIMONIALS â”€â”€ */
    .ez-testi-card {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
      border-radius: 14px;
      padding: 28px;
      transition: box-shadow 0.25s;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .ez-testi-card:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 10px 36px rgba(17,85,155,0.08);
    }

    .ez-stars { color: #f5c400; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; }

    .ez-testi-quote {
    /* font-size: 14px; */
    color: #000000;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-style: italic;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    position: relative;
}

    .ez-testi-quote::before {
      content: '"';
      font-size: 60px;
      
      color: #f5c400;
      line-height: 1;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: -10px;
    }

    .ez-testi-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }

    .ez-testi-avatar {
      width: 42px;
      height: 42px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 700;
      
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .ez-testi-name {
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #000;
      
    }

    .ez-testi-role { font-size: 12px; color: #888; }

    /* â”€â”€ LEAD FORM â”€â”€ */
    .ez-form-block {
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
      border-radius: 16px;
      padding: 36px;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(17,85,155,0.07);
    }

    .ez-form-block h3 {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: 800;
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    .ez-form-block .ez-form-sub {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #777;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .ez-form-row { margin-bottom: 16px; }

    .ez-form-row label {
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: #444;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 6px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    }

    .ez-form-row input,
    .ez-form-row select {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 11px 14px;
      font-size: 14px;
      border: 1px solid #ddd;
      border-radius: 8px;
      background: #fafafa;
      color: #111;
     
      transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
      outline: none;
    }

    .ez-form-row input:focus,
    .ez-form-row select:focus {
      border-color: #11559b;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(17,85,155,0.1);
      background: #fff;
    }

    .ez-form-submit {
      width: 100%;
      background: #000000;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 15px;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 14px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin-top: 6px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 8px;
      transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
    }

    .ez-form-submit:hover { background: #0d4280; transform: translateY(-1px); }

    .ez-side-points { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }

   .ez-side-points li {
    /* font-size: 14px; */
    color: #000000;
    padding: 14px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
}

    .ez-side-points li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

    .ez-check {
      width: 22px;
      height: 22px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: #f7c812;
      color: #000000;
      font-size: 12px;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      margin-top: 1px;
      border: 1px solid #bbf7d0;
    }

    .ez-form-side-head h2 {
      font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 32px);
      font-weight: 800;
      line-height: 1.25;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

  .ez-form-side-head p {
    /* font-size: 14px; */
    color: #060606;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}
    /* â”€â”€ FAQ â”€â”€ */
    .ez-faq-item {
      border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
    }

  .ez-faq-btn {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 20px 0;
    font-size: 21px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    cursor: pointer;
    gap: 16px;
}
   .ez-faq-btn .ez-faq-icon {
    width: 43px;
    height: 43px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #eff6ff;
    color: #11559b;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 20px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.3s;
}
    .ez-faq-btn[aria-expanded="true"] .ez-faq-icon {
      background: #11559b;
      color: #fff;
      transform: rotate(45deg);
    }

   .ez-faq-ans {
    /* font-size: 14px; */
    color: #060606;
    line-height: 1.7;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

    /* â”€â”€ FOOTER â”€â”€ */
    .ez-footer {
      background: #000000;
      padding: 48px 32px 32px;
    }

    .ez-footer-logo {
      
      font-size: 22px;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: #ffffff;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .ez-footer-logo span { color: #f5c400; }

    .ez-footer-tagline { font-size: 13px; color: #888; margin-bottom: 0; }

    .ez-footer-links {
      list-style: none;
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0;
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 20px;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .ez-footer-links a {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #aaa;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .ez-footer-links a:hover { color: #f5c400; }

    .ez-footer-divider {
      border-color: #1a1a1a;
      margin: 28px 0 20px;
    }

    .ez-footer-copy {
      font-size: 12px;
      color: #555;
      text-align: center;
    }

    /* â”€â”€ YELLOW ACCENT LINE â”€â”€ */
    .ez-accent-bar {
      width: 48px;
      height: 4px;
      background: #f5c400;
      border-radius: 2px;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    /* â”€â”€ DECORATIVE SVG BLOB â”€â”€ */
    .ez-blob-deco {
      position: absolute;
      opacity: 0.04;
      pointer-events: none;
      user-select: none;
    }

    /* â”€â”€ RESPONSIVE â”€â”€ */
    @media (max-width: 991.98px) {
      .ez-pillar {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 16px;
      }
      .ez-process-wrap {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 28px;
      }
      .ez-process-step::after { display: none; }

      .ez-cta-band { padding: 40px 28px; }
      .ez-section { padding: 60px 20px; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
      .ez-nav-links { display: none; }
      .ez-nav-links.show {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        position: absolute;
        top: 68px;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        background: #fff;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
        padding: 16px 24px 20px;
        gap: 14px;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
        z-index: 999;
      }
      .ez-hamburger { display: block; }
      .ez-nav-inner { padding: 0 20px; }
      .ez-hero { padding: 60px 20px 52px; }
      .ez-stat-item { padding: 24px 20px; }
      .ez-cta-band { padding: 36px 20px; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 575.98px) {
      .ez-hero-ctas { flex-direction: column; }
      .ez-cta-btns { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
      .ez-form-block { padding: 24px 18px; }
    }