/* ===========================================================================
   TopRated Kansas City — editorial review-site theme (light, trustworthy)
   =========================================================================== */
:root{
  --navy:#0b2545; --navy-2:#13315c; --ink:#1b2a3a; --slate:#5a6b7b; --muted:#8595a5;
  --gold:#f6b01e; --gold-d:#d8950a; --accent:#1d6fe0; --accent-d:#1559b8;
  --green:#16a34a; --bg:#f5f7fa; --bg-2:#eef2f7; --white:#fff;
  --line:#e2e8f0; --card-sh:0 1px 3px rgba(16,42,67,.08),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(16,42,67,.14);
  --card-sh-h:0 6px 16px rgba(16,42,67,.10),0 18px 40px -16px rgba(16,42,67,.22);
  --radius:14px; --radius-sm:9px; --maxw:1140px;
  --fh:'Plus Jakarta Sans','Segoe UI',system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;
  --fb:'Inter','Segoe UI',system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--fb);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--fh);color:var(--navy);line-height:1.18;margin:0 0 .5em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.1rem);letter-spacing:-.02em;font-weight:800}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.6vw,2.1rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em}
h3{font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700}
a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
p{margin:0 0 1rem}
.muted{color:var(--slate)}
.center{text-align:center}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 22px}
.narrow{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto}
.section{padding:56px 0}
.section--alt{background:var(--bg-2)}
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:700;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:.5rem}
.prose p{max-width:70ch}
.prose h2{margin-top:1.8em}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:.45rem;font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;padding:12px 22px;border-radius:999px;cursor:pointer;border:1.5px solid transparent;transition:transform .12s,box-shadow .2s,background .2s;text-align:center}
.btn:hover{text-decoration:none;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn--primary{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 6px 16px -6px rgba(29,111,224,.6)}
.btn--primary:hover{background:var(--accent-d);color:#fff}
.btn--ghost{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--line)}
.btn--ghost:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.btn--sm{padding:8px 15px;font-size:.85rem}

/* header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.94);backdrop-filter:saturate(160%) blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav-wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.2rem;height:64px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:800;font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--navy)}
.brand:hover{text-decoration:none}
.brand-mark{color:var(--gold);font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1}
.nav-links{margin-left:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.1rem}
.nav-links a{font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink)}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
.nav-toggle{display:none;margin-left:auto;background:none;border:0;font-size:1.5rem;cursor:pointer;color:var(--navy)}

/* hero */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-2));color:#fff;padding:64px 0 56px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(900px 360px at 85% -10%,rgba(246,176,30,.18),transparent 60%);pointer-events:none}
.hero h1{color:#fff}
.hero h1 span{color:var(--gold)}
.hero-sub{font-size:1.12rem;color:#cdd9e8;max-width:60ch;margin-bottom:1.6rem}
.hero-search{display:flex;gap:.5rem;max-width:620px;background:#fff;padding:7px;border-radius:999px;box-shadow:0 18px 50px -18px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}
.hero-search input{flex:1;border:0;background:none;padding:12px 18px;font-size:1.02rem;color:var(--ink);outline:none}
.hero-pills{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin-top:1.3rem}
.pill{background:rgba(255,255,255,.10);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);color:#eaf1fb;padding:7px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600}
.pill:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}

/* page hero (interior) */
.page-hero{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-2));color:#fff;padding:46px 0}
.page-hero h1{color:#fff}.page-hero .muted{color:#9fb3cc}
.page-hero .hero-sub{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.page-hero--cat .hero-meta{font-size:.9rem;color:#bcd0e8;margin-top:.8rem}
.page-hero--cat .hero-meta a,.page-hero a{color:var(--gold)}
.page-hero p strong{color:#fff}

/* crumbs */
.crumbs{background:var(--bg-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.85rem}
.crumbs .wrap{padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;color:var(--slate)}
.crumbs .here{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.crumbs span{color:var(--muted)}

/* section heads */
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:1.5rem;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.seemore{font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem}

/* group + category grids */
.group-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:1rem}
.group-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.4rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh);transition:transform .14s,box-shadow .2s;display:block}
.group-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:var(--card-sh-h);text-decoration:none}
.gc-icon{font-size:2rem;display:block;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.group-card h3{margin:0 0 .25rem}.group-card p{color:var(--slate);font-size:.92rem;margin:0 0 .6rem}
.gc-count{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent);font-family:var(--fh)}
.cat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:1rem}
.cat-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.2rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh);transition:transform .14s,box-shadow .2s}
.cat-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:var(--card-sh-h);text-decoration:none}
.cc-icon{font-size:1.6rem}.cat-card h3{margin:.3rem 0}.cat-card p{color:var(--slate);font-size:.88rem;margin:0}

/* how-we-rank teaser */
.how-teaser{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:2rem;align-items:center}
.how-signals{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;gap:.5rem}
.how-signals li{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);padding:.7rem 1rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}
.how-signals b{color:var(--accent);font-family:var(--fh);margin-right:.4rem}
.advertise-teaser{text-align:center;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:2.2rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh)}

/* ===== category layout + listing cards ===== */
.cat-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:2rem;align-items:start}
.empty-state{background:#fff;border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:2rem;text-align:center;color:var(--slate)}
.sponsored-row{margin-bottom:1rem}
.listing-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:54px 1fr auto;gap:1rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.2rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh);margin-bottom:1rem;align-items:start}
.listing-card.is-sponsored{border-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--gold) inset,var(--card-sh)}
.lc-rank{font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:800;font-size:1.5rem;color:#fff;background:var(--navy);border-radius:10px;width:54px;height:54px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.lc-name{font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:800;font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--navy)}
.lc-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:.2rem}
.lc-tag{font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);margin:.1rem 0 .3rem}
.lc-sum{color:var(--slate);font-size:.94rem;margin:.2rem 0 .5rem}
.lc-cites{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:.4rem 0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem 1.1rem}
.cite{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--slate)}
.cite-stars{color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:-1px}
.cite b{color:var(--ink)}
.cite a{font-weight:600}
.cite--none{font-style:italic;color:var(--muted)}
.lc-cites--big{font-size:.95rem;gap:.5rem 1.4rem;margin:.6rem 0 1rem}
.lc-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.3rem 1.1rem;font-size:.84rem;color:var(--slate);margin:.4rem 0}
.lc-actions{display:flex;gap:.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:.5rem}
.lc-score{text-align:center;background:var(--bg-2);border-radius:10px;padding:.6rem .7rem;min-width:74px}
.lc-score b{display:block;font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:800;font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--green);line-height:1}
.lc-score span{font-size:.66rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--slate);font-weight:700}

/* badges */
.badge{font-family:var(--fh);font-size:.68rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;padding:3px 8px;border-radius:999px}
.badge--sponsored{background:#fff5e0;color:var(--gold-d);border:1px solid var(--gold)}
.badge--verified{background:#e7f6ee;color:var(--green);border:1px solid #b6e4c6}

/* criteria + faqs + why */
.criteria-box{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--gold);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);padding:1.1rem 1.3rem;margin:1.3rem 0}
.criteria-box ul{margin:.4rem 0 0;padding-left:1.1rem}
.criteria-box li{margin:.25rem 0}
.why-list{padding-left:1.1rem}.why-list li{margin:.4rem 0}
.faqs{margin-top:1.6rem}
.faq-item{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);margin-bottom:.6rem;background:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.faq-q{width:100%;text-align:left;background:none;border:0;padding:1rem 1.2rem;font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;color:var(--navy);cursor:pointer;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem}
.faq-q:after{content:"+";color:var(--accent);font-weight:800}
.faq-item.open .faq-q:after{content:"\2013"}
.faq-a{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .25s ease;padding:0 1.2rem}
.faq-item.open .faq-a{max-height:600px;padding-bottom:1rem}

/* sidebar cards */
.cat-side,.biz-side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1.1rem;position:sticky;top:80px}
.side-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.2rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh)}
.side-card h3{margin:0 0 .5rem}.side-card p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--slate)}
.side-card .lead-form{margin-top:.6rem}
.side-card--alt{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.side-card--alt h3{color:#fff}.side-card--alt p{color:#c9d8ea}

/* lead band + forms */
.lead-band{background:linear-gradient(120deg,var(--gold),#ffcf5c);padding:40px 0}
.lead-band-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2rem;align-items:center}
.lead-band h2{margin:0 0 .3rem}
.lead-form{display:grid;gap:.55rem}
.lead-form input,.lead-form textarea{width:100%;padding:11px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);font-family:var(--fb);font-size:.95rem;background:#fff}
.lead-form textarea{min-height:90px;resize:vertical}
.lf-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:.55rem}
.lf-fine{font-size:.76rem;color:var(--navy);opacity:.8;margin:0}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.claim-cta{margin-top:1.4rem;padding:1rem 1.2rem;background:var(--bg-2);border-radius:var(--radius-sm)}
.claim-inline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.9rem}

/* ad slots */
.ad-slot{margin:1.2rem 0;border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);padding:.5rem;text-align:center;background:#fff}
.ad-label{display:block;font-size:.62rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.3rem}
.ad-house{display:block;padding:.9rem;color:var(--navy);font-size:.95rem}
.ad-leaderboard{max-width:920px;margin-inline:auto}

/* pricing / advertise */
.price-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(230px,1fr));gap:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem}
.price-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.4rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.price-card .price{font-family:var(--fh);font-weight:800;font-size:1.6rem;color:var(--navy);margin:.2rem 0}
.price-card ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:.6rem 0 1.1rem;flex:1}
.price-card li{padding:.3rem 0 .3rem 1.4rem;position:relative;font-size:.9rem}
.price-card li:before{content:"\2713";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--green);font-weight:800}

/* method table */
.method-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1rem 0}
.method-table th,.method-table td{text-align:left;padding:.7rem .9rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top;font-size:.92rem}
.method-table th{background:var(--bg-2);font-family:var(--fh);color:var(--navy)}

/* best-of + lists */
.bestof-list{columns:2;column-gap:2rem;list-style:none;padding:0}
.bestof-list li{margin:.35rem 0;break-inside:avoid}

/* biz layout */
.biz-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:2rem;align-items:start}
.biz-score,.lc-score{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.biz-score{display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-radius:12px;padding:.6rem 1.2rem;margin-top:.6rem}
.biz-score b{font-family:var(--fh);font-size:2rem;color:var(--gold);line-height:1}
.biz-score span{font-size:.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#cdd9e8}
.lead{font-size:1.1rem}

/* footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy);color:#c9d8ea;padding:48px 0 28px;margin-top:40px}
.site-footer a{color:#dbe6f4}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr repeat(5,1fr);gap:1.4rem}
.foot-brand p{font-size:.88rem;color:#9fb3cc}
.foot-brand .brand{color:#fff}
.site-footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;margin:0 0 .6rem}
.site-footer ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.site-footer li{margin:.3rem 0;font-size:.86rem}
.foot-network{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);margin-top:1.6rem;padding-top:1.2rem;font-size:.85rem;color:#9fb3cc}
.foot-legal{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);margin-top:1rem;padding-top:1rem;font-size:.78rem;color:#86a0bd}

/* search results */
#search-results .cat-card{cursor:pointer}

/* city strip */
.city-strip{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:0 0 1.2rem}
.city-strip-label{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--slate);font-weight:700;margin-right:.2rem}
.pill--light{background:var(--bg-2);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--navy);padding:6px 13px;border-radius:999px;font-size:.84rem;font-weight:600}
.pill--light:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}

/* sort bar */
.sort-bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:0 0 1rem}
.sort-label{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--slate);font-weight:700;margin-right:.2rem}
.sort-bar button{font-family:var(--fh);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;color:var(--ink);border-radius:999px;cursor:pointer}
.sort-bar button:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.sort-bar button.active{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}

/* category why-article */
.cat-article{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.4rem 1.6rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh);margin-bottom:1.4rem}
.cat-article h2{margin-top:0}
.cat-article h2+p,.cat-article>p:first-of-type{font-size:1.05rem}
.cat-article p{color:var(--ink)}

/* badge embed */
.badge-embed{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.4rem;box-shadow:var(--card-sh)}
.badge-preview{margin:1rem 0;text-align:center}
.badge-code-label{display:block;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--slate);margin-bottom:.3rem}
.badge-code{width:100%;font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:.78rem;padding:.7rem;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-sm);background:var(--bg-2);color:var(--ink);resize:vertical}

/* responsive */
@media(max-width:900px){
  .cat-layout,.biz-layout,.how-teaser,.lead-band-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .cat-side,.biz-side{position:static}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .bestof-list{columns:1}
}
@media(max-width:680px){
  .nav-links{position:fixed;inset:64px 0 auto;flex-direction:column;background:#fff;padding:1rem 22px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);display:none}
  .nav-links.open{display:flex;align-items:flex-start}
  .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .listing-card{grid-template-columns:44px 1fr;gap:.7rem}
  .lc-score{grid-column:2;justify-self:start;display:inline-flex;flex-direction:row;gap:.4rem;align-items:baseline}
  .lf-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}