/* ============================================================
   REFERENCES / TESTIMONIALS SECTION
   Cream background, staggered card layout
   ============================================================ */

/* ─── WAVE CONNECTOR (cream → dark teal) ─────────── */
.references-connector {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  line-height: 0;
  background: var(--color-bg-light);
}
.references-connector svg {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 80px;
}

/* ─── SECTION WRAPPER ────────────────────────────── */
.references-section {
  background: var(--color-bg-primary);
  padding: var(--space-20) var(--space-8) var(--space-24);
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* ─── HEADER ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.references-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-12);
}

.references-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--text-sm);
  font-weight: var(--font-semibold);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-accent-primary);
  background: rgba(232, 197, 71, 0.1);
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 197, 71, 0.2);
  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-4);
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
}

.references-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: var(--text-3xl);
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--color-text-primary);
  line-height: var(--leading-tight);
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
}

.references-subtitle {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--text-md);
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ─── CARDS LAYOUT ───────────────────────────────── */
.references-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: var(--space-12);
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ─── INDIVIDUAL CARD ────────────────────────────── */
.reference-card {
  background: var(--color-bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-2xl);
  padding: var(--space-8);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform var(--transition-slow), box-shadow var(--transition-slow), border-color var(--transition-slow);
}

.reference-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

/* Quote mark decoration */
.reference-quote-mark {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--color-accent-primary);
  opacity: 0.25;
  position: absolute;
  top: var(--space-4);
  right: var(--space-6);
  user-select: none;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Person info row */
.reference-person {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-5);
}

.reference-avatar {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-border-hover);
}

.reference-avatar img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* Avatar placeholder initials */
.reference-avatar-initials {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--text-sm);
  font-weight: var(--font-bold);
  color: var(--color-accent-primary);
  background: var(--color-bg-primary);
}

.reference-name {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--text-base);
  font-weight: var(--font-semibold);
  color: var(--color-text-primary);
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-1);
}

.reference-role {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--text-sm);
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-1);
}

.reference-company-link {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--text-sm);
  color: var(--color-accent-primary);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: opacity var(--transition-base);
}

.reference-company-link:hover {
  opacity: 0.8;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Quote text */
.reference-text {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--text-base);
  line-height: var(--leading-loose);
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  margin: 0;
  font-style: normal;
}

/* ─── RESPONSIVE ─────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .references-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    max-width: 520px;
    gap: var(--space-4);
  }
  .references-title {
    font-size: var(--text-2xl);
  }
}

/* ── FLOAT EXPERIMENT — remove card containers ─── */
.reference-card {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  padding: var(--space-4) 0;
}

.reference-card:hover {
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}