/* ========================================================================= MM Recruitment Ltd - Design System Independent brand identity - deliberately NOT sharing tokens/styles with the Laurus Recruitment site, matching this ecosystem's own convention of independent brands per project. Palette (as supplied in the brief - do not adjust without approval): Warm ivory #FAF7F1 Rich gold #B18A43 Light champagne#E9D7B4 Charcoal #26231F White #FFFFFF Typography: Fraunces (display serif - warm, luxurious, restrained) for headings/wordmark, Inter (humanist sans) for body text and UI. Both loaded from Google Fonts - see the tags in every page's . ========================================================================= */ :root { --ivory: #FAF7F1; --gold: #B18A43; /* A deliberately darker shade than the approved #B18A43 for TEXT on light backgrounds only (links, small labels) - #B18A43 itself only measures ~3.2:1 against white/ivory, below WCAG AA's 4.5:1 for normal text. #8a6b2c measures ~4.65-5:1 against ivory/white while staying visibly the same gold family. --gold itself is unchanged and still used for backgrounds, borders, buttons and large/ decorative elements, where this contrast rule doesn't apply. */ --gold-dark: #8a6b2c; --champagne: #E9D7B4; --charcoal: #26231F; --white: #FFFFFF; --text: var(--charcoal); --text-muted: rgba(38, 35, 31, 0.66); --hairline: rgba(38, 35, 31, 0.12); --surface: var(--white); --surface-warm: var(--champagne); --font-display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; --font-body: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; --radius-sm: 8px; --radius: 16px; --radius-lg: 28px; --shadow-soft: 0 20px 60px -30px rgba(38, 35, 31, 0.35); --container-width: 1180px; } * { box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; max-width: 100%; overflow-x: hidden; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--ivory); color: var(--text); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.65; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; } img { max-width: 100%; display: block; } h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--charcoal); line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 0.5em; font-weight: 600; text-wrap: balance; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); font-weight: 500; } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.5rem); } h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; } p { margin: 0 0 1em; } a { color: var(--gold-dark); } .container { width: 100%; max-width: var(--container-width); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; } .eyebrow { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-dark); margin: 0 0 14px; } .section { padding: clamp(56px, 8vw, 110px) 0; } .section-tight { padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px) 0; } .section-warm { background: var(--surface-warm); } .section-charcoal { background: var(--charcoal); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88); } .section-charcoal h2, .section-charcoal h3 { color: var(--white); } .section-charcoal .eyebrow { color: var(--champagne); } .section-heading { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 0 40px; } .section-heading.centered { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Buttons ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px; font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.96rem; padding: 14px 30px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, background 0.18s ease, color 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease; white-space: nowrap; } .button.primary { background: var(--gold); color: var(--white); box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -14px rgba(177, 138, 67, 0.65); } .button.primary:hover { background: var(--gold-dark); transform: translateY(-1px); } .button.secondary { background: transparent; color: var(--charcoal); border-color: var(--charcoal); } .button.secondary:hover { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--white); } .button.on-dark { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); color: var(--white); } .button.on-dark:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--charcoal); border-color: var(--white); } .button.disabled, .button[aria-disabled="true"] { opacity: 0.55; cursor: not-allowed; box-shadow: none; } .button.disabled:hover, .button[aria-disabled="true"]:hover { transform: none; } .button-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Header / navigation ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20; background: rgba(250, 247, 241, 0.92); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px; padding: 16px 24px; } .brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; } /* Reserved slot for the approved gold angel-and-daisy mark, supplied separately - NEVER filled with an invented substitute. Zero-size until assets/images/mm-recruitment-logo.svg (or .png) exists; see docs/DESIGN-SYSTEM.md "Logo" section for the exact swap instructions. Deliberately not a monogram/icon placeholder either - the brief is explicit that no substitute should be invented, so this stays empty rather than approximating the real mark. */ .logo-mark { display: inline-block; width: 0; height: 44px; overflow: hidden; } .logo-mark img { height: 44px; width: auto; display: block; } .wordmark { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: var(--charcoal); } .wordmark .accent { color: var(--gold); } .nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; } .nav-links a { color: var(--text); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.95rem; padding: 6px 2px; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transition: border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease; } .nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-dark); } .nav-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; } .nav-toggle { display: none; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: 5px; width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--hairline); background: var(--white); cursor: pointer; } .nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 18px; height: 2px; margin: 0 auto; background: var(--charcoal); transition: transform 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease; } .nav-toggle.is-active span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); } .nav-toggle.is-active span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; } .nav-toggle.is-active span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hero ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .hero { padding: clamp(56px, 9vw, 120px) 0 clamp(48px, 7vw, 90px); background: radial-gradient(60% 55% at 85% 8%, rgba(233, 215, 180, 0.55), transparent 60%), var(--ivory); } .hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr; gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 64px); align-items: center; } .hero h1 { margin-bottom: 22px; } .hero-lede { font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--text-muted); max-width: 46ch; margin-bottom: 32px; } .hero-media { position: relative; border-radius: var(--radius-lg); overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft); } .hero-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; } .hero-media .media-caption { position: absolute; left: 18px; bottom: 18px; right: 18px; background: rgba(38, 35, 31, 0.55); color: var(--white); font-size: 0.82rem; padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); backdrop-filter: blur(4px); } /* Generic placeholder media block, used wherever real photography has not yet been supplied - warm gradient + a daisy motif, never a stock photo pretending to be MM Recruitment's own imagery. */ .media-placeholder { background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--champagne) 0%, var(--ivory) 60%); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; color: var(--gold-dark); position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .media-placeholder::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(177,138,67,0.18) 1.5px, transparent 1.6px); background-size: 22px 22px; opacity: 0.6; } .media-placeholder .placeholder-label { position: relative; z-index: 1; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 0.95rem; text-align: center; padding: 0 20px; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cards / grids ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .grid { display: grid; gap: 24px; } .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } .grid-5 { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); } .card { background: var(--white); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 30px 28px; border: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .card.on-warm { background: var(--white); } .card h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; } .card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .value-card { text-align: left; padding: 26px 24px; border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .value-card .value-index { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--gold-dark); letter-spacing: 0.08em; display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; } .icon-badge { width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--champagne); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 16px; color: var(--gold-dark); font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.1rem; } .icon-badge svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Recruitment expertise / specialism cards ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .specialism-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 26px 22px; } .specialism-card h3 { font-size: 1.12rem; } .specialism-card p { flex-grow: 1; font-size: 0.92rem; } .specialism-actions { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; margin-top: 16px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .specialism-actions a { font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; color: var(--gold-dark); } .specialism-actions a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } .specialism-detail { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 20px 28px; padding: 32px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .specialism-detail:last-child { border-bottom: none; } .specialism-detail .icon-badge { margin-bottom: 0; } .specialism-detail .specialism-actions { border-top: none; padding-top: 0; flex-direction: row; gap: 20px; margin-top: 14px; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Split sections (image + copy) ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px); align-items: center; } .split.reverse .split-media { order: 2; } .split-media { aspect-ratio: 5/4; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote / brand statement banner ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .statement-banner { padding: clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px) 0; text-align: center; background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--white); } .statement-banner blockquote { margin: 0 auto; max-width: 820px; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.3; } .statement-banner cite { display: block; margin-top: 20px; font-style: normal; color: var(--champagne); font-size: 0.9rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Forms ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .form-card { background: var(--white); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .form-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; } .form-field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 18px; } .form-field.full { grid-column: 1 / -1; } .form-field label { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; } .form-field .hint { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); } .form-field input, .form-field select, .form-field textarea { font: inherit; padding: 12px 14px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); background: var(--ivory); color: var(--text); } .form-field input:focus, .form-field select:focus, .form-field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(177, 138, 67, 0.18); } .form-consent { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; margin: 6px 0 22px; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--text-muted); } .form-consent input { margin-top: 4px; } .form-message { min-height: 1.4em; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 4px; } .form-message.is-error { color: #a3312c; } .form-message.is-success { color: #3f6b3f; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- "Not yet available" portal mockups - Phase 1 explicitly requires these to be visibly, honestly inert. Never styled to look like a working sign-in form. ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .coming-soon-badge { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; background: var(--champagne); color: var(--gold-dark); font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: 18px; } .mock-portal-panel { background: var(--white); border: 1px dashed var(--gold); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px); position: relative; } .mock-portal-panel fieldset { border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; opacity: 0.55; } .mock-portal-panel fieldset[disabled] * { cursor: not-allowed; } .mock-portal-note { margin-top: 18px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--text-muted); } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Footer ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-footer { background: var(--charcoal); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75); padding: 56px 0 28px; } .footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; margin-bottom: 40px; } .footer-grid h4 { color: var(--white); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.85rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; margin-bottom: 14px; } .footer-grid a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75); text-decoration: none; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 0.92rem; } .footer-grid a:hover { color: var(--champagne); } .footer-brand .wordmark { color: var(--white); } .footer-brand p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); font-size: 0.9rem; max-width: 32ch; } .footer-bottom { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12); padding-top: 22px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; font-size: 0.82rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); } .powered-by-los { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); } .powered-by-los .los-mark { color: var(--champagne); font-weight: 600; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal pages ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .legal-content { max-width: 760px; } .legal-content h2 { margin-top: 2em; } .legal-content ul { padding-left: 1.2em; } .tbc { background: rgba(177, 138, 67, 0.16); color: var(--gold-dark); padding: 1px 7px; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.92em; } .review-banner { background: var(--champagne); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 20px 24px; margin-bottom: 32px; font-size: 0.92rem; } .review-banner strong { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Utility ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .text-muted { color: var(--text-muted); } .mt-0 { margin-top: 0; } .visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; } .skip-link { position: absolute; left: -999px; top: auto; background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--white); padding: 12px 18px; border-radius: 0 0 8px 0; z-index: 100; } .skip-link:focus { left: 0; top: 0; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Responsive ------------------------------------------------------------------- */ @media (max-width: 900px) { .hero-grid, .split, .split.reverse .split-media { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .split.reverse .split-media { order: 0; } .grid-2, .grid-3, .grid-4, .grid-5 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .specialism-detail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } } @media (max-width: 720px) { .nav-links, .nav-cta .button { display: none; } .nav-toggle { display: flex; } #site-nav.is-open { display: flex; flex-direction: column; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; background: var(--white); padding: 20px 24px 26px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); gap: 16px; } #site-nav.is-open .nav-cta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; } #site-nav.is-open .nav-cta .button { display: inline-flex; } .grid-2, .grid-3, .grid-4, .grid-5 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .specialism-detail .specialism-actions { flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; } .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; } }