:root {
    --brand-primary: #61162D;  /* AAMU Maroon */
    --brand-primary-hover: #4a1122;
    --brand-focus-ring: rgba(97, 22, 45, 0.25);
    --bg-gradient-start: #f3f4f6;
    --bg-gradient-end: #e5e7eb;
}

/*body {
    font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--bg-gradient-start) 0%, var(--bg-gradient-end) 100%);
    min-height: 100vh;
    background-image: url('/images/AAMU_MAIN_ENTRANCE.jpg');
}*/

body {
    font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
    min-height: 100vh;
    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url('/images/AAMU_MAIN_ENTRANCE.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-attachment: fixed;
}

/* Card Styling */
.card {
    border: none;
    border-radius: 1rem;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.card-header {
    background-color: transparent;
}

/* Form Controls */
.form-control {
    border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-radius: 0.5rem;
    padding-top: 1.625rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.625rem;
    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.form-control:focus {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border-color: var(--brand-primary);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--brand-focus-ring);
    color: #1f2937;
}

.form-floating > label {
    color: #6b7280;
}

.form-floating > .form-control:focus ~ label,
.form-floating > .form-control:not(:placeholder-shown) ~ label {
    color: var(--brand-primary);
    font-weight: 500;
}

.btn-primary {
    background-color: var(--brand-primary);
    border-color: var(--brand-primary);
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-primary:hover, .btn-primary:active {
    background-color: var(--brand-primary-hover);
    border-color: var(--brand-primary-hover);
    transform: translateY(-1px); /* Subtle lift effect */
}

.btn-primary:disabled {
    background-color: #9ca3af;
    border-color: #9ca3af;
    transform: none;
}

/* fade in animation */
.animate-fade-in {
    animation: fadeInUp 0.5s ease-out forwards;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
}

@keyframes fadeInUp {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

.extra-small {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.footer-text {
    color: #000000;
    /* This creates a subtle white halo so black text pops on dark image areas */
    text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}

.svg-smooth {
    shape-rendering: geometricPrecision;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}