/* 🎨 Color Palette */
     :root {
         --brown: #F4CFA1;
         --plum: #C487C6;
         --indigo: #1d0087;
         --offwhite: #FEFDF9;
         --green: #8FE8C9;
         --green-dark: #6FCFAE;
         --indigo-dark: #8C76E5;
         --text-dark: #1E1E1E;
         --text-muted: #555555;
     }

     body {
         margin: 0;
         font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
         background: var(--offwhite);
         color: var(--text-dark);
     }

     /* === Hero Section === */
     .hero-carousel {
         display: flex;
         width: 100%;
         align-items: stretch;
         /* equal height */
         flex-wrap: wrap;/
     }

     /* Text Section */
     .carousel-text {
         width: 30%;
         background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--indigo), var(--brown));
         color: white;
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         justify-content: center;
         padding: 40px 30px;
         box-sizing: border-box;
     }

     .carousel-text h1 {
         font-size: 2.2rem;
         font-weight: 700;
         margin-bottom: 20px;
         line-height: 1.3;
     }

     .carousel-text p {
         font-size: 1rem;
         margin-bottom: 30px;
         color: var(--offwhite);
     }

     .carousel-buttons {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         gap: 15px;
     }

     .btn {
         padding: 12px 24px;
         border-radius: 6px;
         font-weight: 600;
         text-decoration: none;
         text-align: center;
         transition: all 0.3s ease;
     }

     .carousel-buttons .btn-primary {
         background: var(--secondary-color);
         color: #fff;
     }

     .carousel-buttons .btn-primary:hover {
         background: var(--secondary-color);
     }

     .carousel-buttons .btn-secondary {
         background: var(--text-white);
         color: var(--primary-color);
     }

     
     /* Slideshow Section */
     .carousel-slideshow {
         width: 70%;
         aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
         /* keeps slideshow consistent */
         position: relative;
         background: #000;
         overflow: hidden;
         display: flex;
     }

     .carousel-slide {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         opacity: 0;
         transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out;
     }

     .carousel-slide.active {
         opacity: 1;
         position: relative;
     }

     .carousel-slide img {
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         object-fit: contain;
         background: var(--offwhite);
     }

     /* Controls */
     .carousel-btn {
         position: absolute;
         top: 50%;
         transform: translateY(-50%);
         background: rgba(254, 253, 249, 0.9);
         border: none;
         border-radius: 50%;
         width: 45px;
         height: 45px;
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         justify-content: center;
         cursor: pointer;
         z-index: 2;
         transition: transform 0.2s ease, background 0.3s ease;
     }

     .carousel-btn svg {
         stroke: var(--indigo);
     }

     .carousel-btn:hover {
         background: white;
         transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.1);
     }

     .carousel-btn.prev {
         left: 15px;
     }

     .carousel-btn.next {
         right: 15px;
     }

     /* Indicators */
     .carousel-indicators {
         position: absolute;
         bottom: 20px;
         left: 50%;
         transform: translateX(-50%);
         display: flex;
         gap: 12px;
         z-index: 2;
     }

     .carousel-indicators button {
         position: relative;
         width: 14px;
         height: 14px;
         border-radius: 50%;
         border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
         background: transparent;
         cursor: pointer;
         padding: 0;
         overflow: hidden;
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         justify-content: center;
         transition: transform 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
     }

     .carousel-indicators button.active {
         border-color: var(--green);
         transform: scale(1.2);
     }

     .indicator-progress {
         position: absolute;
         bottom: 0;
         left: 0;
         height: 100%;
         width: 0%;
         background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--green), var(--indigo));
         border-radius: 50%;
         transition: width linear;
     }

     /* Top Progress Bar */
     .slide-progress {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 3px;
         background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
         z-index: 2;
     }

     .progress-bar {
         height: 100%;
         background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--green), var(--indigo));
         width: 0%;
         transition: width linear;
     }

     /* === Responsive === */
     @media (max-width: 768px) {
         .hero-carousel {
             flex-direction: column-reverse;
             /* carousel first */
         }

         .carousel-text,
         .carousel-slideshow {
             width: 100%;
         }

         .carousel-text {
             text-align: center;
             padding: 30px 20px;
         }

         .carousel-buttons {
             flex-direction: row;
             justify-content: center;
         }

         .carousel-btn {
             width: 35px;
             height: 35px;
         }

         .carousel-indicators button {
             width: 10px;
             height: 10px;
         }
     }

     @media (max-width: 480px) {
         .carousel-btn {
             width: 28px;
             height: 28px;
         }

         .carousel-indicators button {
             width: 8px;
             height: 8px;
         }
     }