.passive-income-section {
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 100px 0;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.section-title {
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: #fff;
}

.section-title span {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.section-text {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: #fff;
}

.section-highlight {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    color: #fff;
}

.custom-btn {
    padding: 12px 32px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.custom-btn:hover {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: #000;
}

.hero-image {
    max-width: 420px;
}


section.second_sec .head-sec{
    text-align: center;

}



/*  */


.direction .card-img img {
    width: 70px;
    display: flex;
    margin-bottom: var(--m10)
}

.direction .row {
    padding-top: var(--p5)
}

.direction .diection-card1,.direction .diection-card2,.direction .diection-card3,.direction .diection-card4 {
    padding: var(--p20);
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--white-color)
}

.direction .card-content p strong {
    font-size: var(--f16);
    color: var(--heading-color);
    text-align: left
}

.direction .card-content {
height: auto;
overflow: visible;
transition: height 0.3s ease;

}
.direction .card-content p {
    font-size: var(--f14);
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    height: auto;
overflow: visible;

}
.second_sec_card {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
    height: 250px;
    text-align: center ;
}



/* Hover effect – subtle lift */
.second_sec_card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px); /* very minimal up movement */
    box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
}
.second_sec_card h6{
        font-size: 23px;
    padding: 25px;
}
.second_sec_card i{
    text-align: center;
    margin: auto;
    font-size: 50px;
}
/* Expanded (Read More state) */
.direction .diection-card1.expanded .card-content {
    height: auto;
}

.direction .diection-card1.expanded .card-content p {
    height: auto;
}

.direction .card-content h4 {
    font-size: 19px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    color: var(--black-color);
}

.direction .card-content p span {
    font-weight: 900
}

.direction .card-content strong {
    margin-top: var(--m5)
}

.direction .diection-card1 {
    border-top: 8px solid var(--btn-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 6px #00000033
}

.direction .diection-card1:hover {
    background: var(--black-color);
}

/* Change text color on hover */
.direction .diection-card1:hover .card-content h4,
.direction .diection-card1:hover .card-content p {
    color: #fff;
}


.direction .diection-card2,.direction .diection-card3 {
    border-top: 8px solid #8ae4e6
}

.direction .diection-card2:hover,.direction .diection-card3:hover {
    background: #8ae4e6
}

.direction .diection-card4 {
    border-top: 8px solid #fed5c4
}

.direction .diection-card4:hover {
    background: #fed5c4
}

section.direction .head-sec {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    text-align: center;
    
}

.bottom-text {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 30px;
}


.direct-btn {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.how-it-works-section {
    padding: 80px 0;
    background: var(--lt-bg-color);
}

.section-title {
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000;
}

.step-circle {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    background-color: var(--btn-color);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0 auto 20px;
}

.step-title {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #000;
}

.step-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #555;
    max-width: 260px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.step-text a {
    color: var(--btn-color);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.step-text a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
}

/*  */

 .contact-page-section {
     position: relative;
     /* padding: 0px 0px 70px; */
 }
 .contact-info-box {
     position: relative;
     margin-bottom: 30px;
     border-right: 1px solid #cdcdcd;
 }
 .box-inner {
     position: relative;
     padding: 40px 0px 40px 0px;
     border-radius: 5px;
     background-color: transparent;
     box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgb(0 0 0 / 12%);
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner {
     position: relative;
     padding: 0px 9px;
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner a{
     color: var(--text-black);
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner a:hover{
     color: var(--other-color);
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner h5 {
   position: relative;
     font-family: var(--secondary-font);
     color: var(--secondary-color);
     margin-bottom: 10px;
     font-size: 15px;
     font-weight: 500;
     font-family: var(--heading-font);
     letter-spacing: 2px;
     line-height: 1.5;
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner p {
     position: relative;
     color: var(--text-black);
     opacity: 0.8;
     font-size: 16px;
     margin-bottom: 5px;
     line-height: 1.7em;
 }
 .contact-info-box:nth-last-child(1) {
     border-right: 0px solid #cdcdcd;
 }
 .contact-page-section .inner-container {
     position: relative;
     padding: 40px;
     box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%);
     background: #fff;
     padding-bottom: 0;
 }
 .sec-title {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 1;
     margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
.contact-page-section .sec-title{
    padding-left:12px;
    padding-right:12px;
    margin-bottom:40px;
}
 .contact-form {
     position: relative;
     margin-top: 0rem;
     box-shadow: rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.3) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.15) 0px 2px 6px 2px;
     padding: 20px;
     border-radius: 8px;
 }
 .contact-form .form-group {
     position: relative;
     display: block;
     /* width: 100%; */
     margin-bottom: 20px;
 }
 .contact-form .form-group label {
     position: relative;
     color: #2b2b2b;
     font-size: 16px;
     text-align: left;
     font-weight: 600;
     display: block;
 }
 .contact-form .ui-selectmenu-button.ui-button, .contact-form .form-group input, .contact-form .form-group select, .contact-form .form-group textarea {
     position: relative;
     display: block;
     width: 100%;
     height: 43px;
     font-size: 13px;
     color: #000;
     line-height: 31px;
     font-weight: 400;
     border-radius: 0;
     padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;
     background: rgba(196,196,196,.06);
     border: 1px solid rgba(196,196,196,.06);
     -webkit-transition: all 300ms ease;
     -ms-transition: all 300ms ease;
     -o-transition: all 300ms ease;
     -moz-transition: all 300ms ease;
     transition: all 300ms ease;
     border: 1px solid #cacaca;
 }
 .contact-form .form-group textarea {
     position: relative;
     display: block;
     width: 100%;
     height: 80px;
     resize: none;
 }
    option {
            color: black; /* Default option color */
        }

        option:checked {
            color: white; 
      
        }
 .contact-map {
     overflow: hidden;
     /* height: 100%; */
     box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #ccc;
 }
 .contact-map iframe {
     position: relative;
     top: 0rem;
     /* height: 100%; */
 }
 
 .contact-page-section .sec-title h3{
   margin-bottom: 10px;
   line-height: 1.5;
   font-size: 25px;
   letter-spacing: 0;
   font-weight: 700;
 }
 .contact-page-section .sec-title p{
     font-weight: 700;
 }    .passive-income-section {
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 100px 0;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.section-title {
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: #fff;
}

.section-title span {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.section-text {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: #fff !important;
}

.section-highlight {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    color: #fff;
}

.custom-btn {
    padding: 12px 32px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.custom-btn:hover {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: #000;
}

.hero-image {
    max-width: 420px;
}


section.second_sec .head-sec{
    text-align: center;

}



/*  */


.direction .card-img img {
    width: 70px;
    display: flex;
    margin-bottom: var(--m10)
}

.direction .row {
    padding-top: var(--p5)
}

.direction .diection-card1,.direction .diection-card2,.direction .diection-card3,.direction .diection-card4 {
    padding: var(--p20);
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--white-color)
}

.direction .card-content p strong {
    font-size: var(--f16);
    color: var(--heading-color);
    text-align: left
}


.direction .card-content h4 {
    font-size: 19px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    color: var(--black-color);
}

.direction .card-content p span {
    font-weight: 900
}

.direction .card-content strong {
    margin-top: var(--m5)
}

.direction .diection-card1 {
    border-top: 8px solid var(--btn-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 6px #00000033;
    text-align: center;
}

/* .direction .diection-card1:hover {
    background: var(--black-color);
    color:#fff;
} */

.direction .diection-card2,.direction .diection-card3 {
    border-top: 8px solid #8ae4e6
}

.direction .diection-card2:hover,.direction .diection-card3:hover {
    background: #8ae4e6
}

.direction .diection-card4 {
    border-top: 8px solid #fed5c4
}

.direction .diection-card4:hover {
    background: #fed5c4
}

section.direction .head-sec {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    text-align: center;
    
}

.bottom-text {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 30px;
}


.direct-btn {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.how-it-works-section {
    padding: 80px 0;
    background: var(--lt-bg-color);
}

.section-title {
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000;
}

section.passive-income-section h2{
    color: #fff;
}
section.passive-income-section p{
    color: #fff;
}

.step-circle {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    background-color: var(--btn-color);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0 auto 20px;
}

.step-title {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #000;
}

.step-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #555;
    max-width: 260px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.step-text a {
    color: var(--btn-color);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.step-text a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
}

/*  */

 .contact-page-section {
     position: relative;
     /* padding: 0px 0px 70px; */
 }
 .contact-info-box {
     position: relative;
     margin-bottom: 30px;
     border-right: 1px solid #cdcdcd;
 }
 .box-inner {
     position: relative;
     padding: 40px 0px 40px 0px;
     border-radius: 5px;
     background-color: transparent;
     box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px rgb(0 0 0 / 12%);
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner {
     position: relative;
     padding: 0px 9px;
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner a{
     color: var(--text-black);
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner a:hover{
     color: var(--other-color);
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner h5 {
   position: relative;
     font-family: var(--secondary-font);
     color: var(--secondary-color);
     margin-bottom: 10px;
     font-size: 15px;
     font-weight: 500;
     font-family: var(--heading-font);
     letter-spacing: 2px;
     line-height: 1.5;
 }
 .contact-info-box .box-inner p {
     position: relative;
     color: var(--text-black);
     opacity: 0.8;
     font-size: 16px;
     margin-bottom: 5px;
     line-height: 1.7em;
 }
 .contact-info-box:nth-last-child(1) {
     border-right: 0px solid #cdcdcd;
 }
 .contact-page-section .inner-container {
     position: relative;
     padding: 40px;
     box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%);
     background: #fff;
     padding-bottom: 0;
 }
 .sec-title {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 1;
     margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
.contact-page-section .sec-title{
    padding-left:12px;
    padding-right:12px;
    margin-bottom:40px;
}
 .contact-form {
     position: relative;
     margin-top: 0rem;
     box-shadow: rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.3) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.15) 0px 2px 6px 2px;
     padding: 20px;
     border-radius: 8px;
 }
 .contact-form .form-group {
     position: relative;
     display: block;
     /* width: 100%; */
     margin-bottom: 20px;
 }
 .contact-form .form-group label {
     position: relative;
     color: #2b2b2b;
     font-size: 16px;
     text-align: left;
     font-weight: 600;
     display: block;
 }
 .contact-form .ui-selectmenu-button.ui-button, .contact-form .form-group input, .contact-form .form-group select, .contact-form .form-group textarea {
     position: relative;
     display: block;
     width: 100%;
     height: 43px;
     font-size: 13px;
     color: #000;
     line-height: 31px;
     font-weight: 400;
     border-radius: 0;
     padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;
     background: rgba(196,196,196,.06);
     border: 1px solid rgba(196,196,196,.06);
     -webkit-transition: all 300ms ease;
     -ms-transition: all 300ms ease;
     -o-transition: all 300ms ease;
     -moz-transition: all 300ms ease;
     transition: all 300ms ease;
     border: 1px solid #cacaca;
 }
 .contact-form .form-group textarea {
     position: relative;
     display: block;
     width: 100%;
     height: 80px;
     resize: none;
 }
    option {
            color: black; /* Default option color */
        }

        option:checked {
            color: white; 
      
        }
 .contact-map {
     overflow: hidden;
     /* height: 100%; */
     box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #ccc;
 }
 .contact-map iframe {
     position: relative;
     top: 0rem;
     /* height: 100%; */
 }
 
 .contact-page-section .sec-title h3{
   margin-bottom: 10px;
   line-height: 1.5;
   font-size: 25px;
   letter-spacing: 0;
   font-weight: 700;
 }
 .contact-page-section .sec-title p{
     font-weight: 700;
 }

section.form_sec .row{
    justify-content: center;
}

section.form_sec .row{
    justify-content: center;
}