/* Shared styles for militarypaytool.com articles (theme-aware, follows system dark mode). */
:root{
  --navy:#0b2545; --navy2:#13315c; --accent:#c9a227; --brand:#13315c;
  --ink:#1a2230; --muted:#5b6675; --line:#e3e7ee; --bg:#eef1f6; --card:#ffffff; --soft:#f6f8fb;
  --good-bg:#e3f5ea; --good-bd:#b6e0c6; --info-bg:#f0f6ff; --info-bd:#d4e3f7;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){
  :root{--ink:#e6ebf2; --muted:#9aa7b8; --line:#2a3340; --bg:#0e131a; --card:#161d27; --soft:#1b2430;
    --brand:#8fb4e0; --good-bg:#13301f; --good-bd:#2a5d3d; --info-bg:#16242f; --info-bd:#274055;}
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--brand)}
header.bar{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b2545,#13315c);color:#fff;padding:14px 20px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--accent)}
header.bar .wrap{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
header.bar .seal{width:30px;height:30px;border:2px solid var(--accent);border-radius:50%;display:flex;
  align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--accent);flex:none;font-size:15px}
header.bar a.brand{color:#fff;font-weight:800;text-decoration:none;font-size:1.02rem;letter-spacing:.2px}
header.bar .cta{margin-left:auto;background:var(--accent);color:#23210b;font-weight:700;font-size:.8rem;
  padding:7px 14px;border-radius:20px;text-decoration:none}
main{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 20px 10px}
.crumb{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:14px}
.crumb a{color:var(--muted)}
article h1{font-size:2rem;line-height:1.2;margin:.2em 0 .3em;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.01em}
article .meta{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:20px}
article h2{font-size:1.35rem;margin:1.6em 0 .4em;color:var(--brand);scroll-margin-top:20px}
article h3{font-size:1.08rem;margin:1.3em 0 .3em}
article p,article li{font-size:1rem}
article ul,article ol{padding-left:22px}
article strong{color:var(--ink)}
.lead{font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6}
.cta-box{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b2545,#13315c);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:20px 22px;
  margin:24px 0;text-align:center}
.cta-box p{margin:0 0 12px;color:#dbe4f0;font-size:.95rem}
.cta-box a{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#23210b;font-weight:700;padding:11px 22px;
  border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;font-size:1rem}
.callout{background:var(--info-bg);border:1px solid var(--info-bd);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;margin:18px 0;font-size:.92rem}
.callout.tip{background:var(--good-bg);border-color:var(--good-bd)}
table.pay{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.86rem;margin:16px 0;overflow:hidden}
table.pay th,table.pay td{padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:right;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
table.pay th:first-child,table.pay td:first-child{text-align:left;font-weight:600}
table.pay thead th{background:var(--soft);color:var(--brand);position:sticky;top:0;font-size:.78rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.4px}
table.pay tbody tr:hover{background:var(--soft)}
.tablewrap{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px}
.related{margin:30px 0;padding:18px;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px}
.related h2{margin-top:0;font-size:1.05rem}
.related ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px}.related li{margin:6px 0}
footer.foot{max-width:760px;margin:10px auto 50px;padding:18px 20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted)}
footer.foot a{color:var(--brand)}
.faq-q{font-weight:700;margin:16px 0 2px;color:var(--ink)}