:root {
            --orangered: #FF4500;
            --navy: #1f3b5c;
            --dark: #02021a;
            --white: #ffffff;
            --transition: all 0.4s ease;
        }
            

        * { 
            margin: 0; 
            padding: 0; 
            box-sizing: border-box; 
        }
        body { 
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; 
            background: #f4f4f4; 
            color: var(--navy); 
            
        }
        html{
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
            overflow-x: hidden; 
        }

      
        /* --- GALLERY HERO --- */
        .gallery-hero {
            margin-top: 120px;
            height: 70vh;
            background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,80,0.5), rgba(0,0,80,0.5)),
                        url('./ctpaints/colordrug.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            color: #fff;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .gallery-hero h1 { font-family: 'Montserrat'; font-size: 3.3rem; text-transform: uppercase; }

        /* --- BEFORE/AFTER SLIDER SECTION --- */
        .comparison-section { padding: 80px 10%; background: #fff; text-align: center; }
        .comparison-container {
            position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 800px; height: 500px;
            margin: 50px auto; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 20px;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
        }
        .comparison-img { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
  
        
        /* Raw wall */
        .before-img { background-image: url('./before-after-img/before-paint.jpg'); } 
      
        /* Finished wall */
        .after-img { 
            background-image: url('./before-after-img/after-paint.jpg'); 
            width: 50%; border-right: 4px solid var(--orangered);
        }

        .slider-handle {
            position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 50%; width: 4px;
            background: var(--orangered); cursor: ew-resize; transform: translateX(-50%);
        }
        .slider-handle::before {
            content: '\21D4'; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%;
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%); background: var(--orangered);
            color: #fff; padding: 10px; border-radius: 50%; font-weight: bold;
        }

        /* --- MASONRY GALLERY --- */
        .gallery-grid {
            padding: 80px 8%;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr));
            grid-auto-rows: 250px;
            gap: 20px;
        }
        .gallery-item { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 15px; cursor: pointer; }
        .gallery-item img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: var(--transition); }
        .gallery-item:hover img { transform: scale(1.1); }
        
        /* Grid Spanning for Masonry Look */
        .gallery-item.tall { grid-row: span 2; }
        .gallery-item.wide { grid-column: span 2; }

        .overlay {
            position: absolute; bottom: -100%; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
            background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0,0,128,0.9));
            display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
            padding: 30px; transition: var(--transition); color: #fff;
        }
        .gallery-item:hover .overlay { bottom: 0; }


         /* &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& */
              #product-quality{
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            width: 100vw;
            height: auto;
            overflow-x: hidden;
            background: var(--navy);
            padding: 2rem;
            }
            .listPic{
            padding: 20px;
            width: 60%;
            height: auto;
            }
            .listPic img{
            width: 80%;
            border-radius: 15px;
            }
            .list{
            margin: 30px;
            padding: 30px;
            width: 50%;
            height: 100%;

            }
            .list h1{
            color: white;
            font-weight: 600;
            }
            .list p{
            color: white;
            font-size: 16px;
            line-height: 2rem;
            font-weight: lighter;
            }
            .list .fa-solid{
            color: var(--orangered);
            }
        /* &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& */
         .cta { 
            padding: 120px 10%; 
            text-align: center; 
            position: relative;
            background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,50,0.6), rgba(0,0,50,0.6)), 
                        url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1560448204-61dc36dc98c8?q=80&w=2070');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed; /* Parallax effect */
            color: #fff;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .cta-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
        }

        .cta h2 { 
            font-family: 'Montserrat'; 
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem); 
            margin-bottom: 20px; 
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .cta p { 
            font-size: 1.2rem; 
            margin-bottom: 40px; 
            opacity: 0.9; 
            max-width: 700px; 
            margin-left: auto; 
            margin-right: auto; 
        }

        /* Animated Button Logic */
        .btn-cta { 
            background: var(--orangered); 
            color: #fff; 
            padding: 20px 50px; 
            text-decoration: none; 
            font-weight: lighter; 
            border-radius: 5px; 
            display: inline-block; 
            transition: all 0.4s ease;
            /* text-transform: uppercase; */
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            border: 2px solid var(--orangered);
        }

        .btn-cta:hover { 
            background: transparent;
            color: #fff;
            transform: translateY(-10px) scale(1.05); 
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
            border-color: #fff;
        }

        /* Aesthetic "Paint Drip" Decoration for CTA */
        .cta::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 10px;
            background: var(--orangered);
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .gallery-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-auto-rows: 300px; }
            .gallery-item.wide { grid-column: span 1; }
            .comparison-container { height: 350px; }
        }

                 @media (max-width: 768px ){
            .gallery-hero {
                height: 50vh;
                padding: 1rem;
            }

            .gallery-hero h1 { 
              font-size: 2.8rem; 
              margin-bottom: 10px;
            }
              #product-quality{
                flex-direction: column;
                gap: 40px;
                }
                .listPic{
                padding: 0;
                width: 100%;
                }
                .listPic img{
                width: 100%;
                height: 100%;
                }
                .list{
                margin: 0;
                margin-top: 15px;
                padding: 10px;
                width: 100%;
                }
                .list h1{
                    font-size: 30px;
                }
                .list p{
                margin-top: 15px;
                line-height: 1.2rem;
                }
          }