    /* Custom styles for AIL - Altig Chicago */

    html {
        scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    body {
        -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    }

    /* Selection color */
    ::selection {
        background-color: rgba(200, 162, 92, 0.3);
        color: #fff;
    }

    /* Scrollbar styling */
    ::-webkit-scrollbar {
        width: 8px;
    }
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
        background: #050D1A;
    }
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
        background: rgba(200, 162, 92, 0.4);
        border-radius: 4px;
    }
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
        background: rgba(200, 162, 92, 0.6);
    }

    /* Reveal animations - progressive enhancement */
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
        .reveal {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(30px);
            transition: opacity 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }
        .reveal.revealed {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }
    }

    /* Default state for reveal - always visible */
    .reveal {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
        .reveal {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(30px);
        }
        .reveal.revealed {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }
    }

    /* Navbar transition */
    #navbar.scrolled {
        background-color: rgba(5, 13, 26, 0.95);
        backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 162, 92, 0.1);
    }

    /* Mobile menu animations */
    #mobile-menu.open {
        opacity: 1;
        pointer-events: all;
    }

    /* Hero decorative line animation */
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
        .hero-line {
            animation: expandLine 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards;
            transform-origin: left;
        }
        @keyframes expandLine {
            from { transform: scaleX(0); }
            to { transform: scaleX(1); }
        }
    }

    /* Button focus styles */
    a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, select:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible {
        outline: 2px solid #C8A25C;
        outline-offset: 2px;
    }

    /* Select arrow */
    select {
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='12' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%23C8A25C' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E");
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        background-position: right 1rem center;
        padding-right: 2.5rem;
    }

    /* Smooth image loading */
    img {
        opacity: 1;
        transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    /* Gold accent underline for serif headings */
    .serif-accent {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
    }
    .serif-accent::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        bottom: -4px;
        left: 0;
        width: 60px;
        height: 2px;
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C8A25C, transparent);
    }
