:root {
        --orange: #ff6b35;
        --black: #0b0b0c;
        --white: #ffffff;
    }
    
    /* Subtle noise pattern overlay */
    .pattern-noise:before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute; 
        inset: 0;
        pointer-events: none;
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' opacity='.08' viewBox='0 0 64 64'%3E%3Cfilter id='a'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0  0  0 0 0 .06 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23a)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
        mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
    }
    
    /* Diagonal line pattern overlay */
    .pattern-diagonal-lines {
        background-color: #fcfcfc;
        background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2f2f2 25%, transparent 25%),
                          linear-gradient(-135deg, #f2f2f2 25%, transparent 25%),
                          linear-gradient(45deg, #f2f2f2 25%, transparent 25%),
                          linear-gradient(-45deg, #f2f2f2 25%, transparent 25%);
        background-size: 15px 15px;
        background-position: 0 0, 0 7.5px, 7.5px 7.5px, 7.5px 0;
    }
    
    /* Glass card */
    .glass {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
        backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    }
    
    /* Timeline line */
    .timeline:before {
        content:"";
        position:absolute; 
        top:0; 
        bottom:0; 
        left:50%;
        width:2px; 
        background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(0,0,0,.15), transparent);
        transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
        .timeline:before { 
            left: 1rem; 
            transform: none; 
        }
    }
    
    /* Quote decoration */
    .quote-mark:before {
        content: "“";
        position: absolute; 
        left: -10px; 
        top: -10px;
        font-size: 4rem; 
        color: rgba(0,0,0,.08); 
        line-height: 1;
        font-family: Georgia, serif;
    }
    
    /* Safe motion for users preferring reduced motion */
    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
        .animate-float, .animate-fadeInUp { 
            animation: none !important; 
        }
    }

    @keyframes scroll {
        0% { transform: translateX(0); }
        100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
    }
    
    .animate-scroll {
  animation: scroll 40s linear infinite;
    }
    
    .image-container {
        perspective: 1000px;
        width: 320px;
        height: 320px;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
    }
    
  
    
    .profile-img {
        transition: all 0.5s ease;
        filter: grayscale(20%);
    }
    
    .image-container:hover .profile-img {
        transform: scale(1.05) rotate(2deg);
        filter: grayscale(0%);
        box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
    
    .testimonial-card {
        transition: all 0.4s ease;
    }
    
    .testimonial-card:hover {
        box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
        transform: translateY(-5px);
    }