/* Scoped footer styles for EZ Works website */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');

.ez-footer {
    line-height: 1.5;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: #ddd;
    background-color: #24262b;
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 0px !important;
    /* overlap the section above */
    z-index: 1;
}



.ez-footer * {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.ez-footer .container {
    max-width: 1170px;
    margin: auto;
}

.ez-footer .row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    /* center the columns as a group */
}


.ez-footer ul {
    list-style: none;
}

/* The main dark background wrapper */
.ez-footer .footer {
    background-color: #24262b;
    padding: 70px 0;
}

.ez-footer .footer-col {
    flex: 0 1 280px;
    /* ~280px cards that wrap nicely */
    width: auto;
    /* let flex control the width */
    padding: 0 15px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    /* small vertical rhythm on wrap */
}


.ez-footer .footer-col h4 {
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #ED563B;
    /* brand orange for titles */
    text-transform: capitalize;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    font-weight: 600;
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
}



.ez-footer .footer-col h4::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    bottom: -10px;
    background-color: #5c5a5a;
    /* brand orange underline */
    height: 2px;
    width: 60px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}



.ez-footer .footer-col ul li:not(:last-child) {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.ez-footer .footer-col ul li a {
    font-size: 16px;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    color: #ED563B;
    /* brand orange links */
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 200;
    display: block;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}


.ez-footer .footer-col ul li a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    padding-left: 8px;
}

/* Social media icons — brand orange default, white on hover */
.ez-footer .footer-col .social-links a {
    display: inline-block;
    height: 40px;
    width: 40px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: #ED563B;
    /* brand orange default */
    font-size: 18px;
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

.ez-footer .footer-col .social-links a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    /* turn white on hover */
    background-color: #ED563B;
    /* brand orange background */
}


/* Responsive */
/* Tablets and down: keep centered group */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .ez-footer .row {
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/* Phones: one column, centered, with extra space between */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .ez-footer .footer-col {
        flex: 0 1 100%;
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 0 20px;
        margin-bottom: 36px;
    }

    .ez-footer .footer-col h4 {
        margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .ez-footer .footer-col ul li {
        margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .ez-footer .footer-col .social-links {
        justify-content: center;
    }
}


/* Safety net: enforce dark background */
.ez-footer {
    background-color: #24262b;
}

.ez-footer .container {
    background: transparent;
}


/* Remove the white gap above the footer */
/* Seam killer — desktop */
/* no negative overlap from footer; contact section handles the cover */
.ez-footer {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    z-index: 1;
}





/* ===== Footer legal line ===== */
.ez-footer .footer-bottom {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 16px 0 22px;
    margin-top: 30px;
    /* removed the border line */
}


.ez-footer .footer-bottom .legal {
    /* brand + readability */
    color: #ED563B;
    /* brand orange */
    font-weight: 100;
    /* you asked for weight 100 overall */
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 16px;
    max-width: 1000px;
    /* keep line length comfortable on desktop */
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

/* Bold only the LLC name inside the legal sentence */
.ez-footer .footer-bottom .legal-strong {
    color: #ED563B;
    /* keep same color */
    font-weight: 700;
    /* bold just this part */
}

/* Responsive tweak: slightly smaller on narrow phones */
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
    .ez-footer .footer-bottom .legal {
        font-size: 13px;
        line-height: 1.55;
        padding: 0 12px;
    }
}


/* === Seam fix (all devices): let footer overlap contact by 3–4px === */
.ez-footer {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #24262b;
    margin-top: -3px !important;
    /* overlap the section above */
    z-index: 1;
}

.ez-footer::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -4px;
    /* extend the cover slightly above */
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 4px;
    /* a bit thicker for high-DPI phones */
    background: #24262b;
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* ensure no top border on the footer container */
.ez-footer .footer {
    border-top: 0 !important;
}