.hidden {
  display: none;
}

:root {
  --color-header-bg: #ddd;
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-text: #2b3a55;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background-color: var(--color-bg);
}


/* ===================== HERO SECTION ===================== */
.hero-slideshow {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 80vh;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  background-size: 100%;
  background-position: center;
  animation: slideShow 25s infinite steps(1), zoomIn 25s infinite;
}

/* Zoom-in effect synced with slideshow */
@keyframes zoomIn {
  0% {
    background-size: 100%;
  }
  20% {
    background-size: 110%;
  }

  /* Keep zoomed in until next image switch */
  20.01% {
    background-size: 100%;
  }
  40% {
    background-size: 110%;
  }

  40.01% {
    background-size: 100%;
  }
  60% {
    background-size: 110%;
  }

  60.01% {
    background-size: 100%;
  }
  80% {
    background-size: 110%;
  }

  80.01% {
    background-size: 100%;
  }
  100% {
    background-size: 110%;
  }
}

/* Image swap (instant change at each zoom end) */
@keyframes slideShow {
  0%, 19.99%  { background-image: url('/RICH/images/graduate-image6.jpg'); }
  20%, 39.99% { background-image: url('/RICH/image7.jpg'); }
  40%, 59.99% { background-image: url('/RICH/images/rich-image4.jpg'); }
  60%, 79.99% { background-image: url('/RICH/Image5.jpg'); }
  /* 80%, 99.99% { background-image: url('/RICH/image0.jpeg'); } */
  80%, 99.99% { background-image: url('/RICH/Image3.jpg'); }
  100%        { background-image: url('/RICH/images/graduate-image6.jpg'); }
}

.hero-slideshow::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 80px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.428), transparent);
  z-index: 0;
}

.hero-slideshow::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to right,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) 0%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) 40%,     
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%
  );
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding-left: 6rem;
  max-width: 700px;
}

.hero-content h1 {
  font-size: 4rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.hero-content h1 span {
  color: #ff7733;
}

.hero-content p {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: #eee;
}

.hero-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 2rem;
  background: #ff7733;
  border-radius: 30px;
  color: white;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.hero-btn:hover {
  background: #ff5500;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}



/* Parallex Section */

.parallax-section {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 200vh;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.parallax-bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: url('/RICH/images/cliff-stars-bg.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;
  z-index: 0;
}

.vision-content {
  position: absolute;
  top: 25%;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  color: white;
}

/* .parallax-bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0.6));
} */

.vision-content h2 {
  color: white;
  font-size: 100px;
}