@supports (display:grid) {
    .site-grid.article-hero {
        grid-template-areas:
        ".banner banner banner banner.";
    }
  }
.article-hero__content {
    background: rgba(0, 15, 8, 0.70);
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
    z-index: 2;
    margin: auto 0 48px 0;
}

.article-hero__title {
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0;
}

.article-hero {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(380px, 52vw, 580px);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--color-primary);
}
.article-hero__image {
  grid-column: full-start / full-end;
  grid-row: 1;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}
.article-hero__image img{
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 35%;
  display: block;
}

/* Dark gradient scrim — bottom-up, ensures h1 reads at AAA contrast */
/*.article-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    rgba(0, 15, 8, 0.82) 0%,
    rgba(0, 15, 8, 0.45) 40%,
    rgba(0, 15, 8, 0.08) 75%,
    transparent 100%
  );
  z-index: 1;
}*/


/* Breadcrumb */
.article-hero ol.mod-breadcrumbs {
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.article-hero .mod-breadcrumbs a,
.article-hero .mod-breadcrumbs .breadcrumb-item a,
.article-hero .mod-breadcrumbs .breadcrumb-item.active span {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}
.article-hero .mod-breadcrumbs .divider,
.article-hero .mod-breadcrumbs .breadcrumb-item:before {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.article-hero .mod-breadcrumbs .breadcrumb-itema:hover,
.article-hero .mod-breadcrumbs .breadcrumb-item a:focus-visible {
    color: #fff;
}

/* Category tag */
.article-hero__tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--cassiopeia-font-family-headings, "Barlow", sans-serif);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--color-brand-gold, #cb9c4a);
  border: 1px solid rgba(203, 156, 74, 0.4);
  padding: 0.2rem 0.65rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}

/* Article h1 */
.article-hero__title {
  font-family: var(--cassiopeia-font-family-headings, "Barlow", sans-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 1rem + 2.8vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 22ch;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

/* Caption strip below masthead */
.hero-caption {
  font-family: var(--cassiopeia-font-family-headings, "Barlow", sans-serif);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--color-muted, #6b6e72);
  padding: 0.5rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2rem);
  background: var(--color-surface, #fff);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.hero-caption::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--color-brand-green-light, #62a744);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}