section.intro--strip-section {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 80px 0px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    background-color: #050505; /* solid dark base */
    background-image: none;     /* remove bg from the section itself */
}

section.intro--strip-section::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: url('https://gruve.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/bg-main.webp');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    transform: scaleX(-1);   /* mirrors the swirl to the right side */
    z-index: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    background-blend-mode: overlay;
    background-color: #000000ba;
}

/* Keep all the actual content above the flipped bg */
section.intro--strip-section > * {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}


.middle--stripContent h4 {
    color: var(--base-color);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 110%;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.middle--stripContent p {
    color: #F6F6F6;
    font-family: Inter;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 30px; /* 125% */
}

.middle--stripContent {
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}


.middle--foot-cont h4 {
    color: #F6F6F6;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 28px; /* 122.222% */
    letter-spacing: 0.045px;
}

.middle--foot-cont h6 {
    color: #ABABAB;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 22px; /* 122.222% */
    letter-spacing: 0.045px;
}
.middle--inner-cont {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}
.middle--footerintro {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.middle--footerintro .middle--foot-cta {/* width: 100%; */text-align: right;}
.middle--footerintro .middle--foot-cont {
    width: 100%;
}
section.leftright--strip-section {
    padding: 80px 0px;
    background: #000;
}

.sm--title h3 {
    color: #FFF;
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 56px; /* 116.667% */
}

.leftright--Content p {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 22px;
    letter-spacing: 0.045px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.leftright--image img {
    width: 100%;
}

.layout--bigimage--lr {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    /* min-height: 600px; */
    padding: 140px 0 145px;
    /* background-color: #0a1f1a; */
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center center;
    background-size: cover;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: #ffffff;
    background-attachment: fixed;
}
 
/* Dark gradient overlay keeps text legible over the streaks bg */
.layout--bigimage--lr::before {
    /* content: ""; */
    /* position: absolute; */
    inset: 0;
    /* background: linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        rgba(4, 18, 14, 0.85) 0%,
        rgba(4, 18, 14, 0.55) 45%,
        rgba(4, 18, 14, 0.15) 100%
    ); */
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
}
 
.layout--bigimage--lr .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}
 
.layout--bigimage--lr .row {
    position: relative;
}
/* ---------- Right side bleeding image ----------*/
.layout--bigimage--lr .leftright-big-image {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0%;
    left: 50%;
    width: clamp(820px, calc(50vw + 380px), 1366px);
    z-index: 2;
}
 
.layout--bigimage--lr .leftright-big-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 12px 0 0 0;            /* rounded only on top-left */
    box-shadow:
        0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
        0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.layout--3content {
    position: relative;
    top: 60px;
}

@media(max-width:768px){
    .middle--stripContent p {font-size: 18px;font-weight: 500;line-height: 22px; /* 122.222% */}
    .sm--title h3 {
        font-size: 30px;
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 38px; /* 126.667% */
    }
    .middle--footerintro {
        display: unset;
    }
    .layout--3content .btn-yellow {
        width: 100%;
    }
    .middle--inner-cont {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    
    .middle--foot-cta a {
        width: 100%;
    }
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .layout--bigimage--lr {
        padding: 60px 0;
        min-height: auto;
    }
 
    .layout--bigimage--lr::before {
        background: linear-gradient(
            180deg,
            rgba(4, 18, 14, 0.88) 0%,
            rgba(4, 18, 14, 0.72) 100%
        );
    }
 
    .layout--bigimage--lr .col-lg-6 {
        padding-right: 15px;
        margin-bottom: 48px;
    }
    .layout--3content{
        position:unset;
    }
    .layout--bigimage--lr .leftright-big-image {
        position: relative;
        top: auto;
        left: auto;
        transform: none;
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
    }
 
    .layout--bigimage--lr .leftright-big-image img {
        border-radius: 12px;
    }
 
    .layout--bigimage--lr .sm--title h3 {
        font-size: 36px;
    }
}
 
@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .layout--bigimage--lr {
        padding: 48px 0;
        background-attachment: unset;
        background-size: cover;
    }
 
    .layout--bigimage--lr .cta--btn {
        padding: 14px 26px;
        font-size: 15px;
    }
}


@media(max-width:1100px) and (min-width:996px){
    .sm--title h3 {
        font-size: 28px;
        line-height: 34px;
    }
}