:root {
--navy-primary: #051b35;
--navy-secondary: #0f2b50;
/* --yellow-accent: #fbbf24;
--yellow-hover: #f59e0b; */
--yellow-accent: #FFD700;
--yellow-hover: #FACC15;
--light-bg: #f8fafc;
--text-dark: #1e293b;
}

body {
font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
background-color: var(--light-bg);
color: var(--text-dark);
background-image: radial-gradient(#e2e8f0 1px, transparent 1px);
background-size: 20px 20px;
}

h1,
h2 {
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
color: var(--navy-primary);
}

/* --- Navbar Minimalist --- */
.navbar-custom {
background-color: var(--navy-primary);
padding: 1rem 0;
margin-bottom: 3rem;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}

.navbar-pattern {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='60' height='60' viewBox='0 0 60 60' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M30 0l25.98 15v30L30 60 4.02 45V15z' fill-opacity='0.05' fill='%23fbbf24' fill-rule='evenodd'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
opacity: 0.2;
pointer-events: none;
}

.navbar-brand {
font-weight: 700;
color: white !important;
font-size: 1.5rem;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.btn-back {
color: var(--yellow-accent);
border: 1px solid rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.3);
text-decoration: none;
padding: 8px 20px;
border-radius: 50px;
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-weight: 500;
transition: all 0.3s;
}

.btn-back:hover {
background-color: var(--yellow-accent);
color: var(--navy-primary);
border-color: var(--yellow-accent);
}
.btn-register {
color: white;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
text-decoration: none;
padding: 8px 20px;
border-radius: 50px;
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-weight: 500;
transition: all 0.3s;
}

.btn-register:hover {
background-color: white;
color: var(--navy-primary);
border-color: white;
}

/* --- Form Container --- */
.form-container-box {
background: white;
border-radius: 24px;
box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(5, 27, 53, 0.08);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
overflow: hidden;
margin-bottom: 50px;
max-width: 900px;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}

.form-header {
background-color: var(--navy-secondary);
color: white;
padding: 3rem 2rem;
text-align: center;
position: relative;
}

.form-header h2 {
color: white;
}

.form-body {
padding: 3rem;
}

/* --- Controls --- */
.form-label {
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--navy-primary);
font-size: 0.9rem;
margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.form-control,
.form-select {
padding: 12px 16px;
border-radius: 12px;
border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
font-size: 0.95rem;
transition: all 0.2s;
background-color: #f8fafc;
}

.form-control:focus,
.form-select:focus {
border-color: var(--yellow-accent);
background-color: white;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.15);
}

.required-star {
color: #ef4444;
}

/* --- Custom Alert --- */
.alert-academic {
background-color: rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.1);
border: 1px solid rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.3);
border-radius: 12px;
color: var(--navy-secondary);
font-size: 0.9rem;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
}

.alert-icon {
background: var(--yellow-accent);
color: var(--navy-primary);
width: 30px;
height: 30px;
border-radius: 50%;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
margin-right: 1rem;
flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* --- Section Divider --- */
.section-label {
color: var(--yellow-hover);
font-weight: 700;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 1px;
font-size: 0.8rem;
margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
display: inline-block;
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--yellow-accent);
padding-bottom: 5px;
}

/* --- Word Count --- */
.word-count {
font-size: 0.8rem;
color: #94a3b8;
text-align: right;
margin-top: 0.5rem;
font-weight: 500;
}

.btn-submit {
background-color: var(--navy-primary);
color: white;
font-weight: 700;
padding: 16px;
width: 100%;
border: none;
border-radius: 12px;
font-size: 1.1rem;
transition: all 0.3s;
font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
}

.btn-submit:hover {
background-color: var(--navy-secondary);
box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(5, 27, 53, 0.2);
color: var(--yellow-accent);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
.form-body {
    padding: 1.5rem;
}
}
.important-card {
    border-radius: 15px;
    background: #f8f9fa;
    padding: 30px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

.date-box {
    background-color: rgba(187, 187, 187, 0.1);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 25px 15px;
    text-align: center;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
}

.date-box:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

.date-text {
    color: var(--navy-primary);
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.date-title {
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #ef4444;
}