:root {
  --compare-old-surface: #f1f0ee;
  --compare-old-surface-strong: #e5e2df;
  --compare-old-ink: #332f31;
  --compare-old-muted: #716b6e;
  --compare-warning: #c9515d;
  --compare-warning-dark: #9f3943;
  --compare-good-surface: #eaf6ef;
  --compare-good-surface-strong: #d6eee0;
  --compare-good-ink: #263a2d;
  --compare-good-muted: #587063;
  --compare-good-accent: #24865a;
  --compare-good-border: #a9d2b9;
  --compare-blue: #1149ad;
  --compare-blue-soft: #edf3ff;
  --compare-blue-border: #b9caed;
  --compare-card-border: #d9d5d1;
  --compare-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(36, 31, 35, .10);
}

/* Shared rule: dark colours are accents; all meaningful surfaces stay light. */
.compare-board {
  color: var(--compare-old-ink);
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--compare-card-border);
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: var(--compare-shadow);
}

.compare-board > header span { border: 1px solid transparent; }

.compare-board > header span:first-child {
  color: var(--compare-old-ink);
  background: var(--compare-old-surface-strong);
  border-color: #d1cbc7;
  border-top-color: var(--compare-warning);
}

.compare-board > header span:last-child {
  color: var(--compare-good-ink);
  background: var(--compare-good-surface-strong);
  border-color: var(--compare-good-border);
  border-top-color: var(--compare-good-accent);
}

.compare-row > div {
  transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}

.compare-row > div:first-child {
  color: var(--compare-old-ink);
  background: var(--compare-old-surface);
  border-color: #cbc7c3;
  box-shadow: inset 4px 0 var(--compare-warning);
}

.compare-row > div:last-child {
  color: var(--compare-good-ink);
  background: var(--compare-good-surface);
  border-color: var(--compare-good-border);
  box-shadow: inset 4px 0 var(--compare-good-accent);
}

.compare-row b { color: var(--compare-old-muted); }
.compare-row strong { color: inherit; }
.compare-row small { color: var(--compare-old-muted); }
.compare-row > div:last-child b,
.compare-row > div:last-child small { color: var(--compare-good-muted); }

.compare-row i {
  color: var(--compare-good-accent);
  border-color: var(--compare-good-border);
  background: #fff;
}

/* Summary strips use the brand blue as typography, never as a heavy fill. */
.compare-board > footer {
  color: var(--compare-blue);
  background: var(--compare-blue-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--compare-blue-border);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.compare-board > footer strong { color: var(--compare-blue); }

.launch-column {
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .08);
}

.launch-column.old-way {
  color: var(--compare-old-ink);
  background: var(--compare-old-surface);
  border-color: #c9c5c1;
  border-top-color: var(--compare-warning);
  box-shadow: inset 0 4px var(--compare-warning), 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .08);
}

.launch-column.pmf-way {
  color: var(--compare-good-ink);
  background: var(--compare-good-surface);
  border-color: var(--compare-good-border);
  border-top-color: var(--compare-good-accent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 4px var(--compare-good-accent), 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .08);
}

.old-way .panel-label,
.old-way footer { color: var(--compare-warning-dark); }
.pmf-way .panel-label,
.pmf-way footer { color: var(--compare-good-accent); }

.old-way li,
.pmf-way li {
  color: inherit;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .68);
  border-color: rgba(51, 47, 49, .12);
  border-top-color: rgba(51, 47, 49, .12);
}

.old-way li span { color: var(--compare-old-muted); }
.pmf-way li span { color: var(--compare-good-muted); }
.old-way li::before { color: #fff; background: var(--compare-warning); }
.pmf-way li::before { color: #fff; background: var(--compare-good-accent); }

/* Option 1: a crisp, conventional comparison table. */
.option-1 .compare-board { padding: 14px; }
.option-1 .compare-board > header {
  padding: 0 0 10px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
}
.option-1 .compare-board > header span { border-radius: 10px; }
.option-1 .compare-row {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #e0dcd8;
  border-radius: 12px;
}
.option-1 .compare-row i {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--compare-blue-border);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--compare-blue);
}
.option-1 .compare-board > footer { margin-top: 8px; border-radius: 12px; }

/* Option 2: paired handoff cards with restrained connecting markers. */
.option-2 .compare-board {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.option-2 .compare-board > header span { box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(36, 31, 35, .06); }
.option-2 .compare-row > div {
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(36, 31, 35, .08);
}
.option-2 .compare-row > div:first-child {
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px var(--compare-warning), 0 10px 24px rgba(36, 31, 35, .08);
}
.option-2 .compare-row > div:last-child {
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px var(--compare-good-accent), 0 10px 24px rgba(36, 31, 35, .08);
}
.option-2 .compare-row i { color: var(--compare-blue); border-color: var(--compare-blue-border); }
.option-2 .compare-board > footer { border-radius: 16px; }

/* Option 3: a refined paper ledger / inclusion receipt. */
.option-3 .compare-board {
  background: #f7f5f2;
  border-color: #d8d2cc;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(36, 31, 35, .09);
}
.option-3 .compare-board > header span { border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0; }
.option-3 .compare-row > div { background: #fff; }
.option-3 .compare-row > div:first-child strong::after { color: var(--compare-warning-dark); }
.option-3 .compare-row > div:last-child strong::after { color: var(--compare-good-accent); }
.option-3 .compare-board > footer { border-radius: 8px; }
.option-3 .launch-column {
  border-style: solid;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 rgba(36, 31, 35, .08);
}

/* Option 4: a light two-lane timeline instead of a dark dashboard. */
.option-4 .compare-board {
  background: #f7f6f4;
  border: 1px solid var(--compare-card-border);
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: var(--compare-shadow);
}
.option-4 .compare-board > header span { border-radius: 10px; }
.option-4 .compare-row > div {
  border: 1px solid var(--compare-card-border);
  border-radius: 14px;
}
.option-4 .compare-row > div:first-child { box-shadow: inset 0 3px var(--compare-warning); }
.option-4 .compare-row > div:last-child { box-shadow: inset 0 3px var(--compare-good-accent); }
.option-4 .compare-board > footer { border-radius: 12px; }
.option-4 .launch-column li {
  border: 1px solid rgba(51, 47, 49, .11);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
}

/* Option 5: a tactile switchboard built from light cards and small status accents. */
.option-5 .compare-board {
  color: var(--compare-old-ink);
  background: #f7f6f4;
  border: 1px solid var(--compare-card-border);
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: var(--compare-shadow);
}
.option-5 .compare-board > header span { border-radius: 9px; }
.option-5 .compare-row {
  background: #fff;
  border-color: #d8d4d0;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(36, 31, 35, .06);
}
.option-5 .compare-row > div:first-child,
.option-5 .compare-row > div:last-child { color: inherit; }
.option-5 .compare-row i {
  color: transparent;
  background: var(--compare-good-accent);
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px var(--compare-good-surface-strong);
}
.option-5 .compare-row i::after { background: #fff; }
.option-5 .compare-board > footer { border-radius: 12px; }
.option-5 .old-way li strong::before,
.option-5 .pmf-way li strong::before { color: #fff; }
.option-5 .old-way li strong::before { background: var(--compare-warning); }
.option-5 .pmf-way li strong::before { background: var(--compare-good-accent); }
.option-5 .launch-column li {
  border-color: rgba(51, 47, 49, .11);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .74);
}
.option-5 .launch-column footer {
  color: var(--compare-blue);
  background: var(--compare-blue-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--compare-blue-border);
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .compare-board,
  .option-1 .compare-board,
  .option-4 .compare-board,
  .option-5 .compare-board { border-radius: 14px; }
  .launch-column { border-radius: 14px; }
}