/* GIC_BRAND_BLUE_20261102: navy + gold college palette (from logo and banner), replacing the theme's teal/green-black */
:root {
  --gic-navy: #0A2A5E;
  --gic-navy-deep: #071D44;
  --gic-blue: #1450A3;
  --gic-blue-light: #6BA0D0;
  --gic-gold: #C99648;
  --gic-gold-light: #E3B866;

  --tg-theme-primary: #1450A3 !important;
  --tg-color-dark-theme: #6BA0D0;
  --tg-heading-color: #0E1F3D;
  --tg-color-gray-1: #0B2552;
  --tg-color-gray-2: #1A315A;
  --tg-color-gray-3: #061631;
  --tg-color-gray-5: #15305C;
  --tg-color-gray-6: #112B55;
  --tg-color-gray-7: #0B2147;
  --tg-color-gray-8: #0A1F44;
  --tg-color-black-1: #0A1A36;
  --tg-color-black-2: #06112A;
  --tg-color-black-3: #0A1832;
  --tg-color-smoke-2: #E6EEF8;
  --tg-border-7: #2B4573;
  --tg-border-8: #4A6390;
  --tg-border-9: #1D3866;
}

/* Scholarship band on the homepage */
.gic-sch-cta { background: linear-gradient(105deg, #1450A3 0%, #0A2A5E 100%) !important; }

/* Hero colour block behind the slider text */
.hero-bg-shape1-1 { background-color: #0A2A5E !important; }

/* Header CTA in gold so it stands out on navy */
.tg-header__area .header-btn .btn,
.tg-header__area a.btn.btn-three {
  background-color: #C99648 !important;
  color: #0A1F44 !important;
}
.tg-header__area .header-btn .btn::before,
.tg-header__area a.btn.btn-three::before { background-color: #E3B866 !important; }

/* Article body accents (outreach posts) */
.gic-article-body a { color: #1450A3; }
.gic-article-body .gic-answer { background: #EEF3FB; border-left-color: #1450A3; }
.gic-article-body thead th { background: #0A2A5E; }
.gic-article-body tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background: #F5F8FC; }
.gic-article-body th, .gic-article-body td { border-color: #DCE4F0; }

/* Hero slide shade: charcoal (#222C31) to deep navy, same fade */
.gic-hero-slide::before { background-image: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(7, 29, 68, 0) 50.56%, rgb(7, 29, 68) 100%) !important; }
.gic-hero-slide::after { background-image: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(7, 29, 68, 0) 0%, rgb(7, 29, 68) 100%) !important; }