.site-footer {
  background-color: #2c3e50;
  color: #e0e0e0; /* lighter text for contrast */
  padding: 60px 40px;
  font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
}

.footer-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: auto;
}

.footer-col h3,
.footer-col h4 {
  color: #ffffff;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-col p {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #d0d0d0; /* improved contrast */
}

.footer-col ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.footer-col ul li {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.footer-col ul li a {
  color: #cccccc;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}

.footer-col ul li a:hover {
  color: #ffaf5f; /* match brand accent color */
}



.social-icons a {
  margin-right: 10px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #f1f1f1; /* brighter color */
  background-color:transparent;
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: background-color 0.3s, color 0.3s;
}



.social-icons a:hover {
  background-color:transparent;
 
}

.contact-info i {
  margin-right: 10px;
  color: #bbb; /* lightened from #999 */
}
.footer-bottom {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 40px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #cccccc;
  border-top: 1px solid #444;
  padding-top: 20px;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .footer-container {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .footer-col {
    width: 100%;
  }
}
/* Tablet (769px - 1024px) */
@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .site-footer {
    padding: 50px 30px;
  }

  .footer-col p,
  .footer-col ul li a {
    font-size: 13.5px;
  }

  .social-icons a {
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 8px;
  }
}

/* Mobile (max-width: 768px) */
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  .site-footer {
    padding: 40px 20px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .footer-container {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 25px;
  }

  .footer-col {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 400px;
  }

  .footer-col h3,
  .footer-col h4 {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
  }

  .footer-col p,
  .footer-col ul li a {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .social-icons a {
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 8px;
  }

  .contact-info i {
    margin-right: 6px;
  }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  .footer-bottom {
    font-size: 13px;
    padding-top: 15px;
  }
}