:root {
            --primary-brown: #eb8030; /* Main coffee brown from image */
            --dark-brown: #e06f1b;    /* Darker brown for hover states */
            --light-bg: #FDFBF8;      /* Very light, almost off-white background */
            --white: #fff;
            --black: #212121;
            --dark-text: #333333;
            --medium-text: #555555;
            --light-text: #AAAAAA;
            --navbar-bg: #FFFFFF;
            --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
            --darker-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
        }

        /* General Body Styling */
        body {
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            background-color: var(--light-bg);
            color: var(--dark-text);
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        /* Navbar Styling (Consistent with main site) */
        .navbar {
            background-color: var(--navbar-bg);
            box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
            border-radius: 0 0 12px 12px;
            padding: 15px 0;
        }

        .navbar-brand img {
            height: 95px;
            border-radius: 6px;
        }

        .nav-link {
            color: var(--medium-text) !important;
            font-weight: 500;
            margin: 0 15px;
            transition: color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
            position: relative;
        }

        .nav-link:hover {
            color: var(--primary-brown) !important;
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }

        .nav-link.active {
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--primary-brown) !important;
        }

        /* Hero Section for Blog Page */
        .blog-hero-section {
            background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)), url('../img/blog-banner.webp') no-repeat center center;
            background-size: cover;
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 80px 0;
            text-align: center;
            border-radius: 0 0 25px 25px;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
        }

        .blog-hero-section h1 {
            font-size: 3.5rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
        }

        .blog-hero-section p {
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            max-width: 700px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        /* Section Padding & Title (Consistent with main site) */
        .section-padding {
            padding: 90px 0;
        }

        .section-title {
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 70px;
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--dark-text);
            position: relative;
            padding-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .section-title::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            bottom: 0;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            width: 80px;
            height: 4px;
            background-color: var(--primary-brown);
            border-radius: 2px;
        }

        /* Blog Post Card Styling (Consistent with main site, but standalone) */
        .blog-post-card {
            background-color: var(--white);
            border-radius: 18px;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 20px var(--shadow-color);
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: all 0.4s ease;
            height: 100%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .blog-post-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-8px);
            box-shadow: 0 12px 25px var(--darker-shadow-color);
        }

        .blog-post-card img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 250px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border-radius: 18px 18px 0 0;
        }

        .blog-post-card .card-body {
            padding: 25px;
            flex-grow: 1;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .blog-post-card .card-title {
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--dark-text);
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .blog-post-card .card-text {
            font-size: 1rem;
            color: var(--medium-text);
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            flex-grow: 1;
        }

        .blog-post-card .blog-meta {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: #888;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        .blog-post-card .read-more {
            color: var(--primary-brown);
            font-weight: 600;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.3s ease;
            align-self: flex-start;
        }

        .blog-post-card .read-more:hover {
            color: var(--dark-brown);
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

        /* Pagination Styling */
        .pagination-container {
            margin-top: 50px;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .pagination .page-item .page-link {
            color: var(--primary-brown);
            border-color: var(--primary-brown);
            border-radius: 8px;
            margin: 0 5px;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .pagination .page-item.active .page-link,
        .pagination .page-item .page-link:hover {
            background-color: var(--primary-brown);
            border-color: var(--primary-brown);
            color: var(--white);
            box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
        }

        /* Footer (Consistent with main site) */
        .footer {
            background-color: var(--black);
            color: var(--light-text);
            padding: 70px 0 30px;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            border-radius: 25px 25px 0 0;
            box-shadow: 0 -8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
        }

        .footer h5 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-weight: 600;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            position: relative;
        }

        .footer h5::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            bottom: -10px;
            width: 60px;
            height: 3px;
            background-color: var(--primary-brown);
            border-radius: 2px;
        }

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

        .footer ul li {
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }

        .footer ul li a {
            color: var(--light-text);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.3s ease;
        }

        .footer ul li a:hover {
            color: var(--primary-brown);
        }

        .footer .social-icons a {
            color: var(--light-text);
            font-size: 1.3rem;
            margin-right: 18px;
            transition: color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
        }

        .footer .social-icons a:hover {
            color: var(--primary-brown);
            transform: translateY(-3px);
        }

        .footer-bottom {
            border-top: 1px solid #3a3a3a;
            padding-top: 25px;
            margin-top: 50px;
            text-align: center;
            color: #888;
        }

        /* Responsive adjustments */
        @media (max-width: 991.98px) {
            .blog-hero-section h1 {
                font-size: 2.8rem;
            }
            .blog-hero-section p {
                font-size: 1.1rem;
            }
            .section-title {
                font-size: 2.4rem;
                margin-bottom: 50px;
            }
            .navbar-collapse {
                text-align: center;
            }
            .nav-link {
                margin: 8px 0;
            }
            .section-padding {
                padding: 70px 0;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
            .blog-hero-section {
                padding: 60px 0;
            }
            .blog-hero-section h1 {
                font-size: 2.2rem;
            }
            .blog-hero-section p {
                font-size: 1rem;
            }
            .section-padding {
                padding: 50px 0;
            }
            .section-title {
                font-size: 2rem;
                margin-bottom: 40px;
            }
            .blog-post-card {
                margin-bottom: 30px;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 575.98px) {
            .blog-hero-section h1 {
                font-size: 1.8rem;
            }
            .blog-hero-section p {
                font-size: 0.9rem;
            }
            .section-title {
                font-size: 1.8rem;
            }
        }