:root {
  --primary-red: #9a0000;
  --primary-blue: #044ba6;
  --black: #000000;
  --light-gray: #808080;
  --bg-light: #f2f2e6;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --shadow: rgba(154, 0, 0, 0.05);
  --navbar-height: 72px;
}

/* HEADER */
.header {
  min-height: 45vh;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-red) 0%, var(--primary-blue) 100%);
  color: var(--white);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

/*arranges header on page*/
.hero {
  position: absolute;
  top: 55%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 90%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  text-align: center;;
}

/* All Cards for every blog post */
.cards {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: all 0.3s;
  border: 2px solid var(--light-gray);
  border-top: 5px solid var(--primary-red);
  height: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.card-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 160px;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: var(--bg-light);
  display: block;
  }

.card.no-image .card-image {
  display: none;
}

.card-body {
  padding: 1rem;
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.card-title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--primary-blue);
}

.card-excerpt {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
  flex: 1;
}

.card-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.tag {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
  background: var(--white);
  color:var(--primary-blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.card-link {
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--primary-red);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.card-link:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.loading, .error {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.error {
  color: var(--primary-red);
}

.search-box {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--primary-blue);
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.blog-cards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.5rem;
}