.contact-form input::placeholder,
.contact-form textarea::placeholder {
    font-size: 16px !important;
} 

:root {
    --green-dark:   #1a3c2e;
    --green-mid:    #2d6a4f;
    --green-light:  #52b788;
    --gold:         #c9a84c;
    --gold-light:   #e8c96e;
    --cream:        #f8f5ee;
    --white:        #ffffff;
    --text-dark:    #1c1c1c;
    --text-muted:   #6b7280;
    --error-bg:     #fef2f2;
    --error-border: #fca5a5;
    --error-text:   #991b1b;
    --success-bg:   #f0fdf4;
    --success-border:#86efac;
    --success-text: #166534;
    --radius:       10px;
    --shadow:       0 4px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.10);
    --shadow-hover: 0 8px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   RESET & BASE
══════════════════════════════════════ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 
/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   PAGE WRAPPER — two columns on wide screens
══════════════════════════════════════ */
.forms-wrapper {
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: start;
}
.needhelp{
	width:14%;
	float:left;
}
.needhelpsend{
	width:10%;
	float:left;
}


@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .forms-wrapper { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
	
	    .forms-wrapper {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .forms-wrapper input,
    .forms-wrapper textarea {
        width: 100%;
        display: block;
    }
	
	.needhelp{
	width:100%;
	float:left;
}
.needhelpsend{
	width:100%;
	float:left;
}

}


@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .forms-wrapper {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .forms-wrapper input,
    .forms-wrapper textarea {
        width: 100%;
        display: block;
    }
	.needhelp{
	width:100%;
	float:left;
}
.needhelpsend{
	width:100%;
	float:left;
}

}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   CARD
══════════════════════════════════════ */
.form-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: 16px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    padding: 40px 36px 44px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* decorative top bar */
.form-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 5px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--green-mid), var(--gold));
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .form-card { padding: 32px 20px 36px; }
	.needhelp{
	width:100%;
	float:left;
}
.needhelpsend{
	width:100%;
	float:left;
}

}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   HEADINGS
══════════════════════════════════════ */
.form-card h2 {
    font-family: 'arial', serif;
    font-size: 1.65rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--green-dark);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.form-card .form-sub {
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   MESSAGES
══════════════════════════════════════ */
.form-msg {
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 13px 16px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}
.form-msg::before { font-size: 1.1rem; }
.form-msg.error {
    background: var(--error-bg);
    border: 1px solid var(--error-border);
    color: var(--error-text);
}
.form-msg.error::before { content: '⚠'; }
.form-msg.success {
    background: var(--success-bg);
    border: 1px solid var(--success-border);
    color: var(--success-text);
}
.form-msg.success::before { content: '✓'; }

/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   FORM GROUPS
══════════════════════════════════════ */

.form-group {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.form-group input,
.form-group select,
.form-group textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px 15px;
    border: 1.5px solid #d1d5db;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
     font-size: 16px !important;
    color: var(--text-dark);
    background: #fafafa;
    transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, background 0.2s;
    outline: none;
    appearance: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
}

.form-group input::placeholder,
.form-group textarea::placeholder {
    color: #9ca3af;
     font-size: 16px !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.form-group input:focus,
.form-group select:focus,
.form-group textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--green-light);
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(82,183,136,0.15);
}

.form-group select {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8' viewBox='0 0 12 8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' stroke='%236b7280' stroke-width='1.5' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 14px center;
    padding-right: 40px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.form-group select option { color: var(--text-dark); }

.form-group textarea {
    resize: vertical;
    min-height: 100px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   CAPTCHA ROW
══════════════════════════════════════ */
.captcha-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.captcha-box {
    background: var(--green-dark);
    color: var(--gold-light);
    font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    user-select: none;
    min-width: 100px;
    text-align: center;
    /* subtle noise / strikethrough lines to make it harder to OCR */
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    border: 0px solid var(--green-mid);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.captcha-reload {
    background: #000;
    border: 1.5px solid #d1d5db;
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: #fff;
    transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s, transform 0.3s;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.captcha-reload:hover {
    background: var(--green-mid);
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--green-mid);
    transform: rotate(180deg);
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════
   SUBMIT BUTTON
══════════════════════════════════════ */
.btn-send {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 14px;
    margin-top: 0px;
    background: #000;
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border: none;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.15s, box-shadow 0.2s;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(45,106,79,0.35);
}

.btn-send:hover {
    opacity: 0.92;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(45,106,79,0.40);
}

.btn-send:active {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
}