section.staff-banner{
    background: url(https://assets.bairesdev.com//image/upload/c_limit,w_1920/dpr_auto/f_auto/q_auto/v1/www/core/hero_staff_augmentation_qhavci?_a=BAVAfVDW0);
    background-position: 60%;
    background-attachment: fixed;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #000000f0 0%, #0c33b3c4 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #000000f0 0%, #0c33b3 100%);
    padding-top: 155px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
    background: url(../images/ai-staffing-bg.png);
    background-size: cover;
    background-attachment: fixed;
}
section.staff-banner .staff-cont{
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
}
section.staff-banner .staff-cont p{
    color: var(--white-color);
    opacity: .85;
}
section.staff-banner .staff-cont h1{
    color: var(--white-color);
    font-size: 52px;
    font-weight: 800;
}
.step-48{
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--btn-color);
    background: #33bdeb38;
    padding: 5px 15px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.staff-banner-ullist{
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 30px 0 0;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 15px;
}
.staff-banner-ullist li{
    padding-left: 0px;
    color: #dcdcdc;
    position: relative;
    margin-right: 15px;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
}

section.staff-banner .staff-cont h1 span{
    background: linear-gradient(285deg, #69c4f0, #d9deff, #69c4f0);
    font-size: 52px;
    font-weight: 800 !important;
    background-size: 300% 100%;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}
section.staff-banner ul.partners {
    display: flex;
    margin-top: 60px;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
section.staff-banner ul.partners li img{
    width: 170px;
    padding: 15px;
}
section.staff-banner ul.partners li{
    border: 1px solid #ffffff5c;
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    height: 56px;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 5px;
}
/* about us */
/*start about*/

.about_wrapper{
    padding-top: 60px;
     padding-bottom: 60px;
     position: relative;
     background: #f4fbff;
 }
 .about_wrapper p.head-info {
     display: inline-block;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--btn-color);
    background: #33bdeb38;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
     text-align: center;
 }
 .about_wrapper .upper-head {
     width: 75%;
     margin: auto;
     text-align: center;
     margin-bottom: 60px;
 }
 .about_wrapper a.main-btn{
     width: 150px;
     text-align: center;
 }
 .about_wrapper .upper-head h2{
     font-family: var(--heading-font);
     margin-bottom: 30px;
 }
 .heading_sec{
     margin-bottom: 40px;
     text-align: center;
 }
 .about-img1{
     text-align: right;
 }
 .about-img1 img{
     width: 100%;
     height: 400px;
     object-fit: cover;
     border-radius: 15px;
 }
 .about-img2 img{
     position: absolute;
     left: 0px;
     width: 75%;
     bottom: -20px;
     /* border-radius: 30px; */
     border: 5px solid #fff;
     object-fit: cover;
     height: 250px !important;
 }
 .about_wrapper .col-lg-6.text-center.text-lg-start p{
     /*line-height: 30px;*/
     margin-bottom: 15px;
 }
 .subhead {
     color: var(--secondary-text);
     font-size: 18px;
     /*line-height: 35px;*/
 }
 .about_wrapper .col-lg-6.text-center.text-lg-start{
     padding-right: 0%;
     width: 60%;
 }
 
 .about_wrapper .col-lg-6.mb-4.mb-lg-0.ps-lg-4.position-relative.text-center {
     width: 40%;
 }
 .about_wrapper .heading_sec h3 {
     line-height: 1.2;
     font-size: 28px;
     font-weight: 700;
 }
 .about_wrapper h3{
     text-align: left;
     /* color: var(--primary-color); */
     font-family: var(--heading-font);
 }
 
 .heading_sec h3{ 
     font-weight: 400;
     font-size: 40px;
     font-family: var(--heading-font);
 }
 .about_wrapper .heading_sec {
     margin-bottom: 0px;
     text-align: left;
 }
 .about_wrapper .abt-para {
     max-height: 100%;
     overflow: hidden;
     margin-bottom: 20px;
 }
 .about_wrapper .heading_sec h3{
     line-height: 1.2;
     font-size: 28px;
     font-weight: 700;
 }
 .about_wrapper .col-lg-6.abt-content {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     justify-content: center;
     padding-left: 5%;
 }
  .about_wrapper p{
    color: #000;
  }
 /*end about section*/

section.offerings .par-card{
    background: transparent !important;
    width: auto;
}

/* ── Process Timeline ── */
.sp-process {
    background: var(--white-color);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: url('../images/staff-bg.png');
    background-size: cover;
    background: #f4fbff;
}

.sp-process-timeline {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 48px;
    position: relative;
}

.sp-process-timeline::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 40px;
    left: 10%;
    right: 10%;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--btn-color);
    z-index: 0;
}

.sp-step {
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: 0 16px;
}

.sp-step-number {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--white-color);
    border: 2px solid #33bdeb28;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0 auto 20px;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--primary);
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(15, 5, 32, 0.1), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.sp-step:hover .sp-step-number {
    background: var(--btn-color);
    color: #fff;
    border-color: 2px solid #00000037;
    box-shadow: var(--glow-md);
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.sp-step h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--text-primary);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.sp-step p {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: #000;
    line-height: 1.6;
    opacity: .8;
}

.sp-step-duration {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--btn-color);
    background: #33bdeb38;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    margin-top: 10px;
}
.sp-process p.section-desc{
    color: #000;
    opacity: .8;
}
.sp-process span.section-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--btn-color);
    background: #33bdeb38;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.sp-process h2.section-title{
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.sp-step h4{
    font-size: 21px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.gradient-text {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bbeed 0%, #74b1f1 50%, #0b4d7e 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background-clip: text;
    font-size: 35px;
}

section.portfolio-latest .head-sec{
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 30px;
}
section.portfolio-latest .head-sec span{
    color: var(--white-color);
    background: var(--heading-color);
    padding: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: inline-block;
    border-radius: 5px;
}
section.portfolio-latest .head-sec h2{
    font-size: 26px;
    color: var(--heading-color);
}
section.portfolio-latest .head-sec p{
    color: #000;
    opacity: .8;
}
section.portfolio-latest .portfolio-info-image{
    height: 100%;
}
section.portfolio-latest .portfolio-info-image img{
    height: 320px;
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 20px;
    border: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
    object-fit: cover;
}
a.case-study-anc {
    /* position: absolute; */
    bottom: 10px;
    padding: 20px;
}
a.case-study-anc p{
    color: var(--black-color);
    display: none;
}
a.case-study-anc h4{
    color: var(--heading-color);
    font-size: 21px;
}
a.case-study-anc span{
    color: var(--black-color);
}
.slides{
    position: relative;
}
section.portfolio-latest{
    background: #fff;
}
.portfolio-info {
    background: #f8f8f8;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 20px;
}
.catg{
    display: flex;
    /* justify-content: space-between; */
    gap: 20px;
    display: none;
}
section.clients-sec{
    padding: 35px 12px;
}
section.portfolio-latest .content-sec{
    padding-top: 20px;
}
.content-sec h4{
    font-size: 26px;
    color: var(--heading-color);
}
section.portfolio-latest ul{
    padding-left: 30px;
}
section.portfolio-latest ul li{
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #000;
    opacity: .8;
    font-size: 14px;
    list-style: disc;
}

section.offerings .offer-card img{
    width: 100%;
    height: 220px;
    background: url(../images/staff-bg.png);
    padding: 0;
    background-position: center;
    border-radius: 20px;
    object-fit: cover;
}


.listing-serv{
    padding-left: 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.listing-serv li{
    width: 50%;
    list-style: disc;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-size: 14px;
}
section.offerings .owl-nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    position: absolute;
    width: 102%;
    bottom: 60%;
    left: -1%;
}
div#offerings {
    position: relative;
}
section.offerings .owl-nav button{
    width: 55px;
    height: 55px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: none;
    color: var(--heading-color);
    background: var(--white-color);
    box-shadow: 0 3px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, .071);
}


.owl-dots {
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: 15px;
}
.owl-dots button.owl-dot {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-block;
  background: #ccc;
  margin: 0 3px;
  border: none;
}
.owl-dots button.owl-dot.active {
  background-color: var(--btn-color);
  border: none;
}
.owl-dots button.owl-dot:focus {
  outline: none;
}

section.portfolio-latest .owl-nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    bottom: 60%;
    right: -4%;
}
section.portfolio-latest .owl-nav .owl-prev{
    /* display: none !important; */
}
div#case-study {
    position: relative;
}
section.portfolio-latest .owl-nav button{
    width: 55px;
    height: 55px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: none;
    color: var(--heading-color);
    background: var(--white-color);
    box-shadow: 0 3px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, .071);
}