/* ========================================================================== rithikpandian.com site styles Single stylesheet, no build step. Sections: 1. Tokens 2. Reset 3. Layout 4. Header/Footer 5. Type 6. Buttons 7. Cards 8. Timeline 9. Media/video 10. Forms 11. Utils ========================================================================== */ /* 1. Tokens ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ /* Yellow / white / black. Rule of thumb: yellow is a FILL, never body text. #FFC81E on white is about 1.6:1 contrast, so anything sitting on yellow uses --on-accent (black). */ :root { --ink: #0d0d0d; --ink-soft: #3d3d3d; --ink-faint: #767676; --paper: #ffffff; --paper-2: #f5f4f1; --line: #e3e1dc; --accent: #ffc81e; /* the yellow */ --accent-hi: #ffd75c; /* lighter yellow for hovers */ --on-accent: #0d0d0d; /* text that sits on yellow */ --white: #ffffff; --font-sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; --font-display: "Fraunces", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; --wrap: 1120px; --wrap-narrow: 720px; --radius: 14px; --radius-lg: 22px; --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(20, 17, 15, .06), 0 4px 12px rgba(20, 17, 15, .05); --shadow-md: 0 2px 6px rgba(20, 17, 15, .07), 0 18px 40px rgba(20, 17, 15, .09); --step: clamp(1rem, .92rem + .4vw, 1.125rem); } [data-theme="dark"] { --ink: #ffffff; --ink-soft: #c9c7c2; --ink-faint: #8f8d88; --paper: #0d0d0d; --paper-2: #181816; --line: #2c2c29; --accent: #ffc81e; /* same yellow, it works on black */ --accent-hi: #ffd75c; --on-accent: #0d0d0d; --white: #181816; --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.5), 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.4); --shadow-md: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.55), 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5); } /* 2. Reset ----------------------------------------------------------------- */ *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .01ms !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; } } body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: var(--step); line-height: 1.65; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; overflow-x: hidden; } img, video, svg, iframe { max-width: 100%; display: block; } a { color: inherit; } button { font: inherit; color: inherit; } /* Yellow alone is too low-contrast for a focus ring, so ink outline + yellow halo. */ :focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--accent); } /* 3. Layout ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ .wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: 24px; } .wrap--narrow { max-width: var(--wrap-narrow); } /* Constrains line length WITHOUT re-centring, so every section on a page shares one left edge. Use this for intro copy; use .wrap--narrow only when centring. */ .measure { max-width: 62ch; margin-inline: 0; } .measure--wide { max-width: 74ch; } /* Closing call-to-action blocks: same left edge as everything else, not centred. */ .cta > * { max-width: 62ch; } .section { padding-block: clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px); } .section--tight { padding-block: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px); } .section--alt { background: var(--paper-2); } /* Full-bleed yellow band. Always black text, in both themes. */ .section--yellow { background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); } .section--yellow .eyebrow { background: var(--on-accent); color: var(--accent); } .section--yellow .muted, .section--yellow .lede { color: rgba(13,13,13,.72); } .section--yellow .logo-strip span { color: var(--on-accent); } .section--yellow .btn--ghost { border-color: var(--on-accent); color: var(--on-accent); } .section--yellow .btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--on-accent); color: var(--accent); } .section--yellow .btn--primary { background: var(--on-accent); color: var(--accent); border-color: var(--on-accent); } .section__head { margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); max-width: 62ch; } .grid { display: grid; gap: 24px; } @media (min-width: 700px) { .grid--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 700px) { .grid--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 1000px) { .grid--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 640px) { .grid--4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 1000px) { .grid--4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } } /* 4. Header / Footer ------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 88%, transparent); backdrop-filter: saturate(1.6) blur(12px); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease; } .site-header.is-stuck { border-bottom-color: var(--line); } .nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; height: 68px; } .nav__brand { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.15rem; letter-spacing: -.02em; text-decoration: none; margin-right: auto; white-space: nowrap; } /* The full stop after the name becomes a yellow dot with a thin ink ring, so it stays visible on white where flat yellow text would not. */ .nav__brand span { display: inline-block; font-size: 0; vertical-align: baseline; width: 8px; height: 8px; margin-left: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px var(--ink); } .nav__links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .nav__links a { text-decoration: none; font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 500; padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 999px; color: var(--ink-soft); transition: color .15s ease, background .15s ease; } .nav__links a:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper-2); } .nav__links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; } /* `.nav__links a` would otherwise beat `.btn--primary` on specificity and leave the header CTA with grey text on yellow. */ .nav__links a.btn--primary { color: var(--on-accent); } .nav__links a.btn--primary:hover { background: var(--accent-hi); color: var(--on-accent); } .nav__toggle, .theme-toggle { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 40px; height: 40px; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; cursor: pointer; } .theme-toggle:hover, .nav__toggle:hover { background: var(--paper-2); } .nav__toggle { display: none; } .theme-toggle .icon-sun { display: none; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggle .icon-sun { display: block; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggle .icon-moon { display: none; } @media (max-width: 900px) { .nav__toggle { display: grid; } .nav__links { position: fixed; inset: 68px 0 auto 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 12px 16px 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); transform: translateY(-8px); opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease; } .nav__links.is-open { opacity: 1; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; } .nav__links a { padding: 14px 12px; font-size: 1.05rem; border-radius: 10px; } .nav__links .btn { margin-top: 8px; text-align: center; } } /* Black footer in both themes, so the yellow/white/black trio always closes the page. */ .site-footer { background: #0d0d0d; color: #ffffff; border-top: 1px solid #0d0d0d; padding-block: 56px 40px; } .site-footer .nav__brand span { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px #ffffff; } .site-footer .btn--ghost { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.32); color: #fff; } .site-footer .btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); } .site-footer .muted { color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); } .footer__grid { display: grid; gap: 32px; } @media (min-width: 620px) { .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 940px) { .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; } } .footer__col h3 { font-size: .8rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--accent); margin: 0 0 14px; } .footer__col ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 9px; } .footer__col a { text-decoration: none; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); font-size: .95rem; } .footer__col a:hover { color: var(--accent); } .footer__bottom { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; justify-content: space-between; font-size: .85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); } .footer__bottom a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; } .footer__bottom a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } /* Sits in the middle of the three footer items on wide screens, stacks on small. */ .footer__managed { order: 2; } @media (max-width: 700px) { .footer__bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; } } /* 5. Type ------------------------------------------------------------------ */ h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.025em; line-height: 1.12; margin: 0 0 .5em; } /* Long unbroken strings (email addresses, URLs) must not push the layout wide. */ h1, h2, h3, h4, p, li, a { overflow-wrap: anywhere; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 1.6rem + 3.6vw, 4.2rem); } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 1.3rem + 2vw, 2.75rem); } h3 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.05rem + .6vw, 1.5rem); } p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; } .lede { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + .5vw, 1.35rem); color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.6; } /* Black text on a yellow chip. Yellow text on white would be unreadable. */ .eyebrow { display: inline-block; font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); padding: 5px 11px 4px; border-radius: 5px; margin-bottom: 18px; } .prose { max-width: 68ch; } .prose h2 { margin-top: 2em; } .prose h3 { margin-top: 1.6em; } .prose a, .stack a, main p a { color: inherit; text-decoration-color: var(--accent); text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 3px; } .prose a:hover, .stack a:hover, main p a:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); } .muted { color: var(--ink-faint); } .small { font-size: .875rem; } /* 6. Buttons --------------------------------------------------------------- */ .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 9px; padding: 13px 24px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid transparent; font-weight: 600; font-size: .97rem; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, background .18s ease, color .18s ease; } .btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); } .btn:active { transform: translateY(0); } /* Yellow fill, black text, black hairline so the button still has an edge on white. */ .btn--primary { background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); } .btn--primary:hover { background: var(--accent-hi); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); } [data-theme="dark"] .btn--primary { border-color: var(--accent); } .btn--ghost { border-color: var(--ink); background: transparent; color: var(--ink); } .btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); } .btn--sm { padding: 9px 16px; font-size: .88rem; } .btn[disabled] { opacity: .55; pointer-events: none; } .btn-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; } /* 7. Cards ----------------------------------------------------------------- */ .card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 26px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, border-color .18s ease; } a.card, .card--link { text-decoration: none; display: block; } a.card:hover, .card--link:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--ink); } .card h3 { margin-bottom: .35em; } .card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .card__meta { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--ink-faint); letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 10px; } /* Stat cards wear the yellow as a top rule rather than as text colour. */ .stat { text-align: left; border-top: 5px solid var(--accent); } .stat__num { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.4rem + 2vw, 3rem); line-height: 1; color: var(--ink); } .stat__label { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 8px; } .facts { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 14px; } /* The marker is absolutely positioned, NOT a grid column: making the
  • a grid container turns every inline child (, ) into its own grid item and shreds the sentence across rows. */ .facts li { position: relative; padding-left: 26px; } .facts li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .5em; width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 3px; background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px var(--ink); } .pill { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; padding: 5px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--paper-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink-soft); } .pill-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; } /* Logo / credit strip */ .logo-strip { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 28px; align-items: center; } .logo-strip span { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1rem, .9rem + .5vw, 1.35rem); color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.01em; } /* 8. Timeline -------------------------------------------------------------- */ .timeline { position: relative; margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 34px; list-style: none; max-width: 68ch; } .timeline p { max-width: 62ch; } .timeline::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 7px; top: 8px; bottom: 8px; width: 2px; background: linear-gradient(var(--accent), var(--line)); } .timeline > li { position: relative; padding-bottom: 44px; } .timeline > li:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; } .timeline > li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: -34px; top: 9px; width: 16px; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); border: 2.5px solid var(--ink); } .timeline__year { display: inline-block; font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); padding: 4px 10px 3px; border-radius: 5px; } .timeline h3 { margin: 4px 0 .4em; } /* 9. Media / video --------------------------------------------------------- */ .media { position: relative; border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; background: var(--paper-2); } .media--vertical { aspect-ratio: 9 / 16; } .media--wide { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; } .media video, .media iframe, .media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; border: 0; } /* Autoplay clip card (muted autoplay + tap to unmute) */ .clip { position: relative; } .clip__sound { position: absolute; right: 10px; bottom: 10px; z-index: 2; width: 38px; height: 38px; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 50%; border: 0; cursor: pointer; background: rgba(0,0,0,.55); color: #fff; backdrop-filter: blur(4px); } .clip__sound:hover { background: rgba(0,0,0,.75); } .clip__sound .on { display: none; } .clip.is-unmuted .clip__sound .on { display: block; } .clip.is-unmuted .clip__sound .off { display: none; } /* YouTube facade: loads the iframe only on click, keeps the page fast */ .yt-facade { position: relative; cursor: pointer; background: #000; } .yt-facade img { opacity: .82; transition: opacity .2s ease; } .yt-facade:hover img { opacity: 1; } .yt-facade__play { position: absolute; inset: 0; margin: auto; width: 68px; height: 48px; border-radius: 12px; background: rgba(200, 30, 20, .92); border: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; cursor: pointer; color: #fff; } .yt-facade:hover .yt-facade__play { background: #cc1e14; } /* Instagram cards. These are NOT Instagram's iframe embed. That embed ships no image in its HTML and fetches the media with its own JavaScript at runtime, so it renders as a blank white box whenever a visitor blocks third-party scripts or cookies, which is common. Instead we self-host the poster frame and link out. Always renders, far faster, and nothing depends on Instagram staying reachable. */ .ig-embed { position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 9 / 16; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--paper-2); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); text-decoration: none; transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, border-color .18s ease; } a.ig-embed:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: var(--ink); } .ig-embed img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; } .ig-embed iframe { width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; } /* Play affordance */ .ig-play { position: absolute; inset: 0; margin: auto; width: 62px; height: 62px; border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; background: rgba(13,13,13,.62); color: #fff; backdrop-filter: blur(3px); transition: background .18s ease, transform .18s ease; } a.ig-embed:hover .ig-play { background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); transform: scale(1.06); } /* Corner tag so it is obvious the card opens Instagram */ .ig-badge { position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 10px; padding: 4px 9px 3px; border-radius: 5px; background: rgba(13,13,13,.66); color: #fff; backdrop-filter: blur(3px); font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; } .ig-card { display: grid; gap: 12px; } .ig-card__label { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .ig-card__brand { font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.01em; } .ig-card__cat { font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); padding: 3px 8px 2px; border-radius: 4px; } @media (max-width: 620px) { .ig-embed { height: 560px; } } /* Reel / collab card */ .reel { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--paper-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); text-decoration: none; display: block; } .reel:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); } .reel__body { padding: 16px 18px 18px; } .reel__brand { font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: -.01em; } .reel__cat { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--ink-faint); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; } /* 10. Forms ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ .form { display: grid; gap: 18px; } /* align-content:start stops auto rows from stretching. Without it, a field with a hint line makes its side-by-side neighbour's input drift down to fill the height. */ .field { display: grid; gap: 7px; align-content: start; } .field label { font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 600; } .field .hint { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--ink-faint); } .field input, .field select, .field textarea { width: 100%; padding: 12px 14px; font: inherit; font-size: .97rem; color: var(--ink); background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; transition: border-color .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease; } .field textarea { min-height: 150px; resize: vertical; } .field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--accent); } .field input[aria-invalid="true"], .field textarea[aria-invalid="true"], .field select[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: #c02626; } .field .error { font-size: .8rem; color: #c02626; min-height: 1em; } @media (min-width: 640px) { .form__row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; } } /* Multi-select dropdown: a real checkbox group behind a dropdown button, so it reads like a