.process-growth {
      position: relative;
      /* height: 300vh; */
      margin-top: -57px;
      padding: 0 0 0px;
      overflow: hidden;
     background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgb(247 249 255), rgb(247 249 255));
     
    }

    /* @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .process-growth {
        height: 290vh;
      }
    } */

    .sticky-shell {
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      min-height: 100px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 100px 0 0;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgb(247 249 255), rgb(247 249 255));
      backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .process-growth .container {
      width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 32px));
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
      padding-left: 0;
      padding-right: 0;
    }

    .header {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      /* margin-bottom: 90px; */
    }

    .pill {
      display: inline-block;
      padding: 10px 16px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: var(--primary-soft);
      color: var(--primary);
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.01em;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    h2 {
      margin: 0 0 14px;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
      line-height: 1.05;
      letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    }

    h2 .accent {
      color: var(--primary);
    }

    .subtext {
      margin: 0 auto;
      max-width: 720px;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.7vw, 1.125rem);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .desktop-layout {
      display: block;
    }

    .mobile-layout {
      display: none;
    }

    .desktop-grid {
      display: flex;
      align-items: stretch;
      gap: 16px;
    }

    .y-axis {
      width: 48px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      flex: 0 0 48px;
      margin-right: 4px;
      color: var(--muted);
    }

    .y-arrow {
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      width: 12px;
      height: 12px;
      flex: 0 0 auto;
    }

    .y-line {
      width: 1px;
      flex: 1 1 auto;
      background: var(--border);
      min-height: 54px;
    }

    .y-label {
      writing-mode: vertical-rl;
      transform: rotate(180deg);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.35em;
      font-size: 15px;
      margin: 18px 0;
      color: var(--muted);
      user-select: none;
    }

    .content-area {
      flex: 1 1 auto;
      min-width: 0;
    }

    .phase-titles {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
      gap: 0;
    }

    .phase-title {
      padding: 0 16px 12px;
      min-height: 38px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-end;
      border-left: 1px dashed var(--border);
       color:#2545FC;
    }

    .phase-title:first-child {
      border-left: 0;
      padding-left: 0;
    }

    .phase-title h3 {
      margin: 0;
      color: var(--primary);
      font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 20px);
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      line-height: 1.1;
    }

    .curve-wrap {
      position: relative;
      padding: 28px 0;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .grid-lines {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .grid-lines > div {
      border-left: 1px dashed var(--border);
    }

    .grid-lines > div:first-child {
      border-left: 0;
    }

    .timeline-svg {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: 96px;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .bottom-border {
      border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border);
    }

    .service-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
      gap: 0;
      padding-top: 14px;
    }

    .phase-column {
      padding: 16px 16px 18px;
      border-left: 1px dashed var(--border);
    }

    .phase-column:first-child {
      border-left: 0;
      padding-left: 0;
    }

    .service-list {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 6px;
    }

    .service-link {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
      font-size: clamp(14px, 1.15vw, 16px);
      line-height: 1.25;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--text);
      transition: color 160ms ease;
      padding: 1px 0;
      width: fit-content;
      min-width: 0;
      white-space: normal;
    }

    .service-link:hover {
      color: var(--primary);
    }

    .arrow {
      width: 14px;
      height: 14px;
      flex: 0 0 auto;
      color: var(--primary);
    }

    .scroll-indicator {
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      bottom: 8px;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      color: var(--muted);
      transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
      animation: bounce 1.2s infinite;
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .scroll-indicator.hidden {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(8px);
    }

    @keyframes bounce {
      0%, 100% { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
      50% { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-7px); }
    }

    .mobile-shell {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      gap: 0;
      padding-left: 82px;
      min-height: 1px;
    }

    .mobile-curve {
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 72px;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .mobile-svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      display: block;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .mobile-columns {
      width: 100%;
    }

    .mobile-phase {
      padding: 18px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(107, 114, 128, 0.22);
    }

    .mobile-phase:last-child {
      border-bottom: 0;
    }

    .mobile-phase h4 {
      margin: 0 0 12px;
      color: var(--primary);
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    }

    .mobile-services .service-link {
      font-size: 14px;
    }

    .desktop-progress-path,
    .mobile-progress-path {
      transition: stroke-dashoffset 100ms ease-out;
    }

    @media (max-width: 1023px) {
      .desktop-layout {
        display: none;
      }

      .mobile-layout {
        display: block;
      }

      .sticky-shell {
        position: relative;
        top: 0;
        min-height: auto;
        padding: 24px 0 0;
      }

      .header {
        margin-bottom: 24px;
      }

      .process-growth .container {
        width: min(100%, calc(100% - 24px));
      }

      .process-growth {
        margin-top: -14px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 640px) {
      .process-growth {
        margin-top: -10px;
        padding-top: 0;
      }

      .header {
        margin-bottom: 18px;
      }

      .desktop-grid {
        gap: 12px;
      }

      .mobile-shell {
        padding-left: 60px;
      }

      .mobile-curve {
        width: 52px;
      }

      .pill {
        font-size: 13px;
        padding: 9px 14px;
      }

      .phase-title {
        padding-left: 10px;
        padding-right: 10px;
      }

      .phase-column {
        padding-right: 0;
      }

      .mobile-phase {
        padding: 14px 0;
      }

      .mobile-phase h4 {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
      }

      .mobile-services .service-link {
        font-size: 13px;
      }

      .scroll-indicator {
        bottom: 0;
      }
    }