/*
Theme Name: Third Education Group
Theme URI: https://thirdeducationgroup.org/
Author: Third Education Group
Description: Education & Career Knowledge Portal WordPress theme.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: third-education-group
*/
:root{--blue:#1649a0;--blue-dark:#102f68;--blue-soft:#eaf1fb;--sky:#dce9fa;--ink:#17243a;--muted:#65738a;--line:#dce3ed;--paper:#fff;--wash:#f5f8fc;--accent:#f0b84b;--radius:5px;--container:1180px}
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.cta-band{background:var(--blue-dark);color:#fff;padding:38px 42px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px}.cta-band h2{font-size:30px;line-height:1.1;margin:0 0 7px;letter-spacing:-.04em}.cta-band p{margin:0;color:#cbd8eb;font-size:14px}.cta-band .button-primary{background:var(--accent);color:#1c3152}
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.site-footer{background:#102746;color:#fff;padding:42px 0 25px;margin-top:30px}.footer-inner{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:35px}.footer-brand{font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:17px}.footer-copy{font-size:12px;color:#bdcce0;max-width:400px}.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);margin-top:28px;padding-top:17px;color:#9fb2cc;font-size:11px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
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@media(max-width:390px){.site-title{font-size:15px}.site-tagline{font-size:8px}.category-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-actions{gap:15px}.hero-visual{min-height:285px}.visual-panel strong{font-size:29px}}