  :root {
        --primary: #D4A017; /* Elegant gold */
        --secondary: #B8974A; /* Muted metallic gold */
        --light: #F8F8F8; /* Clean neutral */
        --dark: #2A2A2A; /* Deep charcoal */
      }

      * {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        font-family: 'Heebo', sans-serif;
      }

      body {
        background-color: var(--light);
      }

      h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
        font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      }

      .navbar {
        background-color: var(--primary);
        box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      }

      .navbar-brand, .navbar-nav .nav-link {
        color: var(--dark);
        margin-right: 15px;
      }
.brand-main {
    font-family: 'Great Vibes', cursive; /* stylish script font */
    font-size: 2.5rem; /* bigger for logo */
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #2A2A2A;
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .brand-sub {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #2A2A2A;
    display: block;
  }

  .brand-sub .brand-is {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-weight: 800;
  }
  
      /* .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
        color: var(--secondary);
      } */

      .navbar-nav .dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu {
        display: block;
        margin-top: 5px;
      }

      .navbar-toggler {
        background-color: var(--secondary);
        border: none;
        border-radius: 50px;
        padding: 10px 15px;
      }

      .navbar-toggler-icon {
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3E%3Cpath stroke='%23F8F8F8' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      }

      .dropdown-menu {
        background-color: var(--primary);
        border: none;
        box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      }

      .dropdown-item {
        color: var(--dark);
        padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
        transition: all 0.3s;
      }

      .dropdown-item:hover {
        background-color: var(--secondary);
        color: var(--light);
      }

      .form-container {
        background-color: var(--primary);
        border-radius: 12px;
        padding: 30px;
        box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        margin-top: 13px;
      }

      .form-container h4 {
        color: var(--dark);
      }

      .form-control, .form-select {
        border-radius: 5px;
        padding: 10px 15px;
        border: 1px solid var(--secondary);
      }

      .form-control:focus, .form-select:focus {
        border-color: var(--primary);
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(212, 160, 23, 0.25);
      }

      .form-label {
        color: var(--dark);
      }

      .btn-primary {
        background-color: var(--primary);
        border-color: var(--primary);
        color: var(--dark);
      }

      .btn-primary:hover {
        background-color: var(--secondary);
        border-color: var(--secondary);
      }

      .trending-properties img {
        height: 200px;
        object-fit: cover;
        transition: transform 0.3s;
      }

      .trending-properties img:hover {
        transform: scale(1.05);
      }

      .trending-properties p {
        color: var(--dark);
      }

      .typing-container {
        font-size: 22px;
        font-weight: bold;
        color: var(--primary);
        min-height: 40px;
        overflow: hidden;
        white-space: nowrap;
        text-align: center;
      }

      .alert-message {
        padding: 15px;
        border-radius: 5px;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-align: center;
        margin-top: 10px;
        transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
      }

      .alert-message.success {
        background-color: #28a745;
        color: var(--light);
      }

      .alert-message.error {
        background-color: #dc3545;
        color: var(--light);
      }

      @media (max-width: 768px) {
        .form-container {
          padding: 20px;
        }

        .form-container h4 {
          font-size: 18px;
        }

        .form-control, .form-select, .btn {
          font-size: 14px;
        }

        .trending-properties {
          margin-top: 30px;
        }

        .trending-properties img {
          height: 150px;
        }

        .typing-container {
          font-size: 16px;
        }
      }