/* Inputs Styling */
  .contact-input {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px 15px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 2px solid #ff7e05;
    color: #fff;
    outline: none;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: Bebas Neue;
  }
  .contact-input:focus {
    border-color: #fff;
    background-color: rgba(255, 126, 5, 0.1);
  }
  /* Make placeholders white */
.contact-input::placeholder,
textarea::placeholder {
  /* color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); slightly transparent white */
  color:#fff;
  font-weight:200;
}

  /* Submit Button Styling */
  .submit-btn {
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, #ff7e05, #ff9f3d);
    border: none;
    color: #111;
    padding: 12px 25px;
    font-size: 16px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: bold;
    border-radius: 30px;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
  }
  .submit-btn:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, #ff9f3d, #ff7e05);
    transform: scale(1.05);
    color: #fff;
  }

  /* Info text hover */
  .contact-info p:hover {
    color: #ff7e05;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
  }

  /* Base Card Styling */
  .image-card {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 15px;
    cursor: pointer;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 250px;
    height: 160px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  }
  .image-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 0.6s ease;
    display: block;
  }
  .image-card .overlay {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0,0,0,0.8));
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight:200;
    text-align: center;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
    transform: translateY(100%);
  }

  /* Hover Effects */
  .zoom-effect:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.2);
  }
  .zoom-effect:hover .overlay {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  .tilt-effect {
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }
  .tilt-effect:hover {
    transform: rotate(-2deg) scale(1.05);
  }
  .tilt-effect:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.1);
  }
  .tilt-effect:hover .overlay {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

    /* Contact Section Slide-in Form */
 #contact-us {
    position: relative; /* Keeps panel inside section */
  }

  /* Slide Panel */
  .contact-slide-panel {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20%;
    right: -500px; /* Hidden initially */
    height: 70%;
    width: 500px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    color: white;
    padding: 25px;
    box-shadow: -3px 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    transition: right 0.4s ease;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .contact-slide-panel.open {
    right: 0;
  }

  /* Heading */
  .contact-slide-panel h3 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    color: #ff7e05;
    font-size: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  /* Form Layout */
  .contact-slide-panel form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 15px;
  }
  .form-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .form-row input {
    flex: 1;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
  }

  /* Inputs & Textarea */
  .contact-slide-panel input,
  .contact-slide-panel textarea {
    padding: 10px 12px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    border: none;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    color: white;
    font-size: 14px;
    outline: none;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
  }
  .contact-slide-panel input:focus,
  .contact-slide-panel textarea:focus {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  }
  .contact-slide-panel input::placeholder,
  .contact-slide-panel textarea::placeholder {
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  /* Submit Button */
  .contact-slide-panel button {
    background: #ff7e05;
    border: none;
    padding: 12px;
    color: white;
    font-size: 16px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
  }
  .contact-slide-panel button:hover {
    background: #e96c00;
  }

  /* Contact Icon Handle */
  .contact-handle {
    position: absolute;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    top: 50%;
    left: -110px;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    background-color: #ff7e05;
    color: white;
    padding: 12px;
    border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px;
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: -3px 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
  }
  .contact-handle:hover {
    background-color: #e96c00;
  }
  .contact-handle i {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  /* Responsive: Stack Inputs on Small Screens */
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .contact-slide-panel {
      width: 100%;
      right: -100%;
    }
    .form-row {
      flex-direction: column;
    }
  }