.vendors-section {
    padding: 80px 0 120px 0;
    /*background-color: #000;*/
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center, #0e3552 0%, #000 70%);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* Faint background watermark mimicking the "A" logo */
/*.bg-watermark {
    position: absolute;
    top: 15%;
    left: 60%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    font-size: 60vw;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
    line-height: 1;
    font-family: var(--font-01);
    font-style: italic;
    letter-spacing: -20px;
}*/
.bg-watermark {
    position: absolute;
    left: -150px; /* Adjust to shift the image left/right */
    top: 50%; /* Center vertically */
    transform: translateY(-50%); 
    z-index: 0; /* Layer behind content */
    pointer-events: none; /* Ensure it doesn't block clicks */
}

/* Target the image directly inside the watermark container */
.bg-watermark img {
    width: 85vw; /* Massive width, similar to your old font-size */
    min-width: 1000px; /* Prevents it from getting too small on standard screens */
    height: auto;
    max-width: none !important; /* CRITICAL: overrides Bootstrap shrinking the image */
    opacity: 0.04; /* Faint watermark transparency. Adjust between 0.02 and 0.1 */
}

/* --- Header Styling --- */
.main-heading-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.intro-text {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    max-width: 100%;
    font-family: var(--font-01);
}

/* --- Vendor Cards --- */
.vendor-card {
    border: 1px solid #cda85f;
    padding: 50px 40px;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    background: transparent;
}

/* The hanging gold accent line inside the box */
.inner-gold-bar {
    position: absolute;
    top: -1px; /* Overlaps the top border */
    left: 35px;
    width: 2px;
    height: 100px;
    background-color: #cda85f;
}

.vendor-title-wrapper {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    padding-left: 15px; /* Offset to clear the hanging line */
}

.vendor-logo {
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1;
}

.vendor-logo.ferguson {
    font-family: var(--font-02);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

.vendor-logo.ferguson i {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    transform: skew(-10deg);
}

.vendor-logo.savant {
    font-family: var(--font-02);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
}

.vendor-text {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 1.375em;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 400;
    /*margin-bottom: 40px;
    flex-grow: 1;*/
    font-family: var(--font-01);
}

/* --- Buttons --- */
.vendor-btn {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    color: #fff;
    background: transparent;
    padding: 15px 20px;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: center;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    /*margin-top: auto;*/
    font-family: var(--font-02);
}

.vendor-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-1);
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-1)
}

/* Responsive Adjustments */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .vendor-card { padding: 40px 25px; }
    .inner-gold-bar { left: 20px; }
    .vendor-title-wrapper { padding-left: 10px; }
    .bg-watermark {
        top: 40%;
        left: -50px;
    }
    .bg-watermark img {
        width: 150vw; /* Make it overflow the screen more on mobile */
        min-width: 600px;
        opacity: 0.03; /* Slightly more faint on mobile */
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .vendors-section { padding: 60px 0;overflow-x: hidden; }
    .vendor-logo.ferguson { font-size: 1.8rem; }
    .vendor-logo.savant { font-size: 2rem; }
    .intro-text { margin-bottom: 40px; }
    .vendor-btn{word-break: break-word;}
}