/* ===== Brand logos band (reusable) ===== */
.brand-band-section {
    padding: 46px 0 50px;
}
.brand-band-label {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--grey, #9a948c);
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    padding: 0 24px;
}
.brand-band {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.14);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 110, 0.14);
    padding: 34px 0;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent);
}
.brand-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 64px;
    width: max-content;
    align-items: center;
    animation: brandScroll 60s linear infinite;
}
.brand-band:hover .brand-track {
    animation-play-state: paused;
}
.brand-track img {
    height: 40px;
    width: auto;
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
    opacity: 0.6;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
}
.brand-track img:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}
.brand-track .brand-text {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #fff;
    opacity: 0.58;
    white-space: nowrap;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
}
.brand-track .brand-text:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}
.brand-track .brand-text.lower {
    text-transform: lowercase;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 24px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
}
.brand-track .brand-text.lower b {
    font-weight: 700;
}
@keyframes brandScroll {
    from { transform: translateX(0); }
    to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}
/* compact variant when sitting right above the footer */
.brand-band-footer {
    padding: 40px 0 8px;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .brand-track { gap: 44px; }
    .brand-track img { height: 32px; }
    .brand-track .brand-text { font-size: 18px; }
    .brand-track .brand-text.lower { font-size: 20px; }
}