.label {
    color: #0b1e3a;
    font-weight: bold;
}
.culture {
    padding: 4rem 2rem;
    background: bisque;
    padding-left: 120px;
}
.culture h2 {
    text-align: center;
    font-family: "Cinzel", serif;
    color: #0b1e3a;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
    margin-top: 4rem;
}
.culture-container {
    display: flex;
    gap: 2rem;
    /* margin-left: 220px; sidebar space
    padding: 5rem 2rem; */
}
.left-column {
    flex: 1.2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2rem;
}
.right-column {
    flex: 1.2; /* slightly bigger than left */
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2rem;
}

.culture-card {
    background: #0b1e3a;
    border-radius: 18px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    transition: 0.4s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* GOLD BORDER */
.culture-card::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border-radius: 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(194,167,92,0.2);
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* OVERLAY */
.culture-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(11,30,58,0.9), rgba(11,30,58,0.2));
    z-index: 1;
}

/* IMAGE */
.culture-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: 0.5s ease;
}

/* TEXT */
.culture-card .text {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    padding: 1.5rem;
    z-index: 2;
    color: white;
}

.culture-card h3 {
    color: #C2A75C;
    font-family: "Cinzel", serif;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.culture-card p {
    font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}

/* HOVER */
.culture-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px) scale(1.01);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.culture-card:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.culture-card:hover::before {
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(11,30,58,0.95), rgba(11,30,58,0.1));
}

/* HEIGHT CONTROL*/
.left-column .culture-card {
    height: 300px;
}

.right-column .culture-card {
    height: calc((285px * 4 + 3 * 2rem) / 3);
}


/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
    .culture {
        padding-left: 2rem;
    }
    .culture-container{
        padding-left: 4rem;
    }

    .culture-container {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .left-column,
    .right-column {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .culture-card {
        height: 280px !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 688px){
    .culture-container{
        padding-left: 0;
    }
}