.hero-section {
    position: relative;
    height: 65vh;
    /* reduced from 80vh */
    overflow: hidden;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.hero-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
}

.hero-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: 75% 20%;
    /* <— this is the magic */
    filter: brightness(0.50);
}

.hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.hero-title {
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.hero-subtitle {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    max-width: 700px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.hero-btn-primary {
    padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    background: #1f4f7a;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.hero-btn-primary:hover {
    background: #163a5a;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

.hero-btn-secondary {
    padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin-left: 1rem;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.hero-btn-secondary:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    color: #ffffff;
}

.hero-cta-btn {
    padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    background: #fff;
    color: #1f4f7a;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}

.hero-cta-btn:hover {
    background: #e6eef5;
    color: #163a5a;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .hero {
        background: linear-gradient(rgba(20, 30, 35, .55), rgba(20, 30, 35, .55)),
            url('../../images/hero/hero1-mobile.png') center 0px/cover no-repeat;
    }

    .hero-title {
        font-size: 2.5rem;

    }

    .hero-btn-primary {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

}