/* SPECIFIC SECTION - EASY PROCESS */
.easy-process {
    text-align: center;
    background-image: var(--color-gradient-deep-blues);
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    color: var(--white-color);
  }

  .easy-process h2 {
    color: var(--white-color);
  }

  .easy-process h3 {
    color: var(--white-color);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
  }
  
  .process-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; /* Two equal columns */
    gap: 2rem; /* Space between columns */
    align-items: center; /* Vertically centers the content */
  }
  
  .process-content, .image-area {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center; /* Centers items vertically within the column */
    align-items: center; /* Centers items horizontally within the column */
  }

  .process-content, .image-area img {
    border-radius: 10px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }

.step {
    padding-top: 10px;
}

  .steps {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1rem; /* Space between steps */
    align-items: left;
  }
  
  .easy-process .image-area {
    flex: 0 0 50%; /* Image takes up 45% of the width */
    margin-right: 20px; /* Gap between image and content */
    display: flex; /*Use flex to stretch the image */
    align-items: strech; /* Stretch the image to fill content area */
    padding-top: 60px;    
  }

  .process-image .image-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center; /* Center the image horizontally */
    align-items: center; /* Center the image vertically */
    margin-bottom: 1rem; /* Add space between image and button */
    
  }
  
  .image-area .image-wrapper {
    width: 90%; /* Keep the full width */
    padding-top: 70%; /* Set the height proportionally to width to create a square aspect ratio */
    position: relative; /* For proper layout */
  }
  
  .image-area .image-wrapper img {
    position: absolute; /* Position the image absolutely within the wrapper */
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%; /* Ensure it fills the square wrapper */
    height: 100%; /* Maintain square shape */
    border-radius: 10px; /* Rounded corners */
    object-fit: cover; /* Cover the entire area */
  }

  .cta-button {
    display: inline-block;
    background-image: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--brand-color-gradient-light),
      var(--brand-color)
    );
    color: white;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: var(--button-font-size);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease; /* Smooth transition */
  }
  
  .cta-button::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background-image: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--brand-color),
      var(--brand-color-gradient-dark)
    );
    border-radius: 8px;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    z-index: -1;
  }
  
  .cta-button:hover::before {
    opacity: 1;
  }