.home-refs {
  padding: 1rem 0 4rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
}
.home-refs-inner {
  max-width: var(--site-max-width, 1100px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--site-gutter, 1.6rem);
  text-align: center;
}
.home-refs-card {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3rem 2.6rem 2.7rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border: 1px solid var(--c-border-soft);
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.home-refs-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background-image:
    var(--paper-grain),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 17, 45, 0.9), rgba(9, 14, 38, 0.96)),
    url("../img/ref-ring-card-bg.bbd87f34202e.webp");
  background-size: var(--paper-grain-size), auto, cover;
  background-repeat: repeat, no-repeat, no-repeat;
  background-position: 0 0, center, center 35%;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.home-refs-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.5);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.home-refs-card:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--c-green);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
.home-refs-tag {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0.3px currentColor;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--c-green-light);
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
}
.home-refs-card-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 1.8rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 0.4px currentColor;
  color: var(--c-text-strong);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
}
.home-refs-card-text {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.6rem;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #eef3f9;
}
.home-refs-facts {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}
.home-refs-facts li {
  padding: 0.5rem 1.05rem;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: rgba(10, 14, 39, 0.55);
  border: 1px solid rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.32);
  color: #f4f7fb;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.home-refs-link {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--c-green-light);
}
.home-refs-card:hover .home-refs-link { color: var(--c-green-pale); }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .home-refs-card { padding: 1.9rem 1.3rem 1.7rem; }
}