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.hero:before{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.94) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.67) 45%,rgba(0,0,0,.12)),url("xp-wheel-hero.jpg");background-position:center}.location-visual{position:relative;margin:0 0 18px;border-radius:30px;overflow:hidden;background:#1c2122;min-height:520px}.location-visual:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 35%,rgba(0,0,0,.05) 58%,rgba(0,0,0,.8))}.location-visual img{width:100%;height:520px;object-fit:cover}.location-visual figcaption{position:absolute;z-index:1;right:50px;bottom:45px;color:#fff;text-align:right}.location-visual figcaption span{display:block;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em}.location-visual figcaption strong{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,5vw,5rem);line-height:.88;letter-spacing:-.06em}.news-featured{padding:0;border:0;background:#1c2122;color:#fff;border-radius:24px;overflow:hidden}.news-featured img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/8.8;object-fit:cover}.news-featured>div{padding:25px}.news-featured p{color:#ccc}.news-featured time{color:#ddd}@media(max-width:850px){.location-visual,.location-visual img{height:430px;min-height:430px}.location-visual figcaption{right:24px;bottom:28px}.location-visual:after{background:linear-gradient(transparent 35%,rgba(0,0,0,.8))}}
.brand img,.footer img{background:transparent}.footer img{width:215px;height:auto;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}
.footer-grid>div:first-child p{margin:10px 0 0;padding-left:58px;font-size:.92rem;letter-spacing:.015em;color:#ddd;white-space:nowrap}
.legal-content{max-width:880px}.legal-content h2{padding-top:.35em;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.legal-content h2:first-of-type{border-top:0}.legal-status{color:var(--muted)}.legal-note{margin:35px 0;padding:24px;border-left:5px solid var(--red);background:#f3f3f0;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0}.legal-footer{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:32px 24px;background:#1c2122;color:#fff}.legal-footer a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none}.legal-footer a:hover,.legal-footer a[aria-current=page]{color:#ff3650}
.linkedin-link{font-weight:800}.linkedin-link:hover{color:#fff}.footer-links .linkedin-link{margin-top:8px;color:#fff}.footer-links .linkedin-link:before{content:"in";display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:22px;height:22px;margin-right:8px;border-radius:4px;background:#0a66c2;color:#fff;font-size:.72rem;line-height:1}
.language-switcher{position:relative}.language-switcher summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:9px 13px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.06em}.language-switcher summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.language-switcher[open] summary{background:#1c2122;color:#fff}.language-menu{position:absolute;right:0;top:46px;min-width:220px;padding:10px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.15)}.language-menu a{display:block;padding:9px 12px!important;border-radius:9px!important;white-space:nowrap}.language-menu a[aria-current=page]{background:#f0f0ed}.locale-intro{padding:115px 24px}.locale-intro .wrap{max-width:900px}.locale-intro h2{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,6vw,6rem);line-height:.95;letter-spacing:-.06em}.locale-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;margin-top:50px}.locale-card{padding:28px;border-radius:24px;background:#f1f1ee}.locale-card h3{font-size:1.6rem}.locale-card p{color:var(--muted)}@media(max-width:850px){.language-switcher{width:100%}.language-menu{position:static;margin-top:8px;box-shadow:none}.locale-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Newsroom */
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@media(max-width:850px){.news-hero{padding:150px 20px 70px;margin-top:-72px}.news-hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}.news-hero h1{font-size:clamp(4rem,19vw,6.8rem)}.story-featured,.story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.story-featured{min-height:0}.story-featured .story-media{height:330px}.story-featured .story-media img{position:static}.story-grid .story-media{height:260px}.story-body,.story-featured .story-body{padding:28px}.news-contact .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:32px;gap:20px}.press-actions a{flex:1}}
@media(max-width:850px){.footer-grid>div:first-child p{padding-left:42px}}

/* Keep the full company name on one line at standard desktop widths. */
@media(min-width:851px){.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(300px,1.55fr) minmax(270px,1.15fr) minmax(180px,.8fr);gap:38px}.footer-grid>div:nth-child(2)>strong{display:block;white-space:nowrap}}

/* Clean product photograph; explanatory copy remains accessible HTML text. */
.feature>img{object-position:center;min-height:560px}
@media(max-width:850px){.feature>img{min-height:0;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-position:center}}

/* Material finishes for the three product competencies. */
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#loesungen .card:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;border-radius:inherit}
#loesungen .card-dark{background-color:#252b2d;background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(255,255,255,.035) 0,rgba(255,255,255,.035) 1px,rgba(0,0,0,.035) 1px,rgba(0,0,0,.035) 4px),linear-gradient(115deg,#111719 0%,#394144 48%,#171d1f 100%)}
#loesungen .card-dark:before{background:linear-gradient(115deg,transparent 12%,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 43%,transparent 62%);mix-blend-mode:screen}
#loesungen .card-red{color:#171b1c;background-color:#c9cccd;background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(96deg,rgba(255,255,255,.24) 0,rgba(255,255,255,.24) 1px,rgba(80,86,88,.1) 1px,rgba(80,86,88,.1) 3px),linear-gradient(120deg,#888f91 0%,#f1f2f2 26%,#aeb3b5 53%,#f7f7f6 78%,#92999b 100%)}
#loesungen .card-red:before{background:linear-gradient(112deg,transparent 20%,rgba(255,255,255,.62) 40%,transparent 58%);opacity:.55}
#loesungen .card-red .card-number,#loesungen .card-red a{color:var(--red)}
#loesungen .card-red p{color:#2f3435}
#loesungen .card-red .card-mark{color:rgba(255,255,255,.28)}
#loesungen .card-light{background-color:#e8e9e7;background-image:linear-gradient(125deg,#747b7e 0%,#fff 17%,#aeb4b6 30%,#fff 45%,#8d9496 58%,#fafafa 75%,#b8bdbe 100%);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.75),inset 0 0 35px rgba(255,255,255,.65)}
#loesungen .card-light:before{background:linear-gradient(105deg,transparent 8%,rgba(255,255,255,.92) 24%,transparent 38%,rgba(255,255,255,.72) 62%,transparent 76%);background-size:210% 100%;animation:polish-sheen 6s ease-in-out infinite}
#loesungen .card-light p{color:#313637}
@keyframes polish-sheen{0%,35%{background-position:110% 0}70%,100%{background-position:-110% 0}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){#loesungen .card-light:before{animation:none;background-position:center}}

/* Preserve more of the lower factory grounds inside the panoramic crop. */
.location-visual img{object-position:center bottom}

/* Tablet layout: prevent the featured news card from becoming too narrow. */
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/* Local, tracking-free animated location map on the contact page. */
.contact-grid{position:relative;padding:350px 20px 20px;border-radius:30px;background:#1c2122 url("world-locations.svg?v=4") center 18px/100% auto no-repeat;gap:14px;box-shadow:0 28px 70px rgba(28,33,34,.18);overflow:hidden}.contact-box{position:relative;background:rgba(255,255,255,.94);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}.contact-box h2{margin-top:0}.contact-box a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration-color:var(--red);text-underline-offset:3px}
@media(max-width:850px){.contact-grid{padding:285px 12px 12px;background-size:760px;background-position:center 12px;border-radius:22px}.contact-box{padding:24px}}

/* Modern location and contact cards. */
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@media(max-width:850px){.contact-box{padding:26px}.contact-box p:first-of-type{min-height:0}.contact-box:hover{transform:none}}

/* Refined contact cards: quiet, architectural and easy to scan. */
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@media(max-width:850px){.contact-grid{gap:10px;padding:285px 12px 12px}.contact-box{padding:27px 25px}.contact-box:first-of-type,.contact-box:last-of-type{border-radius:18px}.contact-box p:first-of-type{min-height:0}}

/* IAA panorama: reveal the complete wide artwork with a calm horizontal pan. */
.company-name{white-space:nowrap}.story-featured#iaa .story-media img{object-position:left center;transform:none;animation:iaa-panorama 24s ease-in-out infinite}@keyframes iaa-panorama{0%,14%{object-position:left center}46%,64%{object-position:right center}86%,100%{object-position:left center}}.story-featured#iaa:hover .story-media img{transform:none}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.story-featured#iaa .story-media img{animation:none;object-position:center}}
@media(max-width:480px){#iaa-details h2{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,8vw,2rem);letter-spacing:-.045em}}

.news-contact .press-person{margin:20px 0 0}.press-person strong,.press-person span{display:block}.press-person strong{color:#fff;font-size:1.05rem}.press-person span{margin-top:4px;color:#9da4a6;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.4;letter-spacing:.02em}

.story-featured#iaa .story-media img{animation-duration:42s}

.hero-copy>.eyebrow{font-size:.94rem}

/* Keep copyright text together, including legacy footer markup. */
.footer-bottom{display:block;word-spacing:normal}

/* KRONPRINZ Future Blue is reserved for technical and informational signals. */
.stat strong{color:var(--blue)}.hero-note>span{color:#9dc8ef}.location-visual figcaption>span{color:#9dc8ef}.contact-box h2:before,.contact-box:nth-child(2) h2:before{color:var(--blue)}

/* Softer dark surfaces: 50% Asphalt Black layered over Future Blue. */
.news-hero,.news-contact .wrap,.footer{background-color:var(--blue);background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(28,33,34,.5),rgba(28,33,34,.5))}

/* Apply the softer blue-black treatment to all prominent dark panels. */
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/* Light news surfaces replace visually heavy black areas. */
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.hero-note>span{display:block;padding:0;border-radius:0;background:none;color:#fff;font-size:.74rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.14em;text-shadow:0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.75)}

/* Bright branded footer instead of a heavy black closing block. */
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/* Occasional glass reflection on the XP+ hero badge */
.hero-note{position:relative;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate}.hero-note:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-2;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(circle at 24% 12%,rgba(255,255,255,.17),transparent 43%);pointer-events:none}.hero-note:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;inset:-45% auto -45% -65%;width:34%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(255,255,255,.08),rgba(255,255,255,.76),rgba(255,255,255,.1),transparent);filter:blur(3px);opacity:0;transform:translateX(0) rotate(14deg);animation:xp-glass-glint 9s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1) infinite;pointer-events:none}@keyframes xp-glass-glint{0%,62%{transform:translateX(0) rotate(14deg);opacity:0}66%{opacity:.18}72%{opacity:.9}79%{transform:translateX(870%) rotate(14deg);opacity:0}100%{transform:translateX(870%) rotate(14deg);opacity:0}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.hero-note:after{display:none;animation:none}}

/* Corporate Design Guide 07/2026: exact main colors */
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/* Final high-contrast light treatment for the Newsroom and closing areas. */
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/* Accessible defaults and optional display aids. */
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/* Additional local accessibility profiles; no tracking or external services. */
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/* Genuine high contrast mode; meaning never depends on red/green perception. */
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