.partners-section {
    padding: 80px 20px;
    background-color: #f5f5f5; 
    color: #333;
    text-align: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.partners-container {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}


.partners-section-title {
    font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.95rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #1a1a1a;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    position: relative;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-25px);
}


.partners-intro {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #6c757d; 
    max-width: 750px;
    margin: 0 auto 50px auto;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
}

.partners-logos {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: stretch; 
    gap: 25px;
}

.partner-item {
    flex-grow: 0;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    flex-basis: calc(20% - 25px);
    max-width: 180px;
    min-width: 140px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 10px; 
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06); 
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 20px 15px;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.8) translateY(10px); 
}

.partner-item a {
    display: flex; 
    text-decoration: none;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.partner-item img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-height: 60px;
    object-fit: contain;
    filter: grayscale(90%);
    opacity: 0.7;
    transition: filter 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.partner-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
}

.partner-item:hover img {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: grayscale(0%); 
}

@keyframes partnerTitleReveal {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes partnerIntroFadeUp {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes partnerItemPopIn {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
  }
}


.partners-section-title {
    animation: partnerTitleReveal 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94) 0.2s forwards;
}

.partners-intro {
    animation: partnerIntroFadeUp 0.9s ease-out 0.5s forwards;
}


.partner-item {
    animation: partnerItemPopIn 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) forwards;
    animation-delay: 0.8s; 
    opacity: 0; 
}

.partner-item:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.8s; }
.partner-item:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.95s; }
.partner-item:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1.10s; }
.partner-item:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 1.25s; }
.partner-item:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 1.40s; }
.partner-item:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 1.55s; }
.partner-item:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 1.70s; }
.partner-item:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 1.85s; }


@media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .partner-item {
       
        flex-basis: calc(25% - 25px);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .partners-section-title {
        font-size: 2.3rem;
    }
     .partners-intro {
        font-size: 1.05rem;
    }
    .partner-item {
     
        flex-basis: calc(33.33% - 25px);
        max-width: 200px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .partners-section {
        padding: 60px 15px;
    }
    .partners-section-title {
        font-size: 2.1rem;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    .partners-intro {
         font-size: 1rem;
         margin-bottom: 40px;
    }
    .partners-logos {
        gap: 20px;
    }
    .partner-item {
        flex-basis: calc(33.33% - 20px);
        padding: 15px 10px;
        border-radius: 8px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
     .partners-intro {
         font-size: 0.95rem;
     }
     .partners-logos {
        gap: 15px;
     }
    .partner-item {
        /* Aim for 2 items per row */
        flex-basis: calc(50% - 15px);
        min-width: 120px;
        padding: 15px;
    }
     .partner-item img {
        max-height: 50px;
     }

    .partner-item:nth-child(odd) { animation-delay: 0.8s; } 
    .partner-item:nth-child(even) { animation-delay: 0.9s; } 
   
    
    .partner-item:nth-child(n+3):nth-child(odd) { animation-delay: 0.8s; }
    .partner-item:nth-child(n+3):nth-child(even) { animation-delay: 0.9s; }

}