.how-it-works {
    background: var(--theme-palette-color-9, #F0EEEA);
    padding: 100px 40px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.how-it-works__inner {
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.how-it-works__label {
    font-family: var(--fw-font-mono, 'JetBrains Mono', monospace);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #C8922A);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.how-it-works__title {
    font-family: var(--fw-font-serif, 'Lora', Georgia, serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    max-width: 600px;
    color: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #2D2D2D);
}

.how-it-works__desc {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--fw-text-secondary, #777777);
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 540px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.how-it-works__steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
}

.how-it-works__step {
    position: relative;
}

.how-it-works__step-num {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--fw-font-serif, 'Lora', Georgia, serif);
    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--theme-palette-color-4);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.how-it-works__step-title {
    font-family: var(--fw-font-serif, 'Lora', Georgia, serif);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #2D2D2D);
}

.how-it-works__step-desc {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--fw-text-secondary, #777777);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .how-it-works {
        padding: 64px 20px;
    }

    .how-it-works__steps {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}