#cta {
  position: relative;
  padding: 10rem 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cta-ghost {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-family: 'Clash Display', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13vw;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(245,240,232,.04);
  white-space: nowrap;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.cta-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.cta-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Clash Display', sans-serif;
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .38em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.cta-heading {
  font-family: 'Clash Display', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 6.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: .8rem;
}

.cta-sub {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.blob-wrap {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  filter: url(#blob-goo);
}

.blob-bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 260px; height: 80px;
  background: var(--orange);
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: .35;
  animation: blobPulse 3.5s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@keyframes blobPulse {
  from { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1)    scaleY(1);   opacity: .3; }
  to   { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1.15) scaleY(1.4); opacity: .18; }
}

.cta-btn {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Clash Display', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .95rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--orange);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 1.1rem 3.5rem;
  border-radius: 4rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .35s;
  z-index: 1;
}
.cta-btn:hover {
  transform: scale(1.04);
  box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(255,77,0,.35);
}

.cta-btn::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 0; height: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  top: var(--cy, 50%);
  left: var(--cx, 50%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: width .55s, height .55s, opacity .55s;
  opacity: 0;
}
.cta-btn:hover::before { width: 360px; height: 360px; opacity: 1; }

.cta-email {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1.8rem;
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .3s;
}
.cta-email:hover { color: var(--cream); }