/**
 * Senior HR Forum v1.8.16: the newsletter band sits ENTIRELY on the light background (Susanne, 27 Oct 2026).
 * Home and every other page: light band, light space above and below the box, then the dark footer.
 * No half-and-half background, no negative margin, nothing crosses into the navy footer.
 */
.shf-join-band,
.shf-home .shf-join-band,
.shf-join-band.shf-join-band--compact {
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--shf-cyan-soft, #DFF4F8) 0%, #EEF9FB 100%) !important;
	padding-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) !important;
	padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) !important;
	margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}
.shf-join-band .shf-subscribe { margin-top: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important; transform: none !important; }
/* The footer starts cleanly after the band, with its own breathing room. */
.shf-join-band + .shf-footer,
.shf-join-band + * .shf-footer,
footer .shf-footer { padding-top: clamp(48px, 5.5vw, 72px) !important; }