#ve-featured-brands {
  clear: both;
  padding: 34px max(24px, calc((100vw - 1568px) / 2));
  background: #f6f8fb;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e8ef;
}

.ve-brands-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.ve-brands-heading span {
  color: #a95000;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.ve-brands-heading h2 {
  margin: 3px 0 0;
  color: #071f3d;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.1vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.ve-brands-heading p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: #5d6d80;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.ve-brands-heading a {
  color: #0b315a;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ve-brands-heading a:hover,
.ve-brands-heading a:focus-visible {
  color: #9b4b00;
  text-decoration: underline;
  outline: none;
}

.ve-brand-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(9, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
}

.ve-brand-tile {
  min-height: 82px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 7px;
  padding: 12px 8px;
  color: #102844;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #dfe6ee;
  border-radius: 11px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(7,31,61,.045);
}

.ve-brand-mark {
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: #7a3b00;
  background: #fff1bd;
  border: 1px solid #f0d174;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.ve-brand-tile strong {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.ve-brand-note {
  margin: 15px 0 0;
  color: #667487;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .ve-brand-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {
  #ve-featured-brands { padding: 27px 15px; }
  .ve-brands-heading { align-items: flex-start; }
  .ve-brands-heading a { display: none; }
  .ve-brand-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 8px; }
  .ve-brand-tile { min-height: 75px; }
}