#auth-page {
    min-height: 80vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 8rem 5% 4rem;
    background: var(--lighter-bg);
}

.auth-container {
    max-width: 450px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: var(--card-bg);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 2.5rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    text-align: center;
}

.auth-container h3 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    color: var(--text-dark);
}

.auth-container > p {
    color: var(--text-gray);
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.auth-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.2rem;
}

.auth-form input {
    padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
    background: var(--lighter-bg);
    border: 2px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 15px;
    color: var(--text-dark);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-family: 'SUSE', sans-serif;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.auth-form input:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--primary-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 87, 34, 0.1);
    background: var(--light-bg);
}

.auth-form button {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 1rem;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color), var(--secondary-color));
    color: white;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 15px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.auth-switch-link {
    margin-top: 2rem;
    color: var(--text-gray);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.auth-switch-link a {
    color: var(--primary-color);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.auth-switch-link a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.auth-message {
    display: none; 
    padding: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    text-align: center;
}

.auth-message.success {
    background: #d4edda;
    border-color: #c3e6cb;
    color: #155724;
}

.auth-message.error {
    background: #f8d7da;
    border-color: #f5c6cb;
    color: #721c24;
}
/* === Styles for new dropdown in auth form === */

.auth-form select {
    padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
    background: var(--lighter-bg);
    border: 2px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 15px;
    color: var(--text-dark); /* Will be light gray if no option is selected */
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-family: 'SUSE', sans-serif;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    
    /* Removes default OS styling */
    -webkit-appearance: none; 
    -moz-appearance: none;
    appearance: none;
    
    /* Custom dropdown arrow */
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%2364748b' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3e%3cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3e%3c/polyline%3e%3c/svg%3e");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 1.2rem center;
    background-size: 1em;
}

/* Gray placeholder text for dropdown */
.auth-form select:required:invalid {
    color: var(--text-gray);
}
.auth-form select option[value=""] {
    color: var(--text-gray);
}
.auth-form select option {
    color: var(--text-dark);
}

.auth-form select:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--primary-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 87, 34, 0.1);
    background: var(--light-bg);
}