.panels {
  background: #fff;
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x) 2vw;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.2vw;
}

.panel {
  position: relative;
  min-height: min(54vw, 42rem);
  display: grid;
  align-items: stretch;
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius-slide);
}

.panel__media {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.panel__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
}

.panel__shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  /* Original slide overlay ~20% black */
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.panel__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.75rem) clamp(1.25rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: inherit;
}

.panel__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.25vw, 2.95rem);
  font-weight: 300;
  max-width: 16ch;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0;
}

.panel__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .panels {
    padding-inline: 0;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .panel {
    min-height: 28rem;
    border-radius: 0;
  }
}
