.cta-split-container {
  display: flex;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 99vw;
  margin: 0 auto;
  min-height: 480px;
  border-radius: 20px;
}

.cta-split-container.reverse {
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.cta-split-container.flat-style {
  display: block;
  padding: 60px 40px;
  text-align: left;
  background-color: var(--background-color, #f8f6f1);
  border-radius: 24px;
}

.cta-split-container.flat-style .left-pane {
  padding: 60px 40px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  width: 100%;
}

.cta-split-container.flat-style .cta-inner {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.cta-split-container.flat-style .right-pane {
  display: none !important;
}

.left-pane {
  flex: 1 1 50%;
  padding: 40px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-start;
  border-top-left-radius: inherit;
  border-bottom-left-radius: inherit;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.left-pane.align-right {
  align-items: flex-end; /* aligns entire inner block to the right */
}

.left-pane.align-right .cta-inner {
  text-align: right;
}

.right-pane {
  flex: 1 1 50%;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  border-top-right-radius: inherit;
  border-bottom-right-radius: inherit;
  min-height: 480px;
}

.cta-inner {
  max-width: 500px;
}

.cta-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.left-pane.align-right .cta-inner {
  align-items: flex-end;
}
/*
.cta-btn {
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  font-size: 20px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  border: solid 2px var(--dark-background-color);
  color: var(--dark-background-color, #ffc83d) !important;
} */
.cta-btn {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 0; /* should be lower than text */
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  font-size: 20px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  border: solid 2px var(--dark-background-color);
  background-color: transparent;
  color: var(--dark-background-color, #ffc83d) !important;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.cta-btn::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 0%;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: var(--secondary-color, #fb343d);
  z-index: -1; /* sit behind text */
  transition: width 0.4s ease;
}

.cta-btn:hover::before {
  width: 100%;
}

.cta-btn:hover {
  /* color: white !important; */
}