:root{
/* ---- Brand marks ---- */
--logo-teal:#45b6bf;
--logo-ink:#000000;

/* ---- Core palette ---- */
--field-blue:#117ba7;
--teal:#15707a;
--teal-deep:#0f5b64;
--yellow:#f2af0d;
--yellow-bright:#ffc42e;
--ink:#12333f;
--muted:#4d6b78;
--link-blue:#0d5f82;
--paper:#fbfaf8;
--white:#ffffff;
--surface-alt:#eef2f3;
--hairline:rgba(18,51,63,.14);
--hairline-on-field:rgba(255,255,255,.28);

/* ---- Cover gradient — full-bleed artwork only, never UI ---- */
--cover-cyan:#49c4d5;
--cover-gradient:linear-gradient(135deg,#49c4d5 0%,#117ba7 100%);
--diagonals:repeating-linear-gradient(115deg,transparent 0 190px,#f2af0d 190px 193px,transparent 193px 520px);

/* ---- Status ---- */
--info:#117ba7;
--success:#2f8f5b;
--warning:#f2af0d;
--danger:#c0392b;

/* ---- Semantic aliases ---- */
--text-heading:var(--ink);
--text-body:var(--ink);
--text-muted:var(--muted);
--text-inverse:var(--white);
--text-on-field:rgba(255,255,255,.86);
--text-label-on-field:#ffffff;
--text-label:var(--link-blue);
--text-link:var(--link-blue);
--text-link-hover:var(--ink);
--surface-page:var(--paper);
--surface-panel:var(--white);
--surface-field:var(--field-blue);
--action-primary:var(--ink);
--action-primary-hover:var(--field-blue);
--action-on-field:var(--white);
--action-on-field-hover:var(--paper);
--border-default:var(--hairline);
--accent-rule:var(--yellow);

/* ---- Social brand colours (footer links) ---- */
--social-linkedin:#0077B5;
--social-mastodon:#6364FF;
--social-github:#333333;
--social-bluesky:#1185FE;

/* ---- Typography ---- */
--font-display:'Montserrat','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;
--font-text:'Source Sans 3',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;
--font-document:'Source Sans 3','Open Sans',system-ui,sans-serif;
--font-mono:'Roboto Mono',ui-monospace,Menlo,monospace;

--size-display:60px;
--size-h1:44px;
--size-h2:32px;
--size-h3:24px;
--size-h4:20px;
--size-body-lg:20px;
--size-body:17px;
--size-small:14.5px;
--size-label:11px;

--weight-regular:400;
--weight-medium:500;
--weight-semibold:600;

--leading-display:1.06;
--leading-heading:1.12;
--leading-title:1.2;
--leading-body:1.55;
--leading-tight:1.35;

--tracking-label:.14em;
--tracking-lockup:.06em;
--tracking-display:-.015em;

/* ---- Spacing ---- */
--space-1:4px;
--space-2:8px;
--space-3:14px;
--space-4:20px;
--space-5:32px;
--space-6:48px;
--space-7:64px;
--space-8:96px;

--container-max:1000px;
--page-gutter:56px;
--section-block:56px;
--control-padding:13px 26px;
--control-padding-sm:9px 16px;
--input-padding:12px 14px;
--measure-body:46ch;
--measure-lede:52ch;
--measure-heading:18ch;
--rule-weight:2px;
--accent-rule-weight:3px;

/* ---- Radii ---- */
--radius-none:0;
--radius-sm:2px;
--radius-circle:50%;
--border-thin:1px;
--border-thick:2px;

/* ---- Shadows — no drop shadows on UI, only the printed-sheet look ---- */
--shadow-none:none;
--shadow-photo-scrim:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(18,51,63,0) 35%,rgba(18,51,63,.62) 100%);
--shadow-sheet:0 18px 48px rgba(18,51,63,.22);

/* ---- Motion — colour changes only, nothing lifts or scales ---- */
--transition-fast:150ms;
--transition-general:250ms;
--easing-default:ease;
}