:root {
  /* Color — dark monochrome + persimmon */
  --bg-base: #14110F;        /* page background, warm near-black */
  --bg-raised: #1C1916;      /* cards, inputs, footer */
  --bg-elevated: #241F1B;    /* hover surfaces, CTA band */
  --border: #2E2823;         /* hairline dividers */
  --border-strong: #3A332C;  /* stronger separators */

  --text-primary: #F2ECE4;   /* headings + body, warm off-white */
  --text-muted: #9A9085;     /* captions, meta, labels */

  --accent: #EC5800;         /* persimmon — only chromatic color */
  --accent-hover: #FF6E1A;   /* brighter persimmon for hover on dark */

  /* Back-compat aliases for files still referencing old names */
  --bg-paper: var(--bg-base);
  --surface-stone: var(--bg-raised);

  /* Type */
  --font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: "Manrope", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;

  /* Sizing scale (rem) */
  --step--1: 0.875rem;
  --step-0: 1rem;
  --step-1: 1.25rem;
  --step-2: 1.5rem;
  --step-3: 2rem;
  --step-4: 2.75rem;
  --step-5: 3.75rem;
  --step-6: 5rem;

  /* Spacing */
  --space-1: 0.5rem;
  --space-2: 1rem;
  --space-3: 1.5rem;
  --space-4: 2.5rem;
  --space-5: 4rem;
  --space-6: 6rem;

  /* Layout */
  --max-content: 1240px;
  --max-prose: 64ch;
  --radius: 2px;
}