:root{
  --navy:#0D2136; --navy-2:#10263F; --navy-3:#16324F;
  --ink:#14202B; --slate:#3A4A5C; --muted:#6B7B8D; --faint:#93A1B0;
  --line:#E2DCD2; --line-soft:#EDE8DF;
  /* Content surfaces stay white for readability; page/section bands carry the warmth. */
  --bg:#FFFFFF; --bg-soft:#FAF7F1; --bg-warm:#FCFAF5; --panel:#EFF3F8; --panel-2:#F4F7FB;
  --blue:#1358A6; --blue-dark:#0E4682; --blue-soft:#E7F0FA;
  --green:#177A4C; --green-dark:#116039; --green-soft:#E9F5EE;
  --amber:#8A5100; --amber-soft:#FDF3E2; --amber-line:#F0DCB4;
  --red:#B32318; --red-soft:#FDECEA; --red-line:#F0C9C4;
  /* Saffron = civic identity accent only: underlines, rules, hero word, small marks.
     Never a card or button fill. --saffron-ink is the AA-safe variant for small text. */
  --saffron:#C1611A; --saffron-ink:#A94F12; --saffron-line:#FF9933; --saffron-soft:#FBF1E6;
  --sepia:#B08A63; --sepia-soft:#D8C4AC;
  --serif:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  --r-lg:12px; --r-md:10px; --r-sm:8px; --r-xs:6px;
  --sh-card:0 1px 2px rgba(16,38,63,.05);
  --sh-pop:0 18px 44px -22px rgba(13,33,54,.45);
  --ease:cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}