:root{
  /* ---- Base palette ---------------------------------------------------- */
  /* Oxblood: the brand's anchor. Deep, saturated, warm-red. */
  --oxblood-900:#2C070E;
  --oxblood-800:#3D0C15;
  --oxblood-700:#5A1220;   /* primary brand red */
  --oxblood-600:#75202F;
  --oxblood-500:#8E2E3D;
  --oxblood-400:#A9505C;

  /* Blush: the counterweight. Soft, powdery, unserious. */
  --blush-100:#FDEEF0;
  --blush-200:#F9D9DE;
  --blush-300:#F5C4CD;   /* signature blush */
  --blush-400:#EFA9B6;
  --blush-500:#E4869A;

  /* Cream: paper. Every light surface in the system is cream, never white. */
  --cream-50:#FDFAF3;
  --cream-100:#F8F1E2;   /* signature cream */
  --cream-200:#F0E5D0;
  --cream-300:#E3D4BA;

  /* Chrome: the liquid-metal accent from the studio reference. */
  --chrome-100:#EDEDEA;
  --chrome-300:#C9C6C1;
  --chrome-500:#9B9893;
  --chrome-700:#6A6863;

  /* Ink + neutrals */
  --ink-900:#170B0D;   /* near-black, warm */
  --ink-700:#3A2A2C;
  --ink-500:#6B5A5C;
  --ink-300:#A2908F;
  --pure-white:#FFFFFF;

  /* Semantic status */
  --status-success:#2F6B4F;
  --status-success-soft:#DCEBE2;
  --status-warning:#B4741C;
  --status-warning-soft:#F8E9D2;
  --status-danger:#B22B32;
  --status-danger-soft:#FADFE0;
  --status-info:#3B5A7A;
  --status-info-soft:#DEE7F0;

  /* ---- Semantic aliases ------------------------------------------------ */
  --bg-page:var(--cream-100);
  --bg-page-alt:var(--cream-50);
  --bg-inverse:var(--oxblood-700);
  --bg-inverse-deep:var(--oxblood-900);
  --bg-accent:var(--blush-300);
  --bg-accent-soft:var(--blush-100);
  --surface-card:var(--cream-50);
  --surface-card-inverse:var(--oxblood-800);
  --surface-sunken:var(--cream-200);
  --surface-overlay:rgba(23,11,13,.62);
  --surface-glass:rgba(248,241,226,.72);

  --text-body:var(--ink-900);
  --text-muted:var(--ink-500);
  --text-subtle:var(--ink-300);
  --text-brand:var(--oxblood-700);
  --text-on-inverse:var(--cream-100);
  --text-on-inverse-muted:rgba(248,241,226,.68);
  --text-on-accent:var(--oxblood-800);
  --text-link:var(--oxblood-700);
  --text-link-hover:var(--oxblood-500);

  --border-hairline:rgba(23,11,13,.14);
  --border-strong:var(--oxblood-700);
  --border-on-inverse:rgba(248,241,226,.26);

  --action-primary-bg:var(--oxblood-700);
  --action-primary-bg-hover:var(--oxblood-600);
  --action-primary-bg-active:var(--oxblood-800);
  --action-primary-fg:var(--cream-100);
  --action-secondary-bg:var(--blush-300);
  --action-secondary-bg-hover:var(--blush-400);
  --action-secondary-fg:var(--oxblood-800);
  --focus-ring:var(--oxblood-500);
}