:root {
  --color-brand-blue:        #27538E;
  --color-brand-orange:      #EE7326;

  --color-brand-blue-deep:   #132B4C;
  --color-brand-blue-dark:   #1D3F6D;
  --color-brand-blue-mid:    #3568A8;

  --color-brand-sky:         #3D8CC4;
  --color-brand-sky-light:   #DCEAF7;
  --color-brand-sky-pale:    #EEF5FB;

  --color-brand-orange-dark: #D25E14;
  --color-brand-orange-dim:  #F5A96E;
  --color-brand-orange-bg:   #FDF0E6;

  --color-bg:               #F4F8FC;
  --color-bg-sunken:        #E7EFF7;
  --color-border:           #DCE6F0;

  --color-green:            #2F7D54;
  --color-green-light:      #E6F4EC;
  --color-star:             #F0B429;
  --color-error:            #C0392B;
  --color-error-bg:         #FDF3F2;
  --color-footer-bg:        var(--color-brand-blue-deep);

  --color-text-dark:        #16273D;
  --color-text-mid:         #4A5C72;
  --color-text-muted:       #6E8098;
  --color-white:            #FFFFFF;

  --color-surface-white:    #FFFFFF;

  --font-display:  'Poppins', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;
  --font-body:     'DM Sans', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  --text-xs:   0.75rem;     /* 12px */
  --text-sm:   0.875rem;    /* 14px */
  --text-base: 1rem;        /* 16px */
  --text-md:   1.0625rem;   /* 17px */
  --text-lg:   1.25rem;     /* 20px */
  --text-xl:   1.5rem;      /* 24px */
  --text-2xl:  1.875rem;    /* 30px */
  --text-3xl:  clamp(1.75rem, 0.85vw + 1.5rem, 2.375rem);
  --text-hero: clamp(2rem, 1.6vw + 1.55rem, 3rem);
  --text-display: clamp(2.25rem, 1.43vw + 1.71rem, 3.75rem);

  --weight-regular: 400;
  --weight-medium:  500;
  --weight-semi:    600;
  --weight-bold:    700;

  --leading-tight:  1.18;
  --leading-snug:   1.45;
  --leading-normal: 1.6;
  --leading-loose:  1.75;

  --tracking-wide:  0.03em;
  --tracking-label: 0.12em;

  --space-1:  0.25rem;   /* 4px  */
  --space-2:  0.5rem;    /* 8px  */
  --space-3:  0.75rem;   /* 12px */
  --space-4:  1rem;      /* 16px */
  --space-5:  1.25rem;   /* 20px */
  --space-6:  1.5rem;    /* 24px */
  --space-8:  2rem;      /* 32px */
  --space-10: 2.5rem;    /* 40px */
  --space-12: 3rem;      /* 48px */
  --space-16: 4rem;      /* 64px */
  --space-20: 5rem;      /* 80px */

  --radius-sm:  8px;
  --radius-md:  12px;
  --radius-lg:  20px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;

  --shadow-xs:  0 1px 2px rgba(19, 43, 76, 0.06);
  --shadow-sm:  0 2px 10px rgba(19, 43, 76, 0.07);
  --shadow-md:  0 8px 24px rgba(19, 43, 76, 0.10);
  --shadow-lg:  0 18px 46px rgba(19, 43, 76, 0.16);
  --shadow-nav: 0 1px 0 var(--color-border), 0 4px 18px rgba(19, 43, 76, 0.05);

  --focus-ring: 0 0 0 3px rgba(61, 140, 196, 0.45);

  --transition-fast:   0.15s ease;
  --transition-normal: 0.25s ease;

  --max-width:         1200px;
  --measure:           62ch;
  --gutter:            clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --nav-height:        4.5rem;
  --control-height:    3rem;
  --hero-height:       700px;
  --hero-split:        52%;
  --hero-aspect:       16 / 9;   /* matches the source photo, so it never crops */
  --section-padding-y: clamp(3.5rem, 5.5vw, 6rem);
  --section-padding-x: var(--gutter);

}