:root {
  /* ── Brand Colors ── */
  --color-primary:        #0B1E3D;
  --color-secondary:      #1A3A6B;
  --color-accent:         #C8102E;
  --color-accent-dark:    #9B0C23;
  --color-gold:           #F8B400;
  --color-gold-light:     #FFD454;
  --color-green:          #4ADE80;
  --color-bg-light:       #F4F6FA;
  --color-bg-mid:         #EEF1F7;
  --color-text:           #1A202C;
  --color-text-muted:     #5A6474;
  --color-white:          #FFFFFF;
  --color-border:         #E2E8F0;
  --color-overlay:        rgba(11, 30, 61, 0.92);
  --color-glass:          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  --color-glass-border:   rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);

  /* ── Typography ── */
  --font-display: 'Garamond', 'Cormorant Garamond', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif;
  --font-body:    'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-mono:    'Courier New', Courier, monospace;

  /* ── Font Sizes (fluid scale) ── */
  --text-xs:   0.75rem;
  --text-sm:   0.875rem;
  --text-base: 1rem;
  --text-lg:   1.125rem;
  --text-xl:   1.25rem;
  --text-2xl:  1.5rem;
  --text-3xl:  1.875rem;
  --text-4xl:  2.25rem;
  --text-5xl:  3rem;
  --text-6xl:  3.75rem;

  /* ── Font Weights ── */
  --weight-normal:    400;
  --weight-medium:    500;
  --weight-semibold:  600;
  --weight-bold:      700;
  --weight-black:     900;

  /* ── Line Heights ── */
  --leading-tight:  1.25;
  --leading-snug:   1.375;
  --leading-normal: 1.6;
  --leading-relaxed:1.75;

  /* ── Spacing ── */
  --space-1:  0.25rem;
  --space-2:  0.5rem;
  --space-3:  0.75rem;
  --space-4:  1rem;
  --space-5:  1.25rem;
  --space-6:  1.5rem;
  --space-8:  2rem;
  --space-10: 2.5rem;
  --space-12: 3rem;
  --space-14: 3.5rem;
  --space-16: 4rem;
  --space-20: 5rem;
  --space-24: 6rem;
  --space-32: 8rem;

  /* ── Border Radius ── */
  --radius-sm:   4px;
  --radius-md:   8px;
  --radius-lg:   12px;
  --radius-xl:   20px;
  --radius-2xl:  32px;
  --radius-full: 9999px;

  /* ── Shadows ── */
  --shadow-sm:   0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  --shadow-md:   0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  --shadow-lg:   0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  --shadow-xl:   0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.16), 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.10);
  --shadow-accent: 0 4px 20px rgba(200, 16, 46, 0.35);
  --shadow-gold:   0 4px 20px rgba(248, 180, 0, 0.35);

  /* ── Transitions ── */
  --transition-fast:  150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --transition-base:  250ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --transition-slow:  400ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --transition-spring:300ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);

  /* ── Layout ── */
  --container-max:     1200px;
  --container-padding: clamp(1rem, 5vw, 2.5rem);
  --section-py:        clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);

  /* ── Z-index Stack ── */
  --z-base:     1;
  --z-dropdown: 100;
  --z-sticky:   200;
  --z-overlay:  300;
  --z-modal:    400;
  --z-float:    600;
}