:root{
/* ---- Locked brand palette (SPEC-1 §2.1 — do not change) ---- */
--paper:#FDFBF9;          /* base background */
--blush:#F7DFE2;          /* feature bands — always solid, never gradients */
--petal:#EFC3C9;          /* accent: petals, highlights */
--brown:#43382F;          /* text, primary buttons */
--gold:#B99A6B;           /* hairlines, decorative detail only */
--gold-text:#8A6F4A;      /* text-safe gold, any gold type below ~24px */
/* ---- Derived tints & shades (same hues only — no new hues, ever) ---- */
--cream:#F7F1E9;          /* ivory section base (warm gold tint) — the workhorse wash */
--cream-soft:#FBF7F2;     /* faintest ivory */
--cream-deep:#EFE5D8;     /* deeper ivory edge */
--blush-soft:#FBEFF1;     /* faintest wash */
--blush-deep:#F1CFD4;     /* wash edge, hover fill on blush */
--petal-deep:#E2A6AF;     /* petal shading, decorative depth */
--rose:#C4808C;           /* deep rose — hover on petal accents, large italic accents */
--rose-text:#A05A66;      /* text-safe rose for small accents (AA on paper) */
--brown-soft:#6E5F53;     /* muted body / secondary text */
--brown-faint:#8C7D6F;    /* captions, disabled text */
--brown-deep:#2E261F;     /* primary button hover */
--gold-hairline:rgba(185,154,107,.5);
--gold-faint:rgba(185,154,107,.22);
--petal-veil:rgba(239,195,201,.35);
--brown-veil:rgba(67,56,47,.55);   /* photo protection scrim */
/* ---- Semantic aliases ---- */
--surface-page:var(--paper);
--surface-wash:var(--cream);
--surface-wash-soft:var(--cream-soft);
--surface-feature:var(--blush);   /* one solid blush feature band per page, max */
--surface-card:#FFFEFD;
--surface-inverse:var(--brown);
--border-warm:#EFE6DF;    /* warm hairline border on paper/cards */
--border-blush:#EBD3D7;   /* hairline on blush surfaces */
--text-body:var(--brown);
--text-soft:var(--brown-soft);
--text-faint:var(--brown-faint);
--text-inverse:var(--paper);
--text-eyebrow:var(--gold-text);
--action-primary:var(--brown);
--action-primary-hover:var(--brown-deep);
--action-on-primary:var(--paper);
--link:var(--brown);
--link-hover:var(--rose-text);
/* ---- Warm shadows (never grey-blue) ---- */
--shadow-lift:0 10px 28px -14px rgba(67,56,47,.22);
--shadow-float:0 24px 60px -28px rgba(67,56,47,.28);
--shadow-bloom:0 18px 44px -20px rgba(196,128,140,.35); /* rose-tinted, flagship moments */
--focus-ring:2px solid var(--gold);
--focus-offset:3px;
}