:root {
  /* Primary — Natural Greens */
  --color-primary:        #4A7C59;   /* Forest green — trust, healing */
  --color-primary-light:  #6B9E7A;   /* Sage — softer sections */
  --color-primary-dark:   #2D5A3A;   /* Deep forest — headers, footers */
  --color-primary-rgb:    74,124,89;

  /* Secondary — Warm Wood Tones */
  --color-secondary:      #8B6F47;   /* Walnut — warmth, grounding */
  --color-secondary-light:#B8976A;   /* Honey — accents, highlights */

  /* Accent — Earth & Gold */
  --color-accent:         #C8956C;   /* Terracotta — CTAs, interactive */
  --color-accent-gold:    #D4A843;   /* Warm gold — premium touches, awards */
  --color-accent-hover:   #B57D55;   /* Darker terracotta — CTA hover */

  /* Backgrounds */
  --color-bg-cream:       #FAF7F2;   /* Warm cream — default page bg */
  --color-bg-white:       #FFFFFF;   /* Pure white — cards, modals */
  --color-bg-soft:        #F0EDE5;   /* Soft linen — alternate sections */
  --color-bg-dark:        #2D5A3A;   /* Deep forest */

  /* Text */
  --color-text-primary:   #2C3E2D;   /* Deep charcoal-green — body text */
  --color-text-secondary: #5A6B5C;   /* Muted green-gray — secondary text */
  --color-text-light:     #8A9A8C;   /* Light — captions, timestamps */
  --color-text-on-dark:   #FAF7F2;   /* Cream text on dark bg */

  /* Borders & Shadows */
  --color-border:         #D4CFC4;
  --shadow-soft:          0 4px 16px rgba(74, 124, 89, 0.06);
  --shadow-medium:        0 8px 32px rgba(74, 124, 89, 0.10);
  --shadow-hover:         0 12px 40px rgba(74, 124, 89, 0.15);

  /* Functional */
  --color-success:        var(--color-primary);
  --color-error:          #C4543A;
  --color-link:           var(--color-primary);

  /* Typography */
  --font-heading:         'DM Serif Display', serif;
  --font-body:            'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-accent:          'Playfair Display', serif;

  /* Size Scale */
  --text-xs:              0.75rem;    /* 12px */
  --text-sm:              0.875rem;   /* 14px */
  --text-base:            1rem;       /* 16px */
  --text-lg:              1.125rem;   /* 18px */
  --text-xl:              1.25rem;    /* 20px */
  --text-2xl:             1.5rem;     /* 24px */
  --text-3xl:             1.875rem;   /* 30px */
  --text-4xl:             2.25rem;    /* 36px */
  --text-5xl:             3rem;       /* 48px */
  --text-hero:            3.75rem;    /* 60px */

  /* Line Heights */
  --leading-tight:        1.2;
  --leading-normal:       1.6;
  --leading-relaxed:      1.8;

  /* Font Weights */
  --font-normal:          400;
  --font-medium:          500;
  --font-semibold:        600;
  --font-bold:            700;

  /* Spacing & Layout */
  --space-unit:           8px;
  --section-py:           80px;
  --section-py-lg:        120px;
  --card-padding:         32px;
  --container-max:        1200px;

  /* Border Radius */
  --border-radius:        12px;
  --border-radius-lg:     20px;
  --border-radius-pill:   50px;

  /* Transitions */
  --transition-fast:      0.2s ease-in-out;
  --transition-normal:    0.3s ease-in-out;
  --transition-slow:      0.5s ease-in-out;
}