:root{
  /* Core — the identity is monochrome. Everything else comes from the land. */
  --ink-900:#101010;      /* brand black: logo, profile ground, primary surface */
  --ink-800:#1c1c1c;
  --ink-700:#2b2b2b;
  --ink-500:#5a5a5a;
  --ink-300:#9a9a9a;
  --ink-200:#c9c6c1;
  --ink-100:#e7e4de;
  --paper:#f6f4ef;        /* warm off-white page */
  --white:#ffffff;

  /* Land palette — sampled from the brand photography */
  --sand-200:#ffe0a9;     /* golden-hour highlight, emphasis word colour */
  --sand-400:#febd40;     /* low sun */
  --ember-500:#bf885a;    /* terracotta / dry grass */
  --ember-700:#412f06;    /* deep field shadow */
  --field-500:#5b7426;    /* pasture green */
  --field-700:#424116;    /* tree line */
  --dusk-400:#778cb5;     /* upper sky */
  --dusk-600:#68708b;     /* dusk blue */

  /* Semantic aliases */
  --surface-page:var(--paper);
  --surface-card:var(--white);
  --surface-inverse:var(--ink-900);
  --surface-muted:var(--ink-100);
  --text-body:var(--ink-800);
  --text-muted:var(--ink-500);
  --text-heading:var(--ink-900);
  --text-on-inverse:var(--white);
  --text-emphasis:var(--sand-200);
  --border-hairline:rgba(16,16,16,.12);
  --border-strong:var(--ink-900);
  --border-on-inverse:rgba(255,255,255,.22);
  --accent:var(--ink-900);
  --accent-on-inverse:var(--sand-200);
  --focus-ring:var(--sand-400);

  /* Protection gradient for type over photography */
  --scrim-bottom:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(16,16,16,.62) 0%,rgba(16,16,16,.28) 42%,rgba(16,16,16,0) 78%); /* @kind color */
  --scrim-full:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(16,16,16,.34),rgba(16,16,16,.34)); /* @kind color */
}