:root {
  /* Palette */
  --color-cream:        #FDFCFB;
  --color-cream-mid:    #F4F1EC;
  --color-cream-dark:   #EDE8E0;
  --color-lavender-lt:  #EDE9F5;
  --color-lavender:     #C4B8DC;
  --color-lavender-mid: #8B78B0;
  --color-violet:       #5C3D82;
  --color-violet-dark:  #3A1F60;
  --color-ink:          #18101E;
  --color-ink-muted:    #6A5E78;
  --color-border:       #DDD8E8;
  --color-border-lt:    #EEEAF5;
  --color-white:        #FFFFFF;
  --color-error:        #C0392B;

  /* Typography — Helvetica only */
  --font: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  /* Scale */
  --text-xs:   0.6875rem;   /* 11px */
  --text-sm:   0.8125rem;   /* 13px */
  --text-base: 1rem;        /* 16px */
  --text-md:   1.125rem;    /* 18px */
  --text-lg:   1.375rem;    /* 22px */
  --text-xl:   1.75rem;     /* 28px */
  --text-2xl:  2.25rem;     /* 36px */
  --text-3xl:  3rem;        /* 48px */
  --text-4xl:  4rem;        /* 64px */
  --text-hero: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);

  /* Spacing */
  --space-xs:  0.5rem;
  --space-sm:  1rem;
  --space-md:  2rem;
  --space-lg:  4rem;
  --space-xl:  6rem;
  --space-2xl: 10rem;

  /* Layout */
  --container-max: 1160px;
  --container-pad: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  --nav-height:    72px;

  /* Motion */
  --ease:            cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  --transition-fast: 150ms ease;
  --transition-base: 300ms ease;
  --transition-slow: 600ms var(--ease);
}