:root{
  /* ---- field / paper -------------------------------------------------- */
  --bone:#F4ECDB;            /* product field */
  --bone-2:#ECE1C8;
  --bone-3:#E2D3B0;
  --cream:#F2EBDD;           /* editorial field (Field Notes) */
  --cream-2:#EBE0C9;
  --cream-3:#E5D7B9;
  --paper:#FBF5E8;           /* raised panel inside a field */
  --paper-warm:#FBF6E8;      /* till slip */
  --oat:#EEE3CA;             /* "before" cell */

  /* ---- ink ------------------------------------------------------------ */
  --charcoal:#1C1815;        /* product ink */
  --charcoal-2:#3A302A;
  --charcoal-3:#6B5B4E;
  --ink:#1B1714;             /* editorial ink */
  --ink-2:#3A302A;
  --ink-3:#6B5B4E;
  --soapstone:#8A7565;       /* quietest label grey-brown */

  /* ---- voice colours · six, never seven ------------------------------ */
  --terracotta:#B8542B;      /* the warm primary */
  --terracotta-deep:#8C3E1F;
  --ochre:#C68B2A;           /* kente gold — smallest brightest moments only */
  --ochre-deep:#8A5E0E;
  --indigo:#2A3559;          /* adire indigo — the deep cool */
  --indigo-2:#1A2240;
  --baobab:#5C6B3C;          /* vegetal mid-tone (a.k.a. olive) */
  --moss:#2E4A3A;            /* the action green */
  --moss-deep:#1F362A;
  --moss-soft:#475E4E;       /* lifted moss, for use on charcoal */
  --lichen:#7C8A6A;          /* paler dirty green, labels on moss */

  /* ---- rules ---------------------------------------------------------- */
  --rule:rgba(28,24,21,0.12);
  --rule-strong:rgba(28,24,21,0.28);
  --rule-on-dark:rgba(244,236,219,0.18);
  --rule-on-dark-soft:rgba(244,236,219,0.16);

  /* ---- status --------------------------------------------------------- */
  --live-green:#5FD07A;

  /* ================= semantic aliases ================= */
  --surface-field:var(--bone);
  --surface-field-alt:var(--bone-2);
  --surface-raised:var(--paper);
  --surface-ink:var(--charcoal);
  --surface-band:var(--moss);
  --surface-card:var(--bone);
  --surface-card-ink:var(--charcoal);

  --text-body:var(--charcoal-2);
  --text-strong:var(--charcoal);
  --text-muted:var(--charcoal-3);
  --text-faint:var(--soapstone);
  --text-accent:var(--terracotta);
  --text-on-ink:var(--bone);
  --text-on-ink-muted:color-mix(in oklab, var(--bone) 70%, transparent);
  --text-on-ink-accent:var(--ochre);
  --text-link:var(--moss);
  --text-link-hover:var(--moss-deep);

  --border-hairline:var(--rule);
  --border-strong:var(--rule-strong);

  --action-primary-bg:var(--moss);
  --action-primary-fg:var(--bone);
  --action-primary-bg-hover:var(--moss-deep);
  --action-primary-lip:var(--moss-deep);
  --action-accent-bg:var(--ochre);
  --action-accent-fg:var(--charcoal);
  --action-accent-lip:var(--ochre-deep);
}