:root {
    --bg-footer: #0b1324;
    --bg-header: #000;
    --text-footer: #cbd5e1;
    --bg-body: #0A0A0A;
    --ink: #E0E0E0;
    --muted: #E0E0E0;
    --brand: #D4AF37;
    --brand-hover: #FFD700;
    --brand-2nd: #D4AF37;
    --brand-3rd: #8B6F21;
    --text-on-brand: #000;
    --accent: #B8860B;
    --accent-hover: #9C7208;
    --text-on-accent: #fff;
    --card: #000;
    --card-border: #333;
    --notice: #f0e8d5;       /* inverted from #0f172a */
    --notice-bg: #0e0a06;    /* inverted from #f1f5f9 */
    --notice-border: #1d170f;/* inverted from #e2e8f0 */
    --ring: #e2e8f0;
    --header-height: 75px;

    --overlay-dark: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.6);
    --overlay-deep: rgba(15, 10, 5, 0.75);

    --overlay-gold-light: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.15);
    --overlay-black-heavy: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.85);

    --overlay-soft-gold: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.15);   /* soft gold filter */
    --overlay-solid-black: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);        /* solid black at bottom */

    --hero-overlay-grad1: var(--overlay-soft-gold);
    --hero-overlay-grad2: var(--overlay-solid-black);
}