:root{
  /* ===== Core palette ===== */
  --bg:#0a0907;
  --bg-elevated:#14100f;
  --bg-elevated-2:#1b1512;
  --ink:#f5f1ea;
  --muted:#9a938a;
  --muted-dim:#6b655e;
  --line:rgba(245,241,234,.08);
  --line-strong:rgba(245,241,234,.16);
  --glass:rgba(255,255,255,.04);
  --glass-strong:rgba(255,255,255,.07);

  /* ===== Brand ===== */
  --gold:#e8a33d;
  --gold-light:#f4c368;
  --gold-dim:rgba(232,163,61,.14);

  /* ===== Signature accent (used sparingly: loader, particles, hover glow) ===== */
  --accent:#8b6bff;
  --accent-light:#b3a0ff;
  --accent-2:#ff5f9e;

  /* ===== Status ===== */
  --live:#4ade80;
  --new:#38bdf8;

  /* ===== Glow shadows ===== */
  --glow-gold: 0 0 1px rgba(232,163,61,.6), 0 0 24px rgba(232,163,61,.28);
  --glow-gold-strong: 0 0 1px rgba(232,163,61,.8), 0 0 40px rgba(232,163,61,.4);
  --glow-accent: 0 0 1px rgba(139,107,255,.6), 0 0 24px rgba(139,107,255,.3);
  --glow-accent-strong: 0 0 1px rgba(139,107,255,.8), 0 0 40px rgba(139,107,255,.45);

  /* ===== Type ===== */
  --font-display:'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  --font-body:'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-mono:'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;

  /* ===== Layout ===== */
  --wrap:1120px;
  --radius-sm:10px;
  --radius-md:16px;
  --radius-lg:24px;
  --gap:20px;

  /* ===== Motion ===== */
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
  --ease-snap: cubic-bezier(.65,0,.35,1);
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: light){
  :root{ /* Cymor Hub is a dark-first brand — intentionally no light theme */ }
}