:root {
  /* Brand palette (locked per Heart Portal brief) */
  --forest:       #0d1f17;
  --forest-mid:   #19362a;
  --forest-deep:  #07140e;
  --gold:         #c9a961;
  --gold-light:   #d8be7e;
  --gold-soft:    rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.35);

  --cream:        #ece7d8;
  --cream-light:  #f3efe2;
  --cream-warm:   #e6dfc9;

  --text:         #1e1e1a;
  --text-muted:   #5a5a4c;
  --text-light:   #9a9a8a;
  --white:        #ffffff;
  --border:       rgba(13, 31, 23, 0.10);

  --font-display: 'Fraunces', 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  --font-body:    'Jost', system-ui, sans-serif;

  --ease-organic: cubic-bezier(.4, 0, .2, 1);
  --ease-bloom:   cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1);

  --shadow-soft:  0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
  --shadow-text:  0 1px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.72), 0 0 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  --shadow-gold:  0 0 18px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.45);

  --max-content:  720px;
  --max-prose:    640px;
}