:root{
/* ── raw palette ── */
/* warm museum neutrals (whisper-warm, not stark) */
--color-paper:#F7F4EE;         /* primary canvas — warm gallery paper */
--color-paper-soft:#EFEBE1;    /* recessed / alternating band */
--color-white:#FFFFFF;         /* raised card surface */
--color-ink:#141420;           /* primary text — softened from v2 #010120 */
--color-ink-deep:#010120;      /* dark gallery-wall bands (from v2 canvas-dark) */
--color-ink-soft:#4A4A52;      /* secondary text */
--color-ink-faint:#77736B;     /* tertiary / warm muted (warmed from v2 #767676) */
--color-hairline:#E2DCCF;      /* warm hairline */
--color-hairline-strong:#CBC2AE;

/* v2 brand accents — the gradient/curtain family (used verbatim) */
--color-opera-red:#C8102E;     /* cultural primary — Chinese celebration + theatrical curtain */
--color-opera-red-deep:#9E0C24;
--color-blue:#0033A0;
--color-periwinkle:#A9B7DC;
--color-mint:#C8F6F9;
--color-blush:#FBDFE4;
--color-gold:#9C7A3C;          /* single restrained metallic detail (rules, fine lines) */
--color-gold-soft:#C9AD79;

/* ── semantic surfaces ── */
--surface-page:var(--color-paper);
--surface-page-alt:var(--color-paper-soft);
--surface-card:var(--color-white);
--surface-card-raised:var(--color-white);
--surface-inverse:var(--color-ink-deep);
--surface-accent:var(--color-opera-red);
--surface-accent-deep:var(--color-opera-red-deep);
--surface-tint-periwinkle:var(--color-periwinkle);
--surface-tint-mint:var(--color-mint);
--surface-tint-blush:var(--color-blush);

/* ── semantic text ── */
--text-primary:var(--color-ink);
--text-secondary:var(--color-ink-soft);
--text-tertiary:var(--color-ink-faint);
--text-on-inverse:var(--color-paper);
--text-on-accent:#FFFFFF;
--text-accent:var(--color-opera-red);
--text-gold:var(--color-gold);

/* ── borders ── */
--border-subtle:var(--color-hairline);
--border-strong:var(--color-hairline-strong);
--border-inverse:rgba(247,244,238,0.16);

/* ── accents ── */
--accent-primary:var(--color-opera-red);
--accent-primary-hover:var(--color-opera-red-deep);
--accent-gold:var(--color-gold);
--accent-gold-hover:var(--color-gold-soft);

/* ── the "curtain" gradient — the single decorative brand object, hero/cover only ── */
--gradient-curtain:linear-gradient(103deg,#C8102E 0%,#9E0C24 34%,#0033A0 78%,#A9B7DC 100%); /* @kind color */
--gradient-curtain-radial:radial-gradient(120% 140% at 18% 22%,#C8102E 0%,#9E0C24 40%,#0033A0 84%,#A9B7DC 100%); /* @kind color */

/* ── links & focus ── */
--link-color:var(--color-opera-red);
--link-hover:var(--color-opera-red-deep);
--focus-ring:var(--color-opera-red);

/* ── back-compat aliases (old NYCOS component token names) ── */
--color-ivory:var(--color-paper);
--color-ivory-deep:var(--color-paper-soft);
--color-parchment:var(--color-white);
--color-sand:var(--color-hairline);
--color-sand-deep:var(--color-hairline-strong);
--color-opera-red-bright:#E11D2E;
--color-gold-pale:#EADFC6;
}