/* Brand palette (Task 15). Source: header of the approved Round 2.3 design (reference screenshot
   reports/prototype-round2-3/compare/articles-hero-new.png, pixel-verified), whose values come from the
   LIVE site: navy + gold sampled from the LIVE logo, petrol = LIVE CSS action colour #057485.
   See redesign/preview/home/PALETTE.md. Role rules: navy = structure, petrol = action, gold = accent on navy. */
:root{
  /* foundation (dark) */
  --navy-deep:#111922;   /* top information bar, footer legal bar, deepest photo-overlay stop */
  --navy:#16202B;        /* main header, navy bands, footer */
  --navy2:#1F2D3B;       /* surfaces on navy (cards, video frame, hover) */
  --navy3:#2A3A4A;       /* borders/shapes on navy */
  /* header/footer background scale (Task 19): neutral charcoal/graphite, R=G=B, from the OLD/LIVE header
     (sampled: main header #040404 at the junction → #343434 middle → #636363 bottom; top bar flat #191919) */
  --char-0:#0B0B0B;      /* darkest: header junction, footer bottom edge */
  --char-1:#2A2A2A;      /* header top-bar outer edge, footer middle */
  --char-2:#505050;      /* page-facing light graphite: header bottom edge, footer top edge */
  --line-navy:rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  /* action (teal/cyan family of the LIVE phone CTA) */
  --petrol:#057485;      /* phone CTA, buttons, links, active tab */
  --petrol-d:#075C69;    /* hover / pressed */
  --petrol-t:#E6F1F2;    /* tint surfaces */
  --focus:#0B8FA3;       /* focus ring on light backgrounds */
  /* accent (gold) */
  --gold:#E8C95A;        /* accent ON NAVY only: top-bar numbers, active nav, kickers, rules, stars */
  --gold-t:#8A6A12;      /* gold as TEXT on light backgrounds (AA 5.06:1) */
  /* light + text */
  --white:#FFFFFF;
  --off:#F6F6F3;         /* light bands */
  --ink:#1A1F24;         /* body text on light */
  --muted:#55606B;       /* secondary text on light */
  --line:#DDDDD8;        /* separators on light */
  --on-navy:#C9D3DA;     /* secondary text on navy (top bar, footer) */
  --on-navy-2:#AAB6C0;   /* tertiary text on navy (legal, captions) */
}