:root {
  /* ── Color palette ───────────────────────────────────────── */
  --color-court:       #2F7D5C;   /* Primary — pickleball court green */
  --color-court-deep:  #1F5A40;   /* Hover / pressed states */
  --color-court-soft:  #DCEAE2;   /* Subtle tints, hovers, dividers */

  --color-ball:        #F4C12A;   /* Accent — pickleball yellow */
  --color-ball-deep:   #D6A30E;   /* Ball hover */

  --color-clay:        #C45D3E;   /* Secondary accent — terracotta warmth */

  --color-paper:       #F7F2E8;   /* Warm cream — primary background */
  --color-paper-soft:  #FBF7EE;   /* Lighter cream — card backgrounds */
  --color-cream-deep:  #EDE5D2;   /* Muted divider on cream */

  --color-ink:         #1F2421;   /* Body text, high-contrast */
  --color-ink-muted:   #5A615C;   /* Secondary text */
  --color-ink-soft:    #8A8F8B;   /* Tertiary text, captions */

  --color-white:       #FFFFFF;
  --color-shadow:      rgba(31, 36, 33, 0.08);
  --color-shadow-deep: rgba(31, 36, 33, 0.18);

  /* ── Typography ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
  --font-display: 'Bricolage Grotesque', 'Outfit', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body:    'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  --fs-xs:   0.8125rem;   /* 13px */
  --fs-sm:   0.9375rem;   /* 15px */
  --fs-base: 1rem;        /* 16px */
  --fs-md:   1.125rem;    /* 18px */
  --fs-lg:   1.375rem;    /* 22px */
  --fs-xl:   1.75rem;     /* 28px */
  --fs-2xl:  2.25rem;     /* 36px */
  --fs-3xl:  3rem;        /* 48px */
  --fs-4xl:  4rem;        /* 64px */
  --fs-5xl:  clamp(2.75rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);  /* hero — fluid */

  --lh-tight: 1.05;
  --lh-snug:  1.2;
  --lh-base:  1.55;
  --lh-loose: 1.75;

  --tracking-tight: -0.02em;
  --tracking-base:  0;
  --tracking-wide:  0.04em;

  /* ── Spacing scale ───────────────────────────────────────── */
  --space-1:  0.25rem;
  --space-2:  0.5rem;
  --space-3:  0.75rem;
  --space-4:  1rem;
  --space-5:  1.5rem;
  --space-6:  2rem;
  --space-7:  3rem;
  --space-8:  4rem;
  --space-9:  6rem;
  --space-10: 8rem;

  /* ── Layout ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  --container-max: 1200px;
  --container-pad: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);

  --radius-sm:  6px;
  --radius-md:  12px;
  --radius-lg:  20px;
  --radius-xl:  28px;
  --radius-pill: 999px;

  /* ── Motion ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  --ease-out:   cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --ease-in-out: cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
  --dur-fast:   180ms;
  --dur-base:   320ms;
  --dur-slow:   600ms;

  /* ── Z-index scale ───────────────────────────────────────── */
  --z-nav:    50;
  --z-modal:  100;
}