:root{
  /* Shadows are navy-tinted (never neutral grey) and soft — sunlight, not UI chrome */
  --shadow-xs:0 1px 2px rgba(11,42,69,.06);
  --shadow-sm:0 2px 8px rgba(11,42,69,.07);
  --shadow-card:0 6px 20px rgba(11,42,69,.09);
  --shadow-lift:0 12px 32px rgba(11,42,69,.14);
  --shadow-modal:0 24px 64px rgba(11,42,69,.26);
  --shadow-inset-sunk:inset 0 1px 2px rgba(11,42,69,.06);
  --ring-focus:0 0 0 3px rgba(59,149,229,.32);
  --ring-brand:0 0 0 2px var(--sea-400);

  /* Protection gradient for text over photography */
  --scrim-bottom:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(11,42,69,.82) 0%,rgba(11,42,69,.42) 42%,rgba(11,42,69,0) 100%); /* @kind other */
  --scrim-top:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(11,42,69,.55),rgba(11,42,69,0)); /* @kind other */
  --glass:rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  --glass-blur:blur(14px); /* @kind other */
  --glass-deep:rgba(11,42,69,.45);
}