/* ============================================================
   PALETTE — THE MERIDIAN (Series One, 1934)
   Night-blue, brass, parchment. Colours only; formatting lives
   in theme.css. Load AFTER theme.css.
   ============================================================ */
:root{
  /* --- semantic contract (consumed by theme.css) --- */
  /* --- font-by-tense: Past (Poiret / Cormorant / Plex) --- */
  --font-display: 'Poiret One', cursive;
  --font-body:    'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  --font-mono:    'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;

  --night:        #0A1622;
  --surface:      #122436;
  --surface-soft: rgba(18,36,54,.8);
  --accent:       #C9A227;
  --accent-dim:   #8a6f1d;
  --accent-soft:  rgba(201,162,39,.45);
  --accent-ghost: rgba(201,162,39,.25);
  --accent-wash:  rgba(201,162,39,.12);
  --accent-glow:  rgba(201,162,39,.55);
  --text:         #E8DCC3;
  --text-soft:    #dfd4bc;
  --text-faint:   rgba(232,220,195,.4);
  --muted:        #3E6B6B;
  --muted-bright: #a8c2c2;
  --muted-rule:   rgba(62,107,107,.5);
  --paper:        #E8DCC3;
  --ink:          #1a1408;
  --error:        #c96a4a;
  --success:      #8fbf8f;
  --veil:         rgba(4,9,15,.78);
  --veil-fade:    rgba(6,12,19,.92);
  --input-bg:     rgba(10,22,34,.9);

  /* --- trilogy-specific (used by chapter component CSS) --- */
  --hull:      #122436;
  --brass:     #C9A227;
  --brass-dim: #8a6f1d;
  --parchment: #E8DCC3;
  --oxblood:   #6E2B2B;
  --fog:       #3E6B6B;
  --rust:      #c96a4a;
  --lamp:      #ffd47a;
}