:root {
  /* Brand Colors */
  --color-primary: #1a5276;
  --color-primary-dark: #154360;
  --color-primary-light: #2e86c1;
  --color-secondary: #2e86c1;
  --color-accent: #f39c12;
  --color-accent-light: #f8c471;

  /* Backgrounds */
  --color-bg: #f4f8fb;
  --color-surface: #ffffff;
  --color-surface-alt: #eaf4fb;
  --color-border: #d6eaf8;
  --color-border-light: #ebf5fb;

  /* Text */
  --color-text: #1a1a2e;
  --color-text-muted: #5d6d7e;
  --color-text-light: #85929e;
  --color-heading: #1a3a5c;
  --color-link: #1a5276;
  --color-link-hover: #f39c12;

  /* Typography */
  --font-primary: 'Mukta', 'Noto Sans Devanagari', sans-serif;
  --font-size-base: 18px;
  --font-size-sm: 15px;
  --font-size-lg: 20px;
  --font-size-xl: 24px;
  --font-size-xxl: 30px;
  --font-size-hero: 42px;
  --line-height-body: 1.85;
  --line-height-heading: 1.35;
  --line-height-relaxed: 2.0;

  /* Reading */
  --reading-max-width: 780px;
  --content-max-width: 1200px;
  --sidebar-width: 300px;

  /* Spacing */
  --space-xs: 0.25rem;
  --space-sm: 0.5rem;
  --space-md: 1rem;
  --space-lg: 1.5rem;
  --space-xl: 2.5rem;
  --space-xxl: 4rem;

  /* Radius */
  --radius-sm: 4px;
  --radius-md: 8px;
  --radius-lg: 16px;
  --radius-pill: 50px;

  /* Shadows */
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px rgba(26,82,118,0.08);
  --shadow-md: 0 4px 12px rgba(26,82,118,0.12);
  --shadow-lg: 0 8px 24px rgba(26,82,118,0.16);
}