:root {
  --background-default: #fafafa; /** Page canvas — the base background behind all content. */
  --background-subtle: #f5f5f5; /** Subtly differentiated background for alternating or grouped sections. */
  --surface-default: #ffffff; /** Default container surface — cards, panels, and inputs on the page. */
  --surface-raised: #ffffff; /** Raised surface for higher-elevation layers (menus, popovers, dialogs). Higher elevation reads lighter in dark mode. */
  --surface-sunken: #f5f5f5; /** Recessed surface for wells and inset regions. */
  --text-default: #0e1113; /** Primary body and heading text. */
  --text-muted: #495054; /** Secondary text — supporting copy, captions, metadata. */
  --text-subtle: #888f92; /** Tertiary text — placeholders and disabled labels. The mid-grey reads in both modes. */
  --text-inverse: #ffffff; /** Text and icons rendered on an action or solid fill. */
  --text-link: #002664; /** Inline hyperlink text. */
  --border-default: #dcdfe0; /** Default border for inputs, cards, and dividers. */
  --border-subtle: #ebebeb; /** Low-emphasis border for subtle separation. */
  --border-strong: #888f92; /** High-emphasis border for focus and selected states. */
  --action-default: #002664; /** Primary interactive colour — buttons, links, key accents. NSW navy in light, brightened for contrast in dark. */
  --action-hover: #001037; /** Hover and active state for primary actions. */
  --action-subtle: #f0fbff; /** Tinted background for low-emphasis (ghost) actions. */
  --success-surface: #eff9ed; /** Success (positive outcomes and confirmations) — tinted background. */
  --success-text: #005a02; /** Success (positive outcomes and confirmations) — readable text on the tint. */
  --success-border: #8fc78a; /** Success (positive outcomes and confirmations) — border and divider. */
  --success-solid: #008a07; /** Success (positive outcomes and confirmations) — solid fill for badges and icons. */
  --warning-surface: #fff3ed; /** Warning (caution and pending states) — tinted background. */
  --warning-text: #882f03; /** Warning (caution and pending states) — readable text on the tint. */
  --warning-border: #eea88a; /** Warning (caution and pending states) — border and divider. */
  --warning-solid: #c95000; /** Warning (caution and pending states) — solid fill for badges and icons. */
  --danger-surface: #fff0ef; /** Danger (errors and destructive actions) — tinted background. */
  --danger-text: #7c061f; /** Danger (errors and destructive actions) — readable text on the tint. */
  --danger-border: #ea9294; /** Danger (errors and destructive actions) — border and divider. */
  --danger-solid: #b81237; /** Danger (errors and destructive actions) — solid fill for badges and icons. */
  --info-surface: #e9eef7; /** Info (neutral information) — tinted background. */
  --info-text: #193366; /** Info (neutral information) — readable text on the tint. */
  --info-border: #8098c2; /** Info (neutral information) — border and divider. */
  --info-solid: #2e5299; /** Info (neutral information) — solid fill for badges and icons. */
}