:root{
  --bean:#2a160e; --dark:#3b2116; --cocoa:#5a3524; --milk:#9a6a4a; --caramel:#c98a4b; --ruby:#b5485d; --white-choc:#f1e4cc;
  --cream:#fbf6ee; --paper:#fffdf9; --ink:#2b1d16; --muted:#6f5a4d; --line:#e8dccb;
  --serif: "Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,"Book Antiqua",Georgia,serif;
  --sans: system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-padding-top:80px}
body{margin:0;background:var(--cream);color:var(--ink);font:17px/1.65 var(--sans)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--cocoa);text-decoration-color:var(--caramel);text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--ruby)}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:1rem;top:1rem;background:#fff;padding:.5rem 1rem;z-index:10}
.wrap{max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
.narrow{max-width:760px}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--bean);line-height:1.2;font-weight:600}

.site-header{background:var(--dark);color:var(--white-choc);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:5;box-shadow:0 2px 0 var(--bean)}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;min-height:64px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;color:var(--white-choc);text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.45rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.01em}
.brand:hover{color:#fff}
.brand-mark{width:26px;height:26px;border-radius:5px;background:linear-gradient(var(--dark),var(--dark)) 50% 0/2px 100% no-repeat,linear-gradient(var(--dark),var(--dark)) 0 50%/100% 2px no-repeat,var(--milk);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--cocoa)}
.site-nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.15rem .9rem}
.site-nav a{color:var(--white-choc);text-decoration:none;font-size:.92rem;padding:.3rem 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.site-nav a:hover,.site-nav a[aria-current]{color:#fff;border-bottom-color:var(--caramel)}
@media (max-width:860px){.site-header{position:static}.header-inner{padding:.6rem 1.25rem}.site-nav ul{gap:.1rem .8rem}}

.article-head{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--white-choc),var(--cream));border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:3.2rem 0 2.2rem;margin-bottom:2.2rem}
.article-head h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.5vw,3rem);margin:.2rem 0 .6rem}
.kicker{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--milk);margin:0}
.lede{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-family:var(--serif)}
.prose{padding-bottom:4rem}
.prose h2{font-size:1.75rem;margin:2.6rem 0 .6rem;padding-top:.4rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.prose h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin:1.8rem 0 .4rem}
.prose p,.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 1.1rem}
.prose li{margin:.25rem 0}
.prose blockquote{margin:1.6rem 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;background:var(--paper);border-left:4px solid var(--caramel);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;color:var(--muted)}
.prose blockquote p:last-child{margin:0}

/* Images and figures */
.prose img{display:block;border-radius:10px}
.prose figure{margin:0 0 1.8rem}
.prose figure img{width:100%}
.prose figcaption{margin-top:.6rem;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic}
.prose .lead-image{margin:-.4rem 0 2.2rem}
.prose .lead-image img{box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(42,22,14,.14)}

/* Tables: full width, framed, zebra rows; wrap instead of scroll on small screens */
.prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1.6rem 0 1.8rem;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.5;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden}
.prose thead th{background:var(--dark);color:var(--white-choc);font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:.98rem;letter-spacing:.01em;border-bottom:2px solid var(--caramel)}
.prose th,.prose td{padding:.7rem .9rem;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
.prose tbody tr:nth-child(even) td{background:var(--cream)}
.prose tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.prose tbody td:first-child{font-weight:600;color:var(--bean)}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .prose table{font-size:.88rem;border-radius:8px}
  .prose th,.prose td{padding:.55rem .6rem;overflow-wrap:anywhere;hyphens:auto}
}

.prose code{background:var(--white-choc);padding:.1em .35em;border-radius:4px;font-size:.9em}
.prose hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:2.5rem 0}
.next{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:3rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:2px solid var(--dark);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.1rem}
.post-foot{margin-top:2.5rem;padding-top:1.2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:baseline}
.post-foot .tags{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem}
.post-foot .back{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.05rem}

.hero{background:radial-gradient(1200px 400px at 80% -10%,var(--cocoa),transparent),var(--bean);color:var(--white-choc);padding:5rem 0 4.5rem;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-60px;bottom:-60px;width:340px;height:340px;opacity:.13;background:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0 80px,var(--white-choc) 80px 84px),repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,transparent 0 80px,var(--white-choc) 80px 84px);transform:rotate(-12deg);border-radius:20px}
.hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,4.2rem);margin:.4rem 0 1rem;max-width:14ch}
.hero p{font-size:1.25rem;max-width:40rem;font-family:var(--serif);margin:0 0 1.6rem;color:var(--white-choc)}
.hero .kicker{color:var(--caramel)}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--caramel);color:var(--bean);text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;padding:.75rem 1.3rem;border-radius:999px;margin:0 .5rem .5rem 0}
.btn:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--bean)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--white-choc);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--caramel)}
.btn.ghost:hover{color:var(--bean);background:var(--caramel)}
.section{padding:4rem 0}
.section.alt{background:var(--paper);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.section h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.5vw,2.4rem);margin:.3rem 0 .6rem}
.section .intro{max-width:44rem;color:var(--muted);font-size:1.1rem;margin:0 0 2rem}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:1.1rem}
.card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:1.3rem 1.3rem 1.2rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);transition:transform .15s,box-shadow .15s}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 24px rgba(59,33,22,.12);color:var(--ink)}
.card h3{margin:.7rem 0 .35rem;font-size:1.3rem}
.card p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.96rem}
.card .more{margin-top:auto;padding-top:.9rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--cocoa);font-size:.9rem}
.swatch{height:56px;border-radius:9px;box-shadow:inset 0 -6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.sw-dark{background:#3a1f14}.sw-milk{background:#8a5a3b}.sw-white{background:#f3e7cf;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px #e2d2b4,inset 0 -6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05)}.sw-ruby{background:#c0566c}.sw-blond{background:#d29a5c}.sw-bean{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#6b3f2a,#2a160e)}
.steps{counter-reset:s;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(170px,1fr));gap:1rem;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.steps li{counter-increment:s;background:var(--cream);border-radius:12px;padding:1rem;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.steps li::before{content:counter(s);display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:2rem;height:2rem;border-radius:50%;background:var(--dark);color:var(--white-choc);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.5rem;font-family:var(--serif)}
.steps strong{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.1rem;color:var(--bean)}
.steps span{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted)}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:2.5rem;align-items:center}
@media (max-width:800px){.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Scale: cocoa-content ranges on a shared 0–100 % track (home page) */
.scale{--lw:7rem;--vw:6.5rem;--gap:.9rem;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:1.3rem 1.4rem 1.15rem;display:grid;gap:.9rem;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(42,22,14,.06)}
.scale .kicker{margin-bottom:.15rem}
.scale-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:var(--lw) 1fr var(--vw);align-items:center;gap:var(--gap)}
.scale-row .l{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;color:var(--bean);font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.2}
.scale-row .t{position:relative;height:18px;border-radius:9px;background:var(--cream);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line)}
.scale-row .r{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;border-radius:9px;background:var(--cocoa);box-shadow:inset 0 -4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.scale-row .r.sw-white{background:#efdfc2;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px #d6c19c,inset 0 -4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05)}
.scale-row .r.sw-milk{background:#9a6a4a}
.scale-row .r.sw-dark{background:#4a2617}
.scale-row .r.sw-bean{background:#1e0e08}
.scale-row .v{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}
.scale-axis{position:relative;height:1.2em;margin:-.3rem calc(var(--vw) + var(--gap)) 0 calc(var(--lw) + var(--gap));font-size:.72rem;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.scale-axis span{position:absolute;top:0;white-space:nowrap}
.scale-axis span:nth-child(1){left:0}
.scale-axis span:nth-child(2){left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.scale-axis span:nth-child(3){right:0}
.scale-note{margin:.2rem 0 0;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic}
@media (max-width:520px){
  .scale{padding:1.1rem 1.1rem 1rem;--vw:6rem}
  .scale-row{grid-template-columns:1fr var(--vw);row-gap:.35rem}
  .scale-row .l{grid-column:1/-1;font-size:.98rem}
  .scale-axis{margin-left:0}
}

/* Blog: post cards (list page and home page) */
.post-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:1.4rem}
.post-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;transition:transform .15s,box-shadow .15s}
.post-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 24px rgba(59,33,22,.12)}
.post-card-media{display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--white-choc)}
.post-card-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;border-radius:0}
.post-card-body{padding:1.1rem 1.3rem 1.3rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.4rem;flex:1}
.post-card-title{font-size:1.3rem;margin:0;line-height:1.25}
.post-card-title a{color:var(--bean);text-decoration:none}
.post-card-title a:hover{color:var(--ruby)}
.post-card p:not(.kicker){margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.96rem}
.post-card .more{margin-top:auto;padding-top:.9rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--cocoa);font-size:.9rem;text-decoration:none}
.post-card .more:hover{color:var(--ruby)}
.blog-list{padding-bottom:3rem}
.blog-list .empty{color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.1rem}
.home-blog{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}

.list-item{padding:1.2rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.list-item h2{margin:.2rem 0 .3rem;font-size:1.4rem}
.pager{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:2rem 0 4rem}
.tags a{margin-right:.5rem}

.site-footer{background:var(--bean);color:#d9c6ad;font-size:.92rem;padding-top:2.5rem}
.site-footer a{color:var(--white-choc);text-decoration:none}.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--caramel)}
.footer-inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:2rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.footer-brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;color:var(--white-choc);margin:0 0 .3rem}
.footer-inner p{margin:0}
.footer-links{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;columns:2;column-gap:2rem}
.footer-links li{margin:.2rem 0}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid #4a2c1f;margin-top:2rem;padding:1rem 1.25rem;font-size:.82rem;opacity:.8}
.footer-bottom p{margin:0}