:root{
  /* base palette — sampled from the Böhmischer Hof badge logo and interior photos */
  --green-900:#183826;
  --green-700:#1f4a30;
  --green-500:#2e6b45;
  --maroon-800:#5c161c;
  --maroon-600:#7b2027;
  --maroon-400:#a13a3f;
  --gold-600:#c98a2c;
  --gold-500:#e3a73e;
  --gold-300:#eec877;
  --cream-100:#faf5e6;
  --cream-200:#efe3c5;
  --cream-300:#e3d3a8;
  --ink-900:#241509;
  --ink-700:#3c2717;
  --ink-500:#5a4636;
  --terracotta-500:#a8503c;
  --stove-green:#4a5a3a;

  /* semantic aliases */
  --color-bg:var(--cream-100);
  --color-surface:var(--cream-200);
  --color-surface-alt:#ffffff;
  --color-ink:var(--ink-900);
  --color-ink-muted:var(--ink-500);
  --color-primary:var(--green-700);
  --color-primary-hover:var(--green-900);
  --color-accent:var(--gold-500);
  --color-accent-hover:var(--gold-600);
  --color-secondary:var(--maroon-600);
  --color-secondary-hover:var(--maroon-800);
  --color-border:var(--cream-300);
  --color-inverse-bg:var(--green-900);
  --color-inverse-ink:var(--cream-100);
}