:root{
  /* Shadows are warm-black and tight. No blue-tinted, no 40px blurs. */
  --shadow-none:none;
  --shadow-sm:0 1px 2px rgba(8,7,6,.4);
  --shadow-md:0 4px 14px rgba(8,7,6,.45);
  --shadow-lg:0 14px 40px rgba(8,7,6,.55);
  --shadow-paper-sm:0 1px 2px rgba(34,25,15,.08);
  --shadow-paper-md:0 6px 18px rgba(34,25,15,.1);

  /* Inner light along the top edge — the "polished metal / mirror" cue. */
  --inset-hairline:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(240,220,180,.1);
  --inset-gold:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(212,175,106,.3);
  --ring-focus:0 0 0 2px var(--night-900),0 0 0 4px var(--gold-400);
  --ring-focus-paper:0 0 0 2px var(--paper-100),0 0 0 4px var(--gold-600);

  --blur-glass:saturate(140%) blur(14px); /* @kind other */
  --z-base:0; /* @kind other */
  --z-raised:10; /* @kind other */
  --z-sticky:100; /* @kind other */
  --z-overlay:900; /* @kind other */
  --z-modal:1000; /* @kind other */
  --z-toast:1100; /* @kind other */
}