:root {
    /* Brand Colors - CodeStep Teal/Orange Palette */
    --primary-color: #2A9D8F;
    /* Teal */
    --primary-light: #5ec4b6;
    /* Light Teal */
    --primary-dark: #21867a;
    /* Dark Teal */
    --primary-rgb: 42, 157, 143;
    --secondary-color: #E76F51;
    /* Orange */
    --secondary-light: #f09680;
    --secondary-dark: #d4624a;
    --secondary-rgb: 231, 111, 81;

    /* Neutral Colors */
    --dark-color: #141414;
    --white: #FFFFFF;
    --text-color: #333333;
    --text-light: #666666;
    --text-muted: #999999;

    /* Semantic Colors */
    --success-color: #10b981;
    /* Emerald 500 */
    --warning-color: #f59e0b;
    /* Amber 500 */
    --danger-color: #ef4444;
    /* Red 500 */
    --info-color: #3b82f6;
    /* Blue 500 */

    /* Neutral Colors - Slate Scale */
    --bg-primary: #f8fafc;
    /* Slate 50 */
    --bg-secondary: #f1f5f9;
    /* Slate 100 */
    --bg-white: #ffffff;

    --text-primary: #0f172a;
    /* Slate 900 */
    --text-secondary: #475569;
    /* Slate 600 */
    --text-muted: #94a3b8;
    /* Slate 400 */
    --text-light: #cbd5e1;
    /* Slate 300 */

    --border-color: #e2e8f0;
    /* Slate 200 */
    --border-hover: #cbd5e1;
    /* Slate 300 */

    /* Typography */
    --font-heading: 'Cairo', sans-serif;
    --font-body: 'Cairo', sans-serif;

    --text-xs: 0.75rem;
    --text-sm: 0.875rem;
    --text-base: 1rem;
    --text-lg: 1.125rem;
    --text-xl: 1.25rem;
    --text-2xl: 1.5rem;
    --text-3xl: 1.875rem;
    --text-4xl: 2.25rem;

    /* Spacing & Layout */
    --container-width: 1200px;
    --header-height: 80px;
    --radius-sm: 0.375rem;
    --radius-md: 0.5rem;
    --radius-lg: 0.75rem;
    --radius-full: 9999px;

    /* Effects */
    --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 0.05);
    --shadow-md: 0 4px 6px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1), 0 2px 4px -2px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);
    --shadow-lg: 0 10px 15px -3px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1), 0 4px 6px -4px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);
    --shadow-primary: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.3);

    --transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);







    /* Grays */
    --gray-50: #f8fafc;
    --gray-100: #f1f5f9;
    --gray-200: #e2e8f0;
    --gray-300: #cbd5e1;
    --gray-400: #94a3b8;
    --gray-500: #64748b;
    --gray-600: #475569;
    --gray-700: #334155;
    --gray-800: #1e293b;
    --gray-900: #0f172a;

    /* Status Colors */
    --success-color: #10B981;
    --warning-color: #F59E0B;
    --danger-color: #EF4444;
    --info-color: #0EA5E9;

    /* Backgrounds */
    --bg-color: #FFFFFF;
    --bg-secondary: #f8fafc;
    --bg-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(42, 157, 143, 0.05) 0%, rgba(231, 111, 81, 0.05) 100%);

    /* Shadows */
    --shadow-sm: 0 4px 6px rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.05);
    --shadow-md: 0 10px 20px rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.08);
    --shadow-lg: 0 20px 40px rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.12);
    --shadow-hover: 0 25px 50px rgba(42, 157, 143, 0.2);
    --shadow-primary: 0 10px 25px rgba(42, 157, 143, 0.3);
    --shadow-accent: 0 10px 25px rgba(231, 111, 81, 0.3);

    /* Border Radius */
    --radius-sm: 8px;
    --radius-md: 12px;
    --radius-lg: 20px;
    --radius-xl: 32px;

    /* Transitions */
    --transition-fast: 150ms ease;
    --transition-base: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    --transition-slow: 500ms ease;

}

/* Dark Mode Support (Future proofing) */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    /* Default is light for now as requested, but keeping variables ready for overrides */
}