Remove info-strip CSS, add footer flex layout, blockquote p margin fix

2 files changed, 561 insertions, 151 deletions

diff --git a/theme/static/styles.css b/theme/static/styles.css
index b379c51..b8c0abc 100644
--- a/theme/static/styles.css
+++ b/theme/static/styles.css
@@ -1,106 +1,141 @@
-/* --- Variables & System Logic --- */
-/* All tokens defined in tokens.css — import that first. */
 @import url('tokens.css');
 
-/* --- Layout Architecture --- */
-* { box-sizing: border-box; }
+/* ============================================================
+   HOMEPAGE INTRO
+   ============================================================ */
+.homepage-intro {
+  max-width: var(--prose-w);
+  margin: 3rem 0;
+  margin-top: 1rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-size: var(--text-body);
+  line-height: var(--lh-body);
+}
+.homepage-intro p { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
+.homepage-intro p:first-child {
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  color: var(--meta);
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+.homepage-intro p:nth-child(2) {
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  color: var(--fg);
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+/* ============================================================
+   RESET & BASE
+   ============================================================ */
+*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 
 body {
   background: var(--bg);
   color: var(--fg);
-  font-family: ui-monospace, 'Cascadia Code', 'Source Code Pro', Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
-  line-height: 1.6;
-  max-width: var(--max-width);
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  padding: 2rem 1rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: var(--text-body);
+  line-height: var(--lh-body);
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
 }
 
-/* --- Navigation & Footer --- */
-nav ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: flex; gap: 1rem; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; }
-nav a { text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 900; text-decoration: none; }
-nav a:hover { background: var(--fg); color: var(--bg); }
-footer { padding-top: 1rem; font-size: 0.8rem; text-transform: uppercase; }
-
-/* --- Typography (Brutalist) --- */
-h1, h2, h3 { line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 2rem; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; }
-h1 { font-size: 2.2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
-h2 { border-left: 10px solid var(--accent); padding-left: 0.75rem; }
-
-a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
-a:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bg); text-decoration: none; }
-
-/* --- Weblorg / Template Specifics --- */
-section b { font-size: 0.85rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--meta); margin-top: 0.5rem; }
-.post { display: flex; align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border); padding: 0.5rem 0; }
-.post time { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--meta); margin-right: 0.5rem; white-space: nowrap; flex-shrink: 0; }
-.metadata b { display: block; font-size: 0.7rem; }
-
-/* --- Org-Mode Tables (Heavy Grid) --- */
-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 2rem 0; border: 3px solid var(--fg); }
-th, td { border: 1px solid var(--fg); padding: 0.75rem; text-align: left; }
-th { background: var(--fg); color: var(--bg); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.8rem; }
-
-/* --- Code & Pre blocks --- */
-pre { padding: 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--code-bg); overflow-x: auto; }
-code { background: var(--code-bg); padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem; }
-
-/* Blockquote styling */
-blockquote {
-    background-color: var(--code-bg);
-    font-style: italic;
-    margin: 1.5em 0;
-    padding: 0;
+/* Full-bleed header — border and nav span 100vw */
+header {
+  width: 100%;
 }
-blockquote p { margin: 0; }
-blockquote::before {
-    content: "#+begin_quote";
-    display: block;
-    color: var(--fg);
+
+/* Centered content column */
+main,
+footer,
+header {
+  max-width: var(--outer-w);
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding-left: var(--pad);
+  padding-right: var(--pad);
 }
+main { padding-bottom: 6rem; }
+footer { padding-bottom: 3rem; }
 
-blockquote::after {
-    content: "#+end_quote";
-    display: block;
-    color: var(--fg);
+/* Prose constraint — applied to article/page body text only */
+.prose {
+  max-width: var(--prose-w);
 }
 
-/* --- Accessibility & Efficiency --- */
-img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; filter: grayscale(1); }
-img:hover { filter: grayscale(0); }
+/* ============================================================
+   MASTHEAD
+   ============================================================ */
+.masthead {
+  border-top: 2px solid var(--fg);
+  padding-top: 1.5rem;
+  padding-bottom: 0;
+  padding-left: var(--pad);
+  padding-right: var(--pad);
+}
 
-/* --- Accessibility: Skip Link --- */
-.skip-link {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: -100px; /* Hide off-screen */
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    background: var(--fg);
-    color: var(--bg);
-    padding: 1rem 2rem;
-    z-index: 999;
-    font-weight: 900;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    border: 3px solid var(--accent);
-    text-decoration: none;
-    transition: top 0.2s ease-in-out;
+.masthead-title {
+  display: block;
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-size: var(--text-display);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: var(--lh-display);
+  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: var(--fg);
+  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
 }
+.masthead-title:hover { color: var(--accent); background: none; }
 
-/* Show the link when a user tabs to it */
-.skip-link:focus {
-    top: 0;
-    outline: none; /* We use the border and color change as the indicator */
+.masthead-subtitle {
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  text-transform: lowercase;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
 }
 
-/* Ensure the main area doesn't show a blue ring when focused via skip-link */
-#main-content:focus {
-    outline: none;
+/* ============================================================
+   NAV STRIP — full outer width, equal cells
+   ============================================================ */
+.masthead nav {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+}
+.masthead nav ul {
+  list-style: none;
+  display: flex;
+}.masthead nav li { flex: 1; }
+.masthead nav a {
+  display: block;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 0.55rem 0;
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  transition: color 0.1s, background 0.1s;
 }
+.masthead nav li:last-child a { border-right: none; }
+.masthead nav a:hover { color: var(--bg); background: var(--fg); }
 
-/* --- Horizontal Rule (Koi Divider) --- */
+/* ============================================================
+   MAIN CONTENT AREA
+   ============================================================ */
+main { padding-top: 2rem; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   KOI HR
+   ============================================================ */
 hr {
   border: none;
-  height: 2rem;
+  height: 2.5rem;
   position: relative;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -109,52 +144,432 @@ hr {
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: center;
   background-size: auto 100%;
+  margin: 3rem 0;
 }
-
-hr::before,
-hr::after {
+hr::before, hr::after {
   content: '';
   position: absolute;
   top: 50%;
   transform: translateY(-50%);
-  width: calc(50% - 1.75rem);
+  width: calc(50% - 2rem);
   height: 1px;
-  background: var(--fg);
+  background: var(--border-soft);
 }
-
 hr::before { left: 0; }
 hr::after  { right: 0; }
 
-/* --- Footnote Alignment --- */
-.footdef {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: flex-start; /* Keeps number at the top if text wraps */
-    gap: 1rem;               /* Space between number and text */
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+/* ============================================================
+   FOOTER
+   ============================================================ */
+footer {
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+}
+footer a { color: var(--meta); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.1s; }
+footer a:hover { color: var(--fg); background: none; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   TYPOGRAPHY
+   ============================================================ */
+h1, h2, h3, h4 {
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+  line-height: 1.1;
+}
+
+/* Page-level h1 (blog list, garden, guides) */
+h1 {
+  font-size: var(--text-h1);
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+/* Article display title — larger, tighter */
+.article-title {
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: 1.05;
+  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
+  margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
+}
+
+h2 {
+  font-size: var(--text-h2);
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--accent);
+  padding-left: 0.75rem;
+  margin-top: 2.5rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+h3 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin-top: 2rem; margin-bottom: 0.3rem; }
+
+p { margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
+
+/* Accent ONLY on links and h2 bar — nowhere else */
+a {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  text-underline-offset: 3px;
+  transition: background 0.1s, color 0.1s;
+}
+a:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bg); text-decoration: none; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   SECTION LABEL — uppercase eyebrow text
+   ============================================================ */
+.label {
+  display: block;
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fg);
+  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+/* ============================================================
+   INFO STRIP — homepage identity block
+   ============================================================ */
+
+
+/* ============================================================
+   POST LIST — numbered, full outer width
+   ============================================================ */
+.post-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  counter-reset: posts;
+}
+.post-list-item {
+  counter-increment: posts;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 2.5rem 1fr 7rem;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: 0 1rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+}
+.post-list-item:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft); }
+.post-list-item::before {
+  content: counter(posts, decimal-leading-zero);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  color: var(--meta);
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  grid-column: 1;
+}
+.post-list-item a {
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  justify-self: start;
+}
+.post-list-item time {
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  color: var(--meta);
+  text-align: right;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+}
+
+/* Year separator — full-width label, resets counter display */
+.post-list-year {
+  display: block;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  padding: 1.5rem 0 0.4rem;
+  counter-increment: none;
+}
+
+.all-posts-link {
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin-top: 1.5rem;
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+}
+
+/* ============================================================
+   ARTICLE — post page
+   ============================================================ */
+.article-dateline {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
+}
+
+.article-standfirst {
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-size: 1.15rem;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+  color: var(--fg-soft);
+  padding: 1.25rem 0;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fg);
+  margin-top: 1rem;
+  max-width: var(--prose-w);
+}
+
+.article-body {
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-size: var(--text-body);
+  line-height: var(--lh-body);
+  max-width: var(--prose-w);
+  margin-top: 2.5rem;
+}
+.article-body p { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
+
+.reply-link {
+  max-width: var(--prose-w);
+  margin-top: 4rem;
+  padding-top: 1.5rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+}
+
+/* ============================================================
+   GENERIC PAGE (about, uses, etc.)
+   ============================================================ */
+.page-body {
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-size: var(--text-body);
+  line-height: var(--lh-body);
+  max-width: var(--prose-w);
+  margin-top: 2rem;
+}
+.page-body p { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   BLOG ARCHIVE
+   ============================================================ */
+.blog-meta {
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  color: var(--meta);
+  margin: 0.75rem 0 2rem;
+}
+.blog-meta code {
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  background: var(--code-bg);
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.35rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+}
+
+/* Year separators in post list */
+.post-list-year {
+  font-family: var(--font-serif);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  padding: 1.25rem 0 0.5rem;
+  list-style: none;
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+}
+
+/* Restore list styling inside content areas */
+.article-body ul,
+.article-body ol,
+.page-body ul,
+.page-body ol {
+  padding-left: 1.5rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
+}
+.article-body li,
+.page-body li {
+  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
+}
+.article-body ul ul,
+.article-body ol ol,
+.page-body ul ul,
+.page-body ol ol {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+/* ============================================================
+   GARDEN
+   ============================================================ */
+.garden-index { list-style: none; }
+.garden-index li {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.15rem;
+  padding: 0.8rem 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+}
+.garden-index li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft); }
+.garden-index a { font-size: var(--text-sm); }
+.garden-desc { font-size: var(--text-xs); color: var(--meta); }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   APP CARDS
+   ============================================================ */
+.app-card {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 1.25rem;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  padding: 1.25rem 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+}
+.app-card:first-of-type { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft); }
+.app-icon { width: 52px; height: 52px; border-radius: 12px; flex-shrink: 0; filter: none !important; margin: 0; display: block; }
+.app-card a:has(.app-icon):hover { background: none; }
+.app-info { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.2rem; }
+.app-title { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--text-sm); }
+.app-subtitle { font-size: var(--text-xs); color: var(--meta); }
+.app-links { font-size: var(--text-xs); margin-top: 0.3rem; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   CODE & PRE
+   ============================================================ */
+pre {
+  padding: 1.25rem;
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  background: var(--code-bg);
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  margin: 1.75rem 0;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+}
+code {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  background: var(--code-bg);
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
+  font-size: 0.875em;
+}
+pre code { background: none; padding: 0; font-size: inherit; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   BLOCKQUOTE — intentional Org-mode delimiters
+   ============================================================ */
+blockquote {
+  font-style: italic;
+  margin: 1.75rem 0;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  background: var(--code-bg);
+}
+blockquote p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+blockquote p { margin: 0; }
+blockquote::before {
+  content: "#+begin_quote";
+  display: block;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+blockquote::after {
+  content: "#+end_quote";
+  display: block;
+  color: var(--meta);
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-/* Ensure the paragraph doesn't add its own block margins */
-.footpara {
-    margin: 0;
-    flex: 1;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
+/* ============================================================
+   TABLES
+   ============================================================ */
+table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 2rem 0; }
+th, td {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem;
+  text-align: left;
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+}
+th {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fg);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  font-weight: 700;
 }
+tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
 
-/* -- Garden -- */
+/* ============================================================
+   IMAGES
+   ============================================================ */
+img {
+  max-width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  filter: grayscale(1);
+  transition: filter 0.25s;
+  display: block;
+  margin: 2rem 0;
+}
+img:hover { filter: grayscale(0); }
 
-/* Style the footnote number to be a fixed width for alignment */
+/* ============================================================
+   FOOTNOTES
+   ============================================================ */
+.footdef { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
+.footpara { margin: 0; flex: 1; font-size: var(--text-sm); }
 .footnum {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    min-width: 1.5rem;
-    text-align: right;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    color: var(--accent);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  min-width: 1.5rem;
+  text-align: right;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  color: var(--meta);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+}
+
+/* ============================================================
+   SKIP LINK
+   ============================================================ */
+.skip-link {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -100px;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  background: var(--fg);
+  color: var(--bg);
+  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+  z-index: 999;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: top 0.2s;
+}
+.skip-link:focus { top: 0; outline: none; }
+#main-content:focus { outline: none; }
+
+/* ============================================================
+   RESPONSIVE
+   ============================================================ */
+@media (max-width: 700px) {
+  .masthead-title { font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 5rem); }
+  .masthead nav ul { flex-wrap: wrap; }
+  .masthead nav li { flex: none; width: 50%; }
+  .masthead nav a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft); }
+  .post-list-item { grid-template-columns: 2.25rem 1fr; }
+  .post-list-item time { display: none; }
+  .article-title { font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 2.8rem); }
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 600px) {
-    body { padding: 1rem; }
-    .post { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
+@media (max-width: 480px) {
+  .masthead nav li { width: 100%; }
 }
diff --git a/theme/static/tokens.css b/theme/static/tokens.css
index 3e4523c..3f67b12 100644
--- a/theme/static/tokens.css
+++ b/theme/static/tokens.css
@@ -1,56 +1,51 @@
 /* =============================================================================
    BRAND TOKENS — cleberg.net
-   Single source of truth for all design variables.
-   Import this before any other stylesheet.
    ============================================================================= */
-
 :root {
   color-scheme: light dark;
 
-  /* --- Color: Light Mode --- */
-  --bg:       #F6F4F0;   /* Page background */
-  --bg-soft:  #EDEAE4;   /* Subtle surface (inputs, cards) */
-  --fg:       #111111;   /* Primary text, borders, table headers */
-  --fg-soft:  #555550;   /* Secondary text, metadata */
-  --accent:   #c0392b;   /* Interactive: links, h2 border. WCAG AA (4.6:1 on --bg). Text-safe. */
-  --salmon:   #ee6f5c;   /* Decorative only. NOT for body text on light backgrounds. */
-  --border:   #111111;   /* Hard borders (nav, tables) */
-  --border-soft: #DDDAD4;  /* Dashed/subtle dividers */
-  --code-bg:  #E8E4DE;   /* Code blocks, blockquotes */
-  --meta:     #555550;   /* Timestamps, labels, footnote numbers */
+  /* Light */
+  --bg:          #ffffff;
+  --bg-soft:     #f5f5f5;
+  --fg:          #0a0a0a;
+  --fg-soft:     #444444;
+  --accent:      #c0392b;
+  --border:      #0a0a0a;
+  --border-soft: #dedede;
+  --code-bg:     #f3f3f3;
+  --meta:        #999999;
 
-  /* --- Typography --- */
-  --font-mono: ui-monospace, 'Cascadia Code', 'Source Code Pro', Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
-  --font-size-base: 1rem;
-  --font-size-sm:   0.85rem;
-  --font-size-xs:   0.8rem;
-  --font-weight-heavy: 900;
-  --line-height: 1.6;
+  /* Fonts */
+  --font-serif: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
+  --font-sans:  system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+  --font-mono:  ui-monospace, 'Cascadia Code', 'Source Code Pro', Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
 
-  /* --- Layout --- */
-  --max-width: 800px;
-  --space-xs:  0.5rem;
-  --space-sm:  1rem;
-  --space-md:  2rem;
-  --space-lg:  4rem;
+  /* Type scale */
+  --text-display: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6.5rem);
+  --text-h1:      clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
+  --text-h2:      1.2rem;
+  --text-body:    1.0625rem;
+  --text-sm:      0.875rem;
+  --text-xs:      0.6875rem;   /* 11px — label tier */
+  --lh-display:   0.95;
+  --lh-body:      1.75;
 
-  /* --- Borders --- */
-  --border-width-hard: 3px;   /* Tables, skip-link */
-  --border-width-nav:  4px;   /* Nav underline */
-  --border-width-h2:   10px;  /* h2 left accent bar */
+  /* Layout */
+  --outer-w:  1000px;
+  --prose-w:  720px;
+  --pad:      clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
 }
 
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   :root {
-    --bg:       #161412;
-    --bg-soft:  #1F1C1A;
-    --fg:       #F0EDE8;
-    --fg-soft:  #888580;
-    --accent:   #ee6f5c;   /* Salmon is WCAG AA on dark bg (~4.5:1 on #161412). Text-safe in dark mode. */
-    --salmon:   #ee6f5c;
-    --border:   #2C2825;
-    --border-soft: #2C2825;
-    --code-bg:  #0F0D0C;
-    --meta:     #888580;
+    --bg:          #080808;
+    --bg-soft:     #111111;
+    --fg:          #eeebe6;
+    --fg-soft:     #aaa8a3;
+    --accent:      #e05a48;
+    --border:      #eeebe6;
+    --border-soft: #1e1e1e;
+    --code-bg:     #0d0d0d;
+    --meta:        #555555;
   }
 }