:root {
  /* Premium 1950s High-End Editorial Palette */
  --mcm-bg: #F4F1EA;          /* Warm museum-parchment background */
  --mcm-dark: #222424;        /* Rich architectural charcoal matte */
  --mcm-accent-orange: #D05332; /* Burnt vintage terracotta coral */
  --mcm-accent-olive: #566442;  /* Deep botanical avocado green */
  --mcm-accent-cream: #E4DCCF;  /* Deep desert sand contrast block */
  
  /* Geometric Minimalist Typography */
  --cassiopeia-font-sans-serif: 'Century Gothic', 'Futura', sans-serif;
}

/* Global Reset & Smooth Geometry */
body.site {
  background-color: var(--mcm-bg) !important;
  color: var(--mcm-dark) !important;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Hard Retro Borders and Outlines */
.mcm-container {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--mcm-dark);
  border-right: 2px solid var(--mcm-dark);
  background-color: var(--mcm-bg);
}

/* Modernist Typography Controls */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--cassiopeia-font-sans-serif) !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--mcm-dark);
}

/* Scroll-Driven Fade In Animations */
@keyframes mcmFadeInUp {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(40px);
    }
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

/* Universal Cross-Browser Scroll Reveals */
.mcm-reveal-block {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(30px);
    transition: opacity 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    will-change: opacity, transform;
}

/* Class triggered via JavaScript when scrolled into view */
.mcm-reveal-block.mcm-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Accessibility backup for users prioritizing reduced system movement */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .mcm-reveal-block {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

/* Frame intro-image inside the card on blog category layout */
/* Force clean spacing around the blog intro image container */
.blog-items .com-content-category-blog__item .item-image {
    margin-top: 15px !important;
    margin-bottom: 25px !important;
    padding-left: 10px !important;
    padding-right: 10px !important;
    display: block !important;
}

/* --- Mid-Century Modern Core Variables --- */
:root {
  --body-bg: #F5F2EB;            /* 60% Dominant: Warm oatmeal background */
  --text-color: #2B2A26;         /* Soft charcoal for high readability */
  --link-color: #D95D39 !important; /* 10% Accent: Terracotta orange */
  --link-hover-color: #A33C1F !important;
  --mcm-teal: #1A3D40;           /* 30% Secondary: Deep retro teal */
  --mcm-mustard: #E3A824;        /* Secondary accent for badges */
}

/* --- Base Body Overrides --- */
body {
  background-color: var(--body-bg);
  color: var(--text-color);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* --- Retro-Mod Heading Typography --- */
h1, h2, h3, .mcm-display {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; /* Tight mid-century kerning */
  color: var(--mcm-teal);
}

/* --- Structural Design Elements --- */
.mcm-hero {
  background-color: var(--mcm-teal);
  color: #F5F2EB !important;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 8px 8px 0px var(--mcm-mustard); /* Flat geometric shadow */
}

.mcm-hero h1 { color: #F5F2EB; }

.mcm-card {
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  border: 2px solid var(--text-color);
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.mcm-card:hover {
  transform: translate(-4px, -4px);
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0px var(--mcm-teal);
}

.mcm-border-top {
  border-top: 4px solid var(--text-color);
}

.mcm-badge {
  background-color: var(--mcm-mustard);
  color: var(--text-color);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
  border-radius: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
  /* --- Mid-Century Modern Image Layouts --- */
.mcm-img-frame {
  border: 3px solid var(--text-color);
  padding: 8px;
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0px var(--mcm-teal); /* Flat offset shadow */
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.mcm-img-frame:hover {
  transform: translate(2px, 2px);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px var(--mcm-teal);
}

/* Forces standard 4:3 vintage photo aspect ratio */
.ratio-4-3 {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  background-color: #DDDBCB; /* Neutral vintage cardboard tone */
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--mcm-teal);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}