:root {
    --bg-color-dark: #0e0d0c;
    --text-color-light: #d6cab6;

    /* Brand Colors with RGB components for opacity */
    --accent-gold: #c5a059;
    --accent-gold-rgb: 197, 160, 89;
    --accent-gold-hover: #e8c682;
    --accent-gold-active: #ffd782;

    --panel-bg: rgba(26, 23, 20, 0.85);
    --border-color: #4a3e30;
    --font-heading: 'Cinzel', serif;
    --font-body: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    --shadow-depth: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);

    /* Status Colors */
    --color-success: #3e523b;
    --color-success-bg: #d2d5c0;
    --color-error: #663333;
    --color-error-bg: #dcbaba;
    --color-required: #ff4d4d;
    --color-warning: #8e6d42;

    /* Category Colors (Muted, aged tones) */
    --color-amerika: #3e523b;
    --color-europa: #8c5a3c;
    --color-asien: #503d52;
    --color-allgemein: #5e462e;
    --color-welten: #9c894e;
    --color-expedition: #4a4d34;

    /* Encounter Card Theme (Aged Paper) */
    --card-paper-bg: #e8dbce;
    --card-paper-bg-alt: #d8cbba;
    --card-paper-text: #2b2319;
    --card-paper-text-dim: #8b7355;
    --card-paper-border: #7d603a;
    --card-header-border: var(--color-warning);
    --card-header-text: #3b2814;
    --card-block-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);

    /* Z-Index Scale */
    --z-index-base: 1;
    --z-index-raised: 2;
    --z-index-ui: 100;
    --z-index-nav: 500;
    --z-index-modal: 1000;
    --z-index-modal-close: 1001;
    --z-index-overlay: 9999;
}