/* AXEL brand palette — sole HEX owner shared by the AXEL website and assessment. */
:root {
  /* Approved blue-teal family (shared HOME / ASSESSMENT) */
  --axel-color-teal-deep: #234B58;
  --axel-color-teal-ink: #234B58;
  --axel-color-teal-line: #2D6675;
  --axel-color-teal-line-strong: #427B89;
  --axel-color-assessment-teal: #234B58;
  --axel-color-assessment-teal-medium: #2D6675;
  --axel-color-assessment-teal-light: #427B89;

  /* Gold accents (unchanged; separate review) */
  --axel-color-gold: #D4AF37;
  --axel-color-gold-deep: #C9A227;
  --axel-color-gold-muted: #C9A64D;
  --axel-color-gold-strong: #8F7416;
  --axel-color-champagne-light: #F5E6C8;
  --axel-color-assessment-gold-light: #E1C97A;
  --axel-color-assessment-gold-medium: #DBBC59;

  /* Surfaces and borders */
  --axel-color-white: #FFFFFF;
  --axel-color-paper: #F9F9F9;
  --axel-color-ivory: #FAFAFA;
  --axel-color-error-surface: #FFF7F7;
  --axel-color-platinum: #D7D7CF;
  --axel-color-muted: #D8DDD8;
  --axel-color-muted-soft: #BFC9C6;
  --axel-color-assessment-neutral: #C8C3BA;
  --axel-color-assessment-border: #E8E8E8;
  --axel-color-assessment-divider: #E3E5E3;
  --axel-color-assessment-border-strong: #DDD4BC;

  /* Ink and states */
  --axel-color-bio-text: #1B3B45;
  --axel-color-body-text: #303236;
  --axel-color-ink-strong: #111111;
  --axel-color-ink-warm: #25272B;
  --axel-color-neutral-dark: #303236;
  --axel-color-assessment-ink: #0D0D0D;
  --axel-color-assessment-muted: #4D4D4D;
  --axel-color-reading-secondary: var(--axel-color-assessment-muted);
  --axel-color-assessment-placeholder: #6E6E6E;
  --axel-color-assessment-error: #8B2F2F;

}