:root {
    /* ===== Colors ===== */
    --black: #000000;
    --primary: #000000;
    --black-soft: #0a0a0f;
    --secondary: #0a0a0f;
    --black-card: #16161d;
    --card-bg: #16161d;
    --black-elevated: #1c1c26;
    --elevated: #1c1c26;

    --gold: #c9a961;
    --accent: #c9a961;
    --gold-bright: #e0c084;
    --accent-bright: #e0c084;
    --gold-dim: #8a7440;
    --accent-dim: #8a7440;
    --accent-rgb: 201,169,97;

    --white: #ffffff;
    --text: #ffffff;
    --text-muted: #888888;
    --gray-400: #888888;
    --gray-500: #888888;
    --text-soft: #aaaaaa;
    --gray-300: #aaaaaa;

    --border: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    --border-soft: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    --border-strong: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);

    --success: #10b981;
    --danger: #ef4444;
    --warning: #f59e0b;
    --info: #3b82f6;

    /* ===== Gradient ===== */
    --gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9a961, #e0c084);
    --btn-bg: #c9a961;

    /* ===== Typography ===== */
    --font-body: 'Inter', 'Tajawal', sans-serif;
    --font-en: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    --font-display: 'Playfair Display', 'Tajawal', serif;
    --font-arabic: 'Tajawal', sans-serif;
    --font-ar: 'Tajawal', sans-serif;

    --font-size-base: 15px;
    --font-size-h1: 56px;
    --font-size-h2: 40px;
    --font-size-h3: 28px;
    --font-weight-heading: 700;
    --letter-spacing-heading: 0.5px;
    --line-height-base: 1.6;
    --text-transform-heading: none;

    /* ===== Shape ===== */
    --radius-sm: 4px;
    --radius: 8px;
    --radius-lg: 14px;
    --radius-xl: 14px;
    --radius-pill: 50px;
    --border-width: 1px;

    /* ===== Shadows ===== */
    --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    --shadow-md: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.4), 0 0 30px rgba(201,169,97,0.08);
    --shadow-lg: 0 16px 48px rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 0 50px rgba(201,169,97,0.12);
    --shadow-glow: 0 0 40px rgba(201,169,97, 0.15);

    /* ===== Spacing ===== */
    --section-padding: 100px;
    --card-padding: 28px;
    --container: 1320px;

    /* ===== Animation ===== */
    --transition: 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    --transition-slow: calc(0.3s * 2) cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    --hover-transform: translateY(-3px);
}

/* ===== Base typography applied ===== */
body {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: var(--font-size-base);
    line-height: var(--line-height-base);
    background: var(--primary);
    color: var(--text);
}
h1, h2, h3, .section-title {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: var(--font-weight-heading);
    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-heading);
    text-transform: var(--text-transform-heading);
}
h1 { font-size: var(--font-size-h1); }
h2 { font-size: var(--font-size-h2); }
h3 { font-size: var(--font-size-h3); }

/* ===== Buttons follow theme ===== */
.btn-primary {
    background: var(--btn-bg);
    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    transition: var(--transition);
}

/* ===== Cards follow theme ===== */
.card, .property-card, .project-card, .service-card, .admin-card {
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
    transition: var(--transition);
}

/* ===== Hover effects ===== */
.card:hover, .property-card:hover, .project-card:hover, .service-card:hover {
    transform: var(--hover-transform);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg), 0 0 30px rgba(201,169,97, 0.2);
    border-color: rgba(201,169,97, 0.3);
}