twosquirrelspress-site/assets/css/main.css

:root {
  color-scheme: light;

  /* Palette from the press's own brand notes: jewel-tone base (sapphire
     header/footer, plum nav) with earth-tone accents swapped in for the
     original emerald/gold accent pass (forest green, terracotta), gold kept
     as a highlight color. See plan notes for the full mapping. */
  --bg: #fffff0;       /* Ivory */
  --bg-raised: #f7f0e3;
  --fg: #444444;       /* Charcoal Gray */
  --fg-muted: #6b6560;
  --border: #e6ded0;

  --sapphire: #1c3f75;
  --plum: #a76d95;
  --forest: #3d6b4a;
  --gold: #d4af37;
  --terracotta: #c1653b;
  --rose: #f1c6d2;

  --heading: var(--sapphire);
  --accent: var(--terracotta);
  --accent-fg: #ffffff;
  --cta: var(--forest);
  --cta-fg: #ffffff;

  --radius: 0.5rem;
  --max-width: 42rem;

  --font-heading: "Merriweather", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-body: "Lato", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-accent: "Dancing Script", cursive;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.6;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--fg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 100vh;
}

a { color: var(--accent); }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--cta);
  color: var(--cta-fg);
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius) 0;
}
.skip-link:focus {
  left: 0;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  color: var(--heading);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

/* Reserved for author names on individual author pages (not yet written —
   content/authors/_index.md is still a stub). Wrap a name in
   <span class="author-name"> once those pages exist. */
.author-name {
  font-family: var(--font-accent);
  font-size: 1.3em;
}

header.site {
  background: var(--sapphire);
}
header.site .inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
header.site .brand {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* The nav gets its own Soft Plum band nested in the sapphire header, per
   the brand notes' "Navigation Bar: Soft Plum" — distinct from the header's
   own sapphire background rather than inheriting it. */
header.site nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  background: var(--plum);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.35rem;
}
header.site nav a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.75rem;
  border-radius: calc(var(--radius) - 0.2rem);
}
/* Forest green swap-in for the brand notes' original emerald hover. */
header.site nav a:hover {
  background: var(--forest);
}
header.site a:focus-visible {
  outline-color: #ffffff;
}

main {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
  width: 100%;
}

footer.site {
  background: var(--sapphire);
  margin-top: 2rem;
}
footer.site .inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #ffffff;
}
footer.site nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
footer.site nav a {
  color: var(--rose);
  text-decoration: none;
}
footer.site nav a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Gold sits at ~3:1 against both the forest-green button and the ivory
   page background — enough for a border/accent, not enough for the button
   label itself, so the label stays white (var(--cta-fg)) and gold shows up
   as a highlight border instead. */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--cta);
  color: var(--cta-fg);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--gold);
  font-size: 1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn:hover { opacity: 0.9; }

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--cta);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

label {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
input, textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--bg-raised);
  color: var(--fg);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
input:focus, textarea:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--cta);
  outline-offset: 1px;
}

.field-honeypot {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}