:root{
  /* Malini's spacing is not a strict 4/8 grid — the sources use odd values
     deliberately (18px, 22px, 26px, 34px). These are the literal steps. */
  --space-1:2px;
  --space-2:6px;
  --space-3:8px;
  --space-4:10px;
  --space-5:12px;
  --space-6:14px;
  --space-7:18px;
  --space-8:22px;
  --space-9:26px;
  --space-10:32px;
  --space-11:34px;
  --space-12:44px;
  --space-13:48px;
  --space-14:56px;

  /* section rhythm */
  --section-y:56px;             /* mobile */
  --section-y-wide:72px;        /* ≥780px */
  --section-y-editorial:88px;
  --band-y:60px;                /* full-bleed colour band */
  --band-y-wide:80px;

  /* gutters + measures */
  --gutter:22px;
  --gutter-wide:32px;
  --measure-product:560px;      /* mobile-first reading column */
  --measure-product-wide:760px;
  --measure-editorial:1280px;
  --measure-prose:46ch; /* @kind spacing */
  --measure-headline:14ch; /* @kind spacing */
  --measure-section-head:18ch; /* @kind spacing */
  --rail-w:220px;
}