:root {
  --brand:   #E40009;   /* corporate red (the corporate site); buttons, white text 4.88:1 (AA) */
  --brand-2: #1C1C1C;   /* corporate near-black; header/footer/bands */
  --brand-3: #D9B742;   /* corporate gold; text/accents on dark only (8.77:1 on #1C1C1C), never on white (1.94:1) */
  --canvas:  #FFFFFF;
  --ink:     #1C1C1C;
}
/* red #E40009 on #1C1C1C = 3.49:1: large display only, never body/nav text on dark. #FB1D25 fails white text (3.96). */