:root {
            --red: #E03F4F;
            --cream: #F3E4C9;
            --dark-brown: #622B14;
            --ivory: #FFF6DE;
            --gold-brown: #978F66;
            --green: #D5E7B5;
            --black: #120B08;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Noto Sans Mono', monospace;
            background-color: var(--ivory);
            color: var(--dark-brown);
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }

        /* Editorial Typography Standards */
        .mono-label {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.25em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        .editorial-title {
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: -0.04em;
            line-height: 0.9;
        }

        /* Infinite Horizontal Financial Ticker */
        @keyframes ticker {
            0% { transform: translateX(0); }
            100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
        }
        .ticker-wrap {
            display: flex;
            overflow: hidden;
            width: 100%;
        }
        .ticker-track {
            display: flex;
            white-space: nowrap;
            animation: ticker 25s linear infinite;
        }

        /* Custom Scrollbar */
        ::-webkit-scrollbar {
            width: 6px;
            height: 6px;
        }
        ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
            background: var(--ivory);
        }
        ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
            background: var(--red);
            border-radius: 0;
        }

        /* Glassmorphism Fintech Cards */
        .glass-finance-card {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
            backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(98, 43, 20, 0.15);
        }

        /* Dynamic Reveal Styles */
        .reveal-node {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(30px);
            transition: all 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }
        .reveal-node.activated {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }

        /* Page Switcher Animation */
        .page-node {
            display: none;
        }
        .page-node.active-page {
            display: block;
            animation: pageFadeIn 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards;
        }
        @keyframes pageFadeIn {
            from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); }
            to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
        }

        /* Interactive Calculator Slider styling */
        input[type="range"] {
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            width: 100%;
            height: 4px;
            background: var(--dark-brown);
            outline: none;
        }
        input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            width: 18px;
            height: 18px;
            background: var(--red);
            border: 2px solid var(--ivory);
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: transform 0.1s;
        }
        input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb:hover {
            transform: scale(1.25);
        }

        /* Asymmetrical Split layouts styling */
        .asym-grid-item:nth-child(even) {
            transform: translateY(24px);
        }

        /* Soft Grain Overlay */
        .grain-overlay {
            position: relative;
        }
        .grain-overlay::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            opacity: 0.03;
            pointer-events: none;
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noiseFilter'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.65' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noiseFilter)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            z-index: 5;
        }