:root {
    /* Navbar */
    --navbar: #1e4473;            /* Pitt Navy */
    --navbartext: #ffffff;        /* White text */
    --navbarselect: #4e36da;      /* CMU Cardinal Red */
    --navbarselecttext: #ffffff;  /* White text */

    /* Highlights */
    --highlight: #ddc591;         /* Pitt Gold */
    --highlightext: #000000;      
    --highlightlink: #925065;     /* Deeper CMU red for links */

    /* Main colors (backgrounds / sections) */
    --maincolor1: #f5f5f5;        /* Neutral light gray */
    --maincolor1text: #000000;
    --maincolor1link: #c06171;    /* CMU Cardinal Red */

    --maincolor2: #ffffff;        /* White for contrast sections */
    --maincolor2text: #000000;
    --maincolor2link: #244d7e;    /* Pitt Navy */

    /* Optional accent */
    --accent: #646569;            /* CMU Steel Gray */
}