:root{
/* Depth is drawn with outlines, not soft shadows. Shadow is reserved for
   genuinely floating layers (dialog, dropdown, sticky header on scroll). */
--shadow-none:none;
--shadow-raised:0 1px 0 0 var(--grau-200);
--shadow-overlay:0 12px 32px -8px rgba(26,26,26,.22);
--shadow-header:0 1px 0 0 var(--grau-100);
--shadow-focus:0 0 0 2px var(--nmc-weiss),0 0 0 4px var(--nmc-petrol);

/* Protection over photography: a flat scrim, never a coloured gradient wash. */
--scrim-dark:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(26,26,26,0) 0%,rgba(26,26,26,.72) 100%); /* @kind other */
--scrim-side:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(26,26,26,.78) 0%,rgba(26,26,26,.15) 62%,rgba(26,26,26,0) 100%); /* @kind other */
}