/* =========================================================================
leret.me — shared stylesheet
One file, plain CSS, no framework. Loaded by every page via
.
========================================================================= */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Color themes (CSS custom properties)
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Every color used anywhere on the site is defined here as a CSS variable,
in two sets: light and dark. Which set applies is decided in three
layers, from weakest to strongest:
a) Default: the light values on :root.
b) System preference: if the visitor's OS is set to dark mode, the
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) block applies the dark values
— unless they've manually picked light (data-theme="light").
c) Manual override: script.js sets data-theme="dark" or "light" on
the element when the header toggle is clicked (and
remembers the choice in localStorage). An explicit attribute
selector like :root[data-theme="dark"] beats the media query.
The dark block is intentionally written twice (once for the manual
override, once inside the media query) — plain CSS has no way to say
"reuse that block here", and duplicating ~10 lines is simpler than
any workaround.
Palette: calm, muted green (sage/forest) as the single accent, with
softened neutrals — no pure black or pure white anywhere. Light mode
is warm off-white paper with dark charcoal text; dark mode is soft
charcoal with warm cream text and a slightly brighter version of the
same green so it still reads clearly on the dark background.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
--color-bg: #f4f3ec; /* warm off-white, not stark #fff */
--color-bg-alt: #e9eae0; /* slightly deeper paper tone */
--color-surface: #fbfaf5; /* cards, inputs */
--color-text: #2b302b; /* dark charcoal, not pure #000 */
--color-text-muted: #5f675f;
--color-accent: #4d7358; /* muted forest/sage green */
--color-accent-strong: #3c5b46; /* hover/darker variant */
--color-border: #d8dbce;
--font-heading: Georgia, "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", serif;
--font-body: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto,
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
--max-width: 820px; /* narrower than before: this is a reading site now */
--space-1: 0.5rem;
--space-2: 1rem;
--space-3: 1.5rem;
--space-4: 2.5rem;
--space-5: 4rem;
--radius: 6px;
}
/* Manual dark mode (header toggle) — see layer (c) above. */
:root[data-theme="dark"] {
--color-bg: #22261f;
--color-bg-alt: #2a2f27;
--color-surface: #292e26;
--color-text: #e7e5d8; /* warm cream, not pure #fff */
--color-text-muted: #a7ae9e;
--color-accent: #8fb896; /* brighter sage for dark backgrounds */
--color-accent-strong: #a8caae;
--color-border: #3a4036;
}
/* System dark mode — applies only when the visitor hasn't manually
chosen light. Values identical to the block above. */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--color-bg: #22261f;
--color-bg-alt: #2a2f27;
--color-surface: #292e26;
--color-text: #e7e5d8;
--color-text-muted: #a7ae9e;
--color-accent: #8fb896;
--color-accent-strong: #a8caae;
--color-border: #3a4036;
}
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Reset / base
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box-sizing: border-box means padding and border are counted *inside* an
element's declared width, instead of added on top of it — this avoids
a lot of accidental layout overflow, so almost every site sets it
globally via the universal selector (*).
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body {
margin: 0;
background: var(--color-bg);
color: var(--color-text);
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 1.0625rem;
line-height: 1.6;
/* Ease the swap when the theme toggles rather than snapping. */
transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
line-height: 1.2;
margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
}
h1 {
font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 2.6rem);
}
h2 {
font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.8rem);
}
h3 {
font-size: 1.2rem;
}
p {
margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
}
a {
color: var(--color-accent);
}
a:hover {
color: var(--color-accent-strong);
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
display: block;
}
/* A visually-hidden helper for text that should still be read by screen
readers but shouldn't take up visible space. */
.sr-only {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
white-space: nowrap;
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Layout helpers
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.wrap {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 var(--space-3);
}
main {
display: block;
}
section {
padding: var(--space-4) 0;
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Header: logo, search, theme toggle, About link
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-header {
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
background: var(--color-bg);
position: sticky;
top: 0;
z-index: 10;
transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
}
.site-header__inner {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: var(--space-2);
padding-top: var(--space-1);
padding-bottom: var(--space-1);
}
.site-logo {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.3rem;
font-weight: bold;
color: var(--color-text);
text-decoration: none;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.6rem;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.site-logo__mark {
width: 34px;
height: 34px;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.site-header__tools {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: var(--space-2);
min-width: 0; /* lets the search input shrink on small screens */
}
.site-search {
width: 180px;
max-width: 40vw;
padding: 0.4em 0.8em;
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: 999px;
background: var(--color-surface);
color: var(--color-text);
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.site-search:focus {
outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
outline-offset: 1px;
}
.theme-toggle {
background: none;
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: 999px;
width: 34px;
height: 34px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1;
color: var(--color-text);
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.theme-toggle:hover {
border-color: var(--color-accent);
}
.site-header__link {
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--color-text);
font-size: 0.95rem;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.site-header__link:hover {
color: var(--color-accent);
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Buttons
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Button text uses var(--color-bg) rather than white: in light mode
that's the cream page color on a deep green button; in dark mode it
flips to dark charcoal on a light sage button — readable both ways
without any pure white.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
display: inline-block;
padding: 0.6em 1.3em;
border-radius: var(--radius);
background: var(--color-accent);
color: var(--color-bg);
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: 600;
border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.btn:hover {
background: var(--color-accent-strong);
border-color: var(--color-accent-strong);
color: var(--color-bg);
}
.btn--outline {
background: transparent;
color: var(--color-accent);
}
.btn--outline:hover {
background: var(--color-accent);
color: var(--color-bg);
}
.btn-row {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: var(--space-2);
margin-top: var(--space-3);
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Hero (homepage intro)
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.hero {
padding: var(--space-4) 0 var(--space-2);
}
.hero p.lede {
font-size: 1.15rem;
color: var(--color-text-muted);
max-width: 640px;
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Tag filters + post list (homepage)
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The filter row is a set of small pill buttons generated by build.py.
script.js toggles .is-active and hides non-matching list items.
Tags are metadata, not the main event — so both the filter pills and
the per-post labels stay small and quiet.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.tag-filters {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: var(--space-1);
margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
}
.tag-filter {
background: none;
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: 999px;
padding: 0.25em 0.9em;
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-family: inherit;
color: var(--color-text-muted);
cursor: pointer;
text-transform: capitalize;
}
.tag-filter:hover {
border-color: var(--color-accent);
color: var(--color-accent);
}
.tag-filter.is-active {
background: var(--color-accent);
border-color: var(--color-accent);
color: var(--color-bg);
}
.post-list {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
.post-list__item {
padding: var(--space-3) 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}
/* The [hidden] attribute is what script.js sets on filtered-out posts;
this rule makes sure it always wins. */
.post-list__item[hidden] {
display: none;
}
.post-list__head {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: baseline;
gap: var(--space-2);
}
.post-list__head a {
font-family: var(--font-heading);
font-size: 1.25rem;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--color-text);
}
.post-list__head a:hover {
color: var(--color-accent);
}
.post-date {
color: var(--color-text-muted);
font-size: 0.85rem;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.post-tags {
list-style: none;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.4rem;
padding: 0;
margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
}
.post-tags li {
font-size: 0.75rem;
color: var(--color-text-muted);
background: var(--color-bg-alt);
border-radius: 999px;
padding: 0.1em 0.7em;
text-transform: capitalize;
}
.post-excerpt {
color: var(--color-text-muted);
margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
/* Shown by script.js when a search/filter combination matches nothing. */
.no-results {
color: var(--color-text-muted);
padding: var(--space-3) 0;
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Post pages
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.post-body {
max-width: 680px;
margin-top: var(--space-2);
}
.post-body h2 {
margin-top: var(--space-4);
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Tag/pill list used inside posts (tools, credentials)
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.tag-list {
list-style: none;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: var(--space-1);
padding: 0;
margin: var(--space-2) 0;
}
.tag-list li {
background: var(--color-bg-alt);
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: 999px;
padding: 0.3em 0.9em;
font-size: 0.9rem;
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Photo gallery grid + lightbox (used inside modeling posts)
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The grid is CSS Grid with auto-fill: as many 200px+ columns as fit.
The lightbox is one hidden overlay that script.js shows and
fills with whichever image was clicked.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.gallery {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr));
gap: var(--space-2);
margin: var(--space-3) 0;
}
.gallery__item {
border: none;
padding: 0;
background: none;
cursor: zoom-in;
border-radius: var(--radius);
overflow: hidden;
aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
}
.gallery__item img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.gallery__item:hover img {
transform: scale(1.04);
}
.lightbox {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
background: rgba(15, 18, 15, 0.92);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
z-index: 100;
padding: var(--space-3);
}
.lightbox[hidden] {
display: none;
}
.lightbox img {
max-width: 100%;
max-height: 85vh;
border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.lightbox__close {
position: absolute;
top: var(--space-3);
right: var(--space-3);
background: none;
border: none;
color: #e7e5d8;
font-size: 2rem;
line-height: 1;
cursor: pointer;
}
.lightbox__caption {
position: absolute;
bottom: var(--space-3);
left: 0;
right: 0;
text-align: center;
color: #cfd4c9;
font-size: 0.9rem;
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Responsive video embed (16:9 iframe wrapper)
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.video-embed {
position: relative;
aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
margin: var(--space-3) 0;
}
.video-embed iframe {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border: 0;
border-radius: var(--radius);
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Forms (book signup etc.)
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form {
max-width: 480px;
margin-top: var(--space-3);
}
label {
display: block;
font-weight: 600;
margin-bottom: 0.3em;
margin-top: var(--space-2);
}
input[type="text"],
input[type="email"],
textarea {
width: 100%;
padding: 0.6em 0.8em;
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: var(--radius);
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 1rem;
background: var(--color-surface);
color: var(--color-text);
}
textarea {
min-height: 140px;
resize: vertical;
}
input:focus,
textarea:focus {
outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
outline-offset: 1px;
}
form .btn {
margin-top: var(--space-3);
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. Placeholder / notice boxes
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.notice-box {
border: 1px dashed var(--color-border);
border-radius: var(--radius);
padding: var(--space-3);
color: var(--color-text-muted);
background: var(--color-bg-alt);
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. Footer — site-wide contact lives here
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-footer {
border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
padding: var(--space-4) 0 var(--space-3);
color: var(--color-text-muted);
font-size: 0.95rem;
margin-top: var(--space-4);
}
.site-footer__contact {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
gap: var(--space-3);
}
.site-footer__heading {
font-size: 1rem;
margin-bottom: var(--space-1);
color: var(--color-text);
}
.social-links {
list-style: none;
display: flex;
gap: var(--space-3);
padding: 0;
margin: var(--space-1) 0 0;
}
.social-links a {
color: var(--color-text-muted);
text-decoration: none;
}
.social-links a:hover {
color: var(--color-accent);
}
.site-footer__copyright {
margin-top: var(--space-4);
padding-top: var(--space-2);
border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
font-size: 0.85rem;
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Small screens
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The header is compact enough that no hamburger menu is needed — the
search input just shrinks, and if space is still tight the tools wrap
onto their own line under the logo.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 560px) {
.site-header__inner {
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.site-header__tools {
width: 100%;
justify-content: flex-end;
}
.site-search {
flex: 1;
max-width: none;
}
.post-list__head {
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0.2rem;
}
}