/* The Electric Household — site styles. Brand kit tokens verbatim (brand-kit/brand-kit.md). Three warm Australian earths — terracotta leads, ochre carries the money beats, eucalypt carries the record beats. News pages sit on --paper; wiki/reference surfaces on --enamel. No texture, no gradients, no photography-as-decoration: restraint is the credibility. */ :root { /* palette — OKLCH is the source of truth, hex is the computed sRGB fallback */ --ink: oklch(26.5% 0.012 50); /* #2a2420 warm charcoal; text, rules, the working black */ --paper: oklch(97.5% 0.006 80); /* #f9f6f2 warm paper white; page background */ /* the accent set — three warm earths; terracotta is primary and the only link colour */ --terra: oklch(54% 0.115 42); /* #a55535 primary — roof-tile terracotta; links, site furniture, hardware beats */ --terra-deep: oklch(46% 0.10 40); /* #86422a hover/active on --terra; terra accents on --enamel */ --terra-light: oklch(80% 0.055 55); /* #dbb59d terra on dark surfaces only */ --ochre: oklch(50% 0.10 80); /* #815c0a secondary — dry-grass ochre; money beats (bills, rebates, data) */ --ochre-deep: oklch(44% 0.09 78); /* #6d4b04 hover/active on --ochre; ochre accents on --enamel */ --ochre-light: oklch(82% 0.07 85); /* #d9c190 ochre on dark surfaces only */ --euc: oklch(48% 0.06 135); /* #4f6543 support — gum-leaf eucalypt; record beats (policy, the record) */ --euc-deep: oklch(44% 0.05 135); /* #47593d hover/active on --euc; euc accents on --enamel */ --euc-light: oklch(80% 0.045 135); /* #b2c5a8 euc on dark surfaces only */ /* washes — background tints ONLY, always under ink or accent-on-paper marks */ --terra-wash: oklch(93% 0.02 55); /* #f3e5dc */ --ochre-wash: oklch(93.5% 0.025 85); /* #f1e9d7 */ --euc-wash: oklch(93.5% 0.018 135); /* #e4ece0 */ --enamel: oklch(92.5% 0.008 230); /* #e1e7eb appliance-enamel grey; wiki/reference surfaces */ /* category scope — defaults to terra; .cat-money / .cat-record retune it. Put the scope class on a card, an article header or the . */ --cat: var(--terra); --cat-deep: var(--terra-deep); --cat-light: var(--terra-light); --cat-wash: var(--terra-wash); /* type */ --font-serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif; /* masthead, headlines, body */ --font-sans: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, sans-serif; /* UI, captions, tables, figures, chips */ /* derived furniture (ink at reduced alpha for hairlines; never new hues) */ --hairline: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 24%, transparent); --hairline-soft: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 12%, transparent); --ink-soft: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 72%, var(--paper)); } /* category colour scopes — money (bills, rebates, data) and record (policy, the record, recalls); everything else stays on the terra default */ .cat-money { --cat: var(--ochre); --cat-deep: var(--ochre-deep); --cat-light: var(--ochre-light); --cat-wash: var(--ochre-wash); } .cat-record { --cat: var(--euc); --cat-deep: var(--euc-deep); --cat-light: var(--euc-light); --cat-wash: var(--euc-wash); } /* tabular numerals are mandatory anywhere data appears — the worked-example tables ARE the brand. */ table, .data, .figures, .chip { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums lining-nums; } * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; } [hidden] { display: none !important; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; } body { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-serif); font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 1.0625rem; /* 17px */ line-height: 1.6; } @media (min-width: 44rem) { body { font-size: 1.125rem; } } /* 18px */ img, svg { max-width: 100%; height: auto; } a { color: var(--terra); text-underline-offset: 2px; } a:hover { color: var(--terra-deep); } .skip { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); padding: .5rem 1rem; z-index: 10; } .skip:focus { left: 0; } .wrap { max-width: 70.5rem; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 1.25rem; } /* ── Header ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */ .site-head { border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); } .site-head .wrap { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; gap: .5rem 2rem; padding-top: 1.4rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; } .nameplate { display: block; line-height: 0; } .nameplate img { height: 52px; width: auto; } @media (max-width: 44rem) { .nameplate img { height: 40px; } } .site-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .25rem 1.4rem; margin-left: auto; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; } .site-nav a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; padding: .2rem 0; } .site-nav a:hover { color: var(--terra-deep); } body[data-page="home"] .site-nav a[data-nav="home"], body[data-page="news"] .site-nav a[data-nav="home"], body[data-page="wiki"] .site-nav a[data-nav="wiki"], body[data-page="how"] .site-nav a[data-nav="how"], body[data-page="tips"] .site-nav a[data-nav="tips"], body[data-page="about"] .site-nav a[data-nav="about"] { color: var(--terra); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--terra); } /* ── Kickers, chips, datelines ──────────────────────────────────────────── */ .kicker { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cat); } .kicker::before { content: ""; width: 38px; height: 2px; background: var(--cat); flex: none; } /* on enamel the mid accents miss AA — kickers step down to the deep variants */ .on-enamel .kicker, .wiki-band .kicker { color: var(--cat-deep); } .on-enamel .kicker::before, .wiki-band .kicker::before { background: var(--cat-deep); } .chip { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .69rem; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; border: 1px solid var(--cat); border-radius: 2px; padding: .1rem .5rem; color: var(--ink); background: var(--paper); text-decoration: none; } a.chip:hover { border-color: var(--cat-deep); color: var(--cat-deep); } .on-enamel .chip, .wiki-band .chip { background: var(--enamel); border-color: var(--cat-deep); } .dateline { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .5rem 1rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; color: var(--ink-soft); } /* ── Article layout ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */ .article-head { padding: 2.2rem 0 0; } .article-head h1 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.4vw, 2.65rem); font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.13; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin: .7rem 0 .8rem; max-width: 46rem; } .standfirst { font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2.4vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.5; max-width: 43rem; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 1rem; } .lead-graphic { margin: 1.3rem 0 .4rem; } .lead-graphic img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border: 0; } .article-body { max-width: 44rem; padding: 1.2rem 0 2rem; } .article-body > * + * { margin-top: 1.05rem; } .article-body h2 { font-size: 1.42rem; font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.25; margin-top: 2.1rem; } .article-body h3 { font-size: 1.13rem; font-weight: 650; margin-top: 1.6rem; } .article-body ul, .article-body ol { padding-left: 1.35rem; } .article-body li + li { margin-top: .35rem; } /* ── Worked-example panel — the house device. Never an input, never a widget. ── */ .worked { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); padding: 1rem 0 .8rem; margin: 1.6rem 0; overflow-x: auto; /* wide worked tables scroll inside the panel, never the page */ } .worked > .worked-title { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: .6rem; } .worked table, .datatable table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } .worked th, .worked td, .datatable th, .datatable td { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .86rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: .42rem .6rem .42rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft); text-align: left; vertical-align: top; } .worked thead th, .datatable thead th { font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .worked td.fig, .worked th.fig, .datatable td.fig, .datatable th.fig { text-align: right; } .worked td.fig:last-child, .worked th.fig:last-child, .datatable td.fig:last-child, .datatable th.fig:last-child { padding-right: 0; } .worked tr.total td { border-top: 3px double var(--ink); border-bottom: 0; font-weight: 600; } .worked .assumptions, .note { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.5; margin-top: .7rem; } .datatable { overflow-x: auto; margin: 1.4rem 0; } /* on phones a many-column ledger scrolls inside its container instead of crushing every cell to one word per line */ @media (max-width: 44rem) { .datatable table { min-width: 34rem; } } /* ── Charts: authored HTML bars, real text. Bars take the story's category accent (--cat); a second/third series on ONE chart uses the explicit .s-terra / .s-ochre / .s-euc classes — never more hues than series. ────── */ figure.chart { margin: 1.7rem 0; } figure.chart figcaption { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .95rem; margin-bottom: .8rem; } figure.chart .note { margin-top: .55rem; font-weight: 400; } /* horizontal labelled bars (magnitude) */ .hbars { display: grid; grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr max-content; gap: .34rem .6rem; align-items: center; } .hbars .lbl { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; } .hbars .val { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; text-align: right; } .hbars .track { height: 14px; background: var(--cat-wash); } .hbars .bar { display: block; height: 100%; background: var(--cat); border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0; } /* signed bars around a zero line (the 1 July resets) */ .sbars { display: grid; grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr max-content; gap: .4rem .6rem; align-items: center; } .sbars .lbl { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; } .sbars .val { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; } .sbars .track { position: relative; height: 14px; background: var(--cat-wash); } .sbars .track::before { /* the zero line */ content: ""; position: absolute; left: 62%; top: -4px; bottom: -4px; width: 1px; background: var(--hairline); } .sbars .bar { position: absolute; top: 0; height: 100%; background: var(--cat); } .sbars .bar.neg { right: 38%; border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px; } .sbars .bar.pos { left: 62%; border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0; } /* vertical columns (time series) */ .cols { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 4px; height: 190px; margin-top: .4rem; } .cols .col { flex: 1 1 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; height: 100%; min-width: 0; } .cols .bar { background: var(--cat); border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0; } .cols .bar.open { background: transparent; border: 1.5px dashed var(--cat); border-bottom: 0; } /* explicit series colours for the rare multi-series chart */ .bar.s-terra { background: var(--terra); } .bar.s-ochre { background: var(--ochre); } .bar.s-euc { background: var(--euc); } .cols .toplbl { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .72rem; text-align: center; margin-bottom: .2rem; white-space: nowrap; } .colx { display: flex; gap: 4px; } .colx span { flex: 1 1 0; text-align: center; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .68rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: .3rem; overflow: hidden; } details.tablefall { margin-top: .6rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; } details.tablefall summary { cursor: pointer; color: var(--terra); } details.tablefall table { margin-top: .5rem; } details.tablefall th, details.tablefall td { padding: .25rem .7rem .25rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft); text-align: left; } details.tablefall td.fig, details.tablefall th.fig { text-align: right; } /* stat tiles (numbers that must NOT share an axis) */ .stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1px; background: var(--hairline); border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); margin: 1.6rem 0; } @media (max-width: 30rem) { .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } } .stats .stat { background: var(--paper); padding: .9rem .95rem 1rem; } .stats .num { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.9rem; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -.01em; } .stats .num em { font-style: normal; color: var(--cat); } .stats .what { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .78rem; line-height: 1.45; margin-top: .35rem; } .stats .who { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: .45rem; } /* ── Sources + methodology ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */ .sources { max-width: 44rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); margin: 1rem 0 1.6rem; padding-top: .9rem; } .sources h2 { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: .55rem; } .sources ol { list-style: decimal; padding-left: 1.3rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .84rem; line-height: 1.55; } .sources li + li { margin-top: .3rem; } .sources .methodology { margin-top: .9rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .84rem; line-height: 1.55; } .sources .methodology strong { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; } .correction-line { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0 0 2.2rem; max-width: 44rem; } /* ── Front page ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */ .lede { display: grid; gap: 1.6rem; padding: 2.1rem 0 1.8rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); } @media (min-width: 52rem) { .lede { grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr; align-items: start; } } .lede h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 2.4rem); font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.13; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin: .65rem 0 .7rem; } .lede h2 a, .story-card h3 a, .story-row h3 a, .feature h2 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; } .lede h2 a:hover, .story-card h3 a:hover, .story-row h3 a:hover, .feature h2 a:hover { color: var(--cat-deep); } .lede .standfirst { font-size: 1.12rem; margin-bottom: .9rem; } .lede .chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .45rem; } .lede-art img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; } .deck { padding: 1.7rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .deck-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.7rem 2rem; } @media (min-width: 44rem) { .deck-grid.two { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } } @media (min-width: 44rem) { .deck-grid.four { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } } @media (min-width: 66rem) { .deck-grid.four { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } } /* text-forward story cards: category rule + kicker + headline + standfirst. No thumbnails in the grid — the coloured rule and kicker carry the category, the words carry the story. Card height is set by its own text; nothing loads late, so nothing shifts. */ .story-card { border-top: 3px solid var(--cat); padding-top: .8rem; } .story-card .kicker::before { display: none; } /* the top rule already does the dash's job */ .story-card h3 { font-size: 1.22rem; font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.25; margin: .45rem 0 .4rem; } .deck-grid.four .story-card h3 { font-size: 1.05rem; } .story-card p { font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-soft); } /* the second front-page feature: same register as the lede, text-forward */ .feature { max-width: 46rem; } .feature h2 { font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.8vw, 1.95rem); font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin: .6rem 0 .6rem; } .feature .standfirst { font-size: 1.05rem; max-width: 44rem; margin-bottom: 0; } .wiki-band { background: var(--enamel); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .wiki-band .inner { padding: 1.8rem 0 2rem; } .wiki-band h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 650; margin: .6rem 0 .3rem; } .wiki-band .blurb { max-width: 44rem; font-size: .98rem; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; } .wiki-links { display: grid; gap: .7rem 1.6rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .92rem; } @media (min-width: 44rem) { .wiki-links { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; } } .wiki-links a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-bottom: .55rem; display: flex; gap: .5rem; align-items: baseline; } .wiki-links a:hover { color: var(--terra-deep); } .wiki-links .wl-icon { width: 16px; height: 16px; flex: none; align-self: center; color: var(--terra-deep); } .home-cta { padding: 1.9rem 0 2.3rem; max-width: 44rem; } .home-cta h2 { font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 650; margin: .55rem 0 .4rem; } .home-cta p { font-size: .98rem; } /* ── Wiki pages ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */ body.on-enamel { background: var(--enamel); } body.on-enamel a { color: var(--terra-deep); } .infobox { border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1rem 1.1rem .9rem; margin: 1.5rem 0; max-width: 44rem; position: relative; background: var(--enamel); } .infobox::after { /* the rating-plate furniture line (explore C device) */ content: "230 V ~ 50 Hz"; position: absolute; right: .8rem; bottom: .45rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--terra-deep); } .infobox h2 { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: .55rem; } .infobox table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } .infobox th, .infobox td { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .84rem; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: .32rem .7rem .32rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-soft); } .infobox th { font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; width: 11rem; } .infobox td { overflow-wrap: anywhere; } @media (max-width: 30rem) { .infobox th { white-space: normal; width: 7.5rem; } } .infobox tr:last-child th, .infobox tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: .9rem; } .changelog { list-style: none; padding: 0; max-width: 44rem; } .changelog li { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding: .7rem 0; } .changelog .when { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; display: block; margin-bottom: .15rem; } /* ── Tips forms ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */ .tip-forms { display: grid; gap: 2.2rem; max-width: 44rem; padding-bottom: 2.4rem; } .form-block { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 1rem; } .form-block h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 650; margin-bottom: .4rem; } .form-block > p { font-size: .98rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; } .form-block form > div { margin-bottom: .9rem; } .form-block label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .84rem; margin-bottom: .3rem; } .form-block input[type=text], .form-block input[type=email], .form-block input[type=tel], .form-block textarea { width: 100%; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink); background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: 3px; padding: .55rem .6rem; } .form-block textarea { min-height: 7.5rem; resize: vertical; } .form-block input:focus, .form-block textarea:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--terra); outline-offset: 1px; } .form-block .meta { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .76rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: .3rem; } .hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; } .btn { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .9rem; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--paper); background: var(--terra); border: 0; border-radius: 3px; padding: .6rem 1.3rem; cursor: pointer; } .btn:hover { background: var(--terra-deep); } .form-msg { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .9rem; margin-top: .8rem; padding: .6rem .8rem; border-radius: 3px; } .form-msg.ok { border: 1px solid var(--terra); } .form-msg.err { border: 1px solid var(--ink); } /* ── Static pages ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */ .page-head { padding: 2.2rem 0 .4rem; } .page-head h1 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.3rem); font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.15; margin: .7rem 0 .6rem; } .page-head .standfirst { margin-bottom: .6rem; } .prose { max-width: 44rem; padding: .8rem 0 2.4rem; } .prose > * + * { margin-top: 1rem; } .prose h2 { font-size: 1.38rem; font-weight: 650; margin-top: 2rem; } .prose h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 650; margin-top: 1.5rem; } .prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.35rem; } .prose li + li { margin-top: .35rem; } .wiki-index { max-width: 44rem; padding: .8rem 0 2.4rem; } .wiki-index .entry { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding: 1rem 0; } .wiki-index .entry h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 650; } .wiki-index .entry p { font-size: .95rem; margin-top: .3rem; } /* ── Ad slot: exists from birth, empty by default ───────────────────────── */ .ad-slot:not([hidden]) { border: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding: 1rem; margin: 1.6rem 0; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; } /* ── Footer (dark surface: terra-light accents, reversed nameplate) ─────── */ .site-foot { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); margin-top: 2.5rem; } .site-foot .wrap { padding-top: 2.2rem; padding-bottom: 2.4rem; } .site-foot .foot-plate img { height: 44px; width: auto; } @media (max-width: 44rem) { .site-foot .foot-plate img { height: 34px; } } .foot-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem 1.5rem; margin: 1.4rem 0 1.1rem; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; } .foot-nav a { color: var(--paper); text-decoration: none; } .foot-nav a:hover { color: var(--terra-light); } .site-foot p { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1.6; color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 78%, var(--ink)); max-width: 46rem; } .site-foot p + p { margin-top: .5rem; } .site-foot a { color: var(--terra-light); }