.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  backdrop-filter: saturate(1.1) blur(6px);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.nav-inner {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav a {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.nav a:hover {
  background: #f6f3ea;
}

/* Gold active pill */
.nav a.active {
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: #fff7e3;
}

/* Fallbacks so nav works even if a page forgets to define variables */
:root {
  --text: #b8860b;  /* gold */
  --border: #e6dfcc;
  --gold-deep: #b8860b;
}

/* Ensure link/visited both use our color (prevents blue) */
.nav a:link,
.nav a:visited{
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
}