:root {
    /*Light gray background as on site footer.*/
    --gray-color: #b2b2b2;

    /*Dark gray background as on active navigation menu item.*/
    --gray-color-menu: #808080;

    /*"Black" color for most readable text*/
    --dark-color: #333;

    /*"White" color as background for most readable text*/
    --white-color: #fff;

    /*"Foundation" background color*/
    --yellow-color: #E0CC00;

    /*"Advocacy" background color*/
    --green-color: #6abf4b;

    /*"Education" background color*/
    --blue-color: #3cb4e5;

    /*"Professionals" background color*/
    --orange-color: #f7931e;

    /*"osrt purple" as on header background*/
    --header-bg: #3c3c76;

    /*orange button color for "log-in" and other buttons*/
    --login-bg-color: #FF5F00;

    /*orange color for some links formatted as buttons*/
    --btn-bg-color: #FF5F00;

    /*orange color first line of description in section pages*/
    --category-desc-highlight: #FF5F00;

    /*Almost-black gray for section page lead text and other titles.*/
    --title-color: #4D4D4D;

    /*Medium gray for pager controls*/
    --pagination-color: #aaa;

    /*text color for "news" divider on home page*/
    --news-title-color: #B3B3B3;

    /* gray background color, as on Memberships and Recognitions blocks on home-page */
    --background-banner: #E6E6E6;

    /* transparent black color to overlay page-title-banner images for improved readability */
    --darkening-overlay-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}