    /**
     * @class Global_CSS
     */

    /**
     * @var {color} $color
     * The default text color to be used throughout the theme.
     */
    $color: #000 !default;

    /**
     * @var {string} $font-family
     * The default font-family to be used throughout the theme.
     */
    $font-family: helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif !default;

    /**
     * @var {string} $font-size
     * The default font-family to be used throughout the theme.
     */
    $font-size: 13px !default;

    /**
     * @var {string} $base-gradient
     * The base gradient to be used throughout the theme.
     */
    $base-gradient: 'matte' !default;

    /**
     * @var {color} $base-color
     * The base color to be used throughout the theme.
     */
    $base-color: #808080 !default;

    /**
     * @var {color} $neutral-color
     * The neutral color to be used throughout the theme.
     */
    $neutral-color: #dcdcdc !default;

    // documented in ext-theme-base
    $include-shadow-images: true !default;

    /**
     * @var {color} $body-background-color
     * Background color to apply to the body element
     */
    $body-background-color: transparent !default;