# Amber to Salmon gradient

Amber (#ffbf00) to Salmon (#fa8072), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklab.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/amber-to-salmon
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber, https://brandsweets.com/colors/salmon
- Reverse: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/salmon-to-amber

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ffbf00 0%, #fa8072 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#ffbf00] to-[#fa8072]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.65:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.ffbf00-fa8072?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffbf00 0%, #fa8072 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ffbf00] to-[#fa8072]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.65:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.ffbf00-fa8072?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ffbf00 0%, #ffbe09 8.28%, #ffbc1a 16.03%, #ffb829 23.35%, #ffb336 30.32%, #feae41 37.03%, #fea74b 43.56%, #fda154 50%, #fd9a5c 56.44%, #fc9362 62.97%, #fb8d68 69.68%, #fb886c 76.65%, #fa846f 83.97%, #fa8171 91.72%, #fa8072 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklab,#ffbf00_0%,#ffbe09_8.28%,#ffbc1a_16.03%,#ffb829_23.35%,#ffb336_30.32%,#feae41_37.03%,#fea74b_43.56%,#fda154_50%,#fd9a5c_56.44%,#fc9362_62.97%,#fb8d68_69.68%,#fb886c_76.65%,#fa846f_83.97%,#fa8171_91.72%,#fa8072_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.65:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.ffbf00-fa8072?a=135&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 88.65% 4.4%, oklch(from #ffbf00 l c h / 0.7516) 0%, rgb(from #ffbf00 r g b / 0) 50.63%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 44.05% 17.77%, oklch(from #fa8072 l c h / 0.708) 0%, rgb(from #fa8072 r g b / 0) 50.96%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_88.65%_4.4%,oklch(from_#ffbf00_l_c_h_/_0.7516)_0%,rgb(from_#ffbf00_r_g_b_/_0)_50.63%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_44.05%_17.77%,oklch(from_#fa8072_l_c_h_/_0.708)_0%,rgb(from_#fa8072_r_g_b_/_0)_50.96%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 2.02:1 fail · black 9.48:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.ffbf00-fa8072?k=mesh&seed=amber-to-salmon

## Gradient maker

Every maker URL is the gradient's state: `/gradients/new/v1.<hex>-<hex>[_pos]?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&g=8`. Hand one to a human, let them refine, and read the link they return.

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets gradients endpoint for the same engine and corpus:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp
- Tools: `make_gradient` (2–5 colours → CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, PNG URL, DTCG token + the contrast/banding/gamut report), `brand_gradients` (brand slug or palette → brand gradient, hero, button, variants).
- Resource: `gradients://corpus` — the whole bundled corpus as JSON.