Brand gradient

7-Eleven gradient

The gradient 7-Eleven's published colour tokens imply, derived by a pure function of the palette: primary → secondary in OKLab (OKLCH shorter hue when the hues are more than 140° apart; a tonal ramp when they are within ΔE 0.15), then a hero background with an ink that passes AA at the worst point along the line, a button surface with hover and active states, and the variant contact sheet. Same inputs, same gradients, forever — which is what makes them citable; the same values are served as --brand-gradient in the brand's brand.css.

Extracted
Version
2
Verified from the live site at 7-eleven.com on 2 September 2026 (version 2).
7-Eleven
white text · worst 5.84:1 · AA
white 5.84 AAblack 1.36 failsbanding medium

Hero and button

Aa

Hero background

Open in maker →

Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). Passes AA for that ink at the worst point (6.05:1) without adjusting L.

white 6.05 AAblack 1.36 failsbanding medium
css
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #232526 0%, #50685b 100%)
tailwind v4
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#232526] to-[#50685b]
Aa

Button / CTA

Open in maker →

ΔL 0.08 top→bottom in the primary's hue (a lit surface, not a rainbow); hover L +0.03, active L −0.03. White ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 12.16:1).

white 13.49 AAblack 1.23 failsbanding high
Get started
hover
active
label ink passes AA on all three
css
linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #2b2f33 0%, #181c1f 100%)
tailwind v4
bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#2b2f33] to-[#181c1f]

Variants

Aa
white 7.66 AAblack 1.01 failsbanding high
css
linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #4f5458 0%, #212529 50%, #010203 100%)
tailwind v4
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#4f5458] via-[#212529] to-[#010203]
Aa

Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 15.43 AAblack 1.36 failsbanding high
css
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #212529 0%, #212527 100%)
tailwind v4
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#212529] to-[#212527]
Aa

Complementary

Open in maker →

Partner hue from the complementary rule at the source colour's lightness. ΔH 179° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.

white 15.38 AAblack 1.35 failsbanding high
css
linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #212529 0%, #272421 100%)
tailwind v4
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#212529] to-[#272421]
Aa

Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 15.37 AAblack 1.35 failsbanding high
css
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #212529 0%, #2b2223 100%)
tailwind v4
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#212529] to-[#2b2223]

Report — brand gradient

  • white ink: worst 5.84:1 at 100% (AA); black ink: worst 1.36:1 at 0% (fails AA) → use white text.
  • Banding medium: ~18px bands at 1440px — add grain 37 (≈2% soft-light noise) or shorten the ramp.

Export

The custom properties below are byte-identical to the gradient block in brand.css; the DTCG token is what tokens.json carries.

css custom properties · brand.css
:root {
  /* Brand gradient (derived) */
  /* worst-case contrast: white 5.84:1 AA, black 1.36:1 */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #212529 0%, #14734f 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 6.05:1 AA, black 1.36:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #232526 0%, #50685b 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 13.49:1 AA, black 1.23:1 */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #2b2f33 0%, #181c1f 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #32363b 0%, #1f2327 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #23272b 0%, #111518 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-ink: #ffffff;
}
svg · brand gradient
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1440" height="600" viewBox="0 0 1440 600"><defs><linearGradient id="bs-gradient" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="210" y1="-210" x2="1230" y2="810"><stop offset="0%" stop-color="#212529"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#222a2c"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#232f2e"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#243531"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#243a34"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#244037"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#244539"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#244b3c"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#23503f"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#225641"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#215c44"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#1f6147"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#1c674a"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#196d4c"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#14734f"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>
dtcg · tokens.json
{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.129,
              0.145,
              0.161
            ],
            "hex": "#212529"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.078,
              0.451,
              0.31
            ],
            "hex": "#14734f"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #212529 0%, #14734f 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 5.842,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.361,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.137,
              0.145,
              0.149
            ],
            "hex": "#232526"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.314,
              0.408,
              0.357
            ],
            "hex": "#50685b"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #232526 0%, #50685b 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 6.048,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.364,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.169,
              0.184,
              0.2
            ],
            "hex": "#2b2f33"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.094,
              0.11,
              0.122
            ],
            "hex": "#181c1f"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #2b2f33 0%, #181c1f 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #32363b 0%, #1f2327 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #23272b 0%, #111518 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 13.486,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.225,
              "at": 0.9841,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

mcpConnect your agent — 7-Eleven's gradients on demand
live endpoint

Point any MCP client at the shared gradients endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — make_gradient returns CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, a PNG URL, a DTCG token and the contrast report in one call; brand_gradients derives the whole contact sheet from a brand or a palette. Read-only, no key. Every gradient is a /gradients/new/… link: open it, refine, paste it back.

endpointhttps://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-gradients https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp
try this prompt

brand_gradients for 7-eleven-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

Want the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.

7-Eleven and its marks belong to their owner. This page uses the name nominatively to describe gradients derived from the brand's published colour values; it does not reproduce logos or other brand assets, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by 7-Eleven. Owner of this brand? Request a correction or removal → Machine-readable: gradients.md