Brand gradient

GitLab gradient

The gradient GitLab'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.

#fc6d26 #6e49cb

Open in the maker GitLab colors →Full brand page →developer tools / DevSecOps platform

Source: gitlab.com
Extracted: 30 August 2026
Version: 2

GitLab

black text · worst 3.48:1 · AA large

white 2.85 failsblack 3.48 AA largebanding high

Hero and button

Hero background

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Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted −0.13 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.51:1).

white 4.51 AAblack 2.04 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #9c6b57 0%, #423b65 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#9c6b57] to-[#423b65]

Button / CTA

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ΔL 0.08 top→bottom in the primary's hue (a lit surface, not a rainbow); hover L +0.03, active L −0.03. Black ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 5.60:1).

white 2.60 failsblack 6.32 AAbanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff7a37 0%, #ee600f 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#ff7a37] to-[#ee600f]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 1.52 failsblack 3.57 AA largebanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc5a8 0%, #fc6d26 50%, #b93500 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ffc5a8] via-[#fc6d26] to-[#b93500]

Analogous

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

white 2.85 failsblack 7.21 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #fc6d26 0%, #fc637d 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#fc6d26] to-[#fc637d]

Complementary

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Partner hue from the complementary rule at the source colour's lightness. ΔH 180° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.

white 2.56 failsblack 7.22 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #fc6d26 0%, #1cafd8 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#fc6d26] to-[#1cafd8]

Triadic

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

white 2.49 failsblack 7.36 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #fc6d26 0%, #1cba84 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#fc6d26] to-[#1cba84]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 2.85:1 at 0% (fails AA); black ink: worst 3.48:1 at 100% (AA-large only) → use black text.
Body text fails AA everywhere on this gradient; large text (≥24px / 19px bold) is fine. Add a scrim or lower the chroma for body copy.
Banding high: ~9px bands at 1440px — add grain 18 (≈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 2.85:1, black 3.48:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #fc6d26 0%, #6e49cb 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.51:1 AA, black 2.04:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #9c6b57 0%, #423b65 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 2.60:1, black 6.32:1 AA */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff7a37 0%, #ee600f 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff8d56 0%, #f86a21 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff702b 0%, #e35600 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-ink: #000000;
}

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="#fc6d26"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#f16d41"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#e66d53"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#dc6d62"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#d16c6f"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#c66b7b"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#bc6985"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#b2678f"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#a76599"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#9d62a2"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#935eab"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#8a5ab3"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#8055bb"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#7750c3"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#6e49cb"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.988,
              0.427,
              0.149
            ],
            "hex": "#fc6d26"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.431,
              0.286,
              0.796
            ],
            "hex": "#6e49cb"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #fc6d26 0%, #6e49cb 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.855,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 3.478,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.612,
              0.42,
              0.341
            ],
            "hex": "#9c6b57"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.259,
              0.231,
              0.396
            ],
            "hex": "#423b65"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #9c6b57 0%, #423b65 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 4.512,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 2.045,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.478,
              0.216
            ],
            "hex": "#ff7a37"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.933,
              0.376,
              0.059
            ],
            "hex": "#ee600f"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff7a37 0%, #ee600f 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#000000",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff8d56 0%, #f86a21 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff702b 0%, #e35600 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.595,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 6.315,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#fc6d26 #6e49cb

mcpConnect your agent — GitLab'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

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›brand_gradients for gitlab — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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