Brand gradient

Xiaomi gradient

The gradient Xiaomi'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.

#ff6900

Open in the maker Xiaomi colors →Full brand page →electronics

Source: mi.com
Extracted: 2 September 2026
Version: 5

Xiaomi

black text · worst 3.53:1 · AA large

white 1.53 failsblack 3.53 AA largebanding high

Hero and button

Hero background

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Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink black (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted +0.05 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.61:1).

white 1.31 failsblack 4.61 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #f2ddd2 0%, #d3a089 50%, #966c5f 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#f2ddd2] via-[#d3a089] to-[#966c5f]

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 5.54:1).

white 2.62 failsblack 6.27 AAbanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff792d 0%, #f15c00 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#ff792d] to-[#f15c00]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 1.53 failsblack 3.53 AA largebanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc4a5 0%, #ff6900 50%, #b53800 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ffc4a5] via-[#ff6900] to-[#b53800]

Analogous

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

white 2.88 failsblack 7.15 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ff6900 0%, #ff5f78 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#ff6900] to-[#ff5f78]

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 2.41 failsblack 7.27 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6900 0%, #00afdb 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ff6900] to-[#00afdb]

Triadic

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

white 2.50 failsblack 7.27 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ff6900 0%, #00ba86 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#ff6900] to-[#00ba86]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 1.53:1 at 0% (fails AA); black ink: worst 3.53:1 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: ~10px bands at 1440px — add grain 20 (≈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 1.53:1, black 3.53:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc4a5 0%, #ff6900 50%, #b53800 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 1.31:1, black 4.61:1 AA; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #f2ddd2 0%, #d3a089 50%, #966c5f 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #000000;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 2.62:1, black 6.27:1 AA */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff792d 0%, #f15c00 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff8c50 0%, #fb6600 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6c0c 0%, #e65100 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="#ffc4a5"/><stop offset="3.57%" stop-color="#ffbe9c"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#ffb893"/><stop offset="10.71%" stop-color="#ffb28a"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#ffac81"/><stop offset="17.86%" stop-color="#ffa678"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#ffa06f"/><stop offset="25%" stop-color="#ff9a66"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#ff935c"/><stop offset="32.14%" stop-color="#ff8d52"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#ff8648"/><stop offset="39.29%" stop-color="#ff7f3c"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#ff782f"/><stop offset="46.43%" stop-color="#ff711f"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#ff6900"/><stop offset="53.57%" stop-color="#fa6501"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#f46201"/><stop offset="60.71%" stop-color="#ef5e01"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#ea5b02"/><stop offset="67.86%" stop-color="#e45702"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#df5402"/><stop offset="75%" stop-color="#da5002"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#d44d02"/><stop offset="82.14%" stop-color="#cf4902"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#ca4601"/><stop offset="89.29%" stop-color="#c54201"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#bf3f01"/><stop offset="96.43%" stop-color="#ba3b00"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#b53800"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.769,
              0.647
            ],
            "hex": "#ffc4a5"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.412,
              0
            ],
            "hex": "#ff6900"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.71,
              0.22,
              0
            ],
            "hex": "#b53800"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc4a5 0%, #ff6900 50%, #b53800 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 1.534,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 3.53,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.949,
              0.867,
              0.824
            ],
            "hex": "#f2ddd2"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.827,
              0.627,
              0.537
            ],
            "hex": "#d3a089"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.588,
              0.424,
              0.373
            ],
            "hex": "#966c5f"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #f2ddd2 0%, #d3a089 50%, #966c5f 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#000000",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 1.309,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 4.607,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.475,
              0.176
            ],
            "hex": "#ff792d"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.945,
              0.361,
              0
            ],
            "hex": "#f15c00"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff792d 0%, #f15c00 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#000000",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff8c50 0%, #fb6600 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6c0c 0%, #e65100 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.617,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 6.271,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#ff6900

mcpConnect your agent — Xiaomi'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 mi-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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