Brand gradient

Minecraft gradient

The gradient Minecraft'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.

#313131 #6cc349 #0000ee

Open in the maker Minecraft colors →Full brand page →gaming

Source: minecraft.net
Extracted: 2 September 2026
Version: 2

Minecraft

white text · worst 2.20:1 · fails

white 2.20 failsblack 1.61 failsbanding medium

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 −0.18 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.54:1).

white 4.54 AAblack 1.07 failsbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #0c0c0c 0%, #617e57 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#0c0c0c] to-[#617e57]

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. White ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 9.89:1).

white 11.20 AAblack 1.41 failsbanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #3b3b3b 0%, #272727 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#3b3b3b] to-[#272727]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 6.19 AAblack 1.05 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #616161 0%, #313131 50%, #080808 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#616161] via-[#313131] to-[#080808]

Analogous

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Primary #313131 is achromatic — harmony rotates #6cc349 instead. Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 2.19 failsblack 9.10 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #6cc349 0%, #b2af48 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#6cc349] to-[#b2af48]

Complementary

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Primary #313131 is achromatic — harmony rotates #6cc349 instead. 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 2.10 failsblack 8.34 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #6cc349 0%, #d584ee 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#6cc349] to-[#d584ee]

Triadic

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Primary #313131 is achromatic — harmony rotates #6cc349 instead. Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 2.19 failsblack 8.95 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #6cc349 0%, #7fabee 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#6cc349] to-[#7fabee]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 2.20:1 at 100% (fails AA); black ink: worst 1.61:1 at 0% (fails AA) → use white text.
Neither ink passes AA at the worst point — treat as decorative or add a scrim (rgba(0,0,0,.35) typically lifts white ink past 4:1).
Banding medium: ~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 2.20:1, black 1.61:1 */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #313131 0%, #6cc349 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.54:1 AA, black 1.07:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #0c0c0c 0%, #617e57 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 11.20:1 AA, black 1.41:1 */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #3b3b3b 0%, #272727 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #434343 0%, #2e2e2e 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #343434 0%, #202020 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="#313131"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#363a34"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#3a4437"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#3f4e3a"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#43583c"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#47623e"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#4c6c40"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#507742"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#548144"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#588c45"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#5c9747"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#60a148"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#64ad48"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#68b849"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#6cc349"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.192,
              0.192,
              0.192
            ],
            "hex": "#313131"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.424,
              0.765,
              0.286
            ],
            "hex": "#6cc349"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #313131 0%, #6cc349 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.201,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.614,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.047,
              0.047,
              0.047
            ],
            "hex": "#0c0c0c"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.38,
              0.494,
              0.341
            ],
            "hex": "#617e57"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #0c0c0c 0%, #617e57 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 4.535,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.074,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.231,
              0.231,
              0.231
            ],
            "hex": "#3b3b3b"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.153,
              0.153,
              0.153
            ],
            "hex": "#272727"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #3b3b3b 0%, #272727 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #434343 0%, #2e2e2e 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #343434 0%, #202020 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 11.202,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.406,
              "at": 0.9841,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#313131 #6cc349 #0000ee

mcpConnect your agent — Minecraft'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 minecraft-net — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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