Brand gradient
Netlify gradient
The gradient Netlify'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.
- Source
- netlify.com
- Extracted
- Version
- 7
Hero and button
Hero background
Open in maker →Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink black (inkFor at the midpoint). Passes AA for that ink at the worst point (8.65:1) without adjusting L.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #86aead 0%, #b5a4c2 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#86aead] to-[#b5a4c2]
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. Black ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 7.00:1).
linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #2ac9c9 0%, #00afaf 100%)
bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#2ac9c9] to-[#00afaf]
Variants
Tonal ramp
Open in maker →linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #69f7f7 0%, #04bcbc 50%, #008282 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#69f7f7] via-[#04bcbc] to-[#008282]
Analogous
Open in maker →Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #04bcbc 0%, #04c28c 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#04bcbc] to-[#04c28c]
Complementary
Open in maker →Partner hue from the complementary rule at the source colour's lightness. ΔH 180° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #04bcbc 0%, #ff6e81 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#04bcbc] to-[#ff6e81]
Triadic
Open in maker →Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #04bcbc 0%, #d573ff 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#04bcbc] to-[#d573ff]
Report — brand gradient
- white ink: worst 2.34:1 at 2% (fails AA); black ink: worst 8.72:1 at 92% (AA) → use black text.
- Banding medium: ~7px bands at 1440px — add grain 14 (≈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.
:root {
/* Brand gradient (derived) */
/* worst-case contrast: white 2.34:1, black 8.72:1 AA */
--brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #04bcbc 0%, #c792ea 100%);
/* hero — worst-case contrast: white 2.32:1, black 8.65:1 AA; ink passes AA at the worst point */
--brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #86aead 0%, #b5a4c2 100%);
--brand-gradient-hero-ink: #000000;
/* button — worst-case contrast: white 2.04:1, black 7.75:1 AA */
--brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #2ac9c9 0%, #00afaf 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #3ad3d3 0%, #00b9b9 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #12bfbf 0%, #00a6a6 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-ink: #000000;
}<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="#04bcbc"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#36babf"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#4db7c3"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#5eb5c6"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#6cb2c9"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#78b0cd"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#83add0"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#8daad3"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#97a7d7"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#a0a4da"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#a8a1dd"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#b09de0"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#b89ae4"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#c096e7"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#c792ea"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>
{
"gradient": {
"brand": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.016,
0.737,
0.737
],
"hex": "#04bcbc"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.78,
0.573,
0.918
],
"hex": "#c792ea"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #04bcbc 0%, #c792ea 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklab",
"angle": 135,
"name": "brand",
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 2.342,
"at": 0.0159,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"black": {
"ratio": 8.72,
"at": 0.9206,
"passesAA": true,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
},
"hero": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.525,
0.682,
0.678
],
"hex": "#86aead"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.71,
0.643,
0.761
],
"hex": "#b5a4c2"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #86aead 0%, #b5a4c2 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklab",
"angle": 135,
"name": "hero",
"ink": "#000000",
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 2.316,
"at": 0.9524,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"black": {
"ratio": 8.652,
"at": 0.0635,
"passesAA": true,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
},
"button": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.165,
0.788,
0.788
],
"hex": "#2ac9c9"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0,
0.686,
0.686
],
"hex": "#00afaf"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #2ac9c9 0%, #00afaf 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklch",
"hue": "shorter",
"angle": 180,
"name": "button",
"ink": "#000000",
"states": {
"hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #3ad3d3 0%, #00b9b9 100%)",
"active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #12bfbf 0%, #00a6a6 100%)"
},
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 2.04,
"at": 0,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"black": {
"ratio": 7.751,
"at": 1,
"passesAA": true,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
}
}
}Colours
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.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-gradients https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp
›brand_gradients for netlify-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch
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