Brand gradient

Raycast gradient

The gradient Raycast'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.

#ff6363 #9ebed7

Open in the maker Raycast colors →Full brand page →

Source: raycast.com
Extracted: 2 September 2026
Version: 4

Raycast

black text · worst 3.45:1 · AA large

white 1.53 failsblack 3.45 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 (4.54:1).

white 1.30 failsblack 4.54 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #f2dddb 0%, #d49e9a 50%, #9a6865 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#f2dddb] via-[#d49e9a] to-[#9a6865]

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 5.48:1).

white 2.63 failsblack 6.17 AAbanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff7472 0%, #f05657 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#ff7472] to-[#f05657]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 1.53 failsblack 3.45 AA largebanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc2bd 0%, #ff6363 50%, #be212e 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ffc2bd] via-[#ff6363] to-[#be212e]

Analogous

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

white 2.90 failsblack 7.02 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ff6363 0%, #ff52a9 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#ff6363] to-[#ff52a9]

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 2.49 failsblack 7.22 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6363 0%, #00b4c0 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ff6363] to-[#00b4c0]

Triadic

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

white 2.44 failsblack 7.22 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ff6363 0%, #00c01e 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#ff6363] to-[#00c01e]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 1.53:1 at 0% (fails AA); black ink: worst 3.45:1 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: ~11px bands at 1440px — add grain 23 (≈2% soft-light noise) or shorten the ramp.

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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 3.45:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc2bd 0%, #ff6363 50%, #be212e 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 1.30:1, black 4.54:1 AA; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #f2dddb 0%, #d49e9a 50%, #9a6865 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #000000;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 2.63:1, black 6.17:1 AA */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff7472 0%, #f05657 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff8783 0%, #fb6060 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6666 0%, #e64b4e 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="#ffc2bd"/><stop offset="3.57%" stop-color="#ffbcb7"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#ffb6b0"/><stop offset="10.71%" stop-color="#ffafaa"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#ffa9a3"/><stop offset="17.86%" stop-color="#ffa39d"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#ff9c96"/><stop offset="25%" stop-color="#ff9690"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#ff8f89"/><stop offset="32.14%" stop-color="#ff8883"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#ff817d"/><stop offset="39.29%" stop-color="#ff7a76"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#ff7370"/><stop offset="46.43%" stop-color="#ff6b69"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#ff6363"/><stop offset="53.57%" stop-color="#fa5f5f"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#f65a5b"/><stop offset="60.71%" stop-color="#f15658"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#ec5254"/><stop offset="67.86%" stop-color="#e84d50"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#e3494c"/><stop offset="75%" stop-color="#de4448"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#da4045"/><stop offset="82.14%" stop-color="#d53b41"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#d0363d"/><stop offset="89.29%" stop-color="#cc3139"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#c72c36"/><stop offset="96.43%" stop-color="#c32732"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#be212e"/></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,
              0.761,
              0.741
            ],
            "hex": "#ffc2bd"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.388,
              0.388
            ],
            "hex": "#ff6363"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.745,
              0.129,
              0.18
            ],
            "hex": "#be212e"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc2bd 0%, #ff6363 50%, #be212e 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 1.532,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 3.446,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.949,
              0.867,
              0.859
            ],
            "hex": "#f2dddb"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.831,
              0.62,
              0.604
            ],
            "hex": "#d49e9a"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.604,
              0.408,
              0.396
            ],
            "hex": "#9a6865"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #f2dddb 0%, #d49e9a 50%, #9a6865 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#000000",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 1.301,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 4.542,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.455,
              0.447
            ],
            "hex": "#ff7472"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.941,
              0.337,
              0.341
            ],
            "hex": "#f05657"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff7472 0%, #f05657 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#000000",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff8783 0%, #fb6060 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ff6666 0%, #e64b4e 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.627,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 6.174,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#ff6363 #9ebed7

mcpConnect your agent — Raycast'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 raycast — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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