Brand gradient
Rippling gradient
The gradient Rippling'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
- rippling.com
- Extracted
- Version
- 3
Hero and button
Hero background
Open in maker →Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted −0.24 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.59:1).
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #8e704d 0%, #310825 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#8e704d] to-[#310825]
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 8.51:1).
linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffb63b 0%, #f19b00 100%)
bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#ffb63b] to-[#f19b00]
Variants
Tonal ramp
Open in maker →linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #fff3d5 0%, #ffa81d 50%, #be7200 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#fff3d5] via-[#ffa81d] to-[#be7200]
Analogous
Open in maker →Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ffa81d 0%, #ffa280 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#ffa81d] to-[#ffa280]
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, #ffa81d 0%, #89c2ff 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ffa81d] to-[#89c2ff]
Triadic
Open in maker →Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ffa81d 0%, #00d9d2 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#ffa81d] to-[#00d9d2]
Report — brand gradient
- white ink: worst 1.93:1 at 0% (fails AA); black ink: worst 2.94:1 at 100% (fails AA) → use black 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 21 (≈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 1.93:1, black 2.94:1 */
--brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ffa81d 0%, #9f1e7a 100%);
/* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.59:1 AA, black 1.19:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
--brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #8e704d 0%, #310825 100%);
--brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
/* button — worst-case contrast: white 1.75:1, black 9.43:1 AA */
--brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffb63b 0%, #f19b00 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc468 0%, #fca515 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffab24 0%, #e79200 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="#ffa81d"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#f89f34"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#f19742"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#ea8e4c"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#e38555"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#dc7d5c"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#d57462"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#ce6b67"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#c7626b"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#c1586e"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#ba4f72"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#b34474"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#ac3976"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#a62d78"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#9f1e7a"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>
{
"gradient": {
"brand": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
1,
0.659,
0.114
],
"hex": "#ffa81d"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.624,
0.118,
0.478
],
"hex": "#9f1e7a"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #ffa81d 0%, #9f1e7a 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklab",
"angle": 135,
"name": "brand",
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 1.932,
"at": 0,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"black": {
"ratio": 2.941,
"at": 1,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
},
"hero": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.557,
0.439,
0.302
],
"hex": "#8e704d"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.192,
0.031,
0.145
],
"hex": "#310825"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #8e704d 0%, #310825 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklab",
"angle": 135,
"name": "hero",
"ink": "#ffffff",
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 4.59,
"at": 0,
"passesAA": true,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"black": {
"ratio": 1.192,
"at": 1,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
}
}
},
"$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
},
"button": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
1,
0.714,
0.231
],
"hex": "#ffb63b"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.945,
0.608,
0
],
"hex": "#f19b00"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffb63b 0%, #f19b00 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklch",
"hue": "shorter",
"angle": 180,
"name": "button",
"ink": "#000000",
"states": {
"hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffc468 0%, #fca515 100%)",
"active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffab24 0%, #e79200 100%)"
},
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 1.749,
"at": 0,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"black": {
"ratio": 9.429,
"at": 1,
"passesAA": true,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$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 rippling-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch
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Rippling and its marks belong to their owner. This page uses the name nominatively to describe gradients derived from the brand's published colour values; it does not reproduce logos or other brand assets, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rippling. Owner of this brand? Request a correction or removal → Machine-readable: gradients.md