Brand gradient
Zendesk gradient
The gradient Zendesk'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
- zendesk.com
- Extracted
- Version
- 4
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 (6.76:1) without adjusting L.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #869875 0%, #dceac0 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#869875] to-[#dceac0]
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. L shifted −0.10 so white ink gets as close as the ±0.1 bound allows to AA on the surface and both states (worst 3.38:1). Ink is below AA (3.38:1 at the worst point) — use it for large text only, or pick a darker/lighter primary for buttons.
linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #5f9009 0%, #487800 100%)
bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#5f9009] to-[#487800]
Variants
Tonal ramp
Open in maker →linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #a7dd69 0%, #70a32a 50%, #3e6c00 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#a7dd69] via-[#70a32a] to-[#3e6c00]
Analogous
Open in maker →Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #70a32a 0%, #a29229 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#70a32a] to-[#a29229]
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, #70a32a 0%, #ba5ef4 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#70a32a] to-[#ba5ef4]
Triadic
Open in maker →Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.
linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #70a32a 0%, #2c95f1 100%)
bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#70a32a] to-[#2c95f1]
Report — brand gradient
- white ink: worst 1.24:1 at 100% (fails AA); black ink: worst 6.96:1 at 0% (AA) → use black text.
- Banding medium: ~15px bands at 1440px — add grain 31 (≈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 1.24:1, black 6.96:1 AA */
--brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #70a32a 0%, #d1f470 100%);
/* hero — worst-case contrast: white 1.27:1, black 6.76:1 AA; ink passes AA at the worst point */
--brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #869875 0%, #dceac0 100%);
--brand-gradient-hero-ink: #000000;
/* button — worst-case contrast: white 3.83:1 AA-large, black 3.96:1 AA-large */
--brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #5f9009 0%, #487800 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #679a1d 0%, #508100 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #568700 0%, #406f00 100%);
--brand-gradient-button-ink: #ffffff;
/* button ink: 3.4:1 — below AA */
}<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="#70a32a"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#77a92f"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#7eae35"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#84b43a"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#8bba3f"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#92bf44"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#99c549"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#a0cb4e"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#a7d153"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#aed658"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#b5dc5c"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#bce261"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#c3e866"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#caee6b"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#d1f470"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>
{
"gradient": {
"brand": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.439,
0.639,
0.165
],
"hex": "#70a32a"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.82,
0.957,
0.439
],
"hex": "#d1f470"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #70a32a 0%, #d1f470 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklab",
"angle": 135,
"name": "brand",
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 1.244,
"at": 1,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"black": {
"ratio": 6.961,
"at": 0,
"passesAA": true,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
},
"hero": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.525,
0.596,
0.459
],
"hex": "#869875"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.863,
0.918,
0.753
],
"hex": "#dceac0"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #869875 0%, #dceac0 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklab",
"angle": 135,
"name": "hero",
"ink": "#000000",
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 1.267,
"at": 1,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": false
},
"black": {
"ratio": 6.762,
"at": 0,
"passesAA": true,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
},
"button": {
"$type": "gradient",
"$value": [
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.373,
0.565,
0.035
],
"hex": "#5f9009"
},
"position": 0
},
{
"color": {
"colorSpace": "srgb",
"components": [
0.282,
0.471,
0
],
"hex": "#487800"
},
"position": 1
}
],
"$extensions": {
"com.brandsweets": {
"kind": "linear",
"css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #5f9009 0%, #487800 100%)",
"interpolation": "oklch",
"hue": "shorter",
"angle": 180,
"name": "button",
"ink": "#ffffff",
"states": {
"hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #679a1d 0%, #508100 100%)",
"active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #568700 0%, #406f00 100%)"
},
"contrast": {
"white": {
"ratio": 3.832,
"at": 0,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"black": {
"ratio": 3.962,
"at": 0.9841,
"passesAA": false,
"passesAALarge": true
},
"suggestedInk": "#000000"
}
}
},
"$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 zendesk-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch
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Zendesk 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 Zendesk. Owner of this brand? Request a correction or removal → Machine-readable: gradients.md