# Cadet Blue to Charcoal gradient

Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0) to Charcoal (#36454f), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklab.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/cadetblue-to-charcoal
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue, https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- Reverse: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/charcoal-to-cadetblue

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #5f9ea0 0%, #36454f 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#5f9ea0] to-[#36454f]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.05:1 AA-large · black 2.12:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.5f9ea0-36454f?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #5f9ea0 0%, #36454f 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#5f9ea0] to-[#36454f]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.05:1 AA-large · black 2.12:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.5f9ea0-36454f?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #5f9ea0 0%, #5e9d9f 8.28%, #5d999b 16.03%, #5a9396 23.35%, #578b8f 30.32%, #538387 37.03%, #4f7a7f 43.56%, #4b7076 50%, #46676e 56.44%, #425e66 62.97%, #3e565e 69.68%, #3b4f58 76.65%, #384a53 83.97%, #374650 91.72%, #36454f 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklab,#5f9ea0_0%,#5e9d9f_8.28%,#5d999b_16.03%,#5a9396_23.35%,#578b8f_30.32%,#538387_37.03%,#4f7a7f_43.56%,#4b7076_50%,#46676e_56.44%,#425e66_62.97%,#3e565e_69.68%,#3b4f58_76.65%,#384a53_83.97%,#374650_91.72%,#36454f_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.05:1 AA-large · black 2.12:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.5f9ea0-36454f?a=135&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 25.88% 15.67%, oklch(from #5f9ea0 l c h / 0.871) 0%, rgb(from #5f9ea0 r g b / 0) 55.16%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 4.57% 51.76%, oklch(from #36454f l c h / 0.7149) 0%, rgb(from #36454f r g b / 0) 51.66%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_25.88%_15.67%,oklch(from_#5f9ea0_l_c_h_/_0.871)_0%,rgb(from_#5f9ea0_r_g_b_/_0)_55.16%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_4.57%_51.76%,oklch(from_#36454f_l_c_h_/_0.7149)_0%,rgb(from_#36454f_r_g_b_/_0)_51.66%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.56:1 AA-large · black 3.88:1 AA-large · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.5f9ea0-36454f?k=mesh&seed=cadetblue-to-charcoal

## Gradient maker

Every maker URL is the gradient's state: `/gradients/new/v1.<hex>-<hex>[_pos]?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&g=8`. Hand one to a human, let them refine, and read the link they return.

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets gradients endpoint for the same engine and corpus:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp
- Tools: `make_gradient` (2–5 colours → CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, PNG URL, DTCG token + the contrast/banding/gamut report), `brand_gradients` (brand slug or palette → brand gradient, hero, button, variants).
- Resource: `gradients://corpus` — the whole bundled corpus as JSON.