# Charcoal to Cadet Blue gradient

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

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

## OKLab

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

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

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

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #36454f 0%, #374650 8.28%, #384a53 16.03%, #3b4f58 23.35%, #3e565e 30.32%, #425e66 37.03%, #46676e 43.56%, #4b7076 50%, #4f7a7f 56.44%, #538387 62.97%, #578b8f 69.68%, #5a9396 76.65%, #5d999b 83.97%, #5e9d9f 91.72%, #5f9ea0 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklab,#36454f_0%,#374650_8.28%,#384a53_16.03%,#3b4f58_23.35%,#3e565e_30.32%,#425e66_37.03%,#46676e_43.56%,#4b7076_50%,#4f7a7f_56.44%,#538387_62.97%,#578b8f_69.68%,#5a9396_76.65%,#5d999b_83.97%,#5e9d9f_91.72%,#5f9ea0_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.05:1 AA-large · black 2.12:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.36454f-5f9ea0?a=135&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 92.46% 86.15%, oklch(from #5f9ea0 l c h / 0.8891) 0%, rgb(from #5f9ea0 r g b / 0) 47.42%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 41.01% 68.6%, oklch(from #36454f l c h / 0.8466) 0%, rgb(from #36454f r g b / 0) 45.64%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_92.46%_86.15%,oklch(from_#5f9ea0_l_c_h_/_0.8891)_0%,rgb(from_#5f9ea0_r_g_b_/_0)_47.42%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_41.01%_68.6%,oklch(from_#36454f_l_c_h_/_0.8466)_0%,rgb(from_#36454f_r_g_b_/_0)_45.64%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.35:1 AA-large · black 3.07:1 AA-large · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.36454f-5f9ea0?k=mesh&seed=charcoal-to-cadetblue

## 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.