# Phoenix Start gradient

Phoenix Start is a red gradient from WebGradients (MIT), rendered in OKLab.

### Phoenix Start

- Slug: `phoenix-start` · Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/phoenix-start
- Stops: #f83600, #f9d423 · angle 0° · source webgradients
- Families: red, yellow · Moods: warm, vivid, sunset, neon
- CSS: `linear-gradient(0deg in oklab, #f83600 0%, #f9d423 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-t/oklab from-[#f83600] to-[#f9d423]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.45:1 fail · black 5.52:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.f83600-f9d423?a=0
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/f83600, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f9d423

## The same stops in other spaces

- sRGB (the source's own look): `linear-gradient(0deg in srgb, #f83600 0%, #f9d423 100%)`
- OKLCH shorter hue: `linear-gradient(0deg in oklch shorter hue, #f83600 0%, #f9d423 100%)`

Family pages: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/red, https://brandsweets.com/gradients/yellow

## 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.