# Salmon to Amber gradient

Salmon (#fa8072) to Amber (#ffbf00), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklab.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/salmon-to-amber
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/salmon, https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- Reverse: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/amber-to-salmon

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #fa8072 0%, #ffbf00 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#fa8072] to-[#ffbf00]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.65:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-ffbf00?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #fa8072 0%, #ffbf00 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#fa8072] to-[#ffbf00]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.65:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-ffbf00?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #fa8072 0%, #fa8171 8.28%, #fa846f 16.03%, #fb886c 23.35%, #fb8d68 30.32%, #fc9362 37.03%, #fd9a5c 43.56%, #fda154 50%, #fea74b 56.44%, #feae41 62.97%, #ffb336 69.68%, #ffb829 76.65%, #ffbc1a 83.97%, #ffbe09 91.72%, #ffbf00 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklab,#fa8072_0%,#fa8171_8.28%,#fa846f_16.03%,#fb886c_23.35%,#fb8d68_30.32%,#fc9362_37.03%,#fd9a5c_43.56%,#fda154_50%,#fea74b_56.44%,#feae41_62.97%,#ffb336_69.68%,#ffb829_76.65%,#ffbc1a_83.97%,#ffbe09_91.72%,#ffbf00_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.65:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-ffbf00?a=135&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 61.99% 96.88%, oklch(from #ffbf00 l c h / 0.7304) 0%, rgb(from #ffbf00 r g b / 0) 50.51%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 25.86% 57.29%, oklch(from #fa8072 l c h / 0.7683) 0%, rgb(from #fa8072 r g b / 0) 46.33%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_61.99%_96.88%,oklch(from_#ffbf00_l_c_h_/_0.7304)_0%,rgb(from_#ffbf00_r_g_b_/_0)_50.51%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_25.86%_57.29%,oklch(from_#fa8072_l_c_h_/_0.7683)_0%,rgb(from_#fa8072_r_g_b_/_0)_46.33%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.86:1 fail · black 9.60:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-ffbf00?k=mesh&seed=salmon-to-amber

## 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.