# Salmon to Dark Turquoise gradient

Salmon (#fa8072) to Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklch.

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

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #fa8072 0%, #00ced1 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#fa8072] to-[#00ced1]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.95:1 fail · black 8.38:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-00ced1?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #fa8072 0%, #00ced1 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#fa8072] to-[#00ced1]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.95:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-00ced1?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #fa8072 0%, #fa816e 8.28%, #f98462 16.03%, #f58a50 23.35%, #ed933a 30.32%, #df9f26 37.03%, #cbab27 43.56%, #b1b83f 50%, #92c25e 56.44%, #70c97e 62.97%, #4ecd9a 69.68%, #2dcfb1 76.65%, #11cfc3 83.97%, #01cecd 91.72%, #00ced1 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklch_shorter_hue,#fa8072_0%,#fa816e_8.28%,#f98462_16.03%,#f58a50_23.35%,#ed933a_30.32%,#df9f26_37.03%,#cbab27_43.56%,#b1b83f_50%,#92c25e_56.44%,#70c97e_62.97%,#4ecd9a_69.68%,#2dcfb1_76.65%,#11cfc3_83.97%,#01cecd_91.72%,#00ced1_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.95:1 fail · black 8.39:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-00ced1?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 96.12% 89.45%, oklch(from #fa8072 l c h / 0.8555) 0%, rgb(from #fa8072 r g b / 0) 52.35%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 63.01% 48.14%, oklch(from #00ced1 l c h / 0.7037) 0%, rgb(from #00ced1 r g b / 0) 56.47%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_96.12%_89.45%,oklch(from_#fa8072_l_c_h_/_0.8555)_0%,rgb(from_#fa8072_r_g_b_/_0)_52.35%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_63.01%_48.14%,oklch(from_#00ced1_l_c_h_/_0.7037)_0%,rgb(from_#00ced1_r_g_b_/_0)_56.47%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 2.20:1 fail · black 8.27:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.fa8072-00ced1?k=mesh&seed=salmon-to-darkturquoise

## 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.