# Sky Blue to Goldenrod gradient

Sky Blue (#87ceeb) to Goldenrod (#daa520), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklch.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/skyblue-to-goldenrod
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/skyblue, https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- Reverse: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/goldenrod-to-skyblue

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #87ceeb 0%, #daa520 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#87ceeb] to-[#daa520]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.74:1 fail · black 9.38:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.87ceeb-daa520?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #87ceeb 0%, #daa520 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#87ceeb] to-[#daa520]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.74:1 fail · black 9.38:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.87ceeb-daa520?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #87ceeb 0%, #85ceea 8.28%, #7ecfe6 16.03%, #75d0df 23.35%, #6cd1d4 30.32%, #68d2c4 37.03%, #6bd1b0 43.56%, #79ce98 50%, #8cc97e 56.44%, #a1c364 62.97%, #b5bb4c 69.68%, #c5b338 76.65%, #d0ac29 83.97%, #d8a722 91.72%, #daa520 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklch_shorter_hue,#87ceeb_0%,#85ceea_8.28%,#7ecfe6_16.03%,#75d0df_23.35%,#6cd1d4_30.32%,#68d2c4_37.03%,#6bd1b0_43.56%,#79ce98_50%,#8cc97e_56.44%,#a1c364_62.97%,#b5bb4c_69.68%,#c5b338_76.65%,#d0ac29_83.97%,#d8a722_91.72%,#daa520_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.74:1 fail · black 9.38:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.87ceeb-daa520?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 2.85% 18.18%, oklch(from #daa520 l c h / 0.8668) 0%, rgb(from #daa520 r g b / 0) 54.37%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 22.48% 48.04%, oklch(from #87ceeb l c h / 0.8216) 0%, rgb(from #87ceeb r g b / 0) 53.98%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_2.85%_18.18%,oklch(from_#daa520_l_c_h_/_0.8668)_0%,rgb(from_#daa520_r_g_b_/_0)_54.37%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_22.48%_48.04%,oklch(from_#87ceeb_l_c_h_/_0.8216)_0%,rgb(from_#87ceeb_r_g_b_/_0)_53.98%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 1.92:1 fail · black 9.61:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.87ceeb-daa520?k=mesh&seed=skyblue-to-goldenrod

## 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.