A little colour memory test

Trust your eyes?

Remember this shade. It disappears in three seconds.

Look closely…

Sunrise CSS gradients

Sunrise-inspired CSS gradients in softened coral, pink, peach and golden tones, with warm linear and radial blends to compare. These 24 selected examples come from the existing gradient library.

Gradient usage, contrast & CSS

Use this gradient.

Let a sunrise blend suggest a gentle sky or a warm opening panel. Choose a dark solid foreground and keep important labels away from decorative overlays.

Text over gradients.

Pale pink and pale gold both provide weak backgrounds for white text. Measure a dark foreground at several points along the transition.

CSS for Camellia & Camel

background: linear-gradient(120deg, #AFA175 0%, #E98E87 60%, #DFBEA1 100%);
background: linear-gradient(120deg in oklab, #AFA175 0%, #E98E87 60%, #DFBEA1 100%);

The first declaration supplies an sRGB fallback; the second interpolates in OKLab. Create a gradient with your own colours and stops.

THE COLOR SHEET / RESTORE

Bring your colours back?

SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseLinear · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseRadial · 3 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseRadial · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseRadial · 3 stops
SunriseLinear · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseRadial · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 2 stops
SunriseRadial · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 2 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseRadial · 3 stops
SunriseLinear · 3 stops
SunriseRadial · 2 stops

THE COLOR SHEET / POSTCARD

Send a little colour.

THE PICTURE SIDE

Just for this postcard. Your saved memory stays as you wrote it.