Huebook

Kabuki to Eagle Gradient

CSS

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #a73a3e 0%, #a26c36 100%);

From Kabuki (#A73A3E) to Eagle (#A26C36). The two hues are 32° apart on the color wheel, close enough that the blend stays clean without a muddy middle.

Colors along the gradient

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Kabuki#A73A3E167, 58, 62358°, 48%, 44%0, 65, 63, 35
25% (near Barbarossa)#A6473C166, 71, 606°, 47%, 44%0, 57, 64, 35
50% (near Truffle Trouble)#A5533A165, 83, 5814°, 48%, 44%0, 50, 65, 35
75% (near Gingerbread Crumble)#A36038163, 96, 5622°, 49%, 43%0, 41, 66, 36
Eagle#A26C36162, 108, 5430°, 50%, 42%0, 33, 67, 36

Halfway along, the gradient is #A5533A, closest to the named color Truffle Trouble. The stops are mixed in RGB, the way browsers draw a linear gradient by default.

Text on this gradient

White text reads best on the Kabuki end and black text on the Eagle end. For a single line of text across the whole width, put it on a solid panel or pick the side it sits on. The two end colors have a contrast ratio of 1.43:1, so the change is gentle.

Other ways to use it

Gradients like this work well for page headers, buttons, cards and slide backgrounds. Keep body text on a solid color for the best readability.

Questions

What are the HEX codes of the Kabuki to Eagle gradient?

It starts at #A73A3E (Kabuki) and ends at #A26C36 (Eagle), with #A5533A in the middle.

How do I reverse the gradient?

Swap the two colors or change the angle from 90deg to 270deg: linear-gradient(270deg, #a73a3e, #a26c36) runs from Eagle on the left to Kabuki on the right.