# Understanding Gradients

Essay by Jakub Krehel (https://jakub.kr)

A deep dive into how gradients work, how colour models affect them, and why some gradients look better than others.

Topics: Color
Source: https://jakub.kr/work/gradients

## For agents

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Skills in this library that act on the same ground:

- better-colors (https://stackskills.dev/md/better-colors): Move a project to OKLCH, and answer anything about colour.

## The short version

Gradients look simple and hide a surprising amount of complexity. How interpolation and colour models decide whether one reads clean or muddy.

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