# Find a gradient by color, mood or code in the Market [Canonical HTML page](https://gradiently.design/guide/search-marks-by-colour) The Market's search box understands more than names. Describe a colour the way you'd say it out loud, narrow by mood and ground, or paste a code to land on one exact Mark. ## The short version - Gradiently's Market search accepts a Mark's name, colour and material words such as deep teal or blue silk, a Mark code, or an @name to see Marks a person holds. - Mark codes work in search without the dots and in any case, so grk7q2mx finds GR·K7Q2·MX. - Filters narrow results by Colour, Ground (light or dark), Mood, Material, Style and Availability. - Describing how a Mark should feel as well as its colour, such as dark calm green, gets closer results than a single hue. - Every Mark page lists its colours from darkest to brightest, each with a hex value you can copy. To **find a gradient by color** in Gradiently, open the [Market](/market) and type the colour the way you would describe it to a friend: `deep teal`, `blush pastel`, `navy and orange`. Add a material if you have one in mind, such as `teal silk` or `warm grain`, then narrow the results with the **Colour**, **Ground** and **Mood** filters. If someone has given you a Mark's code, paste it in, with or without the dots, and you land on that one Mark. Every result is a Mark: a living gradient and material background with a palette, light, grain, motion and a type voice. You can design with any Mark nobody has claimed for free, so searching well is the first step to finding the one you'll want to keep. ## Four things the search box understands | Type this | To find | Example | | --- | --- | --- | | A name | Marks whose name matches | The name shown on a Mark's page | | Colour and material words | Marks that look like the description | `deep teal`, `blue silk`, `warm grain` | | A code | One exact Mark, with or without dots, any case | `GR·K7Q2·MX` or `grk7q2mx` | | An @name | Marks held by that person | `@studio` | Words describe a look; a code names one Mark. Sort by Best match when you've typed a name. ## How to describe a colour so search finds it Single colour names are broad. "Blue" covers ice, cobalt, navy and teal, which have almost nothing in common as backgrounds. Add a depth word, a temperature, or a second colour, and results tighten quickly. - deep teal: `radial-gradient(circle at 70% 25%, #2dd4bf 0%, #0f766e 40%, #042f2e 85%)` - blush pastel: `linear-gradient(160deg, #fde2e4 0%, #f9c6cf 50%, #f5e6da 100%)` - navy and orange: `radial-gradient(circle at 80% 85%, #f97316 0%, #9a3412 30%, #172554 75%)` - sage calm: `linear-gradient(150deg, #e8ede4 0%, #a3b18a 55%, #588157 100%)` - warm gold on dark: `radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, #fcd34d 0%, #b45309 45%, #1c1208 90%)` - neon violet: `linear-gradient(135deg, #0b0b12 0%, #3b0764 50%, #e879f9 100%)` Six phrases that work as searches, drawn as plain CSS so you can see what each describes. Real Marks add material, light and grain on top. ### Too vague - `blue` - `nice gradient` - `colourful` - `brand colours` ### Gets close - `deep teal silk` or `ice blue paper` - `dark calm green` - `soft pastel grain` - `navy and sodium orange` Mood words help as much as colour. Calm, warm, soft and nocturnal describe how a background feels, and they are often what you really mean. [Colour psychology](https://gradiently.design/guide/color-psychology) has a useful vocabulary for this, and [gradient colour combinations](https://gradiently.design/guide/gradient-color-combinations) shows which pairs blend cleanly. ## Filters that narrow the results - **Colour**: red, orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, purple, magenta, pink, brown, black, white or grey. - **Ground**: light or dark. This decides the mood more than any accent, so set it early. - **Mood**: vivid, soft, dark, neon, calm, warm, cool, monochrome, colourful, sand, minimal or textured. - **Material**: the surface families, such as silk, paper, marble, velvet and grain. - **Style**: minimal, luxe, editorial, tech, organic, dreamy or bold. - **Availability**: ready to claim, already claimed, listed by owners, or every Mark. Then choose how to sort. **Most beautiful** is Gradiently's own quality ranking, best first. **Newest**, **Most loved** (most favourited), **Library No.** and **Shuffle** for a fresh mix are there too, and when you're looking at Marks owners have listed, you can sort by price. If a combination returns nothing, the Market suggests a filter to take off or a word to try, such as Silk, Paper or Aurora. ## A worked search: a calm, dark green for a wellness studio 1. **Start with words** Type `dark calm green`. It describes ground, mood and colour in three words. 2. **Set Ground to dark and Availability to ready to claim** Now you only see dark Marks nobody holds, the ones you could make yours. 3. **Try a material** Add Material: paper for something printed and quiet, or silk for something softer and more luxurious. Compare the two sets. 4. **Open three candidates** On each Mark page, look at its colours from darkest to brightest and use **More like this** to explore sideways. 5. **Save the shortlist** Favourite the ones you like, so they wait for you. [Favourites](https://gradiently.design/guide/favourites) explains where they live. 6. **Test on real words** Choose **Try it on a design first** and put your actual headline on each, at phone size. - Forest ground: #0c1a14 - Pine shadow: #1f3d2f - Moss: #3f6b52 - Sage lift: #8fb39a - Linen light: #e7d9c3 The kind of palette a Mark page shows, darkest to brightest. Click any swatch on a real Mark page to copy its hex. ## Searching by code Every Mark has a public code such as `GR·K7Q2·MX`. Codes are the most precise search there is: one code, one Mark. You don't need the dots or capitals, which makes codes easy to share in a message or a brief. ```text GR·K7Q2·MX as printed on the Mark GRK7Q2MX without the dots grk7q2mx lower case All three find the same Mark. ``` Paste a code from a style guide, a brief or a template page straight into the Market search. What the parts of a code mean, and where else you can use one, is in [Mark codes explained](https://gradiently.design/guide/mark-codes-explained). Once you've found a Mark you love, [how to claim a Mark](https://gradiently.design/guide/how-to-claim-a-mark) takes you from shortlist to owner. ## FAQ ### How do I find a gradient by colour in Gradiently? Type colour words into the Market search, such as deep teal or navy and orange, then narrow with the Colour, Ground and Mood filters. ### Can I search for a gradient by mood instead of colour? Yes. Use mood words like calm or warm in the search, or the Mood filter, which includes vivid, soft, dark, neon, calm, warm, cool and more. ### Do I need to type the dots in a Mark code? No. Market search accepts codes without the dots and in any case, so grk7q2mx finds GR·K7Q2·MX. ### How do I see only Marks I can claim? Set the Availability filter to Ready to claim. Those are Marks nobody holds yet. ### Can I copy the hex colours from a Mark? Yes. Each Mark page lists its colours from darkest to brightest, and clicking a swatch copies its hex value.