Although the term “cyan” derives from the ancient Greek “kyanos”, indicating an intense blue similar to that of the sea, the cyan color that we know today presents itself as a lively shade, which can vary from light to darker shades. It is obtained by combining blue and green in equal parts and it is one of the primary colors of the CMYK printing system (cyan, magenta, yellow and black), widely used in typographic and photographic fields.
In the CMYK model, cyan plays a critical role in creating other hues and balancing shades of red within the color spectrum. It is associated with natural elements such as water and skytransmitting a feeling of tranquility and thanks to its green component, it is reminiscent of vegetation and suggests freshness. Like all shades of the blue scale, it maintains a relaxing but also dynamic essence. In interior design, in fact, it helps to create environments with a serene and balanced atmosphere.
CYAN SHADES
Shades of cyan range fromaquamarine and turquoise to deeper shades like the teal and petrol colour and differ in the intensity of the blue and green components. Pantone identifies its cyan with its name Cyan Bluea vivid color that is close to blue and is more intense than classic cyan. Furthermore, from its color range, it offers the Caribbean Seaa brilliant turquoise that evokes the crystalline waters of tropical seas, the Bluebirda medium cyan with a slight blue influence, similar to the color of the winter sky and still the Baltica darker and more intense shade of cyan, which recalls the deep blue of the Baltic Sea. Many paint brands have a shade of cyan that distinguishes their brand. For example, Farrow & Ball proposes Arsenica much loved turquoise, almost on the border between mint green and aquamarine, which breaks the mold of traditional English palettes. Novacolor tip your Mediterranean Sea Bluea bright and versatile turquoise, ideal for smooth or concrete-effect surfaces; While Ting paintoffers a bright shade of cyan called Cala dell’Acquaviva.
WHICH COLORS TO COMBINE WITH THE COLOR CYAN
Given the liveliness and saturation of this color, its application requires particular attention. It is essential to dose it according to the intended use and integrate it into a well-studied color palette. This shade, in fact, requires careful evaluation in choosing combinations and creating a balance within the palette.
Cyan pairs naturally with neutral shades like white, beige, cream and taupecolors that enhance its liveliness. Another interesting match is the solution request su requestpassing from a deeper blue to a turquoise sea. A particularly original palette is obtained by combining cyan with earth tones: green, coffee-colored, terracotta and bordeauxwhich combine with cyan with a contemporary result. Instead, paired with pastel shades, like taupe or shell pinkcreates delicate environments, for example in the bedroom.
For bolder, pop-flavored contrasts, pairing with a red or yellow accent is an option. Combined, however, with aquatic shadesreleases a relaxing atmosphere, highly recommended in the living room. For those who prefer a minimal and Nordic style, dusty ice gray is an elegant and discreet alternative.
Always useful advice for such a clear color is to follow some chromatic rules, such as the 60-30-10 rulefrequently used by designers for the distribution of colors in environments. This rule requires that 60% of the space be dedicated to the dominant color, 30% to a secondary shade in harmony with the first, and the remaining 10% to a contrasting color, to be used for accessories and minor accents.
THE BEST COMBINATIONS IN ARCHITECTS’ HOMES
In recent years, architects and interior decorators have rediscovered the potential of the cyan color and its scale, using it mainly within well-defined color schemes or as an accent nuance. Let’s explore some projects in which this shade is the protagonist.
We are in Milan, a bold cyan ceiling combines with burgundy walls and furnishings, it is a very current color match and proposed here, years ago, by Dimorestudio for the setup of their gallery. The summer side of the color cyan comes to life within the Dorado Ibiza Suites Of Ibiza which rises along the coast of Playa d’en Bossa, the most popular beach in Ibiza, where the spaces are made up of light and dark cyan tones, so full that they blend in with the horizon of the sea.
In this apartment in Taiwanhowever, designed by Studio HAO, the space lights up thanks to a scale of cyan blue always present in the furnishings and in the color of the walls.
Glossy lacquered cyan turquoise is the choice of Brazilian architect Flavio Castro to renovate a 60 m2 apartment in Sao Paulo, here the color helps to define the spaces. We move to Turin, in an apartment designed by architect Fabio Fantolinowhere the color cyan is used to highlight the opening onto the kitchen and we see it repeated on the backsplash.
When it comes to color schemes, there are many backgrounds that mix together in this apartment in the Eixample neighborhood of Barcelonarenovated by the Egue studio, in which the cyan color highlights the part dedicated to the study.
If instead we look for cyan as an accent color, we take inspiration from the unusual fireplace painted in blue in the twentieth-century residence Dun Aluinn, on the promontory overlooking the city of Aberfeldy, Scotland.
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