It’s not just blue. It’s cerulean.
Today’s not the first time this memorable line is referenced in the blog. It comes from The Devil Wears Prada, an iconic movie that hit theatres exactly ten years ago, with its sequel being released just this year.
It’s a line that certainly resonates with color aficionados. Not all shades of a certain hue are the same, with value and saturation influencing the feel of a particular color. Especially when used in interior design, color functions to set a specific ambience or express a certain mood.
Cerulean Paint Colors for Your Home
Cerulean is a term widely used to refer to a color made from a specific blue pigment derived from cobalt stannate. Its name comes from the Latin word caeruleas, meaning “sky blue” (Source: colorguide.org). And like the sky at different points during the day, cerulean has many variations.
As Boysen paint colors, cerulean can be a deep Parkwater, or the light and desaturated Lasting Thoughts. Some cerulean hues are also seen as having touches of green like Sarah’s Garden or Cebu Seas, the latter blue pairing nicely with light ivory.
Other variations also appeared in some Boysen Color Trend collections of previous years. The exact shade of cerulean for interior spaces that’s popular evolves alongside emerging styles of home design. From jeweled tones to playful tints, there’s a cerulean color for everyone to enjoy. Like for this year’s Color Trend, you can try out the techy-blue Virtual Sky from the FACE palette.
As a color with many variations, there’s no consensus on what cerulean exactly is. That’s why, as much as it’s fun to pick out paint colors, it can also be a tough decision.
The Tale of Skylla and Charybdis
In the Greek epic, The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus is in his quest to return to his hometown of Ithaca. But his return is filled with many perils. He traverses dangerous seas, and in one encounter, he is stuck between two sea monsters, whichever he will sail through can bring him and his crew their potential end. Will he choose Skylla or Charybdis?
In modern times, to say that you’re stuck between Skylla and Charybdis means you’re deciding between two precarious options. Whichever you pick will result in disastrous consequences either way. In Boysen terms, Skylla (BCP-0640) and Charybdis (BCP-0661) are two other cerulean options for your home.
Now, while choosing paint colors is a challenge, you’re at least not picking among precarious options. Still, it’s recommended to be more deliberate when choosing paint colors. It’s not fun to live in a space painted with a color you don’t actually like, so select a hue that fits your spaces the best.
Choosing Cerulean Paint Colors for a Personable Home
You can see digital swatches of paint colors on the website or on the official Boysen app. The Boysen app also has the Color Capture feature to allow you to find the closest color match of your desired color.
If you are based in Manila, it’s useful and fun to visit The Color Library in the Mall of Asia when picking the paint color you want. While digital swatches are helpful to see color, seeing physical swatches or the library’s colorbooks allows you to get a better look at how a paint color actually appears. The Color Library is also where you can get paint samples to test how the these will look in your home at different times of the day. Because cerulean is a bold color choice, make use of physical swatches and paint samples to identify the right paint color for your home.
Cerulean is a favorite in designing spaces. While it is a strong color, folks who love the color will find a way to incorporate it in their homes.
These colors can be mixed as water-based paints in a Boysen Mix & Match Color Station. It’s recommended to give them a call in advance to check for color, product and paint size availability.
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