Faded Indigo: The Only Permitted Saturation

A space with a white base, using only one color. That color is faded indigo—not a vibrant Mediterranean blue, but a gray-toned, medium-light blue, as if sun-bleached for many years. It appears in only a few places: the paint on a wooden door and shutters, where the paint has peeled to reveal the wood underneath; a striped cotton fabric; and a few glazed ceramic bowls. The total area does not exceed 15% of the image. Everything else consists of white lime walls, off-white stone, and terracotta floor tiles. Because it is used sparingly and has low saturation, this blue is not jarring; instead, it becomes a memorable feature of the entire space. Avoid: using vibrant, saturated Mediterranean blue, expanding the area of blue, adding a second color, depicting the paint as brand new and intact.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以白色為底、只使用一種彩色的空間。那個顏色是褪色的靛藍——不是鮮豔的地中海藍,而是被太陽曬過多年後的、帶灰的中明度藍。它只出現在少數幾處:一扇木門與百葉的漆色,漆面已經剝落露出底下的木;一條有細條紋的棉布;幾只釉面的陶碗。總面積不超過畫面的一成五。其餘全部是白色的石灰牆、米黃的石材與赤陶的地磚。因為用量少且彩度低,這個藍不但不刺眼,反而成為整個空間的記憶點。避免:使用鮮豔飽和的地中海藍、把藍色的面積擴大、加入第二種彩色、把漆面畫成全新完整。