Colors to improve healthcare spaces

Improving healthcare spaces with CF22 colors

In buildings where the focus is on health and wellbeing, people need soothing, restorative spaces that can help them recuperate. Discover how subtle and consoling Studio colors can bring softness and comfort to every part of a healthcare space.

1. Create a calming entrance

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First impressions count and, in a healthcare space, you want to create a calm feel to help patients and visitors feel relaxed. Here subtle Studio colors have been combined to create a visually interesting interior that feels restful and easy on the eye.

  • Which colors?
  • 47YY 62/143 G0.10.75
  • 14BB 55/113 T0.10.70
  • 50RB 48/051 W9.03.68
  • 24RB 66/037 WN.02.77
  • 40RR 57/045 ZN.02.73
  • 30BB 45/049 T4.04.66
  • 00YY 63/067 E4.05.76
  • 10YR 37/143 B7.10.59

2. Make a stand-out exterior

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Warm and inspiring, complementary Studio colors can soften the feel of an exterior and make it more appealing. Here, subtle blues and pinks balance out the hard lines of a glass façade to create a welcoming impression.

  • Which colors?
  • 14BB 55/113 T0.10.70
  • 30BB 45/049 T4.04.66
  • 00YY 63/067 E4.05.76
  • 50RR 32/029 ZN.02.56

3. Add warmth and personality

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Restorative Studio colors can add warmth and softness to a clinical healthcare environment and help patients, visitors and staff switch off and de-stress. Here, soft blue, pink and lilac are set against richer colors to bring personality to a communal cafeteria area.

  • Which colors?
  • 14BB 55/113 T0.10.70
  • 00YY 63/067 E4.05.76
  • 50RB 48/051 W9.03.68
  • 10YR 37/143 B7.10.59
  • 29YR 27/355 C4.30.49

4. Bring comfort with color

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Visitors to healthcare spaces spend much of their time in communal areas, such as waiting rooms, so it’s important to make these feel comfortable and welcoming. Here a combination of soft Studio colors creates a relaxed feel in a visitors’ room.

  • Which colors?
  • 00YY 63/067 E4.05.76
  • 30BB 45/049 T4.04.66
  • 14BB 55/113 T0.10.70
  • 10YR 37/143 B7.10.59

5. Find the perfect balance

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Subtle and consoling Studio colors, used with Bright SkiesTM, can bring softness and balance to a space, helping people recuperate. Here, the combination of colors adds warmth to a patient room that might otherwise feel cold and clinical.

  • Which colors?
  • 14BB 55/113 T0.10.70
  • 00YY 63/067 E4.05.76
  • 30BB 45/049 T4.04.66