Editing Cyan (section)

{{Short description|Color between blue and green}}
{{about|the color||Cyan (disambiguation)|other uses}}
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|photo2a=Lidded Funerary Urn (Lunghu Ping) with Dog and Dragon LACMA 53.41.3a-b (cropped).jpg
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'''Cyan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aɪ|.|ə|n|,_|-|æ|n}})<ref>{{cite OED|cyan}}</ref><ref>{{cite Dictionary.com|cyan|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|cyan}}</ref> is the color between [[blue]] and [[green]] on the [[visible spectrum]] of [[light]].<ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|cyan|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Shorter Oxford English Dictionary |edition=5th |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2002}}</ref> It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 500 and 520 [[nanometre|nm]], between the wavelengths of green and blue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://physics.about.com/od/lightoptics/a/vislightspec.htm |title=Visible Light Spectrum – Overview and Chart |first=Andrew Zimmerman |last=Jones |publisher=[[About.com]] |access-date=30 September 2014 |archive-date=3 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103185102/http://physics.about.com/od/lightoptics/a/vislightspec.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[subtractive color]] system, or [[CMYK color model]], which can be overlaid to produce all colors in paint and color printing, cyan is one of the [[primary color]]s, along with [[magenta]] and [[yellow]]. In the [[additive color]] system, or [[RGB color model]], used to create all the colors on a computer or television display, cyan is made by mixing equal amounts of [[green]] and [[blue]] [[light]]. Cyan is the [[complementary color|complement]] of [[red]]; it can be made by the removal of red from white. Mixing red light and cyan light at the right intensity will make [[white]] light. It is commonly seen on a bright, sunny day in the sky.