Intermezzo is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #fe696b |
| Complementary Color | #960002 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (179.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Intermezzo Color. The Romantic Isle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ottawa Falls (#00a78d) for more energetic effect. Try Shindig as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#960002 is the best complementary color to Intermezzo. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #019694 complementary color is Sangria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Persian Green are #009649 and #004d96. Thus found on the left and right of #019694 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Haze and Congress Blue colors as they work well with Intermezzo.
The split-complementary Intermezzo palette consists of #964900 and #96004d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#960002). Try Brown and Fresh Eggplant colors in combination with #019694, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #019694 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Intermezzo. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Intermezzo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sangria, Pigment Indigo, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #019694 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Intermezzo tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#960002) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Sangria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #940096 and #039600.
In a RGB color space, hex #019694 is made of 0% red, 50% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Intermezzo has a hue angle of 179.19°, a saturation of 98.68% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #019694 is made of 58.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #019694 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,150,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 49% |
| CMYK | 58.43, 0, 0.78, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(179.19,98.68%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(179.19,99.33%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.045,-32.9505,-8.4565) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2642,23.9573,31.784) |