Amber (color)

color term midway between the colors of gold and orange
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The color amber is a yellow color. It got its name from the material known as amber. The amber color is halfway between yellow and orange on the color wheel.

Amber pendants

The first recorded use of amber as a color name in English was in 1500.[1]

Meaning of amber

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Tones of amber color comparison chart

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Old Lace (web color) (Hex: #FDF5E6) (RGB: 255, 245, 230)
Antique White (web color) (Hex: #FAEBD7) (RGB: 250, 235, 215)
Papaya Whip (web color) (Hex: #FFEFD5) (RGB: 255, 239, 213)
Blanched Almond (web color) (Hex: #FFEBCD) (RGB: 255, 235, 205)
Champagne (Hex: #F7E7CE) (RGB: 247, 231, 206)
Banana Mania (Crayola) (Hex: #FBE7B2) (RGB: 251, 231, 128)
Moccasin (web color) (Hex: #FFE4B5) (RGB: 255, 228, 182)
Medium Champagne (Hex: #F3E5AB) (RGB: 243, 229, 171)
Pale Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #EEE8AA) (RGB: 238, 232, 170)
Peach (Hex: #FFE5B4) (RGB: 255, 229, 180)
Deep Champagne (Hex: #FAD6A5) (RGB: 250, 214, 165)
Apricot (Hex: #FBCEB1) (RGB: 251, 206, 177)
Supernova Light (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #FFE816) (RGB: 255, 232, 28)
Energy Yellow (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #F8DD5C) (RGB: 248, 221, 92)
Golden Yellow (Hex: #FFDF00) (RGB: 255, 223, 0)
School Bus Yellow (Hex: #FFD800) (RGB: 255, 216, 0)
Golden (web color: Gold) (Hex: #FFD700) (RGB: 255, 215, 0)
Sunglow (Crayola) (Hex: #FFCC33) (RGB: 255, 204, 51)
Yellow-orange (Web color) (Yelloworange) (Hex: #FFC700) (RGB: 255, 199, 0)
Supernova (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #FFC901) (RGB: 255, 201, 1)
Tangerine Yellow (Hex: #FFCC00) (RGB: 255, 204, 0)
Golden Poppy (Hex: #FCC200) (RGB: 252, 194, 0)
Amber (Hex: #FFBF00) (RGB: 255, 191, 0)
Saffron (Hex: #F4C430) (RGB: 244, 196, 48)
Selective Yellow (Hex: #FFBA00) (RGB: 255, 186, 0)
Marigold (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #EAA221) (RGB: 234, 162, 33)
Macaroni and Cheese (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB79B) (RGB: 255, 185, 123)
Sandy Brown (web color) (Hex: #F4A460) (RGB: 244, 164, 96)
Atomic Tangerine (Crayola) (Hex: #FF9966) (RGB: 255, 153, 102)
Gamboge (Hex: #EF9B0F) (RGB: 239, 155, 15)
Deep Saffron (Hex: #FF9933) (RGB: 255, 153, 51)
Automotive Amber (SAE/ECE: Amber) (Hex: #FF7E00) (RGB: 255, 126, 0)
Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #DAA520) (RGB: 218, 165, 32)
Brass (Hex: #C3A368) (RGB: 195, 163, 104)
Dark Champagne (Hex: #C2B280) (RGB: 194, 178, 128)
Antique Brass (Crayola) (Hex: #C88A65) (RGB: 200, 138, 101)
Peru (web color) (Hex: #CD5700) (RGB: 205, 133, 63)
Bronze (Hex: #CD7F32) (RGB: 205, 127, 50)
Ochre (Hex: #CC7722) (RGB: 204, 119, 34)
Sandy Taupe (Mode Beige) (Drab) (Sand Dune) (Hex: #967117) (RGB: 150, 113, 23)
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References

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  1. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930—McGraw Hill Page 189; Color Sample of Amber: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample J3