Amber (color)
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.
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Amber pendants
The first recorded use of amber as a color name in English was in 1500.[1]
Meaning of amber
- Amber is used in traffic lights and turn signals.
- Amber is a symbolic color symbolizing energy.
- The color amber is associated with Zoroastrianism because of its practice of fire worship in fire temples (actually, the holy fire is simply a representation of the spiritual energy of God Ahura Mazda).
- The original Amber Room in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg was a complete chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors. Due to its singular beauty, it was sometimes dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World.
- Amber is a colour worn by Hull City AFC, an English Association football team. Also worn by Mansfield Town F.C.
Tones of amber color comparison chart
| Old Lace (web color) (Hex: #FDF5E6) (RGB: 255, 245, 230) |
| Antique White (web color) (Hex: #FAEBD7) (RGB: 250, 235, 215) |
| Papaya Whip (web colour) (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) |
| 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) |
Related pages
References
- 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
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