Amber (color)

The color **amber** is a dark yellow color. It got its name from the material known as amber. The amber color is the mixture of yellow, orange and brown.

The first recorded use of _amber_ as a color name in English was in 1500.

## 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 color worn by Hull City AFC, an English Association football team. It is also worn by Mansfield Town F.C..

## Tones of amber color comparison chart

|style="background:oldLace;"|Old Lace (web color) (Hex: #FDF5E6) (RGB: 255, 245, 230)|
| --- | --- |
|style="background:#faebd7;"|Antique White (web color) (Hex: #FAEBD7) (RGB: 250, 235, 215)|
|style="background:#ffefd5;"|Papaya Whip (web color) (Hex: #FFEFD5) (RGB: 255, 239, 213)|
|style="background:#ffebcd;"|Blanched Almond (web color) (Hex: #FFEBCD) (RGB: 255, 235, 205)|
|style="background:#f7e7ce;"|Champagne (Hex: #F7E7CE) (RGB: 247, 231, 206)|
|style="background:#fbe7b2;"|Banana Mania (Crayola) (Hex: #FBE7B2) (RGB: 251, 231, 128)|
|style="background:moccasin;"|Moccasin (web color) (Hex: #FFE4B5) (RGB: 255, 228, 182)|
|style="background:#f3e5ab;"|Medium Champagne (Hex: #F3E5AB) (RGB: 243, 229, 171)|
|style="background:#eee8aa;"|Pale Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #EEE8AA) (RGB: 238, 232, 170)|
|style="background:#ffe5b4;"|Peach (Hex: #FFE5B4) (RGB: 255, 229, 180)|
|style="background:#fad6a5;"|Deep Champagne (Hex: #FAD6A5) (RGB: 250, 214, 165)|
|style="background:#fbceb1;"|Apricot (Hex: #FBCEB1) (RGB: 251, 206, 177)|
|style="background:#ffe816;"|Supernova Light (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #FFE816) (RGB: 255, 232, 28)|
|style="background:#f8dd5c;"|Energy Yellow (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #F8DD5C) (RGB: 248, 221, 92)|
|style="background:#ffdf00;"|Golden Yellow (Hex: #FFDF00) (RGB: 255, 223, 0)|
|style="background:#ffd800;"|School Bus Yellow (Hex: #FFD800) (RGB: 255, 216, 0)|
|style="background:gold;"|Golden (web color: Gold) (Hex: #FFD700) (RGB: 255, 215, 0)|
|style="background:#fc3;"|Sunglow (Crayola) (Hex: #FFCC33) (RGB: 255, 204, 51)|
|style="background:#ffc700;"|Yellow-orange (Web color) (Yelloworange) (Hex: #FFC700) (RGB: 255, 199, 0)|
|style="background:#ffc901;"|Supernova (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #FFC901) (RGB: 255, 201, 1)|
|style="background:#fc0;"|Tangerine Yellow (Hex: #FFCC00) (RGB: 255, 204, 0)|
|style="background:#fcc200;"|Golden Poppy (Hex: #FCC200) (RGB: 252, 194, 0)|
|style="background:#ffbf00;"|Amber (Hex: #FFBF00) (RGB: 255, 191, 0)|
|style="background:#ffc430;"|Saffron (Hex: #F4C430) (RGB: 244, 196, 48)|
|style="background:#ffba00;"|Selective Yellow (Hex: #FFBA00) (RGB: 255, 186, 0)|
|style="background:#eaa221;"|Marigold (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #EAA221) (RGB: 234, 162, 33)|
|style="background:#ffb97b;"|Macaroni and Cheese (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB79B) (RGB: 255, 185, 123)|
|style="background:#f4a460;"|Sandy Brown (web color) (Hex: #F4A460) (RGB: 244, 164, 96)|
|style="background:#f96;"|Atomic Tangerine (Crayola) (Hex: #FF9966) (RGB: 255, 153, 102)|
|style="background:#ef9b0f;"|Gamboge (Hex: #EF9B0F) (RGB: 239, 155, 15)|
|style="background:#f93;"|Deep Saffron (Hex: #FF9933) (RGB: 255, 153, 51)|
|style="background:#ff7e00;"|Automotive Amber (SAE/ECE: Amber) (Hex: #FF7E00) (RGB: 255, 126, 0)|
|style="background:#daa520;"|Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #DAA520) (RGB: 218, 165, 32)|
|style="background:#c3a368;"|Brass (Hex: #C3A368) (RGB: 195, 163, 104)|
|style="background:#c2b280;"|Dark Champagne (Hex: #C2B280) (RGB: 194, 178, 128)|
|style="background:#c88a65;"|Antique Brass (Crayola) (Hex: #C88A65) (RGB: 200, 138, 101)|
|style="background:peru;"|Peru (web color) (Hex: #CD5700) (RGB: 205, 133, 63)|
|style="background:#cd7f32;"|Bronze (Hex: #CD7F32) (RGB: 205, 127, 50)|
|style="background:#c72;"|Ochre (Hex: #CC7722) (RGB: 204, 119, 34)|
|style="background:#967117;"|Sandy Taupe (Mode Beige) (Drab) (Sand Dune) (Hex: #967117) (RGB: 150, 113, 23)|

## Related pages

- List of colors