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.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

 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 
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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