Amber (color)

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Amber pendants

Amber is a yellowish-orange color that got its name from the material known as amber. Amber is the color halfway between yellow and orange on the color wheel.

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 soccer team.

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)
• 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)
• Saffron (Hex: #F4C430) (RGB: 244, 196, 48)
• Golden Poppy (Hex: #FCC200) (RGB: 252, 194, 0)
• AMBER (Hex: #FFBF00) (RGB: 255, 191, 0)
• Selective Yellow (Hex: #FFBA00) (RGB: 255, 186, 0)
• 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 (Hex: #967117) (RGB: 150, 113, 23)

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