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Color midway between yellow and orange

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Amber

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFC000
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(255, 192, 0)
HSV (h,s,v)	(45°, 100%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (L,C,h)	(81, 99, 58°)
Source	RGB and CMYK color systems.
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Amber as atertiary color on the RYB color wheel, andquaternary color on the RGB and CMYK color wheel.
yellow
amber
orange

Ant preserved in amber — Ant preserved inamber

The coloramber is a purechroma color, located on thecolor wheel midway between the colors ofyellow andorange. The color name is derived from the material also known asamber, which is commonly found in a range of yellow-orange-brown-red colors; likewise, as a color,amber can refer to a range of yellow-orange colors. InEnglish, the first recorded use of the term as a color name, rather than a reference to the specific substance, was in 1500.^[1]

SAE/ECE amber

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SAE/ECE Amber

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF7E00
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(255, 126, 0)
HSV (h,s,v)	(30°, 100%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (L,C,h)	(67, 124, 29°)
Source	^[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Amber is one of several technically defined colors used inautomotive signal lamps. In North America,SAE standard J578 governs thecolorimetry of vehicle lights,^[2] while outside North America the internationalized EuropeanECE regulations hold force.^[3] Both standards designate a range of orange-yellow hues in theCIE color space as "amber".

An amber traffic light — An ambertraffic light

In the past, the ECE amber definition was more restrictive than the SAE definition, but the current ECE definition is identical to the more permissive SAE standard. The SAE formally uses the term "yellow amber", though the color is most often referred to as "yellow". This is not the same asselective yellow, a color used in some fog lamps andheadlamps.

Formal definitions

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Previously,ECE amber was defined according to the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic,^[4] as follows:

Limit towards green	$y\leq 0.429$
Limit towards red	$y\geq 0.398$
Limit towards white	$z\leq 0.007$

Recent revisions to the ECE regulations have alignedECE Amber withSAE Yellow, defined as follows:

Limit towards green	$y\leq x-0.120$
Limit towards red	$y\geq 0.390$
Limit towards white	$y\geq 0.790-0.670x$

The entirety^{[clarification needed]} of these definitions lie outside thegamut of thesRGB color space — such a pure color cannot be represented using RGB primaries. The color box shown above is a desaturated approximation, produced by taking thecentroid of the standard definition and moving it towards the D65white point, until it meets the sRGB gamut triangle.^{[citation needed]}

Lighting

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Thecolor temperature ofLED lamps is called amber when their wavelengths are about 590 nm. Chronomatic low-pressuresodium-vapor lamps emit light ranging from 580 to 590 nm.

Cultural use

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These pendants made ofamber are also amber-colored

Computers

TheDigital Equipment Corporation (DEC)VT220 computer terminals were available with amber phosphors in theirCRTs.

Interior design

The originalAmber Room in theCatherine Palace ofTsarskoye Selo nearSaint Petersburg was a complete chamber decoration ofamber panels backed withgold leaf andmirrors. Due to its singular beauty, it was sometimes dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

Sports

InGaelic games,Armagh play in a darker amber color (the amber that is prevalent in theIrish flag),Offaly play in the original colors of the Irish flag (green, white and amber) andKilkenny also play in black and amber, albeit a more yellow amber.
Amber is a color worn by English football clubsHull City AFC,Bradford City AFC,Barnet FC,Shrewsbury Town FC (As part of stripes),Mansfield Town,Cambridge United FC andSutton United.Everton has incorporated amber in away and thirds kits, and as an accent color, since at least 1967.^[5] The color is also worn by the Scottish football clubMotherwell FC, as well as many other sports clubs around the world.

Traffic engineering

Amber is used intraffic lights andturn signals.

Theatre

Amber, sometimes named "Bastard Amber", along with 'Moonlight Blue', is one of the two most common colors used instage lighting.

References

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^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 189; Color Sample of Amber: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample J3
^"J578_200612: Color Specification".SAE International. 2006-12-11. Retrieved2024-11-13.
^ECE R6
^ECE Convention on Road Traffic, 1968, p. 63
^"Answers to fans' questions on amber Everton shirts".Cheshire Live. Cheshire. 10 May 2011. Retrieved4 June 2024.

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Color topics

Color science

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Color perception	Chromesthesia Sonochromatism Color blindness Achromatopsia Dichromacy Color calibration Color constancy Color task Color code Color temperature Color vision test Evolution of color vision Impossible colors Metamerism Opponent process Afterimage Unique hues Tetrachromacy The dress
Color psychology	Color symbolism Color preferences Lüscher color test Kruithof curve Political color National colors Chromophobia Chromotherapy
Color reproduction	Color photography Color balance Color cast Digital image processing Color management Color printing Multi-primary color display Quattron Color model additive RGB subtractive CMYK Color space Image color transfer

Color
philosophy

Color scheme	Color tool Monochromatic colors Black and white Grisaille Complementary colors Analogous colors Achromatic colors (Neutral) Polychromatic colors Light-on-dark Web colors Tinctures in heraldry
Color theory	Color mixing Primary color Secondary color Chromaticity Color solid Color wheel Color triangle Color analysis (fashion) Color realism (art style) On Vision and Colours (Schopenhauer) Theory of Colours (Goethe)

Color terms

Basic English terms	Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Pink Brown White Gray Black
Cultural differences	Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate Blue–green distinction in language Color history Black-and-white dualism Blue in culture Color in Chinese culture Traditional colors of Japan Human skin color
Color dimensions	Hue Dichromatism Colorfulness Pastel colors Luminance Lightness Darkness Brightness Iridescence Fluorescence Grayscale Tint, shade and tone

Color
organizations

Names

Lists	Alphabetical List of colors: A–F G–M N–Z Full list List of colors by shade List of color palettes List of color spaces List of Crayola crayon colors history Color chart List of RAL colors List of web colors
Shades of:	Red Orange Yellow Green Cyan Blue Violet Purple Magenta Pink Brown White Gray Black

Shades of orange

Aerospace orange	Alloy orange	Amber	Apricot	Atomic tangerine	Brown	Burnt orange	Butterscotch	Carrot orange	Champagne (color)

Chrome Orange	Coral	Dark orange (web)	Desert sand (color)	Engineering orange	Flame	Gold	Golden Gate Bridge	Goldenrod	Light orange

Mahogany	Marigold	Melon	Orange (Crayola)	Orange (Pantone)	Orange peel	Orange (web)	Orange (wheel)	Papaya whip	Peach

Persian orange	Persimmon	Portland orange	Princeton orange	Pumpkin	Red lead	Rust	Safety orange	Saffron	Spanish orange

Tangelo	Tangerine	Tawny	Tiger’s Eye	Titian Red	UT orange	Vermilion	Xanthous

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of yellow

Amber	Apricot	Arylide yellow	Aureolin	Beige	Buff	Canary	Champagne	Chartreuse	Chrome yellow

Citron	Citrine	Corn	Cosmic latte	Cream	Dark goldenrod	Ecru	Flax	Gamboge	Gold

Gold (metallic)	Goldenrod	Harvest gold	Icterine	Ivory	Jasmine	Jonquil	Khaki	Lemon chiffon	Lemon-lime

Light yellow	Lion	Maize	Marigold	Mikado yellow	Mindaro	Mustard	Naples yellow	Navajo white	Old gold

Papaya whip	Peach-yellow	Pear	Saffron	School bus yellow	Selective yellow	Stil de grain yellow	Straw	Sunglow	Sunset

Vanilla	Wheat	Yellow