Amber Color Meaning
The color name Amber is derived from the material with the same name. Amber is a fossilized tree resin that is used as a gemstone and in a variety of decorative objects. The color is located on the color wheel midway between the colors yellow and orange
What color is Amber?
Amber color belongs to the Orange Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Amber is #FFBF00, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 191, 0).
In the RGB color model, Amber has a red value of 255, a green value of 191, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 44.9° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Amber has a hue of 44.9° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Amber is cool or warm?
The color Amber is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Amber?
Amber has an LRV of nearly 59. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Amber color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(44.94deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 44.94°
W: 0.00 %
B: 0.00 %
XYZ
X : 59.87
Y : 58.52
Z : 8.14
YXY
Y1 : 58.52
X : 0.47
Y2 : 0.46
CMY
C : 0.00%
M : 25.10%
Y : 100.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 81.03
A : 10.39
B : 83.04
CIE-Lch
L : 81.03
C : 83.68
H : 82.87
CIE-Luv
L : 81.03
U : 53.8
V : 83.32
Hunter-Lab
L : 76.5
A : 5.83
B : 47.24
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Amber
Here are the colors similar to Amber . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
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Pantone TPX
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Paint similar to Amber
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Amber . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Benjamin Moore
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Valspar
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Behr
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Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Sherwin Williams
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Color Combinations
View more Amber - #FFBF00 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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