Amber (color)

Amber as a <a href="/facts/Tertiary_color/HeQmGXjJ">tertiary color</a> on the RYB color wheel, and <a href="/facts/Quaternary_color/HeQmGXjJ">quaternary color</a> on the RGB and CMYK color wheel.<table><tbody><tr><td>  yellow</td></tr><tr><td>  amber</td></tr><tr><td>  orange</td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>The color amber is a pure <a href="/facts/Chroma_(color)/SanJo9rD">chroma</a> color, located on the <a href="/facts/Color_wheel/RxVBIr7g">color wheel</a> midway between the colors of <a href="/facts/Yellow/KrLNgk4v">yellow</a> and <a href="/facts/Orange_(colour)/FNScAQvv">orange</a>. The color name is derived from the material also known as <a href="/facts/Amber/GHP6h5gx">amber</a>, which is commonly found in a range of yellow-orange-brown-red colors; likewise, as a color, <i>amber</i> can refer to a range of yellow-orange colors. In <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a>, the first recorded use of the term as a color name, rather than a reference to the specific substance, was in 1500.
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Amber (color)