The color
amber is a pure
chroma color, located on the
color wheel midway between the colors of
gold and
orange. The color name is derived from the material also known as
amber, 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. In
English the first recorded use of the term as a color name, rather than a reference to the specific substance, was in 1500.