Amber Color
Amber is a orange color with hex code #FEB308. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with amber, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Amber Color Values
What Does Amber Mean?
Amber belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Amber sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Amber is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: vivid orange yellow, #F6A600). It is also known as Dithered Amber.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Amber
Amber and #0651FE are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FE3806 and #CCFE06, which sit beside amber on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair amber with triadic partners #06FEB4 and #B406FE. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- My Sin —
#FFB31F(Delta E 4) - Orange Yellow —
#FFAD01(Delta E 4) - Orangey Yellow —
#FDB915(Delta E 4) - Sun —
#FBAC13(Delta E 4) - Buttercup —
#F3AD16(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FEB308; }
.background { background-color: #FEB308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FEB308; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FEB30840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for amber?
Amber has the hex code #FEB308. In RGB notation it is rgb(254, 179, 8), in HSL it is hsl(42, 99%, 51%), and its OKLCH value is 0.817, 0.169, 78.1.
What does the color amber mean?
Orange-family colors like amber carry distinct psychological associations. Amber belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Amber sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with amber?
Amber has three easy routes: its complement #0651FE for punch, its neighbors #FE3806 and #CCFE06 for something calmer, or triadic partners #06FEB4 and #B406FE when you want energy.
Is amber a standard web color?
No — Amber is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FEB308 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make amber lighter or darker?
To lighten amber, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFF3D6 (lightest tint) to #2E2000 (darkest shade).
About Amber
Amber is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has alternative names including Dithered Amber. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FEB308 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.