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18:16 Dec 31, 2018 |
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| Selected response from: Yvonne Gallagher Ireland Local time: 18:44 | ||||||
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Can be used synonymous with brown colour Explanation: The Wikipedia link says: "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;" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_(color) Which means, iit can also be used synonymous with Brown colour. In sales and marketing, this often happens--Surf refers to washing powder and Xerox copy refers to photocopy. If you see the link below, a bullet point says: Amber color makes it easier to notice. So, I feel Amber is being used synonymously with brown. It started with the material Amber, and the name stuck [although, strictly speaking, Aber colour may not be brown in the eyes of an artist; but sales and marketing is a different field altogether] https://www.fourstarplastics.com/plastic-bags/Reclosable-Zip... |
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amber is orange-red but generally translucent Explanation: I associate the colour "amber"with translucency, which is possibly the reason why the middle lamp of a British traffic light is always called "amber" and not "orange". The resin "amber" found on beaches and used in jewellry is also translucent. Reference: http://https://www.quora.com/Why-do-yellow-traffic-lights-ap... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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