Amber may refer to any of the following:

  1. Alternatively called orange, amber is a color often used to indicate a temporary or constant error. Unfortunately, because so many devices have orange lights, what it means can vary. Below are some common causes of an orange light.

Orange light on the computer

When a computer goes to sleep mode, the power LED may change to a blinking or solid orange light. If you’re using a laptop, a solid or flashing orange light often indicates the battery is charging.

  • Orange light on the computer.

  • Orange light on the monitor.

  • Orange light on a printer.

  • Orange light on a network device.

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Orange light on the monitor

A solid or blinking orange light indicates the monitor or other display is not receiving a signal. For example, if your monitor has power but is not plugged into the computer, the indicator LED is orange.

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Orange light on a printer

On a printer, an orange light usually indicates a problem related to printing activity. A blinking orange light can mean the printer is trying to print something, but is low on ink, out of paper, or there’s a paper jam. A solid orange light may indicate a malfunction in the printer or, if network-capable, the printer has a connectivity issue.

A monitor’s orange light may appear next to or on the monitor power button.

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Orange light on a network device

On a LAN, network card, modem, router, or other network device LED, amber may represent a network collision or other activity. For example, as data is being transferred to and from the device, the orange light blinks. If your network is not working, an orange light may indicate a problem with the network.

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  1. With HTML, orange (amber) is represented as the HTML color code #FFA500, which is hexadecimal for 255 red, 165 green, and 0 blue.
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Collision, Color terms, Error, Green, LED, Mango, Red

  • #FFA500 or orange color code and similar colors.
  • See our color code page for a listing of colors, including other shades of orange.