What do YOU call this light: yellow, orange or amber?

I have a friend who needs to know what Americans call this light. Is it yellow, orange or amber? In South Africa the most common term is "orange". What's your country's term?

And my piece of trivia for the day is that this is called a robot in South Africa, not a traffic light!

[Melissa Pike]

We refer to it as a yellow light in the States. It's funny, I never thought there would be a difference from country to country!

[LisLee]

Yes, in the US we call it yellow. Although I think our middle light is more yellow than the one pictured here. Funny trivia!

[Marinade Spatula]

Amber or orange. There was a TV campaign to get people to drive more safely at Traffic lights: "Don't be an amber gambler!"

[Judifff]

Amber here in Scotland :o)

[J A Byrdlip]

Normally, yellow for auto traffic. Yellow for railroads.

[Eleanor Muller]

Does anyone know if there is a difference in Canada?
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[Eleanor Muller]

@melissapike @lislee75 @miranda @judifff @byrdlip Thank you! Does anyone know whether there is a difference in Canada?

[Brad Johnson]

Yellow here in Southern California.

[LisLee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light I think it is similar, however I'm not from Canada. can you google.com? I found some other sites there for info...

[Elizabeth Hanna]

Amber in Northern Ireland.

[Eleanor Muller]

@lislee75 Thanks Lisa. It's amusing to realise on a quick scan that the writer(s) must have been American, because they call the light "yellow" while writing about the colour being orange!

[Karen Hurd (hwy61)]

yes, yellow in the States...here is an article that shows a picture...it is more yellow than orange here. http://bit.ly/ii5JTy

[Alisa Duffett / polly]

aka "Do I or don't I ?"

[Constance Brinkley]

Yes by now you know it is yellow in the states! Ha.

[Dennis Dantic]

I guess it is a yellow light in most countries.

[Anoeska van Rijsbergen]

orange in the Netherlands!

[Pat S]

In America it is yellow. : )

[Margaret Gozzard]

In australia it is orange

[Joe Ciras]

The middle light is yellow in the US.

[Karen Hofmann]

Yellow light and it's used as a warning letting us know that the light is turning from green to red and be prepared to stop.

[Mimo]

in China it is "step on it"

[Kate Doyle]

I must be multi cultural linguistically! I recognise all three terms/colours. I think in Australia the official term is amber but you've got me thinking now.

[Megan Joy]

I've always called in yellow. Grew up in Pennsylvania and now living in Michigan, and they call it yellow here too.

[Henriette Sparkes]

Cool shot IT :-)

[Melanie K]

Cool, I thought this looked like a cartoon duck.

[Eleanor Muller]

@ddantic You make me giggle - I've discovered that it's only North America who call it yellow :)

[Eleanor Muller]

@mimo Clearly we have may Chinese drivers in Cape Town too :)

[KeithDavid]

I call it the "HIT the GAS pedal" light

[Eleanor Muller]

@keithdavid Thanks for the chuckle!

[MamaBec]

It can be known as "decision light" ... Do I slow down or go faster. Depends on two things: when did it turn yellow; is there a camera mounted that will get my license plate number if it turns red before I get through the intersection. Since in my 61 years of life I have never had a traffic ticket, I tend to err on the safe side.

[Anne Sherry]

Amber in the UK.

[Jon Calumpit]

Orange here in Hawaii.