The work aims to review the research progress of color rendering of amorphous photonic crystal structure at home and abroad, and provide theoretical basis for further research on the application of amorphous photonic crystal in the fields of printing pigments and anti-counterfeiting, functional packaging materials, color display and sensor, etc. The concept of amorphous photonic crystals, the selection materials and the preparation methods were generalized as well as its research progress at home and abroad. The existing problems in the application of the materials were summarized, and the challenges and future development directions of the research on amorphous photonic crystals were indicated. Amorphous photonic crystals have the characteristics of non-iridescent effect, isotropy and photolocalization, which provide new ideas and methods for the research and application of packaging and printing and other related fields. It is expected to realize the large-scale application of this green, environmentally friendly and economically efficient material at an early date.