yellow vs amber

amber vs yellow

yellow and amber both are nouns.

yellow and amber both are adjectives.

yellow is a verb but amber is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yellow	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
amber	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, amber is a hyponym of yellow; that is, amber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yellow:

yellow: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
amber: a deep yellow color

Other hyponyms of yellow include canary, canary yellow, gold, brownish yellow, gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize, old gold, orange yellow, saffron, pale yellow, straw, wheat, greenish yellow.

yellow (noun)	amber (noun)
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons	a deep yellow color
	a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

yellow (adjective)	amber (adjective)
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk	of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
easily frightened
cowardly or treacherous
changed to a yellowish color by age
typical of tabloids
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

yellow (verb)	amber (verb)
turn yellow

Difference between yellow and amber

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