Amber is a fossil resin that is yellow, orange, red, or brown in hue. Amber can also refer to a specific color that is considered to look like this resin. ()
An example of amber is the material in which a moth was preserved in the movie Jurassic Park.
An example of something that is amber colored is honey.
See amber in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a yellow or brownish-yellow translucent fossil resin found as along seacoasts and used in jewelry, pipestems, etc.: it is hard, easily polished, and quickly charged with static electricity when rubbed
the color of amber
adjective
like or made of amber
having the color of amber
See amber in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ămˈbər)
noun
A hard translucent yellow, orange, or brownish-yellow fossil resin, used for making jewelry and other ornamental objects.