The Ap horizon has value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. The Ap or A horizon typically is silt loam, but severely eroded pedons include silty clay loam. Reaction ranges from moderately acid to neutral. The E horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. It is silt loam.
Reaction ranges from moderately acid to neutral.
The BE horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is silt loam or silty clay loam. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral. The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6 in the upper part and 2 to 6 in the lower part. It typically is silty clay loam, but some pedons contain one or more subhorizons that are silt loam.