The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 4. Texture is loam, silt loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, or sandy loam. The BE, BA, or E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 6. Texture is loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam. The Bt horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8.
Texture is loam, clay loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
Lithochromic mottles, if present, are in shades of red, brown, or yellow. Some pedons have hue of 2.5YR and clay texture below about 28 inches. The BC or C horizon, when present, has hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. Texture is loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam, or possibly clay in areas that have metasiltstone or metashale interbeds. Some pedons have lithochromic mottles in shades of red, brown, yellow, or gray.