The A horizon has 10YR or 7.5YR hue, except in some pedons it is 5YR hue. The Ap horizon has value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 3 or 4. A1 horizons 2 to 5 inches thick have value and chroma of 2 or 3. The A2 horizon has value of 5 or 6 and chroma of 4 through 8. The A horizon is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand or sand.
Structure is very weak or weak, fine or medium granular.
Value and chroma are 4 through 6 and are generally higher than that of the lamellae and lumps. The A part is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand or sand and is single grain. Texture is loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, sand and in some pedons includes sandy loam or fine sandy loam. Structure is very weak or weak and is fine or medium granular, or very fine or fine subangular blocky. The C horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, except in some pedons it is 5YR hue.