Texture, structure, and consistence are like the A horizon. The upper part of the Bw horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR and value and chroma of 4 to 6. The lower part of the Bw horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y and value and chroma of 4 to 6. It has iron depletions and masses of iron accumulation above a depth of 24 inches. Fine-earth texture of the Bw horizon is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam with less than 65 percent silt plus very fine sand.
Structure is weak platy, granular, or subangular blocky, or the horizon is massive.
Consistence is friable or very friable. Some pedons have a thin BC horizon with value and chroma like the lower part of the Bw horizon. The BC horizon has texture, structure, and consistence similar to the Bw horizon. The C horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. It typically has redoximorphic features in the upper part.