Oa horizons overlying the A horizon. Combined thickness of the O horizons is 0 to 5 inches thick. The A horizon is neutral or has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 0 to 4. It is typically loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam or sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction but includes silt loam. Some pedons have an Ap horizon that has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 2 to 4.
Textures are similar to the A horizon.
The E horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2. It is typically loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam or loamy fine sand in the fine-earth fraction but includes loamy fine sand and silt loam. Some pedons have a BE horizon that has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. Textures are similar to the E horizon. It typically has value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 0 to 2, but higher values and chromas are allowed.