Primary seed colour
Primary or major colour of seeds recorded within one month of harvest after complete drying on mature, wrinkled-free seeds (RHS colours codes are given in parentheses besides the descriptor states )
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | White group 155B |
| 2 | Off-white | Yellow-white group 158A |
| 3 | Yellow | Yellow group 8C |
| 4 | Very pale tan | Yellow-orange group 27C |
| 5 | Pale tan | Yellow-orange group 27A |
| 6 | Light tan | Greyed-orange group 173D |
| 7 | Tan | Greyed-orange 174D |
| 8 | Dark tan (greyed-orange 172D | |
| 9 | Greyed orange | Greyed-orange group 176B |
| 10 | Rose | Greyed-red group 181C |
| 11 | Salmon | Greyed-red group 179D |
| 12 | Light red | Greyed-red group 180D |
| 13 | Red | Greyed-red group 181A |
| 14 | Dark Red | Greyed-red group 178A |
| 15 | Purblish red/reddish purple | Greyed-purple group 187A |
| 16 | Light purple | Red-purple group 59A |
| 17 | Purple | Purple group 79B |
| 18 | Dark purple | Purple group 79A |
| 19 | Very dark purple | Blackish) (black group 202A |
| 20 | Other | Specify in the descriptor notes 4.8 |