About Color Families

What are Color Families

Color parameters are grouped into color families.

A Color Family is a group of varieties that have the same shade of the color you want to see on the fruit.

Here are some examples of how color families can be organized

A separate color family for each variety
Group varieties by color shade e.g. Reds, Pinks, Yellows & Greens
Group varieties by dominant variety e.g. Gala, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, and assign other varieties to the closest match
One color family for all varieties