Ventral scale colouration is yellow with darker mottles. The dorsal coloration is red-brown with scattered dark mottles. It has few to many mottles inherent to the parent till. Its crown is brown, with black mottles. Fine to medium-sized mottles with distinct contrast were present in almost all the horizons. The crown and nape are dark brown, with black mottles. The olive-brown crown and nape have black mottles. Diseases associated with this genus include&colon; mosaics and mottles. The B horizon lacks the grey colours and mottles characteristic of gley soils. Mottles can also refer to discoloration in processed food, such as butter.