The adult plumage is largely dusky brown with green and bronze iridescent tinges. The fins remain yellow, often with greenish tinges. The neck is whitish with yellow and grey tinges. The bell-shaped flowers are dull purple with green tinges and faintly scented. In the wild, Geraldton wax is most commonly white with varying tinges of mauve. They are silvery in colour with blue and pink tinges and broken longitudinal gold lines. Colouration varies but tends to be pale orange, sometimes with grey tinges, and white underneath. Pileus and stipe without blue-green tinges. The chicks have light grey downy plumage that lacks the more sophisticated tinges in adults. These are followed by fruits that are yellow with occasional red or purple tinges. Duarte recorded original, highly syncopated timba tumbaos (piano guajeos) with tinges of Classical music. Colouration is grey with tinges of brown and green. They found it an engaging comedy, with tinges of drama interspersed throughout. Pink, green and yellow tinges have also been observed in the elevated tissue. Sivan's music has been described as "layered electropop with constant tinges of EDM".