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The Munsell code below each color in the GLOBE color chart is a universal notation that describes the soils' color.

Hue

The first set of number and letter symbols represents the hue. Hue represents the position of the color on the color wheel (Y=Yellow, R=Red, G=Green, B=Blue, YR=Yellow Red, RY=Red Yellow).
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