WAC 16-403-064. Color requirements

(1) Faded brown stripes may not be considered as color. (2) The color requirements for any variety may not be less than those required under the United States standards for the varieties and the respective variety grades of apples under 7 C.F.R. Sec. 51.305 (effective December 19, 2002), which color standards are incorporated by reference. (3) Solid red varieties: The color percentage requirement stated below refers to the area of the surface which must be covered with a good shade of solid red characteristic of the variety. However, an apple having color of a lighter shade of solid red or striped red than that considered as a good shade of red characteristic of the variety may be admitted to a grade provided it has sufficient additional area covered so that the apple has as good an appearance as one with the minimum percentage of good red characteristic of the variety required for the grade, subject to the limitations set forth below. Color shade percentages for solid red varieties. Variety Extra Fancy Good Shade Percent Extra Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Fancy Good Shade Percent Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Beacon 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Empire 50 66 33 40 Idared 66 66 40 40 Jonathan 50 66 33 40 Melrose 66 66 40 40 Red Delicious 66 66 40 40 Red Rome 66 66 40 40 Spartan 50 66 33 40 Winesap 66 66 40 40 Other similar varieties 50 66 33 40 Red sport varieties 66 66 40 40 Variety Extra Fancy Good Shade Percent Extra Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Fancy Good Shade Percent Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Beacon 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Empire 50 66 33 40 Idared 66 66 40 40 Jonathan 50 66 33 40 Melrose 66 66 40 40 Red Delicious 66 66 40 40 Red Rome 66 66 40 40 Spartan 50 66 33 40 Winesap 66 66 40 40 Other similar varieties 50 66 33 40 Red sport varieties 66 66 40 40 (4) Striped red varieties: The percentage stated refers to the area of the surface in which stripes of a good shade of red characteristic of the variety predominate over stripes of lighter red, green or yellow. However, an apple having color of a lighter shade than that considered as a good shade of red characteristic of the variety may be admitted to a grade provided it has sufficient additional area covered so that the apple has as good an appearance as one with the minimum percentage of good red characteristic of the variety required for the grade, subject to the limitations set forth below. Color requirements for striped or partial red varieties. Variety Extra Fancy Good Shade Percent Extra Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Fancy Good Shade Percent Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Akane 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Cameo 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Cortland 50 50 33 33 Delicious 50 50 25 25 Red Fuji 50 50 33 33 Red Gala 50 50 33 33 Honeycrisp 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Jonamac 50 50 33 33 Liberty 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Early McIntosh 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 McIntosh 35 50 15 33 Nittany 25 25 10 10 Rome 35 50 15 33 Rome Beauty 50 50 33 33 Starkrimson 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Stayman 50 50 33 33 Tydeman Red 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Winesap 50 50 25 25 York 50 50 33 33 Other similar varieties 50 50 25 25 Variety Extra Fancy Good Shade Percent Extra Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Fancy Good Shade Percent Fancy Lighter Shade Percent Akane 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Cameo 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Cortland 50 50 33 33 Delicious 50 50 25 25 Red Fuji 50 50 33 33 Red Gala 50 50 33 33 Honeycrisp 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Jonamac 50 50 33 33 Liberty 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Early McIntosh 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 McIntosh 35 50 15 33 Nittany 25 25 10 10 Rome 35 50 15 33 Rome Beauty 50 50 33 33 Starkrimson 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Stayman 50 50 33 33 Tydeman Red 33 1/3 33 1/3 15 15 Winesap 50 50 25 25 York 50 50 33 33 Other similar varieties 50 50 25 25 (5) Red cheeked or blushed varieties. (a) Blush cheek means at least ten percent of the surface has blush color characteristic of the variety. (b) Tinge of color means the apples has any amount of the surface area of blush type color which predominates over the background color of the apple. (c) Color requirements for red cheeked or blushed varieties: Variety Extra Fancy Percent Fancy Percent Ambrosia Blush cheek Tinge of color Arlet or Swiss Gourmet Blush cheek Tinge of color Braeburn Blush cheek Tinge of color Envy Blush cheek Tinge of color Elstar Blush cheek Tinge of color Fuji Blush cheek Tinge of color Gala Blush cheek Tinge of color Gala Supreme Blush cheek Tinge of color Royal Gala Blush cheek Tinge of color Blushing Golden Delicious Blush cheek Tinge of color Jazz Blush cheek Tinge of color Jonagold Blush cheek Tinge of color Lady Alice Blush cheek Tinge of color Molleys Delicious Blush cheek Tinge of color Pacific Rose Blush cheek Tinge of color Pinata Blush cheek Tinge of color Pomona Blush cheek Tinge of color Sonata Blush cheek Tinge of color Sonya Blush cheek Tinge of color Swiss Gourmet or Arlet Blush cheek Tinge of color Other similar varieties Blush cheek Tinge of color Variety Extra Fancy Percent Fancy Percent Ambrosia Blush cheek Tinge of color Arlet or Swiss Gourmet Blush cheek Tinge of color Braeburn Blush cheek Tinge of color Envy Blush cheek Tinge of color Elstar Blush cheek Tinge of color Fuji Blush cheek Tinge of color Gala Blush cheek Tinge of color Gala Supreme Blush cheek Tinge of color Royal Gala Blush cheek Tinge of color Blushing Golden Delicious Blush cheek Tinge of color Jazz Blush cheek Tinge of color Jonagold Blush cheek Tinge of color Lady Alice Blush cheek Tinge of color Molleys Delicious Blush cheek Tinge of color Pacific Rose Blush cheek Tinge of color Pinata Blush cheek Tinge of color Pomona Blush cheek Tinge of color Sonata Blush cheek Tinge of color Sonya Blush cheek Tinge of color Swiss Gourmet or Arlet Blush cheek Tinge of color Other similar varieties Blush cheek Tinge of color