A poor colour seed coat or cotyledon is distinctly off colour from the characteristic colour of the variety. Both are important, and may be caused by delayed harvest, rain at harvest, disease (ascochyta and botrytis grey mould), frosting, a dry finish, premature ripening or poor storage.

Seed coat flecking is not considered poor colour.

Range of discolouration.

Flecking is not poor colour but a genetic attribute.