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The Munsell color system specifies colors based on three properties: hue (basic color), value (lightness), and chroma (purity). It was created by Albert H. Munsell in the first decade of the 20th century and adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the official color system for soil research in the 1930s.

 

The hue is noted as the letter abbreviation of the color of the rainbow (e.g. R for red). The quality of the color is modified by the preceding value (0-10). Value (lightness) is rated on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being black and 10 being white. And the chroma consists of a scale with lower numbers being more washed out (less pure).

 

A color is fully specified using the three properties for hue, value, and chroma. The hue is specified using the hue number and hue prefix. For each color and optional description can be specified.

 

The Munsell Code column is used to display Munsell codes, colors, or descriptions for specified depth intervals. The type of display is set in Preferences.To edit the Munsell color data in a column:

 

•click on the data column on the log

•double click on the Munsell Code data object on the sidebar

•select Edit > Munsell Code

•or select Popup > Munsell Code

 

After this the Munsell form will be displayed. At the bottom of this form there are buttons to add and delete depth intervals.

 

 

The Munsell color can be selected by double-clicking on the Munsell cell.